Session: CHWs as Integral Members of the Healthcare Team


Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

5038.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral

CHWs as Integral Members of the Healthcare Team

This session will explore a range of approaches to integrating community health workers into health care programs including disease prevention and control, primary care and treatment adherence programs.

Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives

Moderator(s):

Susan Johnson

8:30 AM

Community health workers: Vanguards of hope for sustainable healthcare development in developing countries- the ECHP experience
Ifeolu Joseph Falegan, MD;CertFH;DipCS

8:50 AM

Community Health Worker Roles in the Management of Diabetes and Emotional Health
Carol A. Brownson, MSPH, Mary O'Toole, PhD, Gowri Shetty, MPH, MS, Edwin B. Fisher, PhD, Sally Hurst, BA, Lourdes Rangel, Floribella Redondo, Carlos Flores, Dawn Heffernan, RN, MS, Alison Jones Webb, Angela J. Camilleri, MPH, MA, Kenneth S. Babamoto, PharmD, MPH

9:10 AM

Building a brotherhood: Peer counselors impact prostate cancer in an African American community

Ann Brekke Yungert, RN BSN PHN, Carol N. D'Onofrio, DrPH

9:30 AM

Immigrant community health workers in healthcare settings: Critical links between patients, providers and the broader community
Patricia Erwin, MPH, Linette Escobar, MA, Samira Causevic, Alexander Mosalov, Yelena Zmushko, Olga Radom

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by:

Community Health Workers SPIG

Endorsed by:

Community Health Planning and Policy Development

CE Credits:

CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA