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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Evidence Based Practice And Intervention
4163.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Evidence Based Practice And Intervention
Evidenced based practice will ultimately serve to guide the field and inform practioners in public health social work as we move into the 21st. This session focuses on health, mental health and substance abuse interventions that include assessment, culturally appropriate services and social support networks.
Learning Objectives: Session participants will be able to: discuss the implications for reducing depression and enhancing psychosocial competence for Black women; understand how older adults perceive the seriousness and severity of mental health and substance abuse issues; to articulate the rational for using GIS as an environmental needs assessment tool.
12:30 PMAn Environmental Assessment of Community Resources Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Platform
Maria Lopez, MPH, MS
12:45 PMEvaluation of a Group Intervention with Poor, African American Women at Risk of Depression  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lani V. Jones, PhD, LICSW, Briggett C. Ford, ACSW, MPH, PhD
1:00 PMHealth impact of balancing work and family: Are there differences for women of color?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Mary McElroy, PhD
1:15 PMMental health and substance abuse issues for older adults in rural communities  [ Recorded presentation ]
Elaine T. Jurkowski, PhD
1:30 PMLegacy Denied: Black Gay Men, AIDS and The Church  [ Recorded presentation ]
Robert Miller, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Social Work
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Social Work

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