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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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3351.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| This session will provide the participants with an overview of CAM use among women and various minority populations. Participants will learn how to identify data sources available for analyzing CAM use among racial and ethnic populations and understand the significance of exploring the concept of spirituality and spiritual strategies utilized by African-Americans to promote health. The prevalence and patterns of acupuncture use among among women in the U.S will be reported based on the most current national data. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Describe the use of CAM among women and minority populations 2. Discuss the relationship between spirituality and health in the African-American community 3. Identify the data resources available for analyzing CAM use in racial and ethnic populations. | |||
| Duchy Trachtenberg, MSW | |||
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use by African American Women ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Gloria Taylor, DSN, RNc, Ping Hu Johnson, MD, PhD, CHES | |||
| Acupuncture use among women in the U.S.: Findings from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey Dawn M. Upchurch, PhD, Adam Burke, PhD, MPH, LAc, Claire Dye, MSPH, Laura Chyu, MA, Gail Greendale, MD | |||
| Spirituality and health in the African-American community Lisa M. Lewis, PhD, RN | |||
| Data Archive for Evidence-Based Research on Minority CAM Use Jan L. Wallander, PhD, Thomas Wells, PhD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Alternative and Complementary Health Practices | ||
| Endorsed by: | APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Chiropractic Health Care; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA