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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Helping the Uninsured to Access Services and Medications
3271.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Helping the Uninsured to Access Services and Medications
The session will identify characteristics of children and adults with no medical home; recognize the health needs of a Hispanic immigrant community and identify barriers to specialty care for the uninsured and publicly-insured.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: identify characteristics of children and adults with no medical home; recognize the health needs of a Hispanic immigrant community and identify barriers to specialty care for the uninsured and publicly-insured.
Moderator(s):Katharine E. Witgert, MPH
2:30 PMA "medical home": Who has one and why it's important
George D. Weiner, PhD, Joseph G. Ahern
2:45 PMHealthcare access for young adults: A literature review, needs assessment, and policy recommendations
Mumtaz Mustapha, MD, Elise Resch, Natalie Combs, Janet Shalwitz, MD
3:00 PMAccess to specialty care for the uninsured and publicly-insured in New Haven, Connecticut  [ Recorded presentation ]
Kari Hartwig, DrPH, Marie Harris, Katrina Clark, MPH, Robyn Hoffmann, RN, MSN, June Holmes, LCSW, James Rawlings, MPH, Cornell Scott, MD
3:15 PMA descriptive community-based health evaluation of a Hispanic immigrant neighborhood in Phoenix  [ Recorded presentation ]
Kelli M. Donley, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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