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Session: Use of the Internet, Telecommunications, Mapping, etc. for Health Care Planning, Policy Development and Evaluation
3302.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Use of the Internet, Telecommunications, Mapping, etc. for Health Care Planning, Policy Development and Evaluation
Abstracts in this session will describe the three levels of assets necessary for mapping health disparities, articulate three benefits of using geographical information systems in planning and evaluating public health interventions and the importance and benefits of utilizing GIS approach for health policy.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1)describe the three levels of assets necessary for mapping health disparities; 2)articulate three benefits of using geographical information systems in planning and evaluating public health interventions and 3)recognize the importance and benefits of utilizing GIS approach for health policy.
Moderator(s):Matthew Hogben, PhD
2:30 PMCommunity resources and neighborhood health and well-being in London, Ontario: Assessing the relationship  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sean E. McIntyre, PhD (Cand), Sorina O. Vlaicu, MD, MPH, PhD
2:45 PMCommunities of excellence in nutrition, physical activity, and obesity prevention (CX3) project uses GIS mapping of low-income neighborhood food environments  [ Recorded presentation ]
Alyssa Ghirardelli, MPH, RD, Valerie Quinn, MEd, Ellen Feighery, RN, MS, Mathew Stone, MPH, Sharon Sugerman, MS, RD
3:00 PMPlanning diabetes intervention efforts with geographical information systems  [ Recorded presentation ]
Daniel J. Kruger, PhD, Jan Brady, RN, PhD, Lauren Shirey, MPH
3:15 PMMapping medically underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander communities: A national analysis  [ Recorded presentation ]
Rosy Chang Weir, PhD, Winston Tseng, PhD
3:30 PMUsing community asset-mapping in health disparities research  [ Recorded presentation ]
Veronica Parker, PhD, Barbara Logan, PhD, Charlton Coles, PhD, James Witte, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by:Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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