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3222.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
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| Hispanics represent an estimated 13% of the US population (US Census Bureau, 2002), during the next three decades this population is expected to greatly increase and will impact many key areas of our society. Current census projections predict that the number of Hispanics in the United States will double by 2050 to more than 25% of the total US population. Thus, it is necessary to identify ways of building capacity among the Latino population, some have proposed to start with the research infrastructure and the healthcare system because it will decrease the health disparities gap. This session is relevant to public health leaders interested in learning how to implement a public health program in a Hispanic community, in understanding how to overcome language barriers at the healthcare setting, and interested in a peer health education model to conduct outreach for underserved Latinos. The session is also important to leaders in academia and public health professionals who want to learn about how to increase the number of Hispanics in the health workforce. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to: 1. Identify approaches to increase the representation of Latino students in health professions, 2. Recognize the need and importance of programs that train native Spanish-speaking students in medical interpretation and translation techniques, 3. Learn how to implement a public health program in a Hispanic community, 4. Understand the potential effectiveness of a peer health education model to conduct outreach for underserved Latinos. | |||
| Verónica Gutiérrez, MPH | |||
Latino students in health professions: Project PATHS ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Francisco Soto Mas, MD, PhD, MPH, Holly E. Jacobson, PhD, Allen Jackson, EdD, Chiehwen Ed Hsu, PhD, MPH | |||
| Conversantes: Overcoming language and cultural barriers through learning medical Spanish Cazandra Zaragoza, Rebeca Arias, Delfina Gaxiola, Cinthia Reyes | |||
| Public health action plan for San Mateo Ixtatan, Guatemala: Development of a capacity building process Max A. Zarate, PhD, Mateo Ramos | |||
| Recruiting minority students into nursing: A unique summer program Marie Napolitano, PhD | |||
| Building community capacity: Outcomes from a promotores based cholesterol education program Britt Rios-Ellis, PhD, MS, Lorena Rodriguez Chandler, MPH, Carlos A. Ugarte, MSPH | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Latino Caucus | ||
| Endorsed by: | Black Caucus of Health Workers; Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Community Health Workers SPIG; Community-Based Public Health Caucus; Food and Nutrition; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA