APHA
Back to Annual Meeting
 		APHA 2006 APHA
Back to Annual Meeting
APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing
Session: Commonalities and Differences in the Experiences of Diverse Immigrant Populations in the US, including those from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe
5004.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Poster
Commonalities and Differences in the Experiences of Diverse Immigrant Populations in the US, including those from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe
This series of posters will examine diverse issues related to refugee and immigrant health. Programs and health disparities discussed include: health promotion among Hispanic/Latino immigrants and African Americans, the health status of adolescents near Beirut, cervical cancer screening rates by country of origin, community-based programs for survivors of torture, care of diabetes and hypertension in Korean Americans and refugee participation in camp public health programs.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives.
Moderator(s):Scott Parsons, JD
Board 1Health promotion: Hispanic/Latino immigrants and African-Americans in a Midwest community
Ki H. Park, MA, Melvin E. Gonnerman Jr., PhD, Gene M. Lutz, PhD
Board 2Human trafficking and mass casualty motor-vehicle collisions in the desert Southwest
Alana J. Shacter, MPH
Board 3Documented and Undocumented Mexican Immigrant Men's Potential Access to Health Care
Ximena Urrutia-Rojas, DrPH, Khiya Marshall, MPH, Elizabeth Treviņo, DrPH, MPH
Board 4Social capital and adolescents' health in the outer city: Beirut and Beyond
Marwan Khawaja, PhD, Sawsan Abdulrahim, PhD, Rima Afifi-Soweid, PhD, Dima Karam, MPH
Board 5Rebuilding Trust: Community-Based Programming for Torture Survivors
Abigail Alexander, MA, MPH, Stacie Blake, MPA, Michael Bernstein, LCSW
Board 6Examination of Reported Health Related Issues Among Rural Illinois Hispanic Adults: Results of a Survey in Five Communities *
Martin Krebill-MacDowell, DrPH, MBA, MS
Board 7Appearance of Family Harmony: A Reconciling Between Individual and Collective Responsibility for the Care of Diabetes and Hypertension in Korean Americans
Gina M. Pistulka, RN, MPH, PhD(c), Hyun Jeong Park, RN, MPH, CNP, Miyong Kim, PhD
Board 8Refugee participation in camp public health programs
Board 9Determinants of access to and utilization of health services among undocumented Mexican immigrants in a US urban metropolitan area
Arijit Nandi, MPH, Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, Gerald Lopez, JD, Vijay Nandi, MPH, Stacey Strongarone, JD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health
Endorsed by:Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Latino Caucus; Occupational Health and Safety; Socialist Caucus

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA