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4085.1: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM | |||
Poster | |||
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This series of posters will outline heath care interventions for refugee and immigrant populations. Programs and issues discussed include: trauma, nutrition and obesity among Latina mothers; educational intervention for Somali Bantu refugees; targeted prevention and risk reduction for Cambodian-American youth; delivering reproductive health care to immigrant communities; eco-mapping for immigrant and refugee health; outreach to Caribbean immigrants and difficulties faced by Cantonese caregivers. | |||
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives. | |||
Scott Parsons, JD | |||
Experiences of Latina mothers in a home-visiting program: Stories of trauma and resilience * Ruth Paris, PhD, Blanca Alvarado, MSW, Sarah Oo, MSW, Marybeth Bronson, MSW, Danelle E. Marable, MA, Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD | |||
Crossing the Boundaries: Formative Evaluation of a Community Health Center Immigrant and Refugee Health Program Leslie S. Aldrich, MPH, Sarah Oo, MSW, Adnan Zubcevic, Saida M. Abdi, Tamara J. Leaf, MD, Eric Kamba, MSW, MPH, Danelle E. Marable, MA, Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD | |||
Identification of the health needs of Somali Bantu refugees through educational intervention Ellyn R. Mulcahy, PhD, Carla Buchheit, Elyse Max, Bruno Finocchario, Suzanne R. Hawley, PhD, MPH, Aimee S. James, PhD, MPH, MA | |||
Understanding Cambodian-American Youth: Building Bridges for Targeted Prevention and Risk Reduction Erica McNamara, Kha Van, Grace Sim, Bophamony Vong | |||
Latina mothers speak: Cultural dis-ease and the social construction of poor nutritional status and obesity among migrant worker families Kristen Borre, PhD, MPH, Luke Ertl, BA | |||
Grace in the city; A partnership delivering reproductive health care to an immigrant population Gail Petersen, MS, RN | |||
Stereotyping, prejudice, and language discrimination: Attitudes and behaviors of healthcare professionals towards limited-English-proficient Latinos M. Elizabeth Fore, PhD, Deborah Parra-Medina, PhD | |||
Eco-mapping cultural adaptation resources (CARS) for immigrant and refugee health in central North Carolina Sharon Morrison, PhD, MSPH, Lauren A. Haldeman, PhD, S. Sudha, PhD, Kenneth Gruber, PhD, Raleigh Bailey, PhD | |||
Outreach to hard-to-reach Caribbean immigrant populations Laurine Thomas, PhD, Thomas Clarke, MPH, Susan E. Middlestadt, PhD, Alice Kroliczak, PhD | |||
Difficulties faced by Cantonese caregivers of family and friends with cancer in the States Yuk Kay Ng, Floyd Allen, MSW, Les Gallo-Silver, ACSW, LCSW-R | |||
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; Maternal and Child Health; Socialist Caucus |
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA