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3372.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 4:30 PM-5:30 PM | |||
Poster | |||
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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 identifying avenues for capacity building among the Latino population and in understanding how to overcome language barriers at the healthcare setting. 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 avenues for capacity building in the academia and the community, 2. Describe initiatives to overcome language barriers at the healthcare setting and assess the importance of increasing a Spanish-language infrastructure in areas with small Latino populations, 3.Understand child health promotion and healthy eating among Hispanic youth and adults, 4. Learn how to increase the number of Hispanics in the health workforce, 5.Understand how the Latino community uses health communication materials. | |||
| Cómo sea la vista: Preliminary findings of VISTA (Voice-enabled Interactive Spanish Translation Aid) Gus E. Turner, MPH(c), Michael A. DeGuzman, MPH, Harold K. Simon, MD, MBA | |||
| Design and Participatory Evaluation of Gardening Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Bush Community Gardens of Hope Jose O. Arrom, MA, Dinah Ramirez, RN, Aida Giachello, PhD | |||
| Promoting Healthy Eating in the Latino South Chicago Neighborhood: An Ecological Approach Jose O. Arrom, MA, Dinah Ramirez, RN, Aida L. Giachello, PhD | |||
| Students and latinos united against disparities and the program for health care to underserved populations: Building community capacity to ensure access to care for the uninsured Mary Herbert, MS, MPH, Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, Patricia Documét, MD, DrPH, Maria Luz Nieto, BS, Jennifer M. Pena, BS, Thuy Bui, MD | |||
| Addressing unmet needs with untapped resources: The Welcome Back Initiative José Ramón Fernández-Peña, MD, MPA, Nancy Mullenax, PhD | |||
| Para Todos: An ideal tool to build capacity among Latino-serving community-based organizations (CBOs) Emily Glazer, MS, CHES, Margaret Behrns, MA | |||
| Community-driven formative research: A science-based approach to mobilizing low-Income Latino communities Lorena Rodriguez Chandler, MPH, Carlos A. Ugarte, MSPH, Liany Elba Arroyo, MPH | |||
| Using multi-media approaches to build the capacity of agricultural communities to tell their own stories Sarah Ramirez, MPH, Zoe Clayson, ScD, Nuria Ciofalo, PhD | |||
| Increasing Latino participation in health careers: Solutions through learning and service Maribel Valle, PhD, Judith Rabak-Wagener, PhD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Latino Caucus | ||
| Endorsed by: | Academic Public Health Caucus; Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; Community Health Workers SPIG; Occupational Health and Safety; Socialist Caucus | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA