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3059.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
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| Disparities in health outcomes create important challenges for health promotion. The speakers in this session will discuss various programs that address health disparities and involve communities in preventive strategies. Additionally, speakers will address gaining a better understanding of health disparities through increased research and the addition of a health disparity course to the public health core curriculum. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Recognize the adverse effects of health disparities and discuss the underlying social, cultural, policy, environmental, and behavioral determinants. 2. Recommend strategies for engaging community stakeholders and policy makers in addressing health disparities. 3. Discuss possible new initiatives designed to increase our understanding of racial and ethnic disparities. | |||
| Valerie A. Welsh | |||
Innovations in reducing health disparities: Fostering system's change and increasing health workforce diversity ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Ilana S. Mittman, PhD, MS, Peggie A. Smith, MPH, David Mann, MD, MS, Carlessia A. Hussein, Dr PH, RN | |||
| Framing a Transdisciplinary Research Agenda in Health Education for Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Carmen J. Head, MPH, CHES, Lee Green, PhD, M. Elaine Auld, MPH, CHES, Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, PhD, MPH | |||
| Reducing Heath Disparities Among Minority Populations - A Managed Care Organization's Strategy Doris Addo-Glover, RN, MSN | |||
| Integration of Health Disparity Course in Public Health Core Curriculum: A Call for Action Nasar U. Ahmed, PhD, Swaroop N. Purani, BHMS, Gillian Haber, MPH | |||
| Innovate Strategies for Addressing Disparities: Lessons learned from Implementation through Evaluation Jennifer Rienks, PhD, Virginia Smyly, MPH, Geraldine Oliva, MD, MPH, Judith Belfiori, MPH, MA, Sandra Johnson, BS | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| Endorsed by: | APHA-International Human Rights Committee; Black Caucus of Health Workers; Caucus on Homelessness; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Latino Caucus; Maternal and Child Health; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
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