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Session: The Importance of Cultural Competence in Reducing Health Disparities
3201.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
The Importance of Cultural Competence in Reducing Health Disparities
Abstracts in this session: quantify health risks associated with experiencing discrimination in a health care setting, list three potential determinants of disparities in medical care and describe how to create a tool to assess cultural competency in health centers.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1)quantify health risks associated with experiencing discrimination in a health care setting; 2)list three potential determinants of disparities in medical care; and 3)know how to create a tool to assess cultural competency in health centers.
Moderator(s):Melissa A. Valerio, MPH
12:30 PMSouthwest Center for Public Health Preparedness and the Oklahoma Inter-tribal Emergency Management Coalition: A unique partnership, the Oklahoma experience
Vicki L. Cleaver, EdD, Brenda Elledge, DrPH
12:45 PMGeneral life satisfaction in a barrio on the U.S./Mexico border: Influence of objective and subjective factors
Patrick R. Ireland, MPH, PhD, Belinda M. Reininger, PhD, Joseph A. Zavaletta, JD
1:00 PMUnderstanding disparities: The effect of physicians' characteristics on recommendations for medical care  [ Recorded presentation ]
Robin N. Cleeland, PhD, LCSW
1:15 PMDevelopment of a cultural competency assessment tool for use by commmunity health centers  [ Recorded presentation ]
H. Denise Dodds, MCRP, MEd, PhD, Cindy Engler, RN, MPH
1:30 PMDetrimental health effects of discrimination: Is SEP an important mitigator?
Laura Hoyt D'Anna, DrPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Academic Public Health Caucus; HIV/AIDS; Latino Caucus; Medical Care; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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