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Session: Methodological Techniques to Reduce Health Disparities
4019.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Methodological Techniques to Reduce Health Disparities
Abstracts in this session will present the: challenges of evaluating innovative community action interventions, ways in which cultural competency is a factor in survey response rates and steps for building a sustainable information retrieval system.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to discuss: 1)the challenges of evaluating innovative community action interventions: 2)ways in which cultural competency is a factor in survey response rates and 3)the steps for building a sustainable information retrieval system.
Moderator(s):Ning Lu, PhD, MPH
8:30 AMEthnography and thick description in health and behaviors of African American women
Carol L. Adams-Means, MA
8:45 AMConducting a site suitability analysis for a community-based falls prevention program for older adults with geographic information systems in Pierce County, WA
Tom Carlson, PhD, Sally York, MN, Janet Primomo, PhD
9:00 AMIntegrating viral hepatitis prevention activities at an American Indian and Alaska Native urban chemical dependency program: Can data make a difference in program quality?
Rachel Brucker, RN MPH, Mei Lin Castor, MD, MPH, Shelly Huffman, MPH CHES, Maile Taualii, MPH, Ralph Forquera, MPH
9:15 AM2. Improving risk factor surveillance in racial and ethnic communities facing health disparities
James L. Mason, PhD, Kathryn Broderick, MPA
9:30 AMLessons learned from an evaluation of Community Action Teams: Methods and recommendations for similar community action evaluations
Judith Belfiori, MPH, MA, Jennifer Rienks, PhD, Frederick Tatum, MHA, Geraldine Oliva, MD, MPH, Virginia Smyly, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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