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Session: Community Assessment, Planning and Workforce Development
5039.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Community Assessment, Planning and Workforce Development
Abstracts in this session will discuss how to: access community readiness based on modified methods for social transformaiton, identify program direction and planning opportunities thorugh the use of health assessment information and identify ways to build health capacity in a rural community.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1)access community readiness based on modified methods for social transformaiton; 2)identify program direction and planning opportunities thorugh the use of health assessment information and 3)identify ways to build health capacity in a rural community.
Moderator(s):John A. Shoemaker, MPH
8:30 AMCommunity readiness assessment for social transformation through training, research and outreach  [ Recorded presentation ]
Saleh M. M. Rahman, MBBS, PhD, MPH, Cynthia Harris, PhD, DABT, Richard D. Gragg, PhD, Howard Hu, MD ScD, Jaibun Earp, PhD, ARNP, FNP, Cynthia H. Harris, PhD
8:45 AMBest practices for addressing health professional shortages in rural communities  [ Recorded presentation ]
Kaia Gallagher, PhD, Kim Riley, MPH, Nancy B. Csuti, Dr PH, Laurel Petralia
9:00 AMHealth workforce planning: – Ensuring rights to access and a career  [ Recorded presentation ]
Marina O. Matthew, RHIA
9:15 AMLocal triennial community health assessments: Gauging how far you've come and where you're headed  [ Recorded presentation ]
Susan Joan Hewitt, MS, Carol Plock, MSW, Bruce Cooper, MD, MSPH, Kendra L. Bigsby, MPH, James N. Burdine, DrPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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