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Session: Innovative Health Promotion Programs
4336.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
Innovative Health Promotion Programs
Effective health education and health promotion activities often require new and creative approaches. The speakers in this session will describe several programs that use innovative practices or apply health education strategies in new ways. The session will include a discussion of programs designed for agricultural workers, pharmacy students, individuals with disabilities, and under- and un-insured, middle-aged women.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Evaluate effectiveness of innovative health promotion programs at reaching their intended audiences. 2. Articulate the importance of public health education in professional programs such as pharmacy practice. 3. Discuss approaches to responding to a community's request for technical assistance on science-based health promotion approaches.
Moderator(s):Shaniece R. Criss, MPH
4:30 PMAcademic Pharmacy and Public Health: Health Promotion Opportunities Through Interprofessional Linkages  [ Recorded presentation ]
William G. Lang, MPH
4:45 PMConsumer Professional Partnership Program (CPPP): Educating healthcare providers from a consumer perspective  [ Recorded presentation ]
Suzanne Groah, MD, MSPH, Brenda J. Gilmore, BA, Melinda Neri, BA
5:00 PMEmpowerment, popular education and visual arts in agricultural communities  [ Recorded presentation ]
Zoe Clayson, ScD, Sarah Ramirez, MPH, Nuria Ciofalo, PhD
5:15 PMBest Practices in Implementing Lifestyle Interventions in the WISEWOMAN Program: Adaptable Strategies for Public Health Programs  [ Recorded presentation ]
Melanie Besculides, DrPH, Heather Zaveri, MPP, Charlotte Hanson, MPH, MS, Rosanne Farris, PhD, Karen Gregory-Mercado, PhD, MPH, Julie Will, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Food and Nutrition
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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