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4059.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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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. Individual presentations will describe interventions to prevent infectious and chronic diseases. Presenters will also discuss the role of health professionals in preventing health disparities through research and increasing the number of minorities in academic programs. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Discuss factors associated with health disparities among various age and ethnic groups. 2. Assess the impact of health disparities on infectious and non-infectious diseases. 3. Identify strategies for reducing health disparities through research and practice. | |||
| Cheryl Holt, PhD | |||
| Infectious disease disparities among adolescents Kamesha A. Ellis, MPH, Marian C. McDonald, DrPH, MPH, MA | |||
A multi-agency planning process for reducing disparities in cardiovascular disease ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Janey E. Skinner, MPH, Tanya A. Henneman | |||
| Towards developing a research agenda: Assessing health professionals' perceptions of health disparities in Nevada Melva V. Thompson-Robinson, DrPH, Kimberly Johnson, Michelle Lee, Michelle Chino, PhD | |||
| Embracing the Challenge: Creating Opportunities to Increase and Support Minority Student Enrollment in Local Nursing Programs Jean E. Swinney, PhD, RN, Christina Scharbaai, CAGS, MEd | |||
| African American women's knowledge of heart attack and stroke symptoms: An analysis of 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) data Erika LaVerne Barlow, BS, M3, M. Nawal Lutfiyya, PhD | |||
| 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; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Community-Based Public Health Caucus; Latino Caucus; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA