Latino Caucus

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LATINO CAUCUS CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 136th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association October 25-29, 2008 Public Health Without Borders San Diego, CA The Scientific Program Subcommittee of the APHA Latino Caucus invites students, educators, researchers, health professionals, and community members to submit their research, practice, and policy findings for dissemination at the annual conference. We are looking for scientific papers that address the issues affecting Latinos with a particular focus on this year's conference theme of public health without borders. Caucus members have identified several sub-themes that will be organized and presented as either an oral presentation, roundtable discussion or poster session. Electronic submission is required (http://www.apha.org/meetings) and the deadline is February 13, 2008. Aging Across the Border: Health of Immigrants Who Are Now Elders in the U.S. Community Service Engagement: Getting Rid of the Town vs. Gown Dichotomy Crossing the Border: The Cost/Impact on the Health System Culture, Acculturation and Access to Health Care Diversity among Latino Communities and the Implications on Health Health Care for Children of Migratory Latino Families Helen Rodriguez-Trias Breakfast Immigration as an Asset to Healthy Community Growth Immigration, Nutrition and Exercise: Implications for Chronic Disease Control Immigration, Stress and Substance Use Among Latinos Infections and International Migration: Diseases that Enter (or Leave) through the U.S. Borders Language as Boundary to Communication About Health Latino Caucus Business Meeting I Latino Caucus Business Meeting II Latino Immigrant Youth and Their Families: Nutrition, Violence and Mental Health Issues Partnerships for Health: Creative Strategies The Health of Latino Children: Assessing Risks, Taking Action During the scientific sessions, the Scientific Program committee of the Latino Caucus will strive to create a collaborative environment where researchers, educators, students, and community members discuss the lessons learned from their work. We encourage both new and well-established researchers to join us in recognizing the importance of using evidenced-based approaches to inform our research, practice, and policy efforts. If you are new to this process, please visit the Latino Caucus website in early January to view sample abstracts and instructions on how to build a set of objectives. If you are unsure which theme best fits your work, please select the most appropriate. Also, please note that all abstracts are peer-reviewed and evaluated using the following criteria: • Clarity of presentation: statement of problem, relevance, methods, results, and conclusions; • Quality and completeness of reported findings; • Originality and implications of findings to research, practice, and/or policy We strongly encourage students to submit their abstracts, and to indicate their student status in the appropriate checkbox. We will select the best student abstract for recognition at our annual dinner/dance! For more information contact the program planners: Patricia Documet and Michael Gerardo.
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Program Planner Contact Information: Patricia I. Documét, MD,DrPH Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh, Assistant Professor 130 DeSoto St., 223 Parran Hall Pittsburgh, PA, 15261 Phone: 412-624-1601 pdocumet@pitt.edu and Michael Gerardo, DO, MPH Department of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, College of Osteopathic Medicine Ohio University Grosvenor Hall-353 Athens, OH 45701 Phone: 740-274-1355