4254.0 Evidence-based health promotion programs in faith communities

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 2:30 PM
Oral
This session focuses on emperical research and evidence-based health promotion programs in faith communities. Presentations focus specifically on HIV/AIDS, health literacy, and community campaigns.
Session Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives.

2:30 PM
Development of the Black Christians' HIV/AIDS Survey-Revised: A scale to assess African-American Christians' motivational factors for HIV/AIDS ministry participation
Kimberly M. Coleman, PhD, MPH, CHES and Kathleen J. Welshimer, PhD, MSPH
  
2:45 PM
Exploring urban congregations' capacity for HIV prevention & care: A case study analysis
Kathryn Pitkin Derose, PhD, MPH, Peter J. Mendel, PhD, Laura W. Castaneda, PhD, Michael Mata, MA, MDiv, Clyde W. Oden, DO, MPH, MDiv, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, PhD, Kartika Palar, MA, Blanca Dominguez, MPH and David E. Kanouse, PhD
3:00 PM
Challenges facing African American churches in HIV/AIDS prevention
Dennis Edward Corbin, PhD, Clyde W. Oden, DO, MPH, MDiv, Jennifer A. Hawes-Dawson, BA and Kathryn Pitkin Derose, PhD, MPH
3:15 PM
Preaching what we should practice: The church environmental literacy initiative
Marcia Allen Owens, JD, PhD
3:30 PM
Community walking campaigns in faith communities: The Healthy Congregations in Action (HCIA) Experience
Judy A. Johnston, MS, RD, LD, Elizabeth Ablah, PhD, MPH and Kurt Konda
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community
Endorsed by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion, Women's Caucus

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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