Oral

Disease burden disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities. Health education that addresses the needs of these under-served and hard-to-reach populations is central to reducing and eliminating health disparities. This session focuses on various aspects of effective health education to reduce health disparities – from minority recruitment through community-based participatory interventions.

Session Objectives: 1.Identify challenges and methods of accessing, recruiting, and retaining minority participants. 2.Discuss importance of collaborative relationships, including private-public partnerships, in implementing community-based participatory research to address health disparities

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