3380.0 Language and Culture as Boundaries to Communication About Health

Monday, October 27, 2008: 4:30 PM
Poster

Board 1
Rural Public Health Services in a Time of Immigration: Challenges faced by local public health services
Victoria Montero, MPH and Alberto J.F. Cardelle, PhD, MPH
Board 2
Experiences of Latinas with the Canadian health care system: A qualitative study
Alma Rosa Estable, MSW, Sara Torres, PhD Student and Nubia Cermeņo
Board 3
Overcoming barriers to reach Latino families: Low literacy newsletter series promoting a healthy lifestyle
Lydia Guzman, MPH, RD and Kimberly Puccetti
Board 4
"Translation Brief: A Simple and Effective Tool for Developing Quality Non-English Materials"
Yolanda Partida, DPA
Board 5
Communication Difficulties Encountered by Health Care Provides Delivering Services to Latino Families of Children with Craniofacial Conditions
Zobeida Bonilla, PhD, MPH and Paul D. Edwards, MD
Board 6
Improving Health Literacy among Latinos: Language Precedes Patient-Centered Communication
Chandra Y. Osborn, PhD and Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH, FACP
Board 7
Needs Assessment of Elderly Colombian Population in Jackson Heights (Queens), New York
Besa Bauta, MSW, LMSW, Ricardo Restrepo-Guzman, MD, Dagmar Kostkova, MS and Debbie Miller, BA
Board 8
Campaigning for healthcare: When one size doesn't fit all
Diandra N. Ayala and Elizabeth N. Strachan
Board 9
Perceptions of Quality and Access to Health among Latinos: Cultural Factors and their impact
Debra Perez, PhD MPA MA
Board 10
Latino immigrants' access to health care in Pittsburgh: A new-growth community
Mara DeLuca, MPH

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Organized by: Latino Caucus
Endorsed by: Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Public Health Education and Health Promotion, Public Health Nursing, Socialist Caucus, School Health Education and Services, Women's Caucus

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