4058.0 Social Justice and Health Access

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 8:30 AM
Oral
Public Health Nurses working with underserved populations have the ethical responsibility to utilize evidence-based research to plan interventions. Part of the solution to health disparities is to integrate social justice values with research, practice, and education.
Session Objectives: List two methods to improve networking with community immigrant support agencies for access to health care. Discuss how to design and test culturally relevant public health education. Discuss social justice values in research.
Moderator:
Aisha Najeebah El-Amin, BSN, MN

8:30 AM
Nursing in the Americas: How nursing without walls can enhance best practice
Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
8:50 AM
Access to health care for rural underserved populations in New Zealand and the United States
Joyce Splann Krothe, PhD RN
9:10 AM
Social justice for American Indians/Alaska Natives: Reducing disparities in organ donation
Nancy L. Fahrenwald, PhD, RN
     
9:30 AM
Comparison of child home safety variables in Mexican American southwestern homes
Sherry Garrett Hendrickson, PhD, APRN, BC and Jacquelyn C. Williams, PhD, APRN, BC
     

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Organized by: Public Health Nursing
Endorsed by: Ethics SPIG, Medical Care, Occupational Health and Safety, Socialist Caucus, Women's Caucus

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