4264.0 Innovative Student Research in Public Health

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 2:30 PM
Roundtable
APHA and the Student Assembly are dedicated to fostering the next generation of public health scholars and practitioners. In line with this philosophy, the Student Assembly is pleased to present this roundtable session dedicated to giving students a chance to present and discuss their work with others in their field. The session highlights some of the more innovative student work submitted to the student assembly and represents a wide array of topics in public health. Topics include diabetes, malaria, disaster preparedness and recovery, smoking, knee and farm worker injury, food accessibility disparities, international sanitation issues, and culturally relevant cancer education.
Session Objectives: Identify and explain innovative student work in various areas of public health. Discuss student work with professionals with similar interests. Develop and expand public health networks.
Moderator:
Brittany Marshall

Welcoming Remarks
Table 1
Self-Efficacy and the Self-as-Doer: New Perspectives in Diabetes Self-Care Behavior Management
Amanda M. Brouwer, BA
  
Table 2
Infectious disease control guidelines in developing countries: A case study of malaria control policy in Uganda
Cara E. Sumi
Table 3
Role of Victims as Volunteers in Disaster Recovery Efforts
Naheed Ahmed, BS, Lauren Anne Harris, BA, Christine Wolfe, MPH, Jaime Corvin, PhD and Darcy Ravndal, RN, MPH
Table 4
Family Environment, Social Capital and Smoking among Brazilian Migrants in the Boston Metropolitan Area
Marie C. Boman, MPH, CHES and Enrico A. Marcelli, PhD
Table 5
Misrepresentation of joint supplements and treatment of knee pain in popular men's periodicals
Hans Van Lancker and Edward Feller, MD, FACP
  
Table 6
Analysis of supermarket availability in the minority communities of Suffolk County, NY
Jamie Lee Romeiser, MPH and Melody S. Goodman, PhD
Table 7
Farmwork-Related-Injuries in a Cohort of Older Farmers in Kentucky and South Carolina
Jennifer Marcum, MS, Dr. Steven R Browning, PhD and Deborah Reed, RN, PhD
  
Table 8
Detection of viable Ascaris ova in ecological toilet biosolids in Bolivia
Scot Raymond Seitz, Lourdes Echalar, Ximena Rodriguez, Raul Silveti, Oscar Suntura, Juan Carlos Suntura and Christine L. Moe, PhD
Table 9
Systematic review of Spanish language cancer educational materials: A first step in improving message reach and effectiveness
Anna Walton, Alanna S. Murday, Heather M. Brandt, PhD, CHES and DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, PhD RN, FAAN
  
Table 10
Experiential training in disaster preparedness communication to serve groups with lower literacy: An innovative graduate health education module
Daniela B. Friedman, PhD and India D. Rose, PhD Candidate, MPH

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

Organized by: APHA-Student Assembly

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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