4018.0 New and Emerging Roles for CHWs

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 8:30 AM
Oral
Moderator:

8:30 AM
Southeast Asian community health workers and their roles as patient navigators for women seeking breast health services
Sithary Oun Ly, Sophalla El Chap, Srinapha Vasunilashorn, Jacqueline Tran, MPH, Waraporn Tiaprasith, Bounmy Sisawang, Tu-Uyen Ngoc Nguyen, PhD, MPH, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, PhD, RN, MN, Lucy Huynh, Mary Anne Foo, MPH and Maichew Chao
9:30 AM
Improving hispanic patients' chronic illness self-management in rural settings: A CHW-delivered depression management and reduction intervention
Kim Camp, RN, Marlynn L. May, PhD and Araceli López-Arenas, Research Assitant/ Doctoral Student

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

Organized by: Community Health Workers SPIG
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Socialist Caucus, Social Work, Women's Caucus

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