233975 Racism Stress and African American Birth Outcomes

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 : 8:50 AM - 9:05 AM

Tyan Parker Dominguez, PhD, MPH, MSW , School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Research findings on racial/ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes will be discussed, along with CBPR intervention project for promoting healthy African American pregnancy.

Learning Areas:
Diversity and culture
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
1) Participants will be able to describe research findings pertaining to racism as a determinant of persistent disparities in adverse birth outcomes. 2) Participants will be able to describe a CBPR intervention projecr for promoting healthy African American pregnancy.

Keywords: Birth Outcomes, Health Disparities

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: My area of research is disparities if adverse outcomes, and I've served as co-chair of the Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Committee of MCH Section of APHA for several years.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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