4388.0 Community efforts to promote social justice

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: 1) Discuss the role of social work in promoting social justice 2) Describe the relevance of public health social work involvement in community based programs 3) Identify the role of advocacy in improving public health
Moderator:
Betty J. Ruth, MSW, MPH

4:30pm
Social workers as connectors in community level disease control efforts in Kassala State, Sudan
Catherine Cunningham, BA, Sara Hassan Mustafa, MPHc, Somia Idris Okoued, MPH and Chloe Waters, MSW/MPHc
4:45pm
Utilizing Photovoice in Community Practice: Giving voice to People Living with Disabilities
Anna Vitriol, MSW, MPH, Kristyn Felman and Tammy Thomas, MSW, MPH
  
5:00pm
Promoting behavioral and oral health literacy in rural communities among older adults
Elaine T. Jurkowski, MSW, PhD and Charla J. Lautar, RDH, PhD
  
5:15pm
Models of community governance in the Good Neighborhoods: Authentic community participation, community well being and social justice
Larry M. Gant, PhD, LMSW, Leslie Hollingsworth, MSW, PhD, Trina Shanks, MSW, PhD, Paula Allen-Meares, MSW, PhD, Patricia Miller, MSW and Rachel Williams, MSW

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

Organized by: Social Work
Endorsed by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, HIV/AIDS, Socialist Caucus, Women's Caucus

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

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