4166.0 Social Justice: Addressing the Plague of Chronic Disease in Communities of Color

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral

12:30pm
Racial disparities in infant mortality the conduit to health equity and social justice movement in the state of Florida
Andrea JohnBaptiste, MAOM, CD(DONA), Deborah Austin, PhD, Cynthia Harris, PhD, DABT, Jocelyn Turner and Cortes Lewis
                 
12:48pm
Innovative health education programs in communities of color: Utilizing a community participatory model to promote health and decrease disparities, the Philadelphia Ujima experience
Candace Robertson-James, MPH, Serita Reels, MPH and Ana Nunez, MD
  
1:06pm
Utilizing Family Health History to Assess Objective Risk for Chronic Disease among African Americans: Building a Culturally Tailored, Community-Based Intervention
Mary A. Garza, PhD, MPH, Donna Almario Doebler, MPH, MS, Sarah E. Woody, James Butler, DrPH, MEd, Craig S. Fryer, DrPH, MPH, Kevin H. Kim, PhD, Robin E. Grubs, PhD, Elizabeth Gettig, MS, Sandra C. Quinn, PhD and Stephen B. Thomas, PhD
1:24pm
Relationship of trust with medication adherence among African American men with hypertension: The Alabama Collaboration for Cardiovascular Equality Project
Keith Elder, PhD, MPH, MPA, Luceta McRoy, MBA, Wendy Sykes Horn, PhD, MPH, CHES, Sakeena Ahmed, MPH, Sandral Hullett, MD and Jeroan J. Allison, MD, MPH
  

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

Organized by: Black Caucus of Health Workers
Endorsed by: Latino Caucus, Socialist Caucus, Social Work

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

See more of: Black Caucus of Health Workers
<< Previous Session | Next Session >>