3244.0 Cultural Influences on Health

Monday, November 8, 2010: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
Cultural and familial factors are explored in relationship to health behaviors and access to care. Factors influencing decisions to seek screening including the usefulness of technology with clients of diverse backgrounds is analyzed. Disparities related to health behavior are described in order to foster culturally sensitive practice.
Session Objectives: 1. The audience will be able to identify culturally diverse health related behaviors. 2. The audience will be able to compare health related behaviors among cultures. 3. Identify culturally related barriers and disparities in care
Moderator:
Marjorie Buchanan, RN, MSN

12:30pm
Use of a culturally-competent strategy to investigate breast and colorectal cancer screening knowledge and decision making among Hispanic women
Sara Baldwin, PhD, RN, APHN-BC
     
12:50pm
Understanding cultural sensitivity in the National Drug Abuse Treatment System Survey (NDATSS) Study
Mimi Misung Kim, PhD, Daniel L. Howard, PhD and Paul Godley, MD, PhD, MPP
1:10pm
Impact of Technology in Reaching African American Women with Breast Cancer Messages
Dee M. Baldwin, PhD RN and Steven Logwood, BS
     
1:30pm
Native hawaiian spirituality: A concept analysis
Donna Marie Palakiko, MS, RN
     

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

Organized by: Public Health Nursing
Endorsed by: Community Health Workers, Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community, Social Work, Women's Caucus

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

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