4247.0 Body, Mind and Spirit in Public Health

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
This session will present topics related to mind, body, spirit in alternative and complementary health practices and public health.
Session Objectives: Describe the complementary health practices presented. Discuss how alternative and/or compelementary health practices can benefit a specific population or condition. Explain how complementary practices can be incorporated into standard medical care.
Moderator:
Deborah Ndao, MPH

2:30pm
Integrating Mind Body and Spirit in the Prevention and Reduction of Chronic Disease: Findings from a Federally Qualified Health Center in the South Bronx, New York
Rainy Dawn Warf, MPH, CHES, Andrew Pleasant, PhD and Jennifer Cabe, MA
2:50pm
Religiosity and CAM Utilization Among Latin American Immigrants
John Heathcote, Joshua West, PhD, MPH, Randy Page, PhD and Cougar Hall, PhD MS
     
3:10pm
Preparing Ourselves for Spiritual and Physical Renewal
Ruth Little, MPH
3:30pm
Mind-body Therapy in Women's Addiction Treatment: Feasibility and Acceptability
Cynthia Price, PhD, Betsy Wells, PhD, Marissa Brooks, MPH and Dennis M. Donovan, PhD

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

Organized by: Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
Endorsed by: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community, Socialist Caucus

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

See more of: Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
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