3182.0 Research and community programs

Monday, November 8, 2010: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Poster
This poster session highlights research takes place in community settings for a variety of health-related topics. Projects involve community members in the design and implementation of research projects, and detail the challenges and success of the product and process.
Session Objectives: 1. Evaluate strategies and techniques for conducting research within community organizations. 2. Discuss challenges and positive impacts of conducting research in community settings.

Board 1
Building partnerships for prevention: Approaches to collaboration in the development of education programs in correctional settings
Erika L. Chapman, MPH,CPH, CHES, Tommy Chittenden, Timike Jones, BS, Sarah Renner, MPH, MBA, Paula French and Brad Gumbert, BA
Board 2
Initial steps in creating community partnerships to eliminate health disparities: An assessment of local community agencies in Northern Colorado
Ashley Walker, PhD, CHES, Jill Bezyak, PhD, CRC and Elizabeth Gilbert, EdD
Board 3
Walk Your Heart to Health: Early findings and lessons learned from a community-based participatory research intervention to reduce cardiovascular inequalities
Amy J. Schulz, PhD MPH, Barbara A. Israel, DrPH, Sharon Sand, MPP, Gregoria Diaz, Cindy Gamboa, Bernadine Hoston, Baraka Johnson, Zachary Rowe, Deedee Varick, LND MPH and Sachiko Woods, BA
Board 4
Translating community health data within home settings and assessing issues for change
Patricia Iwasaki, MSW, George Ware, MS and Tracey Stewart, MEd
Board 5
Assessing the health status of hard-to-reach Latino immigrants
Vicki L. Collie-Akers, PhD, MPH, Stephen Fawcett, PhD, Jerry A. Schultz, PhD, Blanca Mendoza, BA, Daniel Schober, MA, A. Paula Cupertino, PhD and Susan Garrett, BA
Board 6
Patient navigation for underrepresented women: An evidence-based approach to breast and cervical cancer screening in suburban Chicago
Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH, Shaneah Taylor, MPH, Nadia Hajjar, MPH, Belinda Reyes, MSW, Kara Murphy and Richard Endress, PhD
Board 7
A multi-state examination of partnership activity among local public health systems using the Collaborative Capacity Framework
Priscilla A. Barnes, PhD, MPH, CHES, Amy B. Curtis, PhD, MPH, Laura Downey, DrPH and Leigh Ford, PhD
Board 8
Lessons learned: Balancing competing priorities & facilitating a health collaborative with diverse health partners
Sandra Acevedo, BS, Steven Lopez, MPH, MPP, Brent J. Shriver, PhD, Carmen Roman-Shriver, PhD, RD, LD and Roger B. Perales, MPH, RS
Board 9
Patient groups practicing citizen science: A study of patient-driven research methods
Ginger Polich, BA
Board 10
Enhancing capacity to use community-based participatory research for social justice: Developing an interactive CD-ROM as a teaching and dissemination tool
Chris M. Coombe, PhD, MPH, Barbara A. Israel, DrPH, Robert McGranaghan, MPH, Jeanette Kunnath, MEd, Angela G. Reyes, MPH, William Ridella, MPH and Yolanda Hill-Ashford, MSW

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Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: Social Work

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