2041.0 Social justice and determinants of health

Sunday, November 7, 2010: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Poster
Session Objectives: Describe the role of the school in promoting social justice. Explain the interrelationship between social justice and determinants of health.
Moderator:
Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, PhD

Board 1
Education as a social determinant of adolescent health: Better understanding school climate
Sonia Jain, DrPH, Kevin Huang, PhD, Thomas Hanson, PhD and Greg Austin, PhD
Board 2
Breaking down the silos to address youth health disparities: A social justice imperative
Diane Edith Allensworth, PhD, Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, PhD, MPH, M. Elaine Auld, MPH,CHES and Carmen J. Head, MPH, CHES
Board 3
Innovative evaluation of a comprehensive school-based initiative reveals strong positive outcomes for students in a predominantly Latino school district
Tracy Keenan, MSW, PPSC
Board 4
Together we stand: A shared vision to change the course of childhood obesity in African-American and Latino communities
Sharon Adams-Taylor, MA, MPH
     
Board 5
Embodying and weathering a (mis)education: Youth participatory action research for schooling as a social determinant of health
Jessica Ruglis, PhD, MPH, MAT
Board 6
Promising results from a school-based intervention to address childhood obesity in Texas-Mexico border communities
Patricia Keck, MSN, RN, Suad F. Ghaddar, PhD, Carolyn Garcia, PhD, MPH, RN, Sion Lee and Margaret Lopez, MS, RD, SNS
     
Board 7
Care Coordination: How to Reduce Health Disparities among Black and Hispanic School Age Children with Asthma
Roberta Villanueva, CPNP, MSN, MAEd, AE-C
Board 8
Project Health: Addressing the health hazards posed by the epidemic of obesity and CVD among African-American youth in Mississippi
Brenda W. Jenkins, MPH, PhD, Clifton C. Addison, PhD, Monique S. White, MPH and Lavon Young, MPH
Board 9
Risk behaviors, high blood pressure and obesity in young African Americans
Monique S. White, MPH, Clifton C. Addison, PhD, Brenda W. Jenkins, MPH, PhD and Lavon Young, MPH

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Organized by: School Health Education and Services
Endorsed by: HIV/AIDS, Social Work

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