243346 External Scholar Reaction to Global Health Recommendations of the NIH-ORWH Strategic Plan

Monday, October 31, 2011: 5:10 PM

Marcia Bayne-Smith, DSW, MSW , Department of Urban Studies, Queens College of the City University of New York, Queens, NY
     
Title: External Scholar Reaction to Global Health Recommendations of the NIH-ORWH Strategic Plan for Women's Health Research Purpose: To pull from two (#4.6 and #5.5) of six goals in the ORWH strategic plan to advance research on women's health from the vantage point of a regional/global women's health perspective. Data/Info: Data is available from northeastern United States (US) cities on HIV/AIDS and its disproportionate impact on immigrant women of color from Latin America and the Caribbean. The United Nations (UN) “Millennium Development Goals” supports improved data collection in developing nations, emphasizes country scale up of health services accessibility for women of color and promotes development of policies to: reduce discrimination/ improve social inclusion for women of color. Methods: Statistically analyze/compare regional data on immigrant women of color in US versus global health data on similar populations available through the UN, WHO, PAHO, World Bank, Inter American Development Bank, USAID and other international entities. Major Results: Evidence that goals from the ORWH Strategic Plan document are significant for global public health is found in a recent study (Bayne Smith, 2010 Ford Foundation) which demonstrated that the creation of strategic alliances and partnerships (4.6) helped to maximize transnational women's health research and to develop/implement new social networking techniques (5.5) to improve women's health/wellness research. Recommendations/Policy Implications: 1. Support is needed to conduct focused research on health disparities among immigrant women of color in the US 2. Research conducted with populations in developing countries should include support for implementation sustainability.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Advocacy for health and health education
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Chronic disease management and prevention
Communication and informatics

Learning Objectives:
1. Explain two ways in which the ORWH Strategic Plan can be used to develop aN HIV/AIDS prevention program for women of color living in Latin America and the Caribbean. 2. Identify potential strategic alliances and partnerships at a variety of levels from community residents to government agencies that will help to maximize the implementation and impact of global women's health research project on HIV/AIDS prevention

Keywords: Immigrant Women, Women and HIV/AIDS

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have conducted research for 30 years on health issues of immigrant women and for the last 10 years on the impact of HIV/AIDS on immigrant women of color
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

See more of: A vision for a women's health research agenda: NIH Office of Women's Health
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