3363.0 Community Health Initiatives for Successful Communication to Men

Monday, October 31, 2011: 2:30 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: 1. Demonstrate the different communication strategies used to reach various groups of men, boys, and their families. 2. Compare the effectiveness of community based programs reaching men, boys, and their families. 3. Evaluate peer-to-peer support in the building of self efficacy.
Moderator:
Ana Fadich, MPH, CHES

2:30 PM
Helping Men of Color Become Healthier: Sharing the success of the Men's Health League Progams
Albert W. Pless Jr, MS, Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, Stacey E. King, MS, Barbara Kibler and Shalini Tendulkar, ScD, ScM
     
2:45 PM
Men's Health Initiative: A community-based participatory approach to men's health promotion
Michael J. Rovito, PhD
     
3:00 PM
An Urban Male Adolescent Health Initiative
Kelly Bethea, MD, Ronald Regans, BS and Anita Robinson, MD
     
3:15 PM
"My Hero" Program: Empowering low-income men to model and support healthy behavior change in their homes and communities
Lydia Guzman, MPH, RD and Mary Casagrande
     
                    

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

Organized by: Men's Health Caucus
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Community Health Workers

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

See more of: Men's Health Caucus
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