258521 Examining Deaf population health inequities from a social justice perspective

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 12:30 PM - 12:38 PM

Robert Pollard, PhD , Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Stephen Fasone , Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Tiffany Panko, MBA , National Center for Deaf Health Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Robyn Dean, MA, CI/CT , Departmentof Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY
Kimberly Kelstone, CI, CT , National Center for Deaf Health Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Steven Barnett, MD , National Center for Deaf Health Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY
This film presents the content of a peer-reviewed written English public health journal article. The article topic is health inequities experienced by deaf sign language users. The article describes four issues that underlie health inequities experienced by deaf sign language users and proposes six public health approaches to address these health and healthcare inequities. The film conveys in American Sign Language (ASL) the main learning points of the article. In addition to language translation (from English to ASL), the film team, comprised of deaf and hearing members, made the article content accessible by presenting the information in a culturally appropriate way, with dialog between deaf characters in the context of a story that feels relevant to the viewer. This approach can be used to reach deaf audiences with other health education and public health messages. A similar approach can be used with other populations. The film is captioned in English and includes an English voice track.

Learning Areas:
Diversity and culture
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Program planning
Public health or related education
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
1) Explain the importance of access to address health inequities 2) List ways that the public health community can improve access 3) Describe an accessible public health video 4) List issues that underlie health inequities experienced by deaf language users

Keywords: Deaf, Social Justice

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a family physician researcher with a focus on health promotion, healthcare and health research with deaf sign language users, their families and communities. I am one of the authors of the English language peer-reviewed journal article on which the film is based.
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.

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