274996 Role of the Social Environment in Cancer Risk

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Sarah Gehlert, PhD , Brown School and the Department of Surgery of the School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
     
Social factors, such as racism and poverty, have short term health consequences and also increase risk for chronic diseases. Our research shows how long term stress from neighborhood and community violence and unsafe housing impacts psychosocial functioning among African-American women is affecting cancer risk and even tumor type.

Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and prevention
Epidemiology

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the impact of budget cuts on local public health services. Explore strategies that have been used to sustain local critical public health functions. Identify how partnerships can be employed to protect communities and deliver preventive services across the lifespan.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity at the Brown School. I serve on the editorial boards of Health and & Social Work Research, Social Service Review, Research in Social Work Practice and Oxford Bibliographies Online (Social Work). Publications focus on social influences on health, especially the health of vulnerable populations; special interest in the biology of women’s behavior.
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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