5044.0 Strategies for Community Health Improvements from Community Members and Activists

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
This session will describe strategies to address health disparities in underserved communities by improving community food access, promoting healthy environments and engaging policy makers.
Session Objectives: Describe two strategies for improving access to healthy food in underserved communities
Moderator:
Meghan Bailey, MS, CHES

8:30am
Exposing Expired Foods in a Vulnerable Community: Public Health Confusion and Concern Around Food Expiration Labels
Breanna Morrison, MPL and LaVonna Lewis, PhD, MPH
8:50am
Promoting public health initiatives and legislation through targeted health screening and education of elected officials
Janet Briscoe, RN, BSN, MBA and Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, FACP
     
9:10am
Report from a community activist: Major research projects, accomplishments, and learnings over twenty years of work
Kathleen Beine, MD, FAAFP
     
  
9:30am
Get Healthy San Mateo County: Strategies and implementation of a county-wide initiative to improve food and physical activity environments
Doris Y. Estremera, MPH, Scott Morrow, MD, MPH and SaraT Mayer, MPP
     
        

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

Organized by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by: Black Caucus of Health Workers, Chiropractic Health Care

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

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