5101.0 Immigrant health

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral

8:30am
Social support and mental health in Puerto Rican women with diabetes
Blanca M. Ramos, MSW, PhD, Yong Li, MSW and Young Do, MSW, CASAC
8:45am
Entertainment-Education? A Fotonovela?: A New Strategy to Increase the Self-Efficacy to Seek Mental Health Treatment among Immigrant Latinas
Maria Hernandez, LCSW, PhD Candidate
9:00am
Wellness of Asian and Latino adults in the U.S.: Using the NLAAS to explore the “immigrant paradox”
Diana Ray-Letourneau, MSW, PhD Student
9:15am
Are immigrants healthier than native born Americans?
Elaine Congress, MSW, DSW, LCSW
     

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Organized by: Social Work
Endorsed by: Latino Caucus, Public Health Education and Health Promotion, Socialist Caucus, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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