3419.0 Community Health Planning, Policy and Advocacy Efforts

Monday, October 29, 2012: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Oral
This session will provide examples of collaborative, community-based initiatives that have addressed health disparities and promoted health equity.
Session Objectives: Describe two strategies that can be used to develop community collaborative initiatives aimed at identifying and reducing health disparities
Moderator:
Ngina Lythcott, PhD

4:30pm
Advancing Health Equity - Outcomes Reported From a Community-Based Health Equity Project in Connecticut
Sharon Mierzwa, MPH RD and Russell S. Melmed, MPH
     
4:50pm
School racial climate and racial disparities in youth sedentary behavior: Do experiences of unfair treatment and prejudice explain the disparity?
Stephanie Baker, MS, PT
5:10pm
Documenting systems level outcomes in community partnerships: Results of an online reporting system
Victoria Sanchez, DrPH, MPH, Ron Hale, MS Ed, Christina Carrillo, MS and Mark Andrews, MA
     
5:30pm
Development and Advancement of a Collaborative Model to Improve Health Status in Bexar County, Texas
Camerino I. Salazar, MS, Elizabeth De La Fuentes, MBA and Matthew Lee Smith, PhD, MPH, CHES
     

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Organized by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development

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

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