5175.0 Epidemiology of Health Disparities 2

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
Participants attending this session will gain a greater understanding of the diabetes burden in Chicago,the health inequalities in Argentina, the social implications of DSM-IV substance use disorders and and how race/ethnicity and income or gender play a role in determining health outcomes.
Session Objectives: Explain the complex roles of race/ethnicity, income, and location in determining diabetes burden in Chicago. Describe the epidemiological distribution of substance use disorders among different population groups based on race, gender, and type of substance. Discuss the public health and social implications of racial/ethnic disparities in DSM-IV substance use disorders.
Moderator:
Laurie D. Elam-Evans, PhD, MPH

12:30pm
Role of race/ethnicity in diabetes disease burden: A study of hospital discharge data in Chicago
Jana Hirschtick, MPH, Joseph F. West, MSc, ScD and Steven Whitman, PhD
     
12:45pm
Local area educational inequality and self-rated health: A new approach to the Wilkinson hypothesis
Fernando De Maio and Bruno Linetzky
     
1:00pm
Diabetes risk perception in overweight adults in East Harlem
Janice Scobie, MD MS, Ashley Fox, PhD, MA, Kezhen Fei, MA, Ellen P. Simon, DSW and Carol R. Horowitz, MD, MPH
     
1:15pm
Race-based emotional upset and fair or poor health in Black and White men
Camara Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, Mark Dudley, DO, Laurie Elam-Evans, PhD, MPH and Geraldine S. Perry, DrPH, RD
     

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

Organized by: Epidemiology
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Men's Health Caucus, Community Health Planning and Policy Development

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

See more of: Epidemiology
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