5199.0 Disparities in mental health service use in Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander populations

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
Moderator:
Darrell L. Hudson, MPH, PhD

12:30pm
Understanding Racial Disparities in Utilization of Care
Alexander Chaitoff and Thomas Wickizer, PhD
12:50pm
Latino Disparities in Mental Health Care in California
Lina Mendez, PhD, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD and Gustavo Loera, EdD
1:10pm
Rates of inpatient mental health hospitalizations for Asian American and Pacific Islander subgroups compared to Whites in Hawaii
Tetine Sentell, PhD, George Jay Unick, PhD, MSW, Hyeong Jun Ahn, PhD, Jill Miyamura, PhD and Martha Shumway, PhD
1:30pm
Severity of illness and length of stay for inpatient mental health hospitalizations for Asian American and Pacific Islander subgroups in Hawaii
Tetine Sentell, PhD, George Jay Unick, PhD, MSW, Hyeong Jun Ahn, PhD, Jill Miyamura, PhD and Martha Shumway, PhD

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Organized by: Mental Health
Endorsed by: Latino Caucus, Public Health Nursing, Socialist Caucus, Men's Health Caucus, American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian 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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