141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Online Program

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Local and global strategies to address all forms of violence against women

Wednesday, November 6, 2013: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oral
This session will discuss the local and global strategies in place to address specific forms of violence against women and ways to empower them.
Session Objectives: Identify strategies to address violence against women
Moderator:
Constance Jackson, MPH

12:30pm
Strengthening health system response to survivors of sexual violence through adoption of best practices in documentation of forensic evidence   
Karen Naimer, JD, LLM, MA
12:45pm
Influence of popular media on justification and perpetration of intimate partner violence in India: A multilevel perspective   
Manali Nekkanti, MPH, Maureen Lahiff, Ph.D., Nap Hosang, MD, MPH, MBA and Ndola Prata, MD, MSc
     
1:00pm
Medical care post-sexual assault for u.s. servicewomen: A retrospective cross-sectional study   
Michelle Mengeling, Ph.D., Brenda M. Booth, PhD, James Torner, Ph.D., Craig Syrop, M.D. and Anne Sadler, Ph.D.
     
1:15pm
Moving beyond assessment: Examining providers' responses to patient disclosures of violence   
Heidi Collins Fantasia, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, Melissa A. Sutherland, PhD, APRN-BC and Holly Fontenot, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC
  

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

Organized by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights
Endorsed by: International Health, Mental Health, Women's Caucus

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

See more of: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights