Online Program

Oral

Latino communities are disproportionately impacted by substance use, violence and HIV infection resulting in critical inequities in a broad range of health outcomes. This session will address the role of context and cultural factors in shaping risk among multiple Latino populations. Panelists will address the role of acculturation, religious coping, the influence of peer, family and school contexts, and community-level factors in conferring risk and protection with the goal of contributing to the growing dialogue on the role of context and cultural factors in Latino health. The focus on these health issues among vulnerable Latino populations will help to inform population- and individual-level interventions that are responsive to specific contextual and cultural influences. The goal of this panel is to increase participants’ understanding of substance use, violence and sexual risks among Latino populations.

Session Objectives: By the end of this panel, the participants will be able to: 1) Discuss the role of acculturative stress and negative religious coping in alcohol use among Latino immigrants, 2) Identify the risk factors associated with violence involvement among Latino youth, 3) Understand the disproportionate impact of contextual factors such as neighborhood alcohol outlet density in drunk driving and underage drinking among Latinos, and 4) Discuss the role of acculturation in sexual risk behaviors among Latino drug users.

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