141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

3229.0
Lessons learned about healthcare delivery and access from developing countries

Monday, November 4, 2013: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oral
Global practices and strategies will be highlighted- with focused on chronic disease management, HIV testing, and post partum services.
Session Objectives: Describe community perceptions of barriers to accessing postpartum care services in facilities and at homes in rural Pakistan. Discuss some strategies to reduce HIV care barriers for communities in Northern Thailand. Discuss the importance of using secondary prevention drugs to prevent cardiovascular disease complications in patients with high risk
Moderator:
Firoozeh Molaparast Vali, PhD

12:30pm
Community perceptions of barriers to postpartum care accessibility for women and families in rural Pakistan   
Mobina Fatima, MBBS, MPH, Nabeel Akram, MBBS, Linda Fogarty, PhD, Hammad Habib, MBBS, MPH and Anne Blauvelt, MPH
12:50pm
HIV testing access & uptake barriers of thai and ethnic minorities in northern Thailand   
G. Pamela-Renée Crawford, MPhil, SM, MS, PhD, Robert S. Lawrence, MD, Nancy K. Roderer, MLS and David D. Celentano, ScD, MHS
1:10pm
Use of low cost secondary prevention drugs in middle and low income countries in southern africa   
Annamarie Kruger, Ph D, Thandi Rose Puoane, DrPH, Jephat Chifamba, MPhil and Ehimario Igumbor, Ph D
1:30pm
A longitudinal examination of cross-region hospitalization and regional socio-economic status   
Tsung-Tai Chen, PhD

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

Organized by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by: Health Administration, Public Health Nursing, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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