141st APHA Annual Meeting

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3404.0
Novel approaches to promoting healthy communities beyond the health care system

Monday, November 4, 2013: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Poster
Moderator:
Susan Mayfield-Johnson, PhD,MPH,CHES
Organizer:
Susan Mayfield-Johnson, PhD,MPH,CHES

Board 1
Impact of a community advocacy intervention on partnering agencies and promotoras in southern Arizona
Kerstin Reinschmidt, PhD, MPH, Maia Ingram, MPH, Kenneth Schachter, MD, Samantha Sabo, MPH, Sofia Gomez, Lourdes Fernandez, Promotora and Scott Carvajal, PhD, MPH
Board 3
Chw partners bridging the gap in cancer disparities: Lessons learned from the ACS bridges initiative
Marcie Fisher-Borne, PhD, MPH, MSW, Renee Malone, MPH, Esther Familia-Cabrera and Morgan Daven, MA
Board 4
Supporting Rwanda's national community health program: Insights from a community partner organization
Didi Bertrand Farmer, MA, Elias Ngizwenayo, Peter Niyigena, BA, Claire Mazin, MA, Leslie Berman, MPH, Grace Ryan, BA, Tisha Mitsunaga, ScM, Daniel Palazuelos, MD, MPH and Michael L. Rich, MPH, MD
Board 5
"Αnd so I realize I'm not the only one": Contribution of promotoras in a childhood obesity intervention for Latino families
Lily Friedman, Nicole Tantoco, Hannah Thompson, MPH and Kristine Madsen, MD, MPH
Board 6
A methodology to assess impact of promotores (Community Health Workers)
Keri Baker, MSc, RN, Julia Curry, Jenny Nepom and Adam Kraus
Board 8
Board 9
Western Massachusetts public health training center (WMPHTC): Designing and implementing training programs for community health workers
Dawn Heffernan, RN, MS, CDE, Marie Meckel, MPH, PA-C, Natahsa Rossi, MPH, Lesley Kayan, BA, Suzanne Rataj, MPH, Daniel Gerber, MPH, EdD and Stuart Chipkin, MD
Board 10
Utilizing community health workers for evidence-based interventions in inkster, Michigan
Kirstie M. King, BS, MSW, Octavia Smith and Sandy Waddell, RN, BSN

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

Organized by: Community Health Workers
Endorsed by: Public Health Nursing