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Innovative public health initiatives that promote refugee and immigrant health

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Oral
The proposed session will demonstrate innovative public health initiatives that promote health among refugee and immigrant populations. Such initiatives are central in efforts to reduce health disparities among these populations and improve health.
Session Objectives: Identify strategies and innovative approaches for providing sensitive and appropriate care for refugee and immigrant populations Discuss strategies for engaging refugee and immigrant populations in public health initiatives to promote health
Moderator:
Laura B. Nellums, PhD

10:30am
Building capacity in nutrition & diabetes education in the Bhutanese refugee community in Tucson
Kristen O'Flarity, MPH, Ram Upreti, BS, Soraya Franco, BS, Kasey Brixius, MS, RD, Purna Budathoki, BA, Santa Gurung, BS, Bishnu Tiwari, BA and Karen A. Heckert, PhD, MPH, MSW
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
10:45am
Increase awareness of the importance of completing Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) treatment and improving completion rate of LTBI treatment by using picture education material to non-English speaking patients
Sun Wright, DNP, FNP-C
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:00am
“Lend a Hand to Health”: Process evaluation of a male promotores network
Patricia I. Documét, MD,DrPH, Laura Macia, PhD, Miguel Gonzalez, Andrea Fox, Leslie Bachurski, BA, Roberto Boyzo and Dawn Morgenstern
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:15am
Raising Awareness, Improving Skills: A Strategy to Address Health Disparities among Southeast Asians in Connecitcut
Rasy Mar, MPH, Stacey Brown, PhD and Mui Mui Hin-Mccormick
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:30am
Cognitive Mapping: An innovative approach to motivating behavioral change in Burundian refugees
Denise Bates, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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

Organized by: Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health
Endorsed by: Public Health Nursing, Community Health Workers, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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

See more of: Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health
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