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Cultural Competency in Health Communication (organized by HCWG)

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
The purpose of this session is explore strategies to address cultural competency in public health communication. Cultural competency in health communication is relevant and important to the successful translation of effective interventions to diverse populations.
Session Objectives: Describe the potential reach of the National CLAS Standards as a strategy for addressing health disparities. Analyze the potential role of cultural competency training for health care providers in reducing healthcare disparities.
Moderator:
Mario Browne, MPH, CHES

8:30am
National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care from the HHS Office of Minority Health: Promoting effective, cross-cultural communication to help reduce health disparities
J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, Mayra Alvarez, MHA, C. Godfrey Jacobs, Crystal L. Barksdale, PhD, Darci Graves, MA, MA, MPP and Jennifer Kenyon, BA
8:48am
Cultural Competency in Health Care: Evaluating the Outcomes of a Cultural Competency Training Among Healthcare Professionals
Sunil Khanna, PhD and Margaret Henning, MA, PhD
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9:06am
Strategic communications to prevent HIV infections and reduce health disparities among Black and Hispanic young adults
Elena Sebekos, MPH, CHES and William W. Darrow, PhD
9:24am
Factors associated with HIV and Sexual Communication among Hispanics/Latinos
Euna August, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Nili Larish, MPH, Chassidy Hanley, MPH and Jo Ellen Stryker, PhD
9:42am
Design and efficacy of a multilingual, multicultural HPV vaccine education intervention
Armando Valdez, PhD, Alvaro Garza, MD, Sora Park Tanjasiri, DrPH, Marilyn A. Winkleby, MPH, PhD, Susan Stewart, PhD and Chi-Ah Chun, PhD
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Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: Public Health Social Work, Community Health Workers

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

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