142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Building healthier communities through nursing science: understanding the role of context on individual health

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
This presentation features exemplars of research programs focusing on neighborhood and contextual influences on individual and community health.
Session Objectives: 1. Analyze current research in social and environmental context. 2. Explain how physical, economic, geographical, behavioral, cultural, biological, and societal determinants of health affect the public's health. 3. Identify the leading health problems for U.S. population in the next decade. 4. Describe how nursing science is currently being implemented to improve public health and explain what remains to be accomplished.
Organizer:
Kim Curry, PhD, ARNP
Moderator:
Kiim Curry, PhD, ARNP

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Organized by: Public Health Nursing
Endorsed by: Public Health Social Work, Breastfeeding Forum, Community-Based Public Health Caucus

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

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