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Minority to Majority: Latino Public Health Education and Health Promotion Programs

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
The purpose of this session is to reveal the barriers to accessing health care services and information for Latino families. The audience will learn about various health promotion and strategic models that reduce the health disparities for Latino families. The audience members will also gain a better understanding about the role of family based interventions in public health efforts to improve Latino health outcomes.
Session Objectives: Describe programs and interventions that can improve low-income Latinos families’ sense of empowerment to manage their healthcare. Explain successful, culturally appropriate program components for Latino patient populations for health disparities reduction.
Moderator:
Carmen Milagros Velez Vega

2:30pm
En Familia: An intergenerational health literacy program for Latino families
Rosa M. Steen, MPH, Kristen D. Holtz, PhD and Louise C. Palmer, MA
2:50pm
Group stress management delivered by community health workers: Effects on emotional functioning among Latinos with type 2 diabetes
Julie Wagner, Ph.D., Angela Bermudez-Millan, Ph.D., M.P.H., Sofia Segura-Perez, M.S., R.D., Grace Damio, M.S., CD/N, Jyoti Chhabra, Ph.D. and Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Ph.D.
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
3:10pm
Development and evaluation of a culturally-tailored clinic-based breast cancer risk reduction intervention for Latinas
Sheila Castaneda, PhD, Ilana Brongiel, MPH, Rebeca Espinoza, MPH, MA, Olga Cardona, Patricia Perez, Elizabeth Medeiros, Linda Carrillo, BA and Gregory Talavera, MD, MPH
3:30pm
Delivery of an efficacious teen pregnancy prevention program for Latino families: Promotores as a novel dissemination strategy
Jane Lee, LMSW, Chely Romero, Reyna Campos, Liany Arroyo and Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion

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

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