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Online Program

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Barriers and enablers promoting or impeding health among immigrants and refugees communities 1

Monday, November 2, 2015: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
Session Objectives: Identify cultural and non-cultural factors that influence screening among immigrants Describe formal and informal strategies use in combating domestic violence
Moderator:
Laura Nellums, MSc, PhD

10:30am
Chinese and Korean American immigrant experience: A mixed-methods examination of facilitators and barriers of colorectal cancer screening   
Mary Jung, MPH, Diane Ng, BS, Jamie Sim, BS and Sunmin Lee, ScD, MPH
10:45am
Post-disaster health-seeking behaviors among Vietnamese Americans   
Mengxi Zhang, MPH, Mark VanLandingham, MPH,PhD and Aiko Kaji, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:00am
Barriers to service utilization among immigrant families participating in the Florida Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program   
Pamela Birriel, MPH, Siobhan Davis, BA, Esther Jean-Baptiste, BS, Leandra Olson, BS, Rema Ramakrishnan, MPH, Chantell Robinson, Suen Morgan, BS, Loreal Dolar, MS, Deviquea Rainford, Elizabeth Baker, PhD, MPH, CPH and Jennifer Marshall, PhD, MPH
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: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services, International Health, Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community

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