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Chronic Disease Screening and Prevention

Wednesday, November 4, 2015: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
Chronic Disease Screening can lead to improvements in people's health by encouraging healthy personal behaviors. This session aims to illustrate how chronic disease screening can aid in health promotion and preventative outcomes in public health.
Session Objectives: 1. Describe the process of chronic disease screening 2. Define primary, secondary, and tertiary disease prevention 3. Compare effective chronic disease screening approaches
Moderator:
Ranjita Misra, PhD, CHES, FASHA

10:30am
Cervical cancer screening among women over 70 years of age in the US, NHIS 2013 – provider recommendation or patient choice?   
Fangjian Guo, MD, PhD, Jacqueline Hirth, PhD, MPH and Abbey Berenson, MD, PhD, MMS
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
10:50am
Developing a chapter on healthy living and prevention and control of NCDs in youth for the UN “Facts for Life” manual   
Kiran Patel, MPH, Terrell Carter, MHS and Jonathan Klein, MD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:10am
Healthy Corner Store Network “Heart Smarts” Program   
Sandra Sherman, EdD, Rickie Brawer, PhD MPH MCHES, James Plumb, MD, MPH and Nyssa Entrekin
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:30am
Effectiveness of a Diabetes Self-Management Program Offered at a Patient Centered Medical Home   
Diana Hassan, PhD, CHES, Amy B. Curtis, PhD, MPH, Jane Hanneken, MD and Catherine L. Kothari, PhD
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)

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