2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Online Program

5113.0
Social determinants of health

Wednesday, November 4, 2015: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
Social determinants include economic status, external and internal environments and cultural factors which impact the health status of communities. This session will discuss the positive and negative of the effects of socio economic determinants on the health status of communities across the globe.
Session Objectives: List the different social determinants of health. Discuss the role of socio-economic factors in overall health outcomes.
Moderator:
Brian Chen, JD, PhD

10:30am
Differences in Age-Standardized Mortality Rates for Avoidable Deaths Based on Township Income Quartiles in Taiwan, 1971-2008   
Brian Chen, JD, PhD and Chun-Yuh Yang
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
10:43am
Family Benefits to Promote Children's Health and Well-being: Findings from 128 Low- and Middle-Income Countries   
Willetta Waisath, MPH, Isabel Latz, M.Phil., Amy Raub, M.S. and Jody Heymann, M.D., Ph.D.
10:56am
Educational Attainment and Calculated Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in the Independent State of Samoa: A Cross-Sectional Analysis   
Milan Satcher, BS, Annie Gjelsvik, PhD and Stephen McGarvey, PhD, MPH
11:09am
Quality of life of older South Africans: The role of social capital and disease   
Margaret Ralston and Joel Negin, ssociate Professor of International Health and Director of Research

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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

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