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Women’s health

Tuesday, November 3, 2015: 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Oral
Women's health is often not made a national priority in many countries. This session will have presentations which discuss the challenges and progress made with regard to women's health across countries and highlight the various strategies which have been used to make women's health a national priority.
Session Objectives: Discuss latest trends and innovations for better women's health. Describe programs that strengthen women's health in international health settings.
Moderator:
Laura Parajon, MD, MPH

2:30pm
Antiretroviral Adherence Behavior among Reproductive Age Malawian Women   
Ogbochi McKinney, DrPH, MPH, MPA, Naomi Modeste, DrPH, Jerry W. Lee, PhD, Daniel Pearce, DO, FACOI, AAHIVS, Adamson Muula, PhD and Ron Mataya, MD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  
2:43pm
Can a large-scale, multilevel economic and food security structural intervention have an impact on gender dynamics in rural central Malawi?   
Lindsay Emer, PhD(c), Alice Fang Yan, MD, PhD, Patricia E. Stevens, RN, PhD, FAAN, Katarina Grande, MPH, Loren W. Galvao, MD, MPH, Emmanuel Ngui, DrPH, MSc, Thokozani Mwenyekonde, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, PhD, RN, Thula Saka, Diploma Rural Development, Chrispine Manda, Gerald Kosamu, Melissa Lemke, M.A., Chrissie Depete, Diploma Rural Development and Lance S. Weinhardt, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
2:56pm
Perceived barriers to achieving a healthy weight: A comparative study of adolescent girls at public and private schools in Guatemala City   
Luisa Madrigal, B.A. Anthropology, Inez Adams, PhD, Violeta Chacon, MPH and Joaquin Barnoya, MD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
3:09pm
Acculturation and Breast Cancer Screening among African Immigrant Women   
Rebekah Ndinda Ngewa, MPH, DrPH and Pamela Mukaire, DrPH, MPH, MEd
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
3:22pm
Improving Maternal Healthcare through Mobile Phones in India   
Nidhi Vij, PhD Candidate, The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

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

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Vietnam Caucus, Women's Caucus, 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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