African American Pastors' Perceptions of the Role of the Church in Adolescent Sexuality Education

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BCHW Student Special Panel Session:

Tuesday, November 3, 2015: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Roundtable

Session Objectives: Explain the barriers and confines of social determinant of health among people of the African Diaspora.

Moderator:

Cynthia Harris, PhD, DABT

Table 1

Role of health policies in faith-based institutions in promoting health behavior change: The Philadelphia Ujima experience
Candace Robertson-James, DrPH, Ana Nunez, MD and Lidyvez Mejia, MPH (candidate)

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Promoting health advocacy and policy change among students of color: The Health Disparities Summer Internship Program
Nicole McLean, Nicole Primus-Henry, MPA and Michael A. Joseph, PhD, MPH

Table 4

"I Just Did It": Health Decision Making and Perceived Outcomes of HIV Testing in the African American Church
Alexandria Booker, MA, Jannette Berkley-Patton, PhD, Marcie Berman, M.A., Carole Bowe-Thompson, B.S., Marvia Jones, MPH and Therese Petty

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African American Pastors' Perceptions of the Role of the Church in Adolescent Sexuality Education
LaNita W. Harris, MPH, CHES and Marshall Cheney, PhD

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

Organized by: Black Caucus of Health Workers
Endorsed by: 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)