2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Poster: Public health students: Improving the health of Latino communities

Wednesday, November 4, 2015: 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Poster

Board 1
Comidas Para Bienestar ("Foods For Wellness"): Developing a Culturally Relevant Nutritional Tool for the Latino Community   
Katherine Nordgren, MPH, MD Candidate, Penny Liberatos, PhD and Tammy Evans, MPH
Board 2
Innovative Public Health Partnerships to Improve Latino Health through Pipeline Education   
Miguel Rodriguez, B.A. MPH candidate, Cindy San Miguel, MPH, Angelica Sanchez, MPH Candidate, Mariela Rodriguez, B.A. MPH candidate, Isabel Sanchez, MPH Candidate and Maribel Gamon, B.A MPH candidate
Board 3
Promoting healthy lifestyles for the prevention of childhood overweight and obesity among a Latino population in Clark County, NV: Using an innovative program to assess the effectiveness of a school based garden program   
Michelle Wong, BS, Victor Arredondo, MPH and Fannie Fonseca-Becker, DrPH, Director, J&J Community Health Scholars Program
Board 4
Exploring the relationship between Vitamin D levels and Autism Spectrum Disorders among Hispanic children in South Texas   
Whitney Rome, Noe Garza, DDS, MPH, DPH, Raymond Palmer, Ph.D., Lynne Heilbrun, MPH and Beatriz Tapia, MD, MPH, CPH
Board 5
Effectiveness of a community-based model in improving diabetes care among underserved Latinos   
Anindita Fahad, MSW, MPH candidate, Sandra Echeverria, PhD, MPH, Mariam Merced, MA, Marlene Spina, RN, Harriet Black, RN and Leslie Malachi, BS
Board 6
Impact of Know Your Numbers Program on the Knowledge, Health Behaviors, and Well-being of Low-Income, Underinsured, and Uninsured Latino Participants in San Bernardino County   
Martha Galaviz, Weanne Myrrh R. Estrada, MPH, BSN, Ann Rajoo, Carly Simon-Gersuk, Donn Gaede, DrPH, Biblia Kim, MPH, Rachel Long, MPH, CEPR, Kristen Compean, MPH, Lea Urita, MPH and James Scheu
Board 7
Community-based participatory research: An opportunity to address policies affecting Latino LGBT populations   
Jose Javier Martínez-Vélez, MPHE, CHES, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz, PhD, MPHE, MCHES and Jose Mulinelli-Rodriguez
Board 8
Duration of Widowhood and Life Satisfaction in Elderly Hispanics: Findings from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly   
Ogie Umasabor-Bubu, MD, Omonigho M. Bubu, MD, MPH and Alfred Mbah, PhD
Board 9
Depression and chronic health conditions among Latinos: The moderating and mediating role of social networks   
Sandra Soto, MPH, Elva M. Arredondo, PhD, John P. Elder, PhD, MPH, Hala Madanat, PhD and Elena Quintanar, MPH
  

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

Organized by: Latino Caucus
Endorsed by: LGBT Caucus of Public Health Professionals, Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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