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

5080.0
Heart of matters: Childbirth, trauma and cardiovascular outcomes for women

Wednesday, November 4, 2015: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Oral
The health of women and girls is affected by health policies at the local, state, and national levels. The research that is featured in the session will highlight the significant impact that health policies can have on women and girls’ equitable access to high quality mental health care, trauma care, and maternity care. A “Health in All Policies” approach to creating and implementing equitable health policies will be discussed.
Session Objectives: Describe health policy approaches for improving healthcare access for women. Discuss the impact of organizational policies and practices on the health outcomes of women and girls. Describe the factors that affect healthcare providers' perspectives about maternal healthcare.
Moderator:
Michelle Williams, PhD, MPH, CHES

8:30am
Creating a culture of equity for female veterans' mental health: Policy, programming, research, and practice considerations   
Chanel Barnes-Osula, MA, MHS and Julia DeAngelo, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  
8:50am
Federal partners committee on women and trauma: Cross-agency collaboration on trauma-informed care   
Michelle Hoersch
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:10am
Health in childbirth policies: Congruence and discordance between physicians and midwives   
Georgia Froman, BA (c), Kathryn Luchok, PhD and Jennifer Reynolds, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:30am
Patient and practitioner perspectives: Obstetric fistula and healthcare access in Nigeria   
Beth Phillips, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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

Organized by: Women's Caucus
Endorsed by: Aging & Public Health, Socialist Caucus, Black Caucus of Health Workers, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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

See more of: Women's Caucus