Disparities in adverse infant health outcomes by race among hispanic and non-hispanic infants

4435.0
Infant & Child Health Oral Session 2

Tuesday, November 3, 2015: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Oral

Session Objectives: Discuss initiatives for improving care and services for low income families

Organizers:

Ruth Perou, PhD and Marianne M. Hillemeier, PhD, MPH

Moderators:

Marianne M. Hillemeier, PhD, MPH and Lesley A. Cottrell, Ph.D.

4:30pm

Prospective Observational Study Documents that CHIP and Medicaid Coverage Substantially Improve the Health and Healthcare of Uninsured Children and Save Money
Glenn Flores, MD, Candice Walker, PhD, Hua Lin, PhD, Michael Lee, Janet Currie, Rick Allgeyer, Tony Fierro, Alberto Portillo, Monica Henry and Kenneth Massey

4:55pm

Health, Economic, and Social Outcomes Experienced by Low-Income Recipients of a Community-Based Diaper Bank
Kelley Massengale, MPH, Jennifer Toller Erausquin, PhD, MPH and Michelle Old

5:20pm

Disparities in adverse infant health outcomes by race among hispanic and non-hispanic infants
Whitney Smith, DrPH, Samantha Goldfarb, DrPH, MPH, Anne Epstein, MPH and Martha Wingate, DrPH, MPH

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

Organized by: Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by: Women's Caucus, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)