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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African American Health: Impacting all areas of our life

Monday, November 2, 2015: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Roundtable
Session Objectives: discuss the multiple ways African American life is affected and impacted by various disparities and social determinants.
Moderator:
Dana Reed-Wise, MPH

Table 1
My Sista's Keeper: Giving Voice to the Experiences of Violence Against and Among Black Girls   
LeConte Dill, DrPH, MPH, Sharena Soutar-Frith, MPH, Elizabeth Ige, MSW, Alecia Johnson, MPH, Shanna-Kay Townsend, MPH and Britany Thomas, MPH
  
Table 2
Working from the inside out: Using the resolution process of African American organizations to inform policies that protect children from menthol cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products   
Valerie B. Yerger, ND and Carol McGruder, BA, DEFE
Table 3
Separate and Not Equal: The Impact of Modern Day Segregation on Health Inequities   
Erin Raymond, MPH Candidate, Tiffany Ford, MPH Candidate, Aleia Mays, MPH Candidate and Amanda Dougherty, MPH Candidate
  
Table 4
Prostate cancer knowledge in African American men following physician consultations: Am I clear on what the doctor ordered?   
Laura Stiel, MA, Leanne Burnham, BS, Carlos Casiano, PhD, Colwick Wilson, PhD and Susanne Montgomery, PhD, MPH, MS

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

Organized by: Black Caucus of Health Workers
Endorsed by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services, International Health, Women's Caucus, Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Community Health Planning and Policy Development, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community

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

See more of: Black Caucus of Health Workers