Session: Social Science Perspectives on Health Care: Access, Delivery and Outcome

4218.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

Social Science Perspectives on Health Care: Access, Delivery and Outcome

The focus of this session is to examine the contribution of social, behavioral and economic factors as they impact the provision of health care, access to care and health outcomes across the lifespan. The presentations in this session address medical care for chronic or acute life-threatening illness. The purpose of this session is to present the results from translational research studies or innovative health programs that have incorporated a social science perspective. The experiences and findings from these approaches can inform health care and enhance public health for diverse populations.

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.

Learning Objectives: Participants attending this session will: (1) understand the role that social, behavioral and economic factors can exert in health care (2) comprehend innovative approaches to ensuring access to care for diverse populations (3) appreciate the necessity to incorporate a social science perpsective in effective program planning or service delivery approaches

Discussant(s):

Carol Kunzel, PhD

Moderator(s):

Victoria H. Raveis

Organizer(s):

Victoria H. Raveis, PhD

2:30 PM

Breast cancer screening: A comparison of the knowledge and practices of African-American, Dominican, Ecuadorian, Mexican, and West Indian women in New York City
Heather M. Foti, MPH, Mary Ann Chiasson, DrPH

2:45 PM

Home Health Care Use of Cancer Patients
Stephanie L. McFall, PhD

3:00 PM

A Case Study of the Effects of Housing and Integrated Services on Multiple Diagnosed Homeless HIV Positive Populations: Bridgeport's Multiple Diagnosis Program
Joyce Moon Howard, DrPH, Angela Aidala, PhD, Kathy Hunter, CSW, Marinel Reyes, CSW