The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA
Session: Serving Cultural and Linguistic Minorities in the Community
3230.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Serving Cultural and Linguistic Minorities in the Community
Learning Objectives: Successful approaches in serving cultural and linguistic minorities in the community will be explored
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Moderator(s):Ricke Zamor
2:30 PMAssesment of cultural and linguistic competencies in a health system
James Plumb, MD, Rickie Brawer, MPH
2:45 PMTrends in immunization coverage 1996-2000: Two low-income minority communities in NYC relative to NYC and the US
Matilde Irigoyen, MD, Sally Findley, PhD, Marian D. Chitu, MD, Shaofu Chen, PhD, Pamela Sternfels, ScM
3:00 PMAn analysis of refugee-associated disease prevalence and utilization in Multnomah County, Portland, Oregon
Jay D. Kravitz, MD, MPH, FACPM, David M. Balmer, MD, MPH, FACPM, Patricia A. Kullberg, MD, MPH
3:15 PMHealth planning needs for minority men in work initiative programs
Theresa Ann Sipe, PhD, Danielle E. Ruedt, MPH, Syreeta N. Skelton, MPA, BA
3:30 PMTranslation assistance provided to low income Spanish speakers to improve access to private physicians through a charity care network
Mona Sarfaty, MD, Elizabeth Damotta
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by:Latino Caucus; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA