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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
3066.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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| In an effort to address racial disparities in health, this session will focus on cultural beliefs and health practices in areas where AFrican Americans are at particularly high risk - cancer and hypertension. Research will be presented on particpation in screening programs, targeted interventions, and use of complementary and alternative therapies. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Describe cultural beliefs and health practices in 1. African American populations and their impact on health status; 2. Describe outreach efforts to high risk populations; 3. Discuss community-parntered research in exploring complementary and alternative therapies | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Jean E. Swinney, PhD, RN | |||
| African Americans with cancer: Cultural beliefs and perceived health status Jean E. Swinney, PhD, RN, May T. Dobal, PhD, RN | |||
| Irregular mammography screening use in African American women Kathleen M Russell, DNS, RN, Victoria L. Champion, DNS, RN, FAAN, Celette Sugg Skinner, PhD | |||
| African American men's perspective on deciding to be screened for prostate cancer: A focus group approach May T. Dobal, PhD, RN, Martha F. Cothorn, MS, RN, OCN | |||
| Community partnered research: Use of complementary/alternative therapies in local African American communities Margaret M. Cotroneo, RN, PhD, Marina C. Barnett, DSW, Joseph Purnell, Danielle Martin, MHS, Elizabeth Mackenzie, PhD, Alfred Fishman, MD | |||
| Outreaching to a High-Risk Population: An Innovative Approach to Reduce Health Disparity among Urban Black Men with Hypertension Martha Hill, PhD, RN, Mary Roary, MHS, Dwyan Y. Monroe, BA, Lee Bone, MPH, RN, Miyong Kim, RN, PhD, Hae-Ra Han, RN, PhD | |||
| Organized by: | Public Health Nursing | ||
| Endorsed by: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||