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Session: Interventions, Evaluations and Research Issues and Findings Among Homeless Populations
5013.0: Wednesday, November 10, 2004: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Poster
Interventions, Evaluations and Research Issues and Findings Among Homeless Populations
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Marjorie J. Robertson, PhD
Board 1Use of maps to facilitate awareness of homeless resources in Cincinnati
Joseph Kiesler, MD
Board 2Cardiovascular risk and prostate cancer screening in a male homeless sheltered population
James Plumb, MD, MPH, Rickie Brawer, MPH, Lara Weinstein, MD
Board 3Feasibility and effectiveness of a smoking cessation counseling program provided by medical students in a homeless shelter
Colleen Flynn, Paul Didomenico, Susan Nathan, Michelle Pramick, Mark Pascua, Talya Spivack, Sapna Singh, James Plumb, MD, MPH, Rickie Brawer, MPH
Board 4Project Renewal MedVan: Compliance with ADA 2003 Diabetes Guidelines for Prevention and Management
Brenda Merritt, MD, Hope Ferdowsian, MD
Board 5Evaluation of the New Beginnings Program: “A Hand Up, Not A Hand Out”
Larry M. Gant, CSW, PhD, Lewis Hickson, Pgm Supervisor
Board 6Does distance matter? Service use and diagnosis in adult homeless
David E. Pollio, PhD, Brian McKean, Carol S. North, MD, MPE, Edward Spitznagel, PhD
Board 7Research with homeless youth: Balancing community involvement and research requirements
Naomi Dachner, MSc, Valerie Tarasuk, PhD, Stephen Gaetz, PhD, Blake Poland, PhD
Board 8Clinical need for disenrollment from mandatory Medicaid managed care in a population of homeless families
Roy Grant, Douglas Berman, Mindy Lieberman, Lourdes Lynch, PhD, Michael Lambert, MBA
Board 9Predictors of Post-High School Education Among Homeless Youth
Nathaniel Israel, MA, Debra M. Hernandez Jozefowicz-Simbeni, MSW, PhD, Leena Hadied
Board 10Engagement and retention in treatment of an urban homeless population
Laura M. Gillis, MS, RN, Jerry T. Lawler, PhD, Anthony C. Tommasello, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Caucus on Homelessness
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Health Administration; Mental Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA