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Session: Its Time to Declare War on the Leading Causes of Death and Disability in Racial and Ethnic Populations
5012.0: Wednesday, November 10, 2004: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Its Time to Declare War on the Leading Causes of Death and Disability in Racial and Ethnic Populations
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session participants will be able to: Articulate the seriousness of disease risks for People of Color; Identify the Leading causes of death in Black Populations Articulate the seriousness of these diseases in the U.S. and African Continent; Describe steps one should take to contribute to national and international solutions to the problems.
Organizer(s):Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH
Moderator(s):Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH
8:30 AMAn Update on Leading Causes of Death in People of Color  [ Recorded presentation ]
Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH, Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH
8:45 AMCombating Infant Mortality: The Importance of Breastfeeding Promotion in the African American Community
Darcey Lynn Cobbs, BA, MBA
9:00 AMEvaluation of a Community-based Health Intervention Program for African-Americans  [ Recorded presentation ]
Angelia Paschal, PhD, Rhonda K. Lewis, PhD, MPH, Arneatha Martin, ARNP, MSN, RN, Donna Dennis-Shipp, BS, Donna Simpson, BA
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Black Caucus of Health Workers
Endorsed by:Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community; HIV/AIDS; Health Administration; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Nursing

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