132 Annual Meeting Logo - Go to APHA Meeting Page  
APHA Logo - Go to APHA Home Page
Session: Contributions of National African American Organizations in Improving the Public's Health
4114.0: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Contributions of National African American Organizations in Improving the Public's Health
promotion and screenings activities during their national meetings and in local communities to increase the awareness of health conditions in African Americans. The screening forms used is developed by each organization to collect data during their health promotion and/or health screening activities. The Office of Minority Health through the HELIX Group conducted an assessment of the screening instruments used by select National African American Organizations. During this session panelists will: (1.)Discuss community based health promotion and health screening activities in African American communities and instruments used to collect data. (2.) Provide an assessment of data collection instruments used by National African American organizations.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session participants will be able to: (1.)Describe qualitities of effective community based health promotion and health screening activities; List and describe data collection instruments used by National African American organizations.
Moderator(s):Mildred Hunter, MSW, MPH
12:30 PMContributions of National African American Organizations in Improving the Public's Health  [ Recorded presentation ]
Mildred Hunter, MSW, MPH, Georgia Buggs, RN, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Black Caucus of Health Workers
Endorsed by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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