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Session: Public/Private Partnerships Working Together to Eliminate Disparaties in Health Care
4192.0: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Public/Private Partnerships Working Together to Eliminate Disparaties in Health Care
Papers will discuss how to use a public housing development as a venue for health promotion, disease prevention; an approach to using street venders to improve the availability and quality of fresh food in poor neighborhoods and the benefits of working with community hospitals to address health disparities.
Learning Objectives: This session will: 1)List specific strategies to address widespread street vending; 2)Describe the benefits of working with community hospitals to reduce health disparities; and 3)Describe evidence-based interventions for physical activity to public housing settings.
Moderator(s):Christina Rosi, MPA
2:30 PMPublic housing developments as a venue for health promotion and disease prevention: A multi-level program plan in New York City
Andrew Goodman, MD, MPH, Rachel Kramer, ScD, MHS, Roger Hayes, MA, Zoilo Torres, Rebecca Lee, MPH, Candace R. Young, MS
2:45 PMFruteros organizing project: An innovative approach to reducing an environmental health hazard by using principles of asset-based community development
Larry Vitale, PHN, MPA, Benjamin Velez Fraticelli, MPH
3:00 PMPublic health-community partnerships for public policy: Innovative strategies and opportunities for local health departments
Julie Williamson, MPH, Katie Vu-Ng, MPH, Christine Arnesen, MPH, Edith Cabuslay, MPH, Mary Ann Morgan, MPH, Nettie DeAugustine, BA, Patrick Moriarty
3:15 PMPublic/private partnerships that work: Working with neighborhood hospitals to reduce health disparities among women and infants
Deneen Long-White, Eleanor Padgett, MSW
3:30 PMUsing Public Private Partnerships to Support Community Voices in Policy Development and to Sustain Outreach
Patrick Chaulk, MD, MPH, Marcia Bayne-Smith, DSW, Phyllis E. Kaye, MPA, Tammi Fleming, Curtis Watkins
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by:Community-Based Public Health Caucus; Health Administration; Public Health Education and Health Promotion
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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