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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Assessments and Practices in Refugee and Immigrant Health
5003.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Poster
Assessments and Practices in Refugee and Immigrant Health
This series of posters will outline diverse issues related to refugee and immigrant health. The posters address a variety of topics including practices, programs, assessments and surveillance systems related to refugee and immigrant health in US and international settings.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Board 1Wishing you health: Addressing attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of physical activity among Russian-speaking newcomers age 50 and older residing in San Francisco *
John-Vincent D. Banagan, BS, MPH (c), Katherine Brown, BS, MPH (c), Mylene A. Cahambing-(Yukhymuk), RN, BSN, MPH (c), Patricia Erwin, MPH, Linette Escobar, MA
Board 2Rapid Ethnic Diversification in a Rural Meatpacking Town: A Community Assessment of Immigrant and Refugee Health Behaviors and Practices
Michele Yehieli, DrPH, Mark Grey, PhD
Board 3Simplified surveillance system for farmworkers in the California border region
Alfonso Rodriguez-Lainz, PhD, Paula Kriner, MPH, Rosyo Ramirez, Amy Binggeli, DrPH, RD, CHES
Board 4A Randomized Controlled Trial to increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Chinese Americans
S. Tu, MD, MPH, Vicky M. Taylor, MD, MPH, Yutaka Yasui, PhD, Mei-Po Yip, RN, PhD, E. A. Acorda, Alan Chun, MD, Roshan Bastani, PhD
Board 5Economic impact on a displaced population five years after a disaster
Wayne Westhoff, PhD, Jaime Wilke, MPH, Robert Tabler, MPH
Board 6Developing effective strategies in implementing Chinese "Tell A Friend" training in the San Francisco Chinese community
Lei-Chun Fung, MPH, MSW, CHES
Board 7Maternal health initiative: Prenatal education and case management for refugee and immigrant women
Alison Pierce Tolley, MPH, CHES, Nhuong (Jennifer) Lam, Nermina Silnovic, Susan M. Pavlin, JD
Board 8Managed Care and Refugee Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Development and Implementation of Education Programs for Hmong Refugees
Jose Antonio Gonzalez, MPH, Jennifer Nuovo, MD, Tracy Vang, BA
Board 9Breast cancer beliefs and mammography screening among Thai-American women
Suwattana Kumsuk, RN, MSN
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
CE Credits:Oral Health

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA