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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Translating Research into Policy and Decision-Making at the Federal, State and Local Level
3355.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
Translating Research into Policy and Decision-Making at the Federal, State and Local Level
This session will provide participants the opportunity to better understand the importance of community participation in shaping and directing policy, and will discuss CBPR strategies to collaboratively advocate for change at local, state, and federal levels.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to: 1. Articulate the value of public input into policymaking; 2. Describe a model for community-based policymaking; and 3. Translate community-based participatory research into advocacy planning and action strategies.
Moderator(s):Michael Reece, PhD, MPH
4:30 PMDo community-based participatory researchers differ from traditional researchers in how they think about and engage in research dissemination and translation into practice?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Shawna L. Mercer, MSc, PhD, Reena Borwankar, MS, Junette McWilliams, MA, Carmen Tedesco, MA
4:43 PMCommunity-based policy development: Developing a senior advisory board for an elected official  [ Recorded presentation ]
Cassandra Ritas, MPP, Dana Popovic, MSW
4:56 PMWhat Youth Are Saying About Youth Violence: Lessons Learned from VideoVoice  [ Recorded presentation ]
Darrell L. Hudson, MPH, Naima T. Wong, BA, Lee Bell
5:09 PMAfrican American Adolescents Promoting Policy and Advocacy: Translating Community-Based Public Health Research into Policy  [ Recorded presentation ]
Brenda Oiyemhonlan, MPH/MHSA Candida, Ella Greene-Moton, Lee Bell
5:22 PMCalifornia’s Community Action to Fight Asthma Initiative Local Asthma Coalitions Case Study Book Project: Lessons Learned from Coalitions Affecting Policy Change  [ Recorded presentation ]
Jeni L. Miller, PhD, Derek Shendell, DEnv, MPH, Cindy S. Tsai, Eric M. Roberts, MD, PhD, Debra Ann Russell, BA, Mary Kreger, DrPH, Vicki Legion, MPH, Mary Beth Love, PhD, MS
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community-Based Public Health Caucus
Endorsed by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Academic Public Health Caucus; Community Health Workers SPIG; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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