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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: CHWs as Integral Members of the Healthcare Team
5038.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
CHWs as Integral Members of the Healthcare Team
This session will explore a range of approaches to integrating community health workers into health care programs including disease prevention and control, primary care and treatment adherence programs.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Moderator(s):Susan Johnson
8:30 AMCommunity health workers: Vanguards of hope for sustainable healthcare development in developing countries- the ECHP experience
Ifeolu Joseph Falegan, MD;CertFH;DipCS
8:50 AMCommunity Health Worker Roles in the Management of Diabetes and Emotional Health
Carol A. Brownson, MSPH, Mary O'Toole, PhD, Gowri Shetty, MPH, MS, Edwin B. Fisher, PhD, Sally Hurst, BA, Lourdes Rangel, Floribella Redondo, Carlos Flores, Dawn Heffernan, RN, MS, Alison Jones Webb, Angela J. Camilleri, MPH, MA, Kenneth S. Babamoto, PharmD, MPH
9:10 AMBuilding a brotherhood: Peer counselors impact prostate cancer in an African American community  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ann Brekke Yungert, RN BSN PHN, Carol N. D'Onofrio, DrPH
9:30 AMImmigrant community health workers in healthcare settings: Critical links between patients, providers and the broader community
Patricia Erwin, MPH, Linette Escobar, MA, Samira Causevic, Alexander Mosalov, Yelena Zmushko, Olga Radom
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Workers SPIG
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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