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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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5031.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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| This session will discuss the prevalence of health disparities in a host of preventable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, syphilis and Cardiovacular diseases. Strategies for involving minorities in research studies will be explored. Frameworks for understanding public health issues will also be introduced. A report on a five year, multi state prevention program will also be described. | |||
| Learning Objectives: 1) Identify innovative and effective strategies for recruiting African-Americans into research studies; 2) Describe Disparities elimination goals and strategies: identify steps to developing exercise programs for women with health limitations; Explore role of culture in program development and implementation. | |||
| Justin Odulana, PhD | |||
| Pamela Denzmore, MPH | |||
Disabled African Americans: Experiences with Personal Assistant Services (PAS) ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Rani Eversley, PhD, Brian R. Grossman, ScM, Alice Wong, BA, Joseph T. Mullan, PhD, Mauro Hernandez, BA, Charlene Harrington, PhD | |||
| Building capacity for HIV prevention in southern African American communities: Lessons learned Laveta Moody-Thomas, MPH, CHES, LSW, Mark A. Colomb, PhD | |||
| Implementing approved health strategies for increasing physical activity and movement for Middle-Aged Minority Women living with health limitations Rose Jackman Savage, MPH, Fatima Shama, Zenny Felicien, Ruschel Patrick, MS, OTR, Quinn Harris, William Urban, MD | |||
| Can disparities be eliminated without vulnerabilities reduction? The case of syphilis and coronary heart disease Nilesh Chatterjee, PhD | |||
| 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; Public Health Nursing; Women's Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA