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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Multiple Truths of Community and Science: Evidence from the Men as Navigators for Health Project in North Carolina
5033.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Multiple Truths of Community and Science: Evidence from the Men as Navigators for Health Project in North Carolina
This session will introduce participants to the Men as Navigators (MAN) for Health, a quasi-experimental multiple cohort study. MAN is funded by CDC to modify the effects of male gender socialization and institutionalized racism on the preventive health beahviors of men of color in North Carolina.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Describe research products and findings from the first two years of MAN; 2. Articulate ethical considerations raised by the community and academic partners; and 3. Discuss lessons learned about combining principles, products, and evidence that reflect the truths of both community and science.
Moderator(s):Elvira Mebane
8:30 AMAm I my brother’s keeper? The role of socialization in African American men’s help-seeking  [ Recorded presentation ]
Derek M. Griffith, PhD, Michael Cotten, Anh N. Tran, MPH, Mondi Mason, PhD, MPH, Nathan D. Fearrington, MHS, Earl Horton, BS, Eugenia Eng, DrPH, Michael O. Royster, MD, MPH, Janice Dodds, EdD, RD
8:50 AMEmerging roles and training of lay health advisors as researchers  [ Recorded presentation ]
Kate Shirah, MPH, Jaime Montano, Rachel I. Willard, India Ornelas, MPH, Eugenia Eng, DrPH, Scott D. Rhodes, PhD, MPH, CHES, Arnita Ford Norwood, MPH
9:10 AMLay health advisors as co-investigators: Implications for Institutional Review Boards and training in research ethics  [ Recorded presentation ]
Eugenia Eng, DrPH, Earl Horton, BS, Anh N. Tran, MPH, Kate Shirah, MPH, Alice S. Ammerman, DrPH, RD
9:30 AMPartnering with community to develop strong evaluation methods
Anh N. Tran, MPH, Nathan D. Fearrington, MHS, Guadalupe X. Ayala, PhD, MPH, Melvin Jackson, MSPH, Jaime Montano, Eugenia Eng, DrPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community-Based Public Health Caucus
Endorsed by:Community Health Workers SPIG; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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