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Session: Providing Health Care to the Uninsured
3018.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Providing Health Care to the Uninsured
Absttracts in this session contain information that: to: describes alternative methods for providing specialty care to the uninsured, identifies key assets and nees of core safety-net agencies and organizations and presents the effectiveness of working with community partners to help reduce barriers and improve access to care.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1)describe alternative methods for providing specialty care to the uninsured; 2)identify key assets and nees of core safety-net agencies and organizations and 3)learn of the effectiveness of working with community partners to help reduce barriers and improve access to care.
Moderator(s):Michael Doonan, PhD
8:30 AMCaroline Street Clinic for the Uninsured; a model of service, collaboration and volunteerism  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lisa Kelley, MS, RN, Kelly Bower, MSN/MPH, RN, Miriam Alexander, MD, MPH
8:45 AMBridging the gap: Assessing health care service delivery to the underserved in the Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington metropolitan region  [ Recorded presentation ]
Siobhan C. Maty, PhD, MPH, Paul J. Bollinger, MPH, Oliver Droppers, MPH(c), Karen Bishop, MPH (candidate)
9:00 AMNew York City Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program (NYC MCCAP): Improving access to health care by eliminating barriers  [ Recorded presentation ]
Janeene Freeman, MPA, Arfana Haidery, MPH, Priya Raghavan, Liliana Vaamonde, JD
9:15 AMPerceptions of need among low-income populations: Access to affordable healthcare as a top unmet community need  [ Recorded presentation ]
Susan Brutschy, BA
9:30 AMPhysicians who care: A volunteer program to provide specialty medical care to the uninsured  [ Recorded presentation ]
Michael S. Kobernick, MD, MS, Kristin Fintin, Nancy Degroote, Cynthia Taueg, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Community Health Workers SPIG; Latino Caucus; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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