141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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CHWs thinking global and acting local: Best practices for impacting health and wellness

Monday, November 4, 2013: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Poster
Moderator:
Susan Mayfield-Johnson, PhD,MPH,CHES
Organizer:
Susan Mayfield-Johnson, PhD,MPH,CHES

Board 1
Bridging the gap between community health workers and researchers: Lessons learned from a behavioral trial for low-income adults with heart failure   
Rebecca Liebman, MPH, Diane Baker, Catherine Feit, Redia Holman, Judy Sumpter, Serina Silvestry, Molly Martin, MD and Lynda H. Powell, PhD
Board 2
A randomized controlled trial of a patient navigator intervention to reduce hospital readmissions in a safety net health care system   
Richard Balaban, MD
Board 3
Assessing capacity of community health workers: Current roles, best practices, and the way forward   
Jennifer Alvisurez, Benjamin Clopper, Charles Felix, Crystal Gibson, Jasmin Harpe, Meredith Ferraro, M.S., Amelia Reese Masterson and Debbie L. Humphries, PhD, MPH
Board 4
From training to employment how community health workers can meet tomorrows healthcare needs today   
Cheryl Mongillo, Steven Carson, RN, BSN, MHA, Barbara L. Bungy, MPH, CHES and Paula Stillman, MD, MBA
Board 5
It's personal: Community health workers discuss intersections between their work and personal health behavior changes   
Jena Bauman Adams, MPH, Jennifer M. Madson, Tatyana Gorodetsky, M.Ed. (eq.) and Joanne L. Calista, MS, LICSW
Board 6
Targeting difficult to engage populations through a community health worker model   
Yvonne Heredia, PhD candidate
Board 7
Comprehensive assessment of community health worker (chw) readiness to deliver asthma education in the community: Innovative approaches to chw hiring, training, and the evaluation of job performance   
Jessica Ramsay, MPH, AE-C, Gloria Seals, Jamie Campbell, MPH and Melissa A. Gutierrez, MS
Board 8
Community health worker recruitment from within the target neighborhood: A framework for success   
Hosseinali Shahidi, MD, MPH, Cindy Sickora, DNP, RN, Sharon Clancy, MPH, Roxanne Nagurka, BA and Sabrina Marie Chase, PhD
Board 9
Improving access to prenatal care through community outreach workers   
Michelle Sanchez, MSW, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Community Health Workers
Endorsed by: Public Health Nursing, Community-Based Public Health Caucus

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