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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Increasing the quality of life of people with disabilities through health promotion interventions

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Poster

Board 1
Cervical and breast cancer screening health promotion intervention for women with intellectual disabilities   
Susan Parish, MSW, PhD, Esther Son, PhD, Jamie Swaine, MSW, Karen Luken, MS and Pam Dickens, MPH
Board 2
Tobacco cessation counseling in physical therapy practice: Addressing health disparities in people with disabilities   
Rose Pignataro, DPT, PT, CWS, PhD Candidate
Board 3
Improving access to mammography clinics for women with disabilities: An overview of project accessibility USA   
Priti Mehta, MPA Candidate and Roberta Carlin, MS, JD
Board 4
Health education program for persons with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study   
Mara Nery, M.S., Simon Driver, PhD, Alicia Dixon-Ibarra, MS and Kerri A. Vanderbom, MA
Board 5
Exceptional health for all: Promoting health equity for individuals with disabilities   
Gavin Colquitt, Ed.D., CAPE, CSCS, Moya Alfonso, MSPH, PhD, Ashley Walker, PhD, CHES, Li Li, PhD and Krissy Kendall, PhD
Board 6
Barriers to physical activity for adults living in the group home setting   
Alicia Dixon-Ibarra, MS, Simon Driver, PhD and Jeff McCubbin, PhD
Board 7
Current state of physical activity research in four disability groups   
Kerri A. Vanderbom, MA, Alicia Dixon, MS, Mara Nery, M.S., Jill Pawlowski and Simon Driver, PhD
Board 8
Computer-based training for improving caregiver support of preventive health screenings in adults with intellectual disabilities   
Courtney Noblett-Dutra, MPA
Board 9
Ecam: A virtual health information one-stop for enhancing SUD treatment services for consumers with co-occurring disabilities   
Jared Embree, MA, Josephine Wilson, DDS, PhD and Jon-Michael Huber, BA

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

Organized by: Disability
Endorsed by: Aging & Public Health, Black Caucus of Health Workers

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