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Suburban Health Inequities: Race, Place and Perceptions

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Oral
This session will present several studies that shed light on how social class and race determine health in a suburban community.
Session Objectives: Identify and discuss how racial and social factors determine health in a suburban community
Moderator:
Martine Hackett, PhD

10:30am
Race/Class Paradoxes: Residential Segregation Amplifies Disparities in Health Outcome
Philip Alcabes, Martine Hackett, PhD and Puja Chadha
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
10:50am
Counting Communities: A Unique Approach to Community Health Assessment of a Large Suburban County, Nassau County NY
Tavora Buchman, PhD, Matthew Brennan, MPH and Celina Cabello, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:10am
Obesity, weight perception and weight intention among sixth grade students in a segregated suburban community
Martine Hackett, PhD and Andrzej Kozikowski, Ph.D.
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:30am
Social factors that contribute to health disparities in a suburban community: A health needs assessment
Jessica Steier, MPH, DPH Candidate, Nancy Copperman, MS,RD,CDN, Tavora Buchman, PhD, Celina Cabello, MPH, Karen Tripmacher and Cindy Casson, OTR, MBA, LBMC
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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

Organized by: Socialist Caucus
Endorsed by: Public Health Social Work, Breastfeeding Forum, Community Health Planning and Policy Development, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

See more of: Socialist Caucus
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