NCLR’s Institute for Hispanic Health (IHH) announced today that it will address some of the world’s most renowned health leaders at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Francisco.
The APHA Annual Meeting has been called “the most important public health event of the year” and gathers over 13,000 national and international health professionals including physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and other health specialists. At the Meeting, APHA will present this year’s most cutting-edge technologies and research aimed at promoting healthy communities and preventing disease, and NCLR and the Latino community will be well represented.
The conference will take place at the Moscone Convention Center from October 27 to 31. Visit the APHA website for more information.
IHH projects accepted for this year’s Meeting program include:
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Project Name: Mujer Sana, Familia Fuerte
APHA presentation title: Mujer Sana, Familia Fuerte: A promotoras-led culturally competent and linguistically appropriate cervical cancer prevention project for Latina women in the United States
Authors:
- Vicky Cardoza, MPH (Project Coordinator, NCLR Institute for Hispanic Health)
- Delia Pompa (Senior Vice President, Programs, NCLR)
- Alejandra J. Gepp, MA EdHD (Associate Director, NCLR Institute for Hispanic Health)
- Manuela McDonough, MPH, CPH (Program Manager, NCLR Institute for Hispanic Health)
- Charlotte D. Kabore, MS, MPH, MCHES (Public Health Advisor, Centers for Disease Control)
- Britt Rios-Ellis, PhD, MS (Professor and Director, NCLR/California State University, Long Beach [CSULB] Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training)
- Selena T. Nguyen-Rodriguez, PhD, MPH (Research Associate, NCLR/California State University, Long Beach [CSULB] Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training)
- Carmen Velásquez (Executive Director, Alivio Medical Center)
- Alicia Wilson (Executive Director, La Clínica del Pueblo)
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Project Name: Viviendo Saludable
APHA presentation title: Reaching Out to Elderly Latinos Living with Diabetes: A Self-Management Program
Authors:
- Alejandra J. Gepp, MA EdHD (Associate Director, NCLR Institute for Hispanic Health)
- Vicky Cardoza, MPH (Project Coordinator, NCLR Institute for Hispanic Health)
- Madeleine Arritola
- Fernando Godinez (President and CEO, Mexican American Unity Council)
- Britt Rios-Ellis, PhD, MS (Professor and Director, NCLR/California State University, Long Beach [CSULB] Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training)
- Enrique Ortega
- Melawhy Garcia (Assistant Director, NCLR/California State University, Long Beach [CSULB] Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training)
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Project Name: Mantenga su Mente Activa
APHA presentation title: Mantenga su mente activa: Increasing awareness of Alzheimer's disease in the Latino community
Authors:
- Paul Aguilar, MPH (Project Coordinator, NCLR Institute for Hispanic Health)
- Alejandra J. Gepp, MA EdHD (Associate Director, NCLR Institute for Hispanic Health)
- Lupe Lemus (Executive Assistant, Programs, NCLR)
- Susannah Senerchia (Associate Editor, NCLR Integrated Marketing and Events)
- Claudia Barajas (Director of Health Services, Latino Community Development Agency)
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Project Name: Genetic Community Conversation
APHA presentation title: Genetic Services and Literacy in Latino Communities: A Community Conversation Addressing Maternal and Child Health Needs
Authors:
- Vicky Cardoza, MPH (Project Coordinator, NCLR Institute for Hispanic Health)
- Alejandra J. Gepp, MA EdHD (Associate Director, NCLR Institute for Hispanic Health)
- Delia Pompa, MA (Senior Vice President, Programs, NCLR)
- Belen Hurle, PhD (Staff Scientist, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health)
- Maria Gomez, RN, MPH (President/CEO, Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care)
The conference will provide an opportunity to represent Latinos in several areas that affect them greatly and to disseminate important strategies on how to reach this community effectively.
Vicky Cardoza, Project Coordinator for several of the accepted projects, views these accomplishments as a reflection of the efforts of both IHH staff members and NCLR’s Affiliate network.
“Abstracts submitted were subject to a very competitive evaluation,” said Cardoza. “Being selected to present at this meeting proves the high quality of IHH’s projects in addressing health disparities affecting Latinos.”
She continued: “These projects are implemented across the nation with the help of selected NCLR Affiliates. Dissemination efforts will focus on reaching new Latino communities through the Affiliate network to address health disparities among the most vulnerable, hard-to-reach populations.”