19th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control

Program Book

 
 
 

CITY OF ATLANTA
 

SHIRLEY FRANKLIN
	MAYOR
 

55 TRINITY AVENUE, S.W ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30335-0300
	TEL 14041 330-6100
 

March1,2005
 

Greeting:
 

As mayor of Atlanta, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 19th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control.
 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, in partnership with the Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors and the Prevention Research Centers Program, is a vanguard in researching methods that can prove beneficial in locating and eliminating some of the health disparities present in our communities.
 

This opportunity to accelerate the rate of progress in improving lives must be taken with full force. Saving lives and healing communities adversely affected by social or economic conditions is of paramount importance. Thank you for boldly addressing this
 

Issue.
 

On behalf of the people of Atlanta, I extend best wishes to you for a rewarding, successful conference.
  

Agenda At A Glance

Tuesday, March 1, 2005

7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.		Registration

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.		Exhibit Break and 
Continental Breakfast				International Ballroom

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.		Welcome and Opening Remarks		Marriott Ballroom

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.		Evidence-Based Research Pleanary Presentation  Marriott Ballroom

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.		Exhibit Break and Refreshments			International Ballroom

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.		Fries Prize for Improving Health 
Awards Luncheon				Marriott Ballroom

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions

!	A01 Addressing Inequities in the American  
Indian/Alaskan Native Community: Progress 
and Ongoing Challenges			International A

!	A02 Economic Assessment of Health Care 
and Health Promotion Programs			Bonn

!	A03 Promising Evaluation Approaches to 
Assessing the Impact of Community-Based 
Programs					Sydney

!	A04 Diabetes and End-Stage Renal Disease	International B

!	A05 Using Data to Guide Community 
Partnership Efforts 				Champagne

!	A06 Physical Fitness for Persons 
	with Disabilities					International C

!	A07 Health Disparities: Challenges, 
	Opportunities, and What You Can Do About It	Magnolia

!	A08 The Alabama REACH 2010 Project:  
	A Community Action Plan for Breast and 
	Cervical Cancer Health Disparities		Picard/Chablis

!	A09 Evidence-Based Programs for Improving 
	Cancer Outcomes in Michigan's African 
	American Populations				Rhine/Savoy

!	A10 Evidence-Based Approaches to Chronic 
	Disease Prevention: Lessons Learned From 
	Europe and Latin America			Stockholm

!	A11 What Does It Take to Build a Partnership 
	to Eliminate the Disparities and Inequities That 
	Cause Unequal Burdens of Illness, 
	Disease, and Death?				International 10

!	A12 Learning By Doing: Incorporating Social 
	Determinants of Health Inequity Into Chronic 
	Disease Prevention Programming		International 9

!	A13 Reporting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in 
	Morbidity and Mortality: A Life Course Approach	Consulate

!	A14 Removing Disparities From Rural 
	Health Care Systems: Current Community 
	Research Initiatives				International 8

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.		Exhibit Break and Refreshments
				Poster Session with the Authors			International Ballroom

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions

!	B01 Progress in Stopping Health Disparity and 
	Inequity: Partners That Have Made Progress in 
	Addressing the Issues in Different Environments	 Bonn

!	B02 Keeping It Simple: Promoting Health Literacy 
	- A Strategy for Eliminating Health Disparities	Champagne

!	B03 Community Experiences in Implementing 
	Healthy Aging Evidence-Based Programs	Consulate

!	B04 Improving School Health Using National 
	and Local Tools					Picard/Chablis

!	B05 Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis 
	Data Sources					Rhine/Savoy

!	B06 Assessing Physical Activity in Populations	Magnolia

!	B07 The Art and Science of Developing 
	Partnerships					Stockholm

!	B08 Partnerships for Promoting Physical 
	Activity						Sydney

!	B09 Partnerships to Promote Child Health	International A

!	B10 Implementing Plans of Care for Chronic 
	Conditions in the School Setting			International C

!	B11 Influencing Social Determinants at the 
	State and National Level			International 8

!	B12 Communicating Clearly With People 
	Hurt Most by Chronic Disease			International 9

!	B13 Social Determinants and Global Program
	on Health Promotion Effectiveness: How the 
	North American Effectiveness Project Is 
	Expanding the Evidence Base for Community 
	Efforts to Create Conditions That Promote 
	Health for All					International B

!	B14 Faith-Based Organizations: Answering a 
	Call to Health					Amsterdam

!	B15 The Importance of Standardized Data in 
	Reporting Racial and Ethnic Disparities		International 10

4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.		Break

4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions

!	C01 Utilizing Social Marketing to Address 
	Health Disparities				Bonn

!	C02 Adopting Healthy Aging Programs in 
	Diverse Settings				Champagne

!	C03 Progress in Chronic Care Monitoring	Consulate
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!	C04 Disease Management and Collaboratives: 
	Innovative Methods and Effective Tools		Magnolia

!	C05 Chronic Disease in American Indians	Rhine/Savoy

!	C06 Hair Today, Health Tomorrow: Eliminating 
	Health Disparities Through Partnerships with 
	Beauty Salons					International B

!	C07 An Interactive Workshop on How to Build 
	Partnerships for Community-Based Participatory 
	Research					Stockholm
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!	C08 Utilizing Innovative Methods to Develop 
	Interventions to Address Social Determinants 
	of Health Disparities				Sydney

!	C09 The Basics of Plain Language: Learn 
	How to Lift the Fog and Communicate Clearly	International A

!	C10 Obesity Prevention and Control: Evidence-
	Based Research for Taking Off the Pounds	International 8

!	C11 Chronic Disease Indicators: Interactive 
	Introduction to the New CDI Web Site and 
	Application to State Programs			Picard/Chablis

!	C12 More Evidence, More Action: Using 
	Findings From the Guide to Community 
	Preventive Services to Support Public 
	Health Program and Policy			International 9
!	C13 Community and Business Strategies to 
	Address Health Care Disparities			International 10

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.		Town Hall Meeting				Marriott Ballroom D

Wednesday, March 2, 2005

7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.		Registration

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.		Welcome Remarks				Marriott Ballroom

8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.		Access and Other Challenges Plenery Presentation  Marriott Ballroom

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.		Exhibit Break and Refreshments
				Poster Session with the Authors			International Ballroom

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.		CDD Awards Plenary				Marriott Ballroom
	
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon		Plenary Panel Presentation: CHALLENGES	Marriott Ballroom
	
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.		Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions

!	D01 Focusing on New Partners: Moving 
	Toward Fairness and Equity			Bonn

!	D02 Communication and Community		Champagne

!	D03 Using Surveillance and Technology to 
	Confront Public Health Challenges Along the 
	U.S.-Mexico Border				Picard/Chablis

!	D04 Minority Womens Participation in 
	Cancer Screening				Rhine/Savoy

!	D05 National Strategies to Identify and 
	Disseminate Evidenced-Based Programs	Consulate

!	D06 Naming and Measuring Racism to Address 
	Health Disparities				Sydney

!	D07 Access and Quality: Chronic Disease 
	Management and America's Health Centers	Stockholm

!	D08 Public Health's Role in Implementing 
	Health Care Systems Change to Improve 
	Quality of Care					International 8

!	D09 Reaching Out to Diverse Populations to 
	Promote Wellness in the Workplace		Magnolia

!	D10 Florida's Public Health Response in the 
	Face of Five Natural Disasters:  Challenges 
	for our Disparate Populations			International C

!	D11 Defining Race and Ethnicity: Legal and 	
	Practical Implications				International 9

!	D12 Does Equal Access Solve the Problem?	International 10

!	D13 Strengthening the Relationship Between 
	Academia and the Community			International B

!	D14 The African American Collaborative 
	Obesity Research Network: A Potential 
	Strategy for Reaching the Deep Structure 
	Underlying the Obesity Problem in African 
	American Communities				International A

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.		Exhibit Break and Refreshments
				Poster Session with the Authors			International Ballroom

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions

!	E01 Challenges to Fairness and Equity, and 
	What We Can Do About Them: Partners for 
	Equitable Access to Health Care for Populations 
	With Special Needs				Champagne

!	E02 Inequities in Health for Rural Populations: 
	Can Policy Make a Difference?			Picard/Chablis

!	E03 Are Social Marketing Approaches Positively 
	Changing Knowledge and Behavior?		Consulate

!	E04 Increasing Cancer Screening Rates 
	Among Diverse Populations			Magnolia

!	E05 The Benefits of Culturally Competent 
	Care  Three Diverse Examples			Stockholm

!	E06 Improving Health and Reducing Costs: 
	Modeling Changes in Health Systems		International A

!	E07 Minority Health Surveys and Minority 
	Participation in Health Surveys			Sydney

!	E08 Smoking Cessation Programs and 
	State Smoking Reductions			International B

!	E09 Training Community Members as Health 
	Workers to Reach the Underserved		International 8

!	E10 Culture Influences on Health		International 9

!	E11 Ways of Bringing About Change in Social 
	Determinants of Health Inequities (Part One)	Bonn

!	E12 Civil Rights and Health Care		International C

!	E13 Strategies to Address Health Disparities in 
	the WISEWOMAN Program			Rhine/Savoy

!	E14 Bridging the Gap of Health Disparities:  
	Successful Examples Using Community Health 
	Workers and Community-Based Partnerships	International 10

4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.		Break

4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions

!	F01 Using Social Marketing Assessments to 
	Drive Communication Campaigns Differently	Champagne

!	F02 Environmental Approaches to Assessing 
	and Addressing Community Health Promotion	Magnolia

!	F03 Guidelines and Compliance: Patient,
 	Provider, or Just Poor Documentation?		Consulate

!	F04 Measuring Health Disparities		Stockholm

!	F05 Unique Partnerships for Early Disease 
	Detection					Sydney

!	F06 Ways of Bringing About Change in Social 
	Determinants of Health Inequities (Part Two)	Bonn

!	F07 Health Disparities in Hispanics		International 8

!	F08 Innovative Approaches to Prostate 
	Cancer Awareness and Education		International C

!	F09 Addressing Disparities With People Who Are 
	Deaf: Opportunities for Partnerships in Research 
	and Health Interventions			Rhine/Savoy

!	F10 Taking Action Against Disparities in Heart 
	Disease and Stroke in Diverse Communities	International 9

!	F11 Mental Health, Physical Health, and Health 
	Disparities: The Role of Public Health		International B

!	F12 Communications and Policy: Raising 
	Awareness of Alaska Natives' Cancer Burden 
	Through Stories, Data, and Graphics		Picard/Chablis

!	F13 Futures Update Special Session		International 10

!	F14 Community Competence: A Paradigm 
	for Addressing Development of Effective 
	Interventions					International A

!	F15 Policy Challenges Impacting Other
	Disparities					Amsterdam

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.		Gala Networking Reception			Atlanta Merchandise 											Mart
Thursday, March 3, 2005

7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.		Registration

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.		Exhibit Break and Continental Breakfast		International Ballroom

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.		Concurent Sessions

!	G01 Mobilizing Citizens:  Working Together 
	to Affect Change				Stockholm

!	G02 The Collection and Use of Health Data 
	Among Ethnic and Racial Groups by Federal 
	and State Agencies and the Private Sector	Champagne

!	G03 The Brass Tacks of Getting the Best Bang 
	for Your Bucks: Working With Media for 
	Health Promotion				Magnolia

!	G04 Geographic Distribution of Chronic 
	Disease					International A

!	G05 Women's Health				International B

!	G06 Promoting Nutrition in Schools  Increasing 
	Student Achievement Through Nutrition		Picard/Chablis

!	G07 Health Equity: New and Bold Opportunities 
	to Eliminate Health Disparities			International 9

!	G08 Patterns of Use and Outcomes of Evidence-
	Based Complementary and Alternative Medical 
	(CAM) Therapies Among U.S. Ethnic Minority 
	Adults						Rhine/Savoy

!	G09 Log in to Live Longer			International C
	
!	G10 Excellence for a 21st Century Public 
	Health Workforce				International 8

!	G11 Call to Complementary Action for Fairness 
	and Equity in Health: What Should We Do 
	Between Now and Next Year's Conference?	Bonn

!	G12 Reporting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in 
	Risk Factors for Disease: Opportunities for 
	Prevention					International 10

!	G13 Health Disparity Collaboratives in Rural 
	Communities					Consulate

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.		Exhibit Break					International Ballroom

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.		Consequential Epidemiology Awards		Marriott Ballroom
	
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon		Opportunities: Communication and Policy	Marriott Ballroom
 
PLANNING COMMITTEE LIST

Conference Co-Chairs

Claudia Brogan, MS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Katie Duggan, MPH, MS, RD
Saint Louis University Prevention Research Center

Regina Hardy, MS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Amy Slonim, PhD
Michigan Public Health Institute

Jennifer Smith, MSHP
Texas Department of State Health Services

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Maureen Culbertson, MS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Julie Harvill, MPA, MPH
Illinois Department of Public Health

Rosemarie Henson, MSSW, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Donna Stroup, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion 
Committee Members
Liany Elba Arroyo, MPH
National Council of La Raza

Janet Baggett
Florida Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

William Bailey, DDS, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Elizabeth Baker, PhD, MPH
Saint Louis University School of Public Health

William Baldyga, MA, DrPH
Illinois Prevention Research Center

Cindi Beadle, PAHM
Virginia Department of Health

Viki Brant, MPA
Alabama Department of Public Health

Frank Bright, MS
Ohio Department of Health

Nilka Burrows
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Annie Carr, MS, RD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Bethann Witcher Cottrell, PhD
Dekalb County Board of Health, Piedmont Hospital

Mary Catherine Daniels, MSW
New York State Department of Health

Dee Ann DeRoin, MD, MPH
Ioway Tribe of Kansas

Melinda Forthofer, PhD
University of South Florida College of Public Health

Emma Green, MPH
National Association of County and City Health Officials

Jennie Hefelfinger, MS
Florida Department of Health

David  Hoffman, MEd
New York State Department of Health

Steven Hooker, PhD
University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center

Marsha Houston
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Philip Huang, MD, MPH
Texas State Department of Health

Rochelle Hurst, MA
Michigan Department of Community Health

Mary Kane
Concept Systems, Inc

Martha King, MPA, MSW
National Conference of State Legislatures

John Korn
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Michelle Lackey, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

LaDene Larsen, BSN
Utah Dept of Health

Yvonne Lewis
Faith Access to Community Economic Development 

Nehanda Lindsey, CMP, MIB, MS
Professional and Scientific Association

Laura Lloyd, MPH, CHES
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

Maurizio Macaluso, MD, DrPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

John Mader
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Patricia McLean, MEd
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Victor Medrano
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Leslie Miller
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Refilwe Moeti, MA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Quentin Moore, MPH
Michigan Public Health Institute

Kim Neiman, RN, MPH, CIC
Washoe Tribal Health Center

Lorette Neville MSA 
Michigan Public Health Institute

Kathleen Nolan, MPH
National Governor's Association

Jan Norman, RD, CDE
Washington State Department of Health

Sherri Paxon
North Dakota Department of Health

Karen Petersmarck, PhD, MPH
Michigan Department of Community Health

Vicki Pilgrim
Georgia Department of Human Resources

Alan Reich
National Organization on Disability

Robert Reischauer, PhD
Urban Institute

Karen Rigler
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Robert Robinson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Angel Roca
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Anita Rosen, MSW, PhD
Council on Social Work Education

Abby Rosenthal, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Mark A. Schoeberl, MPA
American Heart Association

Earl Schurman
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Jean Smith
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Carol Steiner, RN, MN
Georgia Department of Human Resources

Victor Sutton, MPPA
Mississippi State Department of Health Office of Health Promotion

Margaret Tate, MS, RD
Arizona Department of Health Services

Stacey Tompkins, MS, CHES
Chronic Disease Directors

Blanca Torres, MSSW
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control

Jack Trope
Association on American Indian Affairs

Pattie Tucker, MPH, DrPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control

Kelly Varcho
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Rodolfo Valdez, PhD, MSc
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Tammy Vehige, MEd, CHES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Jayme Washam
Chronic Disease Directors

Stephanie Wasserman, MSPH
National Conference of State Legislatures

Fran Wheeler, PhD
Chronic Disease Directors

Stephen Wilhide, MSW, MPH
National Rural Health Association

Sheree Williams, PhD, MS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention

Janis Winogradsky
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Ricardo Wray, PhD
Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Adeline Yerkes, RN, MPH
Oklahoma State Department of Health

 
General Information

Plenary Highlights

Day 1: Progress
Opening Plenary
What progress have we made in eradicating our society of health disparities? How can we continue to fight the good fight when, despite a number of effective interventions, disparities persist in health care access and quality of care? Why do these disparities still exist? In a rousing introductory presentation, attendees will learn about the evolution of the battle against health disparities, inspiring each of us to stay committed and focused, despite the many roadblocks and setbacks there may be along the way. With a wide range of populations  such as low-income, less educated, racial/ethnic, and gay/lesbian groups  still bearing the brunt of health care inequities, remaining dedicated to the challenge can be daunting for the public health community. With a special focus on using evidence-based research to impact policy, attendees will receive a look at the steps necessary to move beyond recognition of the problem of health disparities and into developing promising solutions to address them, including key areas where improvements have been made in eliminating such disparities.  

Plenary Panel Session
Attendees will be treated to a discussion by a panel of notable leaders, including Dr. Helen Burstin, Director of the Center for Primary Care Research of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Dr. Akiko Hosler, Director of Diabetes Surveillance and Evaluation at the New York State Department of Health; Dr. Elena Rios, President and CEO of the National Hispanic Medical Association; Linda Ellis, Executive Director of the Atlanta Lesbian Cancer Initiative; and Dr. Roberto Dansie, CEO Cultural Wisdom. Drawing on findings from the second annual National Healthcare Disparities Report developed by the AHRQ, Dr. Burstin will provide an update on the progress that has been made since the first report was published. Additionally, the panelists will discuss their successes, challenges, and theories in implementing strategic plans that are grounded in evidence-based research. With an emphasis on best practices and lessons learned, the panel will describe the reports performance measures as they relate to the fields of epidemiology, medicine, cultural competency, and behavioral science. 

Networking Luncheon and Fries Prize Presentation
The 2005 Fries Prize Award will be presented to Faye Wattleton, president of the Center for the Advancement of Women, an independent, nonpartisan non-profit research and education institution dedicated to advocating for the advancement of women. As president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) from 1978 to 1992, Ms. Wattleton championed for reproductive rights and health, shaping family planning policies and programs around the world. Under her leadership, PPFA has grown and now provides medical and educational services to four million Americans each year, through 170 affiliates, operating in 49 states and Washington, D.C. A remarkable role model, Ms. Wattleton now is leading the charge to create an institution dedicated to research-based education and advocacy for women. She will comment on the key programs she has helped implement over the years, as well as her vision for the future of womens health issues and the steps she feels are necessary to have a positive influence. 

Town Hall
Are you ready for an engaging debate on health disparities? Join in the conversation at our Town Hall Meeting as panelists  including Dr. H. Van Dunn, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Medical and Professional Affairs for NY Health and Hospital Corporation; Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Director of Public Health and Health Officer for Los Angeles County; Liany Arroyo, Atlanta Program Office Director of National Council of La Raza; Dr. Adewale Troutman, Louisville, Ky., Metro Health Department Director; and Barbara Major, Executive Director of St. Thomas Health Services in New Orleans  square off. The night will kick off with an introduction from Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director of the CDC, as she sets the stage for the evening's discussion and shares CDC's perspective on the elimination of health disparities. As these leaders discuss differing viewpoints about the critical steps necessary to eliminate disparities, a lively discussion is sure to ensue. With a special consideration of the current public policy agenda and its relationship to health disparities, audience members will interact with the speakers, asking questions and offering contrary opinions. Moderated by Elizabeth Cohen, medical correspondent for CNNs health and medical unit, the Town Hall Meeting is sure to make for a memorable evening.   

Day 2: Challenges
Plenary Presentation
As president and chief executive officer of Grady Health System in Atlanta, the largest public hospital-based health system in the Southeast, Dr. Andrew Agwunobi is familiar with the challenges of ensuring uninsured and underinsured patients receive equal treatment in a health care setting. What can health care providers do to help eliminate disparities in care? How can we better educate health care providers about health care inequities? How can we bridge the gap between individuals at risk and health care providers? Dr. Agwunobi will take attendees through a series of alternatives and more rigorous approaches to address the issues of access and quality of care, including methods for educating health care providers about health disparities. 

Award Plenary
The Joseph W. Cullen Award for Outstanding Contributions to Chronic Disease Prevention and Control is given to an individual outside the traditional public health field who has made outstanding contributions in the field of chronic disease. Julie Harvill of the Illinois Department of Public Health will present the award, which honors the memory of Joseph W. Cullen, Ph.D. Dr. Cullen served as Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institutes Division of Cancer Prevention and Control and is known as the architect of the National Cancer Institutes Smoking and Tobacco Control Program. This years recipient is Dr. David Kessler, Dean of the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. While serving as Commissioner of the FDA, he began looking into the regulation of nicotine as a drug and was instrumental in convincing President Clinton to enact tough federal regulation of tobacco. He had the courage to take on the tobacco industry at a time when everyone said it was impossible. In addition to spearheading the FDA regulation of tobacco, Dr. Kessler is credited for much of the groundwork for the Attorney General lawsuits against the tobacco industry that resulted in billions of dollars being awarded to states with some funds used for tobacco prevention.

The Legislator of the Year Award is given to a legislative champion who has substantially assisted in the advancement of the associations goals by introducing or supporting legislation or amendments, including appropriation legislation, that reduce the chronic disease burden. Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City strongly supported a 100 percent smoke-free ordinance for the most populous city in the United States.  Mayor Bloomberg ignored political opposition and did what was right for public health. As a result of his efforts, secondhand smoke exposure was reduced for millions of citizens.  

Plenary Panel Session
Featuring Dr. Sheldon Greenfield, Chair of the Institute of Medicines Unequal Treatment Report; Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, first state level Surgeon General from Michigan; Dr. Michael Montijo, Senior Vice President for Government Operations at American Healthways; and Maxine Golub, Senior Vice President of the Institute for Urban Family Health, this panel will grapple with the tough issues facing public health professionals today, including the benefits of building partnerships and coalitions to address access and quality issues that influence health care disparities. Along with moderator Dr. Mehmet Oz, of Columbia University, these dynamic leaders will focus on the development and implementation of multilevel strategies to address racial and ethnic disparities in health. With panelists from various levels of the public and private sectors, attendees will gain insight into aspects of community action and programs at all levels. 

Gala Networking Reception
Now that youve learned what you need to know, now meet who you need to know. Make new contacts and reconnect with old at our Gala Networking Reception. Take a trip around the world with your fellow conference attendees in a multicultural experience. Aromas from ethnic Asian, Caribbean, Latin/Hispanic, and Native American dishes will tantalize your taste buds while music will entice you to move to the rhythm of the night. Mingle with local dignitaries, national leaders, and icons of social justice while partaking in this feast of the senses. Take a step toward bridging the gap of cultural understanding by attending the Gala Networking Reception. 

Festive attire is welcome, but please wear comfortable shoes, as the short walk to the Atlanta Mart is slightly uphill. Dont miss this entertaining exploration of multicultural cuisine and music.

Day 3: Opportunities
Closing Plenary Session
Now that the conference is coming to a close, you feel armed with knowledge and ready to take on the world. So, now what? A panel of experts  including Dr. John Ruffin, Director of the National Institutes of Healths National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities; Dr. Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Vice President of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Doug Levy, Director of Communications at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine; and Dr. Thomas LaVeist, Director of the Morgan-Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health  will challenge attendees to implement novel methods and programs relevant for their communities and organizations based on information gathered during the conference. Attendees will be infused with a renewed passion for embracing innovative approaches to technology and communication to advance needed change in health disparities. Touching on policy recommendations and opportunities on the horizon, the panel will leave attendees with feelings of hope, excitement, and enthusiasm for the future. 

Award Presentation
The inaugural Consequential Chronic Disease Epidemiology Awards will be presented to one oral presentation and one poster presentation from the conference. The presentations  chosen by a committee comprised of representatives from CDC, CDD, and PRC  best exemplify the use of epidemiologic methods to enhance the evidence base for chronic disease prevention programs, policy, surveillance, or evaluation. Dr. William Foege, former Director of the Carter Center and CDC, is credited with coining the term consequential epidemiology to describe applied research that has the potential to improve public health policy and to prevent disease. Congratulations to this years winners! 

Registration and Personnel

Early registration begins on Monday, February 28th, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the Convention Level and will continue throughout the conference. Refer to your agenda for specific times. Professional and Scientific Associates (PSA), the conference management contractor, has staff available to assist you throughout the conference, and can be identified by their name badges. In addition to the PSA staff, other program staff and volunteers will be assisting with room monitoring, on-site registration and other support tasks, and may be identified by badge ribbons.

Exhibits and Poster Presentations

Exhibits are being displayed in the International Ballroom. Exhibits will be available for viewing Tuesday, March 1 through Thursday, March 3.

Official hours for fully staffed exhibits are:
	Tuesday, March 1, from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
	Wednesday, March 2, from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
	Thursday, March 3, from 7:30 am  10:00 am

Poster presentations with the authors will be held on Wednesday, March 2, from 10:00 am-10:30 am and again from 2:30 pm  3:00 pm. Posters will be displayed and presented in the International Ballroom until 10:00 am on March 3rd.

Speaker Ready Room

Speakers are encouraged to take advantage of the Speaker Ready Room (located in the Nile room) to prepare and rehearse their presentations. The room is equipped with a computer, LCD display, overhead projector, screen, 35mm carousel slide projector, carousel slide trays, and Caramates to assist in setting up your slides. Speaker Ready Room hours are from 3:00 pm  7:00 pm on Monday, February 28th, and 7:30 am5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 1 and Wednesday, March 2nd. If you will need access to the room after hours, this needs to be arranged in advance. Have the conference registration staff locate Nehanda Lindsey by walkie-talkie to schedule the day and time needed.

Cell Phones and Pagers

If you are carrying your cell phone or pager with you to sessions please turn it off or set it to silent/vibrate mode before entering.

Name Badges

Please wear your conference name badge at all times during the conference.  If you lose or misplace your name badge the staff at the Conference Registration Desk will assist you in securing a new badge. You will need to present some form of photo identification in order to receive a replacement name badge.

Evaluations

Your feedback is very important to the conference organizers because it greatly influences program content for the next year. To ensure your needs and expectations are considered when we are planning the next conference, be sure to complete an evaluation form for each session and the overall conference evaluation form. Evaluation forms are located in the CE Evaluation Booklet which will be at the CE Booth. Return your evaluation forms to the CE Booth before you leave the conference. If you are requesting continuing education credits you must keep the Evaluation Forms Booklet intact and submit all evaluation and continuing education forms together.

Resource Tables
Most materials for the conference have been included in this Program Book. Speakers have been encouraged to provide copies of their visuals as hand-outs to distribute during their session. There will be resource tables in the International Level Lobby for extra presentation handouts and materials.
Special Activities

This year, the conference committee has provided attendees with a Progress Journal 2005: A Passport to the 19th National Conference on Chronic Disease and Prevention. The Passport, which can be found in the Conference bag materials, gives you extra information, instruction, and food for thought about the Conference experience. With room for notes and contact information for people you meet, the Passport is sure to be a valuable reference even after the Conference ends.  

Other Places of Interest

Welcome to Atlanta, the capital city of the Southeast. Famous for its Southern hospitality, Coca-Cola, and entertainment scene, Atlanta boasts many attractions known the world over. We hope you enjoy the citys parks, museums, shopping, and entertainment while youre here. Thank you for the opportunity to introduce you to our beautiful city.

The African American Panoramic Experience (APEX) Museum
This museum interprets and presents history from an African American perspective through exhibits such as Atlantas first black-owned drug store and a Trolley Theater. 135 Auburn Avenue 
(404) 523-APEX (2739) www.apexmuseum.org

Centennial Olympic Park
A 21-acre green space established in downtown Atlanta as the worlds gathering place during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, the park features the popular Fountain of Rings and various events. Andrew Young International Boulevard at Centennial Olympic Park Drive 
(404) 222-PARK www.centennialpark.com

CNN Studio Tours
This interactive tour of the CNN studio offers a dramatic look at the history of the CNN News Group networks, their coverage of the events that shape the world, and the state-of-the-art studios responsible for bringing the news to more than 1 billion people around the globe.
One CNN Center (404) 827-2300 www.cnn.com/studiotour

Hammonds House Galleries and Resource Center of African American Art
The Hammonds House is Georgias only independent fine-art museum dedicated to presenting art by people of African descent, including works by Romare Bearden, Haitian artists, and other well-known artists such as Hale Woodruff and Radcliffe Bailey. 503 Peeples Street 
(404) 752-8730

High Museum of Art
The museum features collections of 19th- and 20th-century American art, European and decorative art, photography, and modern and contemporary art. 1280 Peachtree Street
(404) 733-HIGH (4444) www.high.org

Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
The former Presidents Library and Museum includes photographs and historic memorabilia from the Carter presidency (1976-1981) as well as an exact replica of the Oval Office.
441 Freedom Parkway (404) 331-3942 www.jimmycarterlibrary.org

Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site
Created in 1980 to honor the life of the famous civil rights leader, this Sweet Auburn attraction includes a visitors center with exhibits on King and the civil rights movement, his birth home on Auburn Ave., his tomb at The King Center, and historic Ebenezer Baptist Church where King and his father preached.  Auburn Avenue, between Jackson Street and Boulevard (404) 331-5190
www.thekingcenter.org

Sweet Auburn District
Sweet Auburn was the center of black enterprise in Atlanta from 1890s to 1940s, the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr., and home to the Sweet Auburn Curb Market.

Underground Atlanta
Atlanta sprouted up around the railroad and first rose from the Civil War ashes at this spot in the heart of the city. Today, Underground offers stores, eateries, and annual events such as Halloween Ghost Tours and the New Years Eve Peach Drop. Peachtree at Alabama Street
(404) 523-2311 www.underground-atlanta.com

William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950 explores the role of largely Jewish artists in creating Super Heroes. Explore the world of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Captain America through rare early artwork, memorabilia, and interactive displays that both adults and children will enjoy. The Breman Museum is a Jewish heritage museum that explores the many facets of Jewish culture through special exhibitions, permanent exhibitions on the Holocaust and the history of Jews in Atlanta, and archives that collect the material artifacts and historical records of Jewish life in Georgia. 1440 Spring Street 
(678) 222-3700 www.thebreman.org

World of Coca-Cola
This three-story attraction is devoted to the worlds No. 1 soft drink created in Atlanta more than 110 years ago, with memorabilia, videos, a 1930s soda fountain, retail store, and more.
55 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (404) 676-5151 www.woccatlanta.com

Zoo Atlanta
You wont want to miss the more than 1,000 animals in natural habitats, including two Giant Pandas, the offspring of the famous gorilla Willie B., the painting African elephant Starlet OHara and Sumatran tigers. 800 Cherokee Avenue (404) 624-5678 www.zooatlanta.org

For more information about activities in Atlanta, please go to www.atlantaheritage.com and www.atlanta.net. 

Healthy Activities 

We all need to stay healthy and fit through exercise  even away from home! Join in any of the following activities, or branch out on your own to explore Atlanta on a bike or on foot. Theres plenty to see and do while youre here. Stop by the Healthy Activities Registration Table to find out more. 

Athletic Club
Peachtree Center Athletic Club, located at 227 Courtland Street on the 9th and 10th floors of the Courtland Parking Garage, will be available to conference attendees at a specially discounted rate of two days for the price of one, or $15. Participants must have a conference badge. The club offers a wide range of facilities and equipment. Additional information is available at the Healthy Activities Registration Table. 

Tai Chi
Join instructor Miriam Holland in a Tai Chi class. Miriam holds a 5th-Level Rank in taijiquan (tai chi chuan) awarded by the China Wushu Association, USA. A formal, indoor student of 5th-Generation Yang Style Master Cui Zhongsan (Beijing), she has been teaching publicly since 1997. She has competed successfully in the United States and China. Her students range in age from 13 to 85 years old. For more information visit the Healthy Activities Registration Table.

Fun Exercise Routine
Linda Byams, the creator of the Teens Exercise program, will lead attendees in a fun exercise routine using hip-hop music, dance, weight training, and floor routine to provide you with a complete workout. You will learn five lifestyle changes to manage your weight and keep it off; you will move and have fun. 

With years of experience as a teen health educator for the Jane Fonda Center, a background in dance exercise, and support from the Grady Health System Teen Clinic and Emory University Nutrition Services, Linda teaches teens and their parents to exercise and make healthier food choices with her 6-week Teens Exercise Program. This is a good way to start your day. All fitness levels are welcomed. Offered Wednesday, March 2, 2005, 6:30-7:30 a.m. For more information visit the Healthy Activities Registration Table.

Gold Medal Mile 
Conference attendees are cordially invited to participate in a Gold Medal Mile event on Wednesday, March 2 during the lunch break (Noon-1:30 p.m.). The event will be held at Centennial Olympic Park. Participants may register on-site at the Healthy Activities Registration Table. 

Healthy Activities At-A-Glance

Tuesday, March 1, 2005
6:30-7:30 a.m. Tai Chi

Wednesday, March 2, 2005
6:30-7:30 a.m. Fun Exercise Routine
Noon-1:30 p.m. Gold Medal Mile
6-8 p.m. Gala Reception

Thursday, March 3, 2005
6:30-7:30 a.m. Morning Walk

 
Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Program Events

6:30a.m. -7:30 a.m. 		Start the Day with Healthy Activities - Tai Chi

7:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. 	Registration
			Marquis Registration Booth

7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. 	Exhibit Break and Continental Breakfast
			International Ballroom - Exhibit Level

8:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. 	Welcome and Plenary Presentation

11:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Exhibit Break and Refreshments
			International Ballroom - Exhibit Level

11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. 	Fries Prize for Improving Health - Awards Luncheon
			Marriott Ballroom

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 	Concurrent Sessions

2:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. 	Exhibit Break and Refreshments
			Poster Session with the Authors
			International Ballroom - Exhibit Level

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 	Concurrent Sessions

4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. 	Concurrent Sessions

6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. 	Town Hall Meeting
			Marriott Ballroom
 
Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Marriott Ballroom

Presenter/Speaker
George A. Mensah, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C., F.E.S.C.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Shirley Franklin
Mayor
City of Atlanta

What progress have we made in eradicating our society of health disparities? How can we continue to fight the good fight when, despite a number of effective interventions, disparities persist in health care access and quality of care? Why do these disparities still exist? In a rousing introductory presentation, attendees will learn about the evolution of the battle against health disparities, inspiring each of us to stay committed and focused, despite the many roadblocks and setbacks there may be along the way. With a wide range of populations - such as low-income, less educated, racial/ethnic, and gay/lesbian groups - still bearing the brunt of health care inequities, remaining dedicated to the challenge can be daunting for the public health community. With a special focus on using evidence-based research to impact policy, attendees will receive a look at the steps necessary to move beyond recognition of the problem of health disparities and into developing promising solutions to address them, including key areas where improvements have been made in eliminating such disparities.

 
Plenary Presentation
Evidence-Based Research
9:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
Marriott Ballroom

Presenter/Speaker
Helen Burstin, MD
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Presenter/Speaker
Roberto Dansie, PhD
CEO, Cultural Wisdom

Presenter/Speaker
Linda C. Ellis, MDiv, MEd
Atlanta Lesbian Cancer Initiative

Presenter/Speaker
Akiko S. Hosler, PhD
New York State Department of Health
 
Presenter/Speaker
Elena V. Rios, MD, MSPH
National Hispanic Medical Association

Attendees will be treated to a discussion by a panel of notable leaders, including Helen Burstin, M.D., Director of the center for Primary Care Research of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Akiko Hosler, Ph.D., Director of Diabetes Surveillance and Evaluation at the New York State Department of Health; Elena Rios, M.D., M.S.P.H., President and CEO of the National Hispanic Medical Association; Linda Ellis, Executive Director of the Atlanta Lesbian Cancer Initiative; and Roberto Dansie, Ph.D., CEO Cultural Wisdom. Drawing on findings from the second annual National Healthcare Disparities Report developed by the AHRQ, Dr. Burstin will provide an update on the progress that has been made since the first report was published. Additionally, the panelists will discuss their successes, challenges, and theories in implementing strategic plans that are grounded in evidence-based
research. With an emphasis on best practices and lessons learned, the panel will describe the report's performance measures as they relate to the fields of epidemiology, medicine, cultural competency, and behavioral science.

 
Networking Luncheon and Fries Prize Presentation
11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Marriott Ballroom

Presenter/Speaker
James Fries, M.D.
Chairman of the Board
Healthtrac Foundation

Award Recipient
Faye Wattleton
President of the Center for the Advancement of Women

The 2005 Fries Prize Award will be presented to Faye Wattleton, president of the Center for the Advancement of Women, an independent, nonpartisan non-profit research and education institution dedicated to advocating for the advancement of women. As president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) from 1978 to 1992, Ms. Wattleton championed for reproductive rights and health, shaping family planning policies and programs around the world. Under her leadership, PPFA has grown and now provides medical and educational services to four million Americans each year, through 170 affiliates, operating in 49 states and Washington, D.C. A remarkable role model, Ms. Wattleton now is leading the charge to create an institution dedicated to research-based education and advocacy for women. She will comment on the key programs she has helped implement over the years, as well as her vision for the future of womens health issues and the steps she feels are necessary to have a positive influence.

 
A01 Addressing Inequities in the American Indian/Alaskan Native Community: Progress and Ongoing Challenges
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International A

Moderator
Jack F. Trope
Association on American Indian Affairs

Presenter/Speaker
American Indian Health
Dee Ann DeRoin, M.D., M.P.H.
Ioway Tribe of Kansas

Presenter/Speaker
Donald J. Lott, Jr., B.S., M.H.A.
Indian Family Health Clinic

Presenter/Speaker
Carol L. Barbero
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP Law Firm

The health system that most American Indian/Alaska Natives access is a unique system that reflects the special legal status of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Indian tribes or nations are distinct political communities that possess attributes of inherent sovereignty over both their members and their territories. Indian tribes are neither states, nor part of the federal government, nor subdivisions of either. The United States government has a trust relationship with Indian people based upon the Constitution and common law and memorialized in a score of treaties. Thus, the health care system upon which most American Indians/Alaska Native rely is a hybrid system operated in part by the Indian Health Service, a branch of the Public Health Service, and in part by the Indian tribes themselves, primarily through contracts negotiated with the federal government pursuant to Public Law 93-638. This system has had some real successes in reducing the disparity between American Indians/Alaska Natives and broader populace in areas such as infant mortality rates, but significant disparities continue to exist in areas such as diabetes and periodontal disease. This session will focus upon both these successes and future challenges and explore broader lessons that might be learned from the experience of the American Indian/Alaska Native community.
 
A02 Economic Assessment of Health Care and Health Promotion Programs
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Bonn

Moderator
Shannon T Thompson, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Racial Disparities in hospitilizations and its costs due to chronic disease in Arkansas
Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H.
Arkansas Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program/Arthritis Health Program

Presenter/Speaker
An Economic Analysis of a Childhood Obesity Intervention in Largely Hispanic Schools
H. Shelton Brown, Ph.D.
The University of Texas School of Public Health Department of Management Policy and Community Health

Presenter/Speaker
The Cost Effectiveness of Treating the Metabolic Syndrome in the African American and General Population
Joseph Tichawona Tasosa, M.B.A., M.S.
Wright State University School of Medicine Department of Community Health Health Systems Management

This panel presentation will describe efforts to assess the economic aspects of health care and health promotion programs. The first presenter will summarize the El Paso Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) intervention program designed to reduce the number of childhood obesity cases. Not only does CATCH appear to be effective, but it also results in a net positive economic impact. The following study supports a growing body of literature that indicates the cost-effectiveness of providing preventive services as early treatment, in this case of metabolic syndrome risk factors. The study also compares the cost-effectiveness of treating the metabolic syndrome in African Americans to that for the general population. The third study addresses a disproportionate burden of disease among certain racial groups and finds that this disparity is compounded by limited access to health care and is reflected in hospitalization rates and their costs.
 
A03 Promising Evaluation Approaches to Assessing the Impact of Community-Based Programs
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Sydney

Moderator
Barbara A. Bowman, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Julie W. Will, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Adapting to Diversity at the US-Mexico Border: Process and Outcomes of a Family-Based Diabetes Program
Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Ph.D.
University of Arizona

Presenter/Speaker
Factors involved in the Utilization of PRC Research: A Multiple Case Study Approach
Jeffery Chaichana Peterson
University of New Mexico Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

This session reinforces the need to identify promising evaluation approaches for assessing the impact of community-based programs and translating the findings into evidence-based program design. Using the RE-AIM (Research, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) model, which goes beyond the assessment of effectiveness to include a number of other important public health dimensions, researchers were better able to evaluate the effectiveness of the WISEWOMAN program. Participants will learn about the five dimensions of the RE-AIM evaluation framework and the value of using it as a broader model to assess overall public health impact. They also will learn about the current use of Prevention Research Centers' (PRCs) research findings by public health professionals and agencies, communities, and other systems as well as the key factors affecting the process of its utilization. The remaining panelist will share how research suggests that family support and involvement are associated with greater patient compliance with recommended self-management strategies and behavior change within the household. These research findings were translated into local context by promoting family support in a diabetes education program designed for low-income Hispanic families. The panelist will identify strategies for adapting such programs to the local context.

 
A04 Diabetes and End-Stage Renal Disease
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International B

Moderator
Arlene  Sherman, CMP, CTAS
Division of Diabetes Translation

Presenter/Speaker
End-Stage Renal Disease Due to Diabetes Among Southwestern American Indians, 1990-2001
Nilka Rios Burrows, M.S.
CDC\NCCDPHP

Presenter/Speaker
The incidence of end-stage renal disease, Georgia, 1999-2002
Karon G. Abe, Ph.D.
Georgia Department of Human Resources Georgia Division of Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Getting the Most Out of Vital Statistics Data: Diabetes-related Heart Disease Mortality in New Mexico
Heidi Krapfl, M.S.
New Mexico Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Diabetes and diabetes-related end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are major public health burdens, especially among racial/ethnic populations. This session focuses on the assessment of racial disparities in diabetes and end-stage renal disease. The first study was an effort to assess racial disparities in the burden of end-stage renal disease and its contributing causes in Georgia. Participants will learn about two ways that the incidence of ESRD might be reduced in persons with diabetes and hypertension. Then, participants will learn about how multiple-cause mortality data can enhance interpretation of heart disease (HD) mortality among racial/ethnic groups. The presenter will describe the steps to obtain multiple-cause mortality data at the state or national level and how it might be used to explore chronic disease trends. The third project was an effort to assess trends in diabetes-related end-stage renal disease among southwestern American Indians. The results indicate that since 1996, end-stage renal disease incidence decreased in the southwestern American Indian population with diabetes, which may reflect the recent reduction in risk factors and improvements in diabetes care practices.

 
A05 Using Data to Guide Community Partnership Efforts
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Champagne

Moderator
Maxia  Dong, MD, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Using geographical information systems to facilitate community based public health planning of diabetes intervention efforts
Daniel J. Kruger, Ph.D.
University of Michigan School of Public Health Prevention Research Center

Presenter/Speaker
Youth at Risk: A Status of Youth Behaviors in West Texas and Ciudad, Juarez, Mexico
Ann G. Pauli
Paso del Norte Health Foundation

Presenter/Speaker
Using data to build community partnerships: The little project that did!
Marilyn M. Gardner, Ph.D.
Western Kentucky University Department of Public Health

This session concerns the use of data to guide community partnership efforts. To begin, participants will hear how the Prevention Research Center of Michigan (PRC/MI) used community-based research principles to design and implement the Speak to Your Health! Community Survey. This survey was developed by an alliance of partners and focuses on community health and community concerns. The discussion will include how geographic information systems can facilitate the planning of community-based public health interventions and the principles and practical applications of community-based research. The next presenter will illustrate ways in which existing data sources can be gathered and used to build partnerships to address health disparities related to issues of childhood overweight, as was the case in rural South Central Kentucky. Local prevalence documented the extent of childhood overweight and, once presented with these data, schools and community partners initiated actions to address the problem. Far from Kentucky, the Paso del Norte Health Foundation (PdNHF) in West Texas and Ciudad, Juarez, Mexico, realized its need to focus on health promotion and disease prevention primarily in the behavioral and environmental aspect of health. The Foundation has identified key focus areas that are crucial in positive youth development. The Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBSS) was utilized to support planning, development, and evaluation of interventions for PdNHF to address risky behaviors of youth.

 
A06 Physical Fitness for Persons with Disabilities
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International C

Moderator
Vincent Campbell, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
William E. Bodry
Challenge Center

Presentation will focus on the approach that the Challenge Center has applied to provide community-based programs to persons with disabilities.  The interventions designed by the Challenge Center has profound positive outcomes, the most cost effective of which is preventing many secondary disabilities in persons with SCI, MS, TBI, and other long-term disability.

 
A07 Health Disparities: Challenges, Opportunities, and What You Can Do About It
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Magnolia

Moderator
Susan Jack, M.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Hani Atrash, M.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This informative and engaging session will include an overview of the fundamental terms and key concepts necessary to understanding the magnitude of health disparities. Attendees will receive the most up-to-date statistics related to the health status of the various race and ethnic groups in the United States, including statistics on mortality, morbidity, behaviors, health care utilization, disability, and quality of care. The presenter will explain the current systems used to classify people by race/ethnicity and the systems limitations. The discussion also will focus on factors that contribute to health disparities and the challenges facing program and policy makers in tackling this issue. Special focus will be given to strategies that have been implemented to address health disparities, and practical steps health care providers can take to reduce or eliminate health disparities.

 
A08 The Alabama REACH 2010 Project:  A Community Action Plan for Breast and Cervical Cancer Health Disparities
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Picard/Chablis

Moderator
Mary Schauer, M.S.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Theresa A. Wynn, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Presenter/Speaker
Mona N. Fouad, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Presenter/Speaker
Christine Nagy, Ph.D.
Western Kentucky University

Despite tremendous strides to promote breast and cervical cancer screening, studies continue to show a higher number of cancer deaths among African American women. Yet, the causative factors that contribute to this disparity are still under investigation. Eliminating health disparities require innovative approaches that can have a positive impact on the population at risk. An example of such an innovative approach is the CDC-funded Alabama REACH 2010 project.    

This panel presentation will describe the processes involved in implementing and evaluating a Community Action Plan (CAP) that was developed by a diverse coalition to eliminate breast and cervical cancer disparities in nine underserved counties in Alabama. In relation to the CAP, the authors will explain: 1) Community Infrastructure and mobilization efforts to eliminate health disparities; 2) Coalition capacity-building activities; 3) Collaboration with community volunteers (recruitment and training); and 4) Evidence-based project outcomes/progress at the individual, community systems, and agents of change levels. During each presentation, authors will expound on the progress, successes, and lessons learned throughout the course of this seven-year, community-based participatory research project. 

 
A09 Evidence-Based Programs for Improving Cancer Outcomes in Michigan's African American Populations
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Rhine/Savoy

Moderator
May D. Yassine, Ph.D.
Michigan Public Health Institute

Presenter/Speaker
May D. Yassine, Ph.D.
Michigan Public Health Institute

Presenter/Speaker
Patty Brookover, M.P.H., R.D.
Michigan Department of Community Health

Presenter/Speaker
Yvonne Lewis, B.B.A., B.S.
Faith Access to Community Economic Development (FACED)

This session will illustrate an example of a collaborative approach to a major public health problem and how a successful partnership can potentially create focus and enhance our ability to eliminate health disparities. Panel members will provide an overview of Michigan's Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and its priority objectives. These objectives - which were set by the Michigan Cancer Consortium, a public/private partnership of diverse organizations - encompass goals for reducing disparities in cancer incidence and cancer outcomes statewide. Participants will learn about an innovative program that is underway titled "Improving Outcomes in African-Americans" (ICOAA). Presenters will describe the ICOAA program components and facilitate a discussion of ongoing challenges in evaluating the community-based interventions within the program. The discussion also will focus on how best to engage target communities and to demonstrate the benefit of evidence-based programming to the target audience.

The session will continue with a presentation of selected findings from a population-based survey of cancer-related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Screening Practices of African American adults in Michigan. This special survey can be used for assessing needs and guide interventions in the target communities and also serve as a baseline measure for evaluating changes over time. Discussion will be held around how data can best be presented/shared with the target audience so they can make the best use of them and benefit from the information that has been collected. Engaging the target audience in data collection efforts and in reviewing results will be discussed.

 
A10 Evidence-Based Approaches to Chronic Disease Prevention: Lessons Learned From Europe and Latin America
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Stockholm

Moderator
Ross C. Brownson, Ph.D.
Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Overview of CINDI, lessons learned from cross-country collaborations
Aushra Shatchkute, M.D.
World Health Organization

Presenter/Speaker
Surveillance, data collection, and a primary care based approach
Gunter Diem, M.D.
CINDI Austria

Presenter/Speaker
Overview of CARMEN, lessons learned from cross-country collaborations
Lucimar Coser Cannon, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
American Health Organization/World Health Organization

Presenter/Speaker
Training of practitioners and successful examples of interventions based on sound research
Branka Legetic, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization

A great deal is known about effective methods for decreasing the burden of chronic diseases, yet many scientific discoveries take years or decades to be translated into action in community and clinical settings. Internationally, the Countrywide Integrated Noncommunicable Disease Intervention (CINDI Programme in Europe) and the Conjunto de Acciones para la Reduccion Multifactoral de Enfermedades Notrasmissibles (CARMEN)Initiative (in Latin America and the Caribbean) seek to improve health and the quality of life in communities by reducing premature death, disease, and disability from major chronic diseases. Activities across the member countries include surveillance, collaborative interventions, training, and improvements in health services delivery. This presentation will provide an overview of CINDI and CARMEN, their mission and scopes, and will describe lessons learned in chronic disease prevention from experiences in Europe and Latin America.

 
A11 What Does It Take to Build a Partnership to Eliminate the Disparities and Inequities That Cause Unequal Burdens of Illness, Disease, and Death?
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International 10

Moderator
Blanca L Torres, M.S.S.W.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Building an Equitable Partnership
Lovell Jones, Ph.D.
The InterCultural Cancer Council

The presenter will outline the developmental stages and organizational steps for establishing and sustaining partnerships, the leadership challenges, negotiation skills necessary, and the people skills required. Real-life examples will be presented. Commenters will be posing unique challenges from the perspective of different special populations. Areas covered will include: Elements of a working partnership: how do we create parity in partnerships? What does it take? Who needs to be at the table? What skills are needed? How do you measure success? Participants will learn the strategies, negotiations, and collaborations needed to build the partnerships, as well as how challenges to leadership, representation of diversity, and issues of equity were addressed by the participants and manifested in the partnership.

 
A12 Learning By Doing: Incorporating Social Determinants of Health Inequity Into Chronic Disease Prevention Programming
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International 9

Moderator
Elizabeth Baker, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Marilyn Metzler, R.N.
CDC/NCCDPHP

Presenter/Speaker
Laura K. Brennan Ramirez, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Inneval, LLC

In October 2003, the Social Determinants of Health Disparities: Learning by Doing forum was held to provide an opportunity for in-depth sharing of experiences as well as discussion of the challenges and lessons learned in conducting interventions to address the social determinants of health disparities. A group representing individuals from the CDC/ATSDR Social Determinants of Health Working Group, the CDC Prevention Research Centers, the CDC Urban Research Centers, and partners from academia and public health practice organized the forum, which was sponsored by CDC. While there is much to be learned from all aspects of work presented at the forum, the greatest lessons emerge not only from the specific steps taken to address social determinants but also from challenges the groups experience when conducting their work. These include, but are not limited to, challenges associated with how to 1) define the problem of social determinants of health inequities; 2) choose the best processes for moving forward; and 3) develop, implement, and evaluate solutions. This session of the conference will review the workbook that was developed from the forum. The workbook includes an overview of the nine case studies as well as information about best processes for designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions. Participants will learn about portions of the workbook that identify specific strategies needed to incorporate partners needed to address social determinants of health inequity. The session will provide basic information, helpful hints, and specific questions to consider for those interested in addressing the social determinants of health inequity. Participants will be able to critically reflect on strategies and innovative ideas for creating community change.

 
A13 Reporting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Morbidity and Mortality: A Life Course Approach
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Consulate

Moderator
Nilka Rios Burrows, M.S.
CDC\NCCDPHP

Presenter/Speaker
A life course approach to health disparities
Hector Balcazar, Ph.D.
University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston

Health disparities are not static  they vary with the age of the individuals in a population. Each life stage could have its own set of disparities when comparing two groups. This session will explain how health disparities vary through time as individuals in a population age and traverse the different stages of their lives.

 
A14 Removing Disparities From Rural Health Care Systems: Current Community Research Initiatives
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International 8

Moderator
Derek M. Griffith, Ph.D.
Prevention Research Center of Michigan/University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior and Health Ed

Presenter/Speaker
Understanding and Addressing Healthcare Disparities: A County Public Health Department's Dismantling Racism Intervention and Evaluation
Vanessa Jeffries, M.P.H.
Chatham County Public Health Department

Presenter/Speaker
Flint/Genesee County Friendly Access Program: An Evaluation of a Maternal and Child Health Program to Address Disparities
Thomas M. Reischl, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Peer Review Organization's Role in Improving Disparities within a Medicare Population
Mary (Tony) Flowers, B.S., M.A. in progress
Michigan Peer Review Organization

This session will highlight existing community research initiatives in North Carolina and Michigan that have been developed to reduce disparities in health care settings. Particular focus will be given to specific strategies that are being employed to address this need.

 
B01 Progress in Stopping Health Disparity and Inequity: Partners That Have Made Progress in Addressing the Issues in Different Environments
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Bonn

Moderator
Kathleen Nolan, M.P.H.
National Governor's Association

Presenter/Speaker
The Intercultural Cancer Council
Lovell Jones, Ph.D.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Presenter/Speaker
Health For All: California's Strategy to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Larry Cohen, M.S.W.
Prevention Insitute

Presenter/Speaker
Bienestar Health Program
Roberto P. Trevino, M.D.
Social and Health Research Center

A panel of three presenters will talk about why their partnership was established, how it was done, what each entity contributed, what were the results, and what is still in the works. This session will illustrate how national, state, and local partners in a partnership have made progress in addressing the issues in their different environments. Participants will learn of cross-contributions between the partners, the assets and challenges for each of these three levels in addressing disparity reductions, and lessons learned from other disparities.

 
B02 Keeping It Simple: Promoting Health Literacy - A Strategy for Eliminating Health Disparities
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Champagne

Moderator
Susan Lockhart, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Linda S. Potter, Dr.P.H.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of new Jersey, School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Sunil Kripalani, M.D., M.Sc.
Emory University School of Medicine

Health literacy problems affect people from all backgrounds, especially those with chronic health problems. Healthy People 2010 defines health literacy as "the degree to which people can obtain, process, and understand basic health information and the services they need to make appropriate health decisions." Panelists for this session will use this definition as the point of reference for an informative discussion of health literacy including recent advances in research on this topic and practical examples of how the public health professional can raise awareness of the importance of understandable health information as a key strategy in eliminating healthcare disparities. Panelists will explore exceptional strategies and technology that can be utilized to meet the communication needs of persons from all walks of life and to partner with health professionals to develop consumer friendly materials. Participants will leave the session knowing where to find resources for toolkits, Web sites, and existing materials to support their efforts to develop materials and implement programs to assist individuals with low-literacy skills to successfully access the health care system. This is a must attend session for the public health professional interested in developing solutions to positively impact the health and well-being of individuals.

 
B03 Community Experiences in Implementing Healthy Aging Evidence-Based Programs
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Consulate

Moderator
Lisa B.  Sinclair, MPH
NCBDDD

Presenter/Speaker
Developing, Implementing and Disseminating Evidence-based Healthy Aging Programs in Community-based Organizations
Nancy Whitelaw, Ph.D.
The National Council on the Aging

Presenter/Speaker
Lynda A. Anderson, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
Presenter/Speaker
James LoGerfo, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine Health Promotion Research Center

This session showcases experiences implementing evidence-based healthy aging programs in community-based organizations. The National Council on the Aging (ACOA) conducted a three-year national project to translate health promotion and disease management studies into evidence-based model programs that are feasible for local agencies to operate and that are attractive to older adults. Participants will learn about the results of this project that reinforced the belief that community-based organizations are highly capable of implementing evidence-based health promotion and disease management programs for older adults. The second part of this session will describe the Administration on Agings three-year Evidence-Based Prevention Initiative to implement evidence-based preventive programs for older adults and the lessons learned after the first year. Although the initiative is still in progress, it has brought awareness about the importance of evidence-based programming to the aging services network.

 
B04 Improving School Health Using National and Local Tools
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Picard/Chablis

Moderator
Alexandria L Stewart, 
CDC

Presenter/Speaker
Effectiveness of the Massachusetts Partnership for Healthy Weight (MPHW) school-based physical activity and nutrition intervention (5-2-1 Go!)
Daniel M. Finkelstein, Ed.M., M.A.
Harvard University School of Public Health Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity

Presenter/Speaker
American Indian Children Walk for Health: Increasing physical activity by daily walking at school
Donald B. Bishop, Ph.D.
Minnesota Department of Health Center for Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
CDC's School Health Index: A Coordinated Approach to Improving School Health
Anu Gupta, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Center for Disease Control

Each presenter on this panel will share national or local tools and models for improving school health. Set in two neighboring Indian reservations in northern Minnesota, the first project assessed the feasibility and initial efforts of a school environment and policy change for increasing physical activity in American Indian children. The presenter will highlight opportunities for introducing daily walking programs into the community as a feasible and efficacious method for increasing physical activity. Next, participants will learn about the purpose and structure of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide (SHI) and the steps involved in implementing the guide as a means to help schools strengthen and improve their health and safety programs and policies. The remaining presenter will showcase preliminary findings on the effectiveness of the 5-2-1 Go! Program, an intervention designed to reduce the prevalence of behavioral risk factors in middle school youth. The program comprises the interdisciplinary Planet Health classroom and physical education curriculum and CDCs School Health Index.

 
B05 Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis Data Sources
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Rhine/Savoy

Moderator
John B. Lowe, DrPH, FAHPA, FAAHB
Iowa Prevention Research Center, College of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Disparities in National Prevalence Estimates of Arthritis-Attributable Work Limitation
Kristina A. Theis, M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

Presenter/Speaker
Prevalence and Impact of Arthritis Among Utah's Hispanic/Latinos compared to Utah's Non-Hispanic/Latino Whites
Richard C. Bullough, PhD
Utah Department of Health

Presenter/Speaker
Strategies for surveillance of autoimmune and neurological diseases
Dhelia Williamson, M.P.H.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Division of Health Studies Health Investigations Branch

This session pertains to methods to measure the prevalence and impact of arthritis and multiple sclerosis. In Utah, researchers used the 2001 Utah Hispanic Health Survey and the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to gather data about the prevalence of arthritis in both populations and the risk factors for arthritis. The presenter will share the results of this investigation, the risk factors for arthritis among the Hispanic/Latino populations, and the disabling consequences of arthritis. The second panelist will discuss the methods and findings of a multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence study, the efficiency of the methods used, and recommendations for future surveillance strategies of autoimmune and neurological diseases. As the third panelist will describe, work limitation is an important measure of arthritis impact. The described study offers estimates of national arthritis-attributable work limitation (AAWL) among 18- to 64-year-olds with doctor-diagnosed arthritis and examines associated factors, such as demographics, comorbidities, and access to care. Disparities in AAWL by gender, race/ethnicity, education, and income suggest the need for more targeted research to better understand the natural history of work limitation and work-specific factors likely to result in AAWL.

 
B06 Assessing Physical Activity in Populations
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Magnolia

Moderator
Carmen Sanchez-Vargas, M.D., M.O.H., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
The Status of the States: Benchmark Scoring for the State Physical Activity Program
Tammy Vehige, MEd, CHES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

Presenter/Speaker
Elementary Students Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors-Disparities by Grade and Gender
Millie Naquin, Ph.D.
Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing & Health Sciences Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies

Presenter/Speaker
Putting The Pieces Together: Lifestyle Physical Activity Among Hispanics Using Multiple Surveillance Systems
Sandra Ham, MS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

This panel presentation is focused on the assessment of physical activity in various populations. In an effort to focus the technical assistance efforts of the CDCs Physical Activity and Health Branch, health education competencies related to physical activity disparities across the 50 states were assessed. Participants will learn of the five benchmarks used to assess these competencies and the preliminary findings. The next project was an assessment of the dietary and physical activity behaviors of students in grades 1 through 4, in an effort to examine the differences in these behaviors by gender and grade level and to use the findings to make recommendations about interventions to prevent obesity. Participants will learn how to assess students as well as the results of the study. The remaining project design was to describe lifestyle physical activity (occupation, transportation, household, leisure-time) in Hispanics and Latinos using surveillance statistics.  Researchers found that multiple surveillance systems were needed to provide information about multiple domains of lifestyle physical activity.

 
B07 The Art and Science of Developing Partnerships
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Stockholm

Moderator
Brick Lancaster, MA, CHES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Using neighborhood-specific clusters to stimulate and evaluate behavioral change: a Social Mobilization Campaign for Increasing Awareness of HIV/AIDS & Chronic Disease
Bilal A. Salaam
Pan-African Pedagogy Institute

Presenter/Speaker
Developing Sustainable Community-Based Chronic Disease Prevention Models in NC 
Margaret L. Sauer, M.S., M.H.A.
Duke University Medical Center Department of Community and Family Medicine Division of Community Health

Presenter/Speaker
Moving from Advising to Partnering
Anne Doolen, B.A.
Migrant Benevolent Association, Inc

This session will highlight lessons learned, strategies, essential elements, and tactics of developing effective partnerships. The first presenter will describe the evaluation findings of a partnership between a community advisory committee and a university-based Prevention Research Center, which revealed compelling information, lessons learned, and strategies for developing effective partnerships in diverse and rural communities. The second presenter will focus on the Communities Accepting Responsibility (CAR) campaign, a multicultural social mobilization campaign to promote knowledge and behavioral change as it relates to HIV/AIDS and chronic disease. Participants will learn about proven and effective mobilization strategies that empower consumers within at-risk communities to seek information on HIV/AIDS, STDs, mental health, and other health conditions. Concluding the session is a discussion of how Duke University Medical Centers Department of Community and Family Medicine has developed a technical assistance partnership with community partners serving low-income, uninsured individuals to develop sustainable chronic disease/obesity prevention services. Participants will learn of strategies for developing successful collaborations and essential elements necessary to sustain these efforts.

 
B08 Partnerships for Promoting Physical Activity
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Sydney

Moderator
Lori A. Elmore, MPH, CHES, BSEd.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Extending Access to Physical Activity Programs for Persons with Arthritis Through Community Partnerships
M. Jean Gearing, M.A., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Georgia Department of Human Resources Georgia Division of Public Health Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Branch

Presenter/Speaker
Implementing Diverse National Strategies to Address Health Disparities in Older Adults Through Physical Activity
Jason E. Lang, M.P.H., M.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
PE2GO - a program to address disparities in youth physical activity opportunities
Maurice Martin, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

This panel presentation will highlight partnerships for promoting physical activity beginning with a program called PE2GO, one of Nikes partnering initiatives. PE2GO is a self-contained physical education (PE) program that provides classroom teachers with the tools they need to lead developmentally appropriate, quality PE lessons in their 4th- and 5th-grade classrooms in inner-city schools. Participants will learn about the multiple methods used to evaluate the PE2GO program and the findings from the pilot study. The second panelist will describe several national examples of interventions to address the health needs of older adults through health promotion/disease prevention activities developed and implemented since 2001 by multiple national, state, and local partners spearheaded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administration on Aging. The session will highlight three distinct examples of national grant programs to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minority older adults. The third presentation describes how chronic disease-focused coalitions and health education strategies established a sustainable physical activity program for people with arthritis. Highlighted aspects include the use of community partnerships and principles to leverage and enhance the implementation of physical activity programs.

 
B09 Partnerships to Promote Child Health
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International A

Moderator
Tina Utley Edwards, MPA
Chenango Health Network

Presenter/Speaker
Child participation in snack and meal preparation positively affects preference for fruits and vegetables
Marilyn S. Nanney, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.
Saint Louis University School of Public Health Department of Community Health

Presenter/Speaker
Lessons learned from engaging schools and underserved youth in physical activity promotion research
Nancy O'Hara-Tompkins, Ph.D.
West Virginia University Prevention Research Center

Presenter/Speaker
Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among Preschoolers In Low Socio-economic Communities in Pennsylvania
Vaheedha C. Prabhakher

This panel presentation will describe partnerships used to promote child health beginning with the implementation of the Color Me Healthy (CMH) program in more than 300 daycare, Head Start, and Family Literacy centers across Pennsylvania. The CMH program is designed to reach limited-resource children aged 4 and 5 in daycare settings to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Partners included the Department of Education, the Department of Public Welfare, the Head Start Collaborative, the American Cancer Society, and the Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network. Each organization shared resources needed for the success of the project. Another partnership, this time focused on 6- to 10-year-old children in St. Louis, Missouri, integrated an evidence-based nutrition curriculum to improve diet among at-risk children and to promote child participation in snack and meal preparation as a strategy to increase fruit and vegetable intake. The presentation will illustrate eating behaviors that are achieved when children participate in snack and meal preparation and the demographic characteristics of children who do not participate in such preparation. Concluding the session is an overview of an initiative that involved primarily rural underserved secondary-level students in the development, implementation, and evaluation of school/community-based research projects designed to promote physical activity. Special focus will be given to the process and challenges of engaging schools and underserved youth in physical activity promotion research.

 
B10 Implementing Plans of Care for Chronic Conditions in the School Setting
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International C

Moderator
Nikki Hayes

Presenter/Speaker
Diabetes Awareness, Training, and Action Program: North Carolina's Response to the Care of School Children with Diabetes Law
Paula Hudson Collins
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

A collaborative group comprising state government agencies and councils, a nonprofit association, foundation, and medical center formed a state-level task force in response to North Carolina SB 911. The law requires all school children who have diabetes to have an Individual Diabetes Care Plan in place upon parental request. In addition, it requires schools where children with diabetes are enrolled to offer general training for all faculty and support staff and to provide two volunteer emergency care providers for students with diabetes. The task force responded to the law, developed and produced training materials, designed and implemented six regional train-the-trainer sessions, sought private funding, and developed the care plans and all reporting forms. This presentation will describe the information, materials, and strategies used in implementing the statewide Diabetes Awareness Training and Action (DATA) Program in North Carolina. The session will highlight the collaboration between the school and health systems and explain how others can build similar partnerships.

 
B11 Influencing Social Determinants at the State and National Level
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International 8

Moderator
Kimberly L Peabody, BS, MS, PhD
NIOSH

Presenter/Speaker
Health for All: California's Strategic Approach to Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Leslie Mikkelsen, M.P.H., R.D.
Prevention Institute

Presenter/Speaker
Health for All: California's Strategic Approach to Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Larry Cohen, M.S.W.
Prevention Insitute

Presenter/Speaker
Case Study Assessment of Hard to Reach Populations' Perceptions of Medicare Rights and Protections
Margaret Gerteis, Ph.D.
BearingPoint Health Services Research & Management Group

Presenter/Speaker
Predictors of Health Status for Disadvantaged Medicare Beneficiaries: Results of the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey
Beth Hartman Ellis, Ph.D.
Health Services Advisory Group Surveys, Research & Analysis

This panel presentation will focus on efforts to influence social determinants at the state and local level. The first two projects pertain to the Medicare population. In one, the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey was used to obtain information about predictors of physical health status for disadvantaged Medicare managed care beneficiaries. The results indicated that racial/ethnic background was not the strongest predictor of poor health. Poor beneficiaries (those having a household income of less than $10,000 a year) and those who had a low educational level (8th grade or less) were more likely to have poor health. The next project explored how isolated, vulnerable, and minority populations of Medicare beneficiaries perceive their rights and protections under Medicare, their experiences exercising those rights, and how their perceptions and experiences differ from those of Medicare beneficiaries in general. Findings in this study do not support prior assumptions. The third presenter will provide an overview of Health for All: Californias Strategic Approach to Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. Key elements that also will be described are the community clusters, the factors that contribute to or reduce disparities as well as their role in closing the health gap, and the implications for next steps.

 
B12 Communicating Clearly With People Hurt Most by Chronic Disease
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International 9

Moderator
P. Lynne Stockton, V.M.D., M.S., E.L.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
L. Dawn Satterfield, Ph.D., C.D.E.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Katie P. Kilker, B.S., C.H.E.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Laurie C.  Booker, BSN, MS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

More than 90 million Americans cannot understand basic health information, and the consequences can be deadly. This panel of doctors, nurses, and health educators will discuss the growing need for easy-to-read information in public health. They will review the Institute of Medicines latest findings about health literacy, explain how health literacy is linked with health equity and healthy outcomes, and will present examples of how plain language improves health outcomes for people hurt the most by disease. They also will present examples of how plain language and good scientific writing can promote better communication among health care professionals and be important in other public health fields. Participants will get the opportunity to compare the panelists' examples with their own print materials and begin to recognize areas where readability can be improved. Whether you are a physician, nurse, health educator, health communications specialist, policy maker, agency chief, or state partner, you will not want to miss this enlightening session.

 
B13 Social Determinants and Global Program on Health Promotion Effectiveness: How the North American Effectiveness Project Is Expanding the Evidence Base for Community Efforts to Create Conditions That Promote Health for All
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International B

Moderator
Mary Hall, M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Marcia Hills, R.N., Ph.D.
University of Victoria, Canada

Presenter/Speaker
Stephen Fawcett, Ph.D.
University of Kansas

Presenter/Speaker
Marilyn Metzler, R.N., B.A.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

The debate regarding evidence in health promotion stems in part from the need to identify the best possible ways to promote health; to make decisions for policy development and funding allocation; and to demonstrate to decision-makers that health promotion works and is an effective strategy in public health. To address this need, the Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness (GPHPE) involves a wide range of partners at the global and regional levels in an effort to describe the state-of-the-art in health promotion effectiveness and aims to raise standards of health promoting policy-making and practice worldwide by:  reviewing evidence of effectiveness in terms of health, social, economic, and political impact; translating evidence to policy-makers, teachers, practitioners, researchers; and stimulating debate on the nature of evidence of effectiveness. The principal challenge for the GPHPE is to develop a sustainable approach with adaptations suitable to different regional needs, while maintaining the high quality for which the European work that triggered the programme is recognized. Although varied, the regional activities are all clearly designed to contribute to the global body of knowledge that the GPHPE aims to build. 

The social determinants of health will be taken as an example within the health promotion effectiveness debate. The effectiveness project of the North American region focuses on synthesizing the knowledge base for inter-sectoral community efforts that promote health with particular emphasis on those community efforts that deal with the social determinants of health. Participants will hear about findings from evidence-based literature reviews on social determinants and a framework that has been developed for the North American project on social determinants and the community context. The discussion will include recommended capacity-building measures in the North American region for evaluating the effectiveness of community efforts directed at the social determinants of health, as well as lessons learned and future challenges.

 
B14 Faith-Based Organizations: Answering a Call to Health
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Amsterdam

Moderator
Gregory C. Smothers, MPA, MT
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Charmaine Ruddock, MS
Institute for Urban Family Health

Presenter/Speaker
Cheryl Taylor, PhD, RN, MN
REACH 2010 @ the Heart of New Orleans

Presenter/Speaker
Elizabeth Ann Calhoun, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Division of Health Policy and Administration

REACH 2010 grantees have taken varied approaches for addressing chronic diseases in local ethnic/racial communities. The presenters will describe methods for promoting healthier lifestyles working through the influence of faith-based leadership, pastors and first ladies, to support system and environmental changes. These lifestyle system changes benefit the community as well as the congregation in adapting and maintaining healthier lifestyle and behaviors. Presenters will share their opportunities for collaboration and for implementation of policies in chronic disease control with faith-based and community-based organizations.

 
B15 The Importance of Standardized Data in Reporting Racial and Ethnic Disparities
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International 10

Moderator
Michelle L Lackey, Ph.D.
CDC\NCCDPHP

Presenter/Speaker
Importance of standardized data in racial and ethnic disparities
Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine

The assessment of health disparities requires the use of comparable data. Currently, the re-collection of health data from sub-populations living in the United States does not follow a uniform methodology. Such methodology is very much needed as we advance the knowledge in this field. This session provides an overview of the importance of standardizing data in reporting racial and ethnic disparities. Participants will hear how racial and ethnic data are collected in major surveys, the differences between these surveys regarding their target populations, and the benefits of standardizing data in major health surveys.

 
C01 Utilizing Social Marketing to Address Health Disparities
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Bonn

Moderator
Cherryll   Ranger, RN, BSN, GCPH, M.A. CHES
NCEH/ATSDR

Presenter/Speaker
Application of Chronic Disease Self-Management Materials and Methods in a Rural Primary Care Setting
Richard Crespo, Ph.D.
Marshall University School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Health

Presenter/Speaker
Start Living Healthy: Using Social Marketing to Address Health Disparities
Cynthia Cabot
Hawaii State Department of Health Tobacco Settlement Project/Healthy Hawaii Initiative

Presenter/Speaker
VERB Campaign: Extending the reach of national campaign to etnically diverse audiences.
Rosemary Bretthauer-Mueller
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

Presenter/Speaker
VERB Campaign: Extending the reach of national campaign to etnically diverse audiences.
Heidi Melancon, M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This session will introduce participants to ways social marketing was used to reach ethnically diverse or underserved populations. To ensure that all segments of the multicultural audiences are reached by the VERB Campaign, CDC worked with four multicultural advertising/marketing agencies to supplement and complement the general market communication with culturally relevant messages through appropriate channels. These products were developed based on extensive formative and message-tested research. Participants will learn how research findings further refine concepts and messages for culturally relevant communication, which is mandatory to close the gaps inherent in general market communication. The panel will then share lessons learned about a mass media campaign, Start.Living.Healthy (SLH), targeted to a multiethnic population.  Results of the first phase of the SLH campaign indicate high brand recognition and campaign awareness among all ethnic, income, and education groups. The presenter will identify the strategies used to tailor a social marketing campaign to a multiethnic population as well as the differences in reach of a social marketing campaign by ethnicity, income, and education. In conclusion, the panel will describe the development and application of self-management materials and methods, congruent with the transtheoretical model of behavior change, into a rural, underserved primary care setting. They also will present findings on the implications of applying this model and the efficacy of the model in promoting self-management among patients with chronic diseases.

 
C02 Adopting Healthy Aging Programs in Diverse Settings
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Champagne

Moderator
Susan J. Snyder, M.S.
Senior Services of Seattle/King County Senior Wellness Project

Presenter/Speaker
"The 10 Keys to Healthy Aging" An Innovative Approach to Community Health
Constance Mols Bayles, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology Center for Healthy Aging

Presenter/Speaker
Community-Based Arthritis Exercise Randomized Control Trials: Implementation in Diverse Populations and Settings
Leigh F. Callahan, PhD
Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thurston Arthritis Research Center

Presenter/Speaker
Eliminating Disparities in Communities of Color through the Lifetime Fitness Program
Susan J. Snyder, M.S.
Senior Services of Seattle/King County Senior Wellness Project

The focus of this session is healthy aging and fitness programs for older adults in diverse communities. The first project, set in the state of Washington, highlights the experiences of the Lifetime Fitness Program (LFP), an evidence-based physical activity program for older adults in communities of color. Two to three times a week, participants participated in strength, endurance, balance, and flexibility exercises. The presenter will describe the implementation and evaluation of the LFP and the lessons learned about implementing such a program. 

The next project, set in an at-risk, underserved community in Pennsylvania, introduced the 10 Keys to Healthy Aging program to reduce preventable risk factors in the aging population. This session will highlight the various methods used to reduce preventable risk factors in the aging adult population as well as the importance of using multiple interventions and working with community partners to improve public health. Finally, participants will learn about the challenges, rewards, and lessons learned when conducting randomized community intervention trials of arthritis-specific exercise programs (i.e., People with Arthritis Can Exercise and Active Living Every Day) in diverse populations and locations.

 
C03 Progress in Chronic Care Monitoring
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Consulate

Moderator
Catherine  Tapp, MPH
Arkansas Department of Health - Arkansas Central Cancer Registry

Presenter/Speaker
Creating a Medical Home for Asthma: Improving care in pediatric clinics serving low-income communities
Winston Liao, Ph.D.
RTI International

Presenter/Speaker
Application of Chronic Disease Frameworks to Diabetes Care within the Indian Health Care System
Kelly J. Acton, M.D., M.P.H.
Indian Health Service Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Evaluation and Quality Monitoring of Chronic Disease Education Programs-brokerage system for providers and funders
Richard H. Osborne, B.Sc., Ph.D.
The University of Melbourne Department of Medicine Centre for Rheumatic Diseases

Progress in the quality of care and monitoring of chronic diseases is the focus of this session. The panel begins with a description of a successful program called "Creating a Medical Home for Asthma" (CMHA) that was implemented in New York City. CMHA improved the quality of care for asthma patients in pediatric clinics serving low-income communities, thus addressing a major cause of health disparities in asthma. The next presenter will describe how the Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention used the Chronic Care Model (CCM) and the Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions (ICCC) Framework to evaluate the implementation of essential elements of diabetes care in the IHS system.  Participants will be able to adapt this same strategy to their diabetes clinical care program. Then, participants will learn about a self-management program for people with chronic disease that is being implemented in Australia called the National Quality and Monitoring System. The presenter will convey the structure, function, and potential contribution of such a system and an integral component, the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (HEI-Q), which is used to evaluate health education programs for people with chronic conditions. Participants will learn of other potential uses of the HEI-Q.

 
C04 Disease Management and Collaboratives: Innovative Methods and Effective Tools
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Magnolia

Moderator
Herschel W Lawson, MD
CDC; NCCDPHP; DCPC; PSB

Presenter/Speaker
Jo Anderson, B.S.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Missouri Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Presenter/Speaker
Strategies that Facilitate Statewide Collaboration and Impact Chronic Disease Disparities in Primary Health Care Settings
Janet Johnson Reaves, R.N., M.P.H.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Diabetes Prevention & Control Program

Presenter/Speaker
Six Health Organizations that Have Implemented Chronic Disease Management Programs in Rural and Underserved Patient Populations
Jane Nelson Bolin, Ph.D., J.D., R.N.
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health Department of Health Policy & Management

In an effort to identify innovative methods and effective tools and strategies in the management of disease, these three projects investigated and evaluated chronic disease management programs and collaboratives. The first study evaluated chronic disease management programs offered by six health organizations serving primarily rural and underserved patient populations and found that, through the use of a variety of innovative and collaborative methods, these organizations have achieved clinical and financial success. Another study, of the North Carolina Chronic Disease Management Collaborative, identified successful partnering efforts and strategies that others may adopt to impact the quality of health care for disparate populations. Participants will learn about potential community partners with whom collaboratives may be established as well as materials and tools that support the collaborative process. The third presenter will share the concept of creating and using a scoreboard report as a quality improvement and communication tool within federally qualified health care centers (FQHC). The scoreboard serves several functions: It targets areas for improvement cycles; identifies successful centers in implementing best practices; provides peer-pressure effect; and serves as a communication tool to allow everyone within an organization to see how the organization is performing.

 
C05 Chronic Disease in American Indians
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Rhine/Savoy

Moderator
Benita L. Harris, M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention -- Office of Minority Health/Office of Health Equity

Presenter/Speaker
Etiology of Chronic Liver Disease among American Indians, Phoenix, Arizona
Stephanie Bialek, M.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Infectious Disease Division of Viral Hepatitis

Presenter/Speaker
Culturally Competent Surveillance Strategies: Working With American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
Janis C Weber, Ph.D.
RTI International

Presenter/Speaker
Awareness of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in American Indians
Carrie S. Oser, M.P.H.
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Cardiovascular Health Program

This session focuses on chronic disease in American Indians and Alaska Native populations. Although cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the leading cause of death in American Indians, little is known about how Indian communities perceive their risk. The first project will describe a telephone survey used to identify American Indians' awareness of heart disease risk, history of CVD, and risk factors, as well as any gender differences between the men and women in their perception of cardiac risk factors. The next presenter will share how electronic medical records from the Phoenix Indian Medical Center were used to describe the prevalence of chronic liver disease (CLD) and its etiologies among a sample of Southwestern American Indians. The third presenter will showcase a project to initiate a process by which tribal-specific and village-specific tobacco surveillance data could be gathered, enabling tribes to address public health problems and policy issues. Tribal Support Centers staff, CDC, and contractors worked together to develop a methodology that was not only scientifically rigorous but also culturally competent. Lessons learned through this process will be shared.

 
C06 Hair Today, Health Tomorrow: Eliminating Health Disparities Through Partnerships with Beauty Salons
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International B

Moderator
Francine R Huckaby, MPH
UAB Center for Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Healthy Hair Starts with a Healthy Body: Lay Health Advisors Making a Difference within Communities
Jodi M. Burke, BA, MSW
National Kidney Foundation of Michigan

Presenter/Speaker
Response, Reach, Results: The Shop Talk Breast Cancer Awareness Project
Julie Lejeune, M.S.
West Virginia Medical Institute Communications/Health Care Quality Improvement Program

Presenter/Speaker
Not In Mama's Kitchen: Empowering Women of Color Against Secondhand Smoke
Tamika R. Walls, B.S., C.H.E.S.
Arkansas Department of Health Tobacco Prevention & Education

Presenter/Speaker
Not In Mama's Kitchen: Empowering Women of Color Against Secondhand Smoke
Brenda Bell-Caffee, B.A.
Caffee, Caffee and Associates

This session highlights three successful partnerships with beauty salons to eliminate health disparities. Endorsed by the State Barbers and Cosmetologists Licensing Board and supported by resources from several community-based public health organizations, the ShopTalk project included a specially designed kit of educational materials to start the breast cancer awareness conversation between stylists and customers. Key partners, including hundreds of beauty shops, continue to share preventive health information as Community Health Improvement Champions. The next presenter will describe Healthy Hair Starts with a Healthy Body, a diabetes, hypertension, and kidney failure program intended to reduce the disproportionate rate of those diseases among African Americans. The program empowers hairstylists within their community by training them on these chronic diseases, local health care resources, and nutrition and physical activity. Participants will hear about the results of the program and how the small-business community can be used in a variety of ways to address healthy behavior change. The remaining panelist will provide an overview of Not in Mamas Kitchen, an education-focused campaign created to collaborate with faith-based communities, community-based organizations, coalitions, African American hair salons and beauty supply merchants, and the community at large to get commitment pledges signed by women to not allow smoking in their homes or cars. Also discussed will be key components necessary to present an effective media event as well as the importance of collaborating with key stakeholders.

 
C07 An Interactive Workshop on How to Build Partnerships for Community-Based Participatory Research
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.

Stockholm
Moderator
Hodelin F. Rene, PhD
Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Building and maintaining effective community-based participatory research partnerships: an interactive session based on best practices
Sarena D. Seifer, MD
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine

With funding from the CDCs Prevention Research Center Program Office, through a cooperative agreement between the Association of Schools of Public Health and the CDC, the Community Institutional Partnerships for Prevention Research Group has identified characteristics of successful community based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships, factors that facilitate and impeded success, and strategies for building the capacity of communities, public health agencies and academic institutions to engage in CBPR.  To address the continuing need for training and education for all partners that will enhance their capacity for CBPR that addresses priority health issues from the communitys perspective, the Prevention Research Group has developed the Curriculum Training Module on Building and Maintaining Effective Community-Institutional Partnerships for Prevention Research.  This curriculum translates the groups work into a series of short presentations using case studies and interactive exercises designed to trigger discussion and equip participants with strategies and tools for building and sustaining CBPR partnerships.  This interactive skill-building workshop will use the curriculum units to guide participants in the key steps for initiating, developing and sustaining CBPR partnerships as well as the common challenges faced by such partnerships.  Participants will also learn more about the CBPR partnership curriculum as well as how case studies of CBPR partnerships, focused on eliminating health disparities apply to their own experiences.

 
C08 Utilizing Innovative Methods to Develop Interventions to Address Social Determinants of Health Disparities
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Sydney

Moderator
Linda J. Redman, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
The influence of social, political, and cultural factors on physical activity among African Americans
Cheryl M. Kelly, M.A., M.P.H.
Saint Louis University

Presenter/Speaker
Engaging Older Adults to be More Active Where They Live: Audit Tool Development
Melissa K. Kealey, M.P.H.
University of California, Berkeley Center for Family and Community Health

Presenter/Speaker
What we see depends on where we stand: federal and local perspectives on health disparities
Mary Kane
Concept Systems, Inc

This session will highlight innovative methods used to develop interventions addressing social determinants of health disparities. Partners of the Environmental Workgroup of the CDC Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN), for example, have designed and piloted an innovative instrument that focuses on the relationship between the built environment and physical activity in older adults. The instrument was designed to assess street-scale factors associated with physical activity across multiple settings. The presenter will describe the issues in the development of the instrument as well as the lessons learned from the pilot study that have implications for future research. The second panelist will explain that, to identify issues of highest priority, two conceptual frameworks (one state level and one federal level) were developed using a responsive mixed-methods stakeholder-based inquiry and examination model called concept mapping. Findings reinforced the belief that chronic illness and early death are strongly linked to institutional, social, and economic factors that must be recognized and addressed along with better quality of and access to prevention and treatment. The concluding presenter will describe how structured focus group techniques were used to explore the influence of social, political, physical, and cultural factors on physical activity among African Americans. The analysis of the focus groups identified some similar as well as unique challenges to participating in physical activities, including, but not limited to, lack of safety, decreased neighborhood cohesion, physical environment, and generational lifestyle changes.

 
C09 The Basics of Plain Language: Learn How to Lift the Fog and Communicate Clearly
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International A

Moderator
Sarah L. Gregory, B.A.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Sarah L. Gregory, B.A.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
L. Dawn Satterfield, Ph.D., C.D.E.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This hands-on workshop is for physicians, nurses, health educators, health communications specialists, agency chiefs, and others who want their vital public health messages to reach populations most in need. National experts on chronic disease and health literacy will describe the tools and strategies they use to improve readability. Participants will learn the value of tailoring messages for specific populations and designing messages that are grounded in the principles of health literacy.  They will present specific examples to show participants how to use these strategies. Participants should bring materials that they would like to have critiqued. During the last half of the session, members of the CDC Plain Language Work Group will work with participants to critique these materials and suggest ways to improve readability. This will allow participants to appraise their own strengths and limitations in developing plain language materials, and to learn where and how to employ a professional for assistance, if needed.

 
C10 Obesity Prevention and Control: Evidence-Based Research for Taking Off the Pounds
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International 8

Moderator
Leigh Ramsey, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Michele Reyes, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Roodly Archer, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Beth Tohill, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force will soon publish recommendations for preventing and controlling overweight and obesity for four intervention settings: 1) worksites, 2) schools, 3) medical care, and 4) communities. To complement the Community Guide activities, the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) is translating these recommendations into specific products developed for each of the four intervention settings. This session will describe the following:
 An example of a collaborative approach to a major public health problem and discussion about how participants might address preventive health needs in their communities.
 The Community Guides systematic review process and how the U.S. Preventative Task Force issues recommendations.
 DNPAOs planned translation and dissemination activities.
 Recommendations, activities, and promising practices in the Community Guide for obesity prevention and control in worksite and medical care settings.

 
C11 Chronic Disease Indicators: Interactive Introduction to the New CDI Web Site and Application to State Programs
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Picard/Chablis

Moderator
Paul Siegel, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Chris Maylahn, M.P.H.
New York State Department of Health

Presenter/Speaker
Shannon K. Orr, B.A.
Northrop Grumman Information Technology

This session will present a demonstration of the new Chronic Disease Indicators (CDI) Web site. The panel will review the six categories of indicators in the CDI system. Representatives from states will discuss why CDI are useful to state programs, how states have applied CDI to sub-state areas, and how CDI has been used in other innovative ways. Participants will learn how to find state-specific data for one or more indicators, and how to make comparisons to other states and to U.S. national data.

 
C12 More Evidence, More Action: Using Findings From the "Guide to Community Preventive Services" to Support Public Health Program and Policy
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International 9 
Moderator
Peter A. Briss, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, MBA
County of Los Angeles, Dept. of Health Services

Presenter/Speaker
Ross C. Brownson, Ph.D.
Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
George A. Mensah, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C., F.E.S.C.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

The session will promote awareness of The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) as a premier source of evidence-based recommendations on interventions to promote health and prevent chronic disease on topics such as diabetes, physical activity, oral health, and underlying sociocultural factors.  The Guide can support program and policy decisions related to eliminating health disparities.  The session will also promote awareness of efforts to translate findings into policy and practice including ways to address health disparities.  Participants will learn of their potential role in translating findings into policy and practice.

 
C13 Community and Business Strategies to Address Health Care Disparities
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International 10

Moderator
Abby C. Rosenthal, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Impacting Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Urban Dental Clinics
Lucille Smith
Voices of Detroit Incorporated

Presenter/Speaker
Addressing tobacco use disparities through clinic interventions
Jodie Rudland, BA
Alameda Health Corsortium

Presenter/Speaker
Coordinating with Business Health Coalitions around Chronic Disease Management
Dorothy A. Jefferss, MBA, MSW, MA
National Business Coalition on Health

This session will illustrate community and business strategies to address health care disparities.  One panelist will describe a community-based initiative to address tobacco-dependence treatment in low-income clinics. A representative from the National Business Coalition on Health will describe a diabetes initiative within a regional business health coalition and explain how to work with business health coalitions on chronic disease initiatives.  A third presenter will describe a community organization initiative and how to use community organization techniques to reduce the availability of alcohol in Oakland, California.

 
Town Hall Meeting
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Marriott Ballroom D

Moderator
Elizabeth Cohen
CNN Center

Presenter/Speaker
Julie Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Adewale Troutman, M.D., M.P.H.
Louisville Metro Health Department

Presenter/Speaker
Barbara Major, B.A.
St. Thomas Health Services, Inc.

Presenter/Speaker
Liany Elba Arroyo, M.P.H.
National Council of La Raza

Presenter/Speaker
H. Van Dunn, MD, MPH
Medical and Professional Affairs

Presenter/Speaker
Jonathan E. Fielding, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services

Are you ready for an engaging debate on health disparities? Join in the conversation at our Town Hall Meeting as panelists - including Dr. H. Van Dunn, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Medical and Professional Affairs for NY Health and Hospital Corporation; Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Director of Public Health and Health Officer for Los Angeles County; Liany Arroyo, Atlanta Program Office Director of National Council of La Raza; Dr. Adewale Troutman, Louisville, Ky., Metro Health Department Director; and Barbara Major, Executive Director of St. Thomas Health Services in New Orleans - square off. The night will kick off with an introduction from Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director of the CDC, as she sets the stage for the evening's discussion and shares CDC's perspective on the elimination of health disparities. As these leaders discuss differing viewpoints about the critical steps necessary to eliminate disparities, a lively discussion is sure to ensue. With a special consideration of the current public policy agenda and its relationship to health disparities, audience members will interact with the speakers, asking questions and offering contrary opinions. Moderated by Elizabeth Cohen, medical correspondent for CNN's health and medical unit, the Town Hall Meeting is sure to make for a memorable evening.

 
Wednesday, March 2, 2005

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. 		Start the Day with Healthy Activities
				- Fun Exercise Routine

7:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. 		Registration Marquis Registration Booth

8:30 a.m.- 9:45 p.m.		 Welcome and Plenary Presentation

9:45 a.m.- 10:15 a.m. 		Exhibit Break and Refreshments International Ballroom -
				Poster Session with the 	Authors Exhibit Level

10:15 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. 		CDD Awards and Plenary Presentation

12:00 noon- 1:30 p.m.		Lunch on Your Own/Networking Exhibits Open

12:00 noon- 1:30 p.m. 		Gold Medal Mile - Centennial Olympic Park

1:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. 		Concurrent Sessions

2:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. 		Exhibit Break and Refreshments International Ballroom 

				Poster Session with the Authors Exhibit Level

3:000 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. 		Concurrent Sessions

4:15 a.m.- 5:15 p.m. 		Concurrent Sessions

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 		Gala Networking Reception - Atlanta Mart

 
Wednesday, March 2, 2005

Welcome Remarks
8:30 a.m.- 8:45 a.m.
Marriott Ballroom

Presenter/Speaker
Julie A. Harvill, MPA, MPH
Illinois Department of Public Health

Plenary Presentation

Access and Other Challenges
8:45 a.m.- 9:45 a.m.
Marriott Ballroom

Presenter/Speaker
Dean Ornish, M.D.
Preventive Medicine Research Institute

Presenter/Speaker
Andrew Agwunobi, M.D., M.B.A.
Grady Health System

As president and chief executive officer of Grady Health System in Atlanta, the largest public hospital-based health system in the Southeast, Dr. Andrew Agwunobi is familiar with the challenges of ensuring uninsured and underinsured patients receive equal treatment in a health care setting. What can health care providers do to help eliminate disparities in care? How can we better educate health care providers about health care inequities? How can we bridge the gap between individuals at risk and health care providers? Dr. Agwunobi will take attendees through a series of alternatives and more rigorous approaches to address the issues of access and quality of care, including methods for educating health care providers about health disparities.

 
CDD Awards Plenary

10:15 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
Marriott Ballroom

The Joseph W. Cullen Award for Outstanding Contributions to Chronic Disease Prevention and Control is
given to an individual outside the traditional public health field who has made outstanding contributions in
the field of chronic disease. Julie Harvill of the Illinois Department of Public Health will present the award,
which honors the memory of Joseph W. Cullen, Ph.D. Dr. Cullen served as Deputy Director of the National
Cancer Institute's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control and is known as the architect of the National
Cancer Institute's Smoking and Tobacco Control Program. This year's recipient is Dr. David Kessler, Dean of
the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. While serving as Commissioner of the FDA,
he began looking into the regulation of nicotine as a drug and was instrumental in convincing President
Clinton to enact tough federal regulation of tobacco. He had the courage to take on the tobacco industry at a
time when everyone said it was impossible. In addition to spearheading the FDA regulation of tobacco, Dr.
Kessler is credited for much of the groundwork for the Attorney General lawsuits against the tobacco industry
that resulted in billions of dollars being awarded to states with some funds used for tobacco prevention.
The Legislator of the Year Award is given to a legislative champion who has substantially assisted in the
advancement of the association's goals by introducing or supporting legislation or amendments, including
appropriation legislation, that reduce the chronic disease burden. Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York
City strongly supported a 100 percent smoke-free ordinance for the most populous city in the United States.
Mayor Bloomberg ignored political opposition and did what was right for public health. As a result of his
efforts, secondhand smoke exposure was reduced for millions of citizens.

 
Plenary Panel Presentation: CHALLENGES
10:30 a.m.- 12:00 noon
Marriott Ballroom

Moderator
Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Presenter/Speaker
Sheldon Greenfield, M.D.
University of California Irvine

Presenter/Speaker
Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D.
Michigan Department of Community Health

Presenter/Speaker
Dr. Michael Montijo
Senior Vice President for
Government Operations at American Healthways

Presenter/Speaker
Maxine L. Golub
The Institute for Urban Family Health

Featuring Sheldon Greenfield, Chair of the Institute of Medicines Unequal Treatment Report; Kimberlydawn Wisdom, first state level Surgeon General from Michigan; and Maxine Golub, Senior Vice President of the Institute for Urban Family Health, this panel will grapple with the tough issues facing public health professionals today, including the benefits of building partnerships and coalitions to address access and quality issues that influence health care disparities. Along with moderator Mehmet Oz, M.D., of Columbia University, these dynamic leaders will focus on the development and implementation of multilevel strategies to address racial and ethnic disparities in health. With panelists from various levels of the public and private sectors, attendees will gain insight into aspects of community action and programs at all levels.

 
D01 Focusing on New Partners: Moving Toward Fairness and Equity
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Bonn

Moderator
Sherri L. Payton, B.S.
North Dakota Department of Health

Presenter/Speaker
NIKE GO
Sarah Martin, M.P.H.
CDC

Presenter/Speaker
Developing Partnerships to Address Chronic Disease in the Pacific Islands
Raubane Kirimaua, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Pasifika Health Reform Ministry- Health for All, Inc.

Presenter/Speaker
California's 
Eric Mandell, B.S.
California Department of Health Services

A panel of presenters will discuss the pivotal issues that brought them together with a new partner. Participants will gain an understanding of the creativity necessary to develop innovative partnerships. Presenters will convey the advantages, disadvantages, and ongoing challenges they face in developing and maintaining innovative relationships. Participants will learn how to identify non-traditional partners to reach specific, disparate populations. Focus will be given to illustrating the techniques panelists have used to maintain long-term partnerships.

 
D02 Communication and Community
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Champagne

Moderator
Lorraine  Adams, BA
NCPHI

Presenter/Speaker
Ricardo Wray, PhD
Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Arturo Vasquez
Hispanic Radio Network

A scholar from one of the nation's schools of public health will present current research and critical thinking on how communication initiatives complement community-based health promotion programs. A health advocacy group's efforts to foster public-private partnerships between local businesses and community-based organizations will be discussed. And, an executive from one of the nation's leading producers and distributors of Spanish-language informational and educational programming for radio will discuss turnkey approaches to health promotion and experiences with community special events and issue mobilization campaigns.

 
D03 Using Surveillance and Technology to Confront Public Health Challenges Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Picard/Chablis

Moderator
Connie L Kohler, MA, DrPH
UAB Center for Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's Health
Jill McDonald, Ph.D., 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Setting the Stage: Public Health Challenges Faced by Residents of the US-Mexico Border
Carmen Sanchez-Vargas, M.D., M.O.H., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Introduction to GIS and a Real World Application: Examining Obesity along the US-Mexico Border
Candace Rutt, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Surveillance of behavioral risk factors is an important tool to monitor the distribution over time of behaviors that contribute to chronic disease conditions. This fact is particularly important in the United States-Mexico border region, given the dynamics of a resident population that frequently crosses over in both directions for health care, work, and social reasons. Presenters will describe the prevalence of poor diet, overweight, and lack of physical activity that are reaching epidemic proportions among residents of the border region. Establishing a border-wide chronic disease behavioral risk factor surveillance system that collects uniform data from residents living on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border will help to identify behaviors that can be targeted with the most appropriate chronic disease prevention strategies. This session will describe the challenges surveyors have had in developing a border-wide surveillance system.This session also will outline two efforts currently underway to gather relevant data: 
1) The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Womens Health. This pilot project is designed to collect data from women who give birth to live-born infants in a hospital setting. Data collected through this project will encompass issues related to risk factors for adolescent pregnancy, infant mortality, and gestational diabetes, as well as information on physical activities, dietary practices, cervical cancer screening, and knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention.  
2) In the Introduction to GIS and a Real-World Application: Examining Obesity along the U.S.-Mexico Border, participants will learn how a geographical information system (GIS) can be used effectively to examine the spread of obesity in the U.S.-Mexico border region.

 
D04 Minority Womens Participation in Cancer Screening
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Rhine/Savoy

Moderator
Marsha  B Henderson, M.C.R.P.
FDA/Office of Women's Health

Presenter/Speaker
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: 1991-2002 National Report
A. Blythe Ryerson, M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Can

Presenter/Speaker
Taking Care of Yourself: Factors Influencing African American Women's Participation in Breast Cancer Screening
Cobie Whitten, Ph.D.
Washington State Department of Health Washington Breast & Cervical Health Program

Presenter/Speaker
Taking Care of Yourself: Factors Influencing African American Women's Participation in Breast Cancer Screening
Ellen Phillips-Angeles, M.S.
Public Health-Seattle & King County Women's Health Unit

This special session, on minority womens participation in cancer screening, provides summaries of the Washington Breast and Cervical Health Program (WBCHP) and the 19912002 National Report on the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). Participants will learn that the WBCHP, whose goal is to reduce breast and cervical cancer morbidity and mortality among uninsured women with limited incomes, was the first study to identify barriers and beliefs of women who decided not to have a mammogram. Presenters will shed light on assumptions of breast cancer screening programs and the results of the study, which refuted such assumptions. Then, participants will learn about the National Report on the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), which is one of the largest efforts in chronic disease prevention and control ever undertaken by a federal government agency. Presenters will summarize the organization, history, and future direction of the NBCCEDP as well as the screening and diagnostic outcomes for breast and cervical cancer in the NBCCEDP.

 
D05 National Strategies to Identify and Disseminate Evidenced-Based Programs
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Consulate

Moderator
Julie A. Marshall, PhD
Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Presenter/Speaker
Challenges in Disseminating Evidence-Based Programs to Eliminate Disparities: A Multi-Issue Roadmap
Cynthia Vinson, M.P.A.
National Cancer Institute Cancer Control and Population Studies

Presenter/Speaker
Selecting Best Practices for Disparities Interventions in the National Healthcare Disparities Reports
Karen K. Ho
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety National Healthcare Disparities Report

This panel presentation will describe efforts to identify and disseminate evidence-based best practices for eliminating health disparities and reducing the burden of disease. The National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR), for example, provides an assessment of disparities in health care among racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups in the general U.S. population. The report also is used to highlight selected programs and interventions that have been successful at reducing health care disparities. Participants will learn about the goals of the NHDR, how the report can be used to inform policy and interventions, and the role of best practices in the report. Following that, participants will learn of the Strategic Plan to Reduce Health Disparities, a report from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that seeks to understand the causes of health disparities in cancer and to develop effective interventions to eliminate these disparities. The presenter will share what NCI and its partners have learned about barriers to disseminating evidence-based interventions to reduce cancer disparities as well as ways to address barriers and create new models for dissemination by linking dissemination methods to issues and factors of greatest needs. Ultimately, participants should be able to relate the priorities that were identified in each NCI investigation to their own knowledge of priorities in reducing disparities.

 
D06 Naming and Measuring Racism to Address Health Disparities
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Sydney

Moderator
Camara P. Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Camara P. Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

This session will present the work of the Measures of Racism Working Group in developing two types of measures of racism. Analyses of data from the Reactions to Race module that was piloted on the 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System by six states (California, Delaware, Florida, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and North Carolina) will be presented. Data was helpful in identifying racism as a system of structuring opportunity and assigning value based on the social interpretation of how we look (which is what we call race). Interesting results include the relationship between responses to How often do you think about your race? and general health status, the relationships between self-identified and socially-assigned race and their roles as predictors of health status, and variations in race consciousness by race and state. In addition, early work on the development of qualitative measures of institutionalized racism, which allow identification of targets for intervention, will be shared.

 
D07 Access and Quality: Chronic Disease Management and America's Health Centers
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Stockholm

Moderator
Suzanne L. Feetham, Ph.D., R.N.
Health Resources and Services Administration

Presenter/Speaker
Suzanne L. Feetham, Ph.D., R.N.
Health Resources and Services Administration

Presenter/Speaker
Sam Shekar, M.D., M.P.H.
Health Resources and Services Administration

Presenter/Speaker
Beechra Chouvair, M.D.
Crusader Central Clinic Association

Presenter/Speaker
Ann Lewis, M.B.A.
Care South Carolina, Inc.

The federal health center program provides primary health care access for populations not currently being served and penetrating deeper into currently underserved populations. Chronic disease is an important and growing cost driver for health centers. Between 1998-2003, encounters for diabetes grew at a 57% rate, up from 1.4 million to 2.2 million. Similarly, hypertension encounters grew 42%, up from 1.9 million to 2.7 million. The burden of these conditions on health centers and the nation will only increase as the prevalence of obesity and diabetes increase in pediatric and young adult populations, especially among populations traditionally served by health centers  the poor and racial and ethnic population. The health center program model provides access to quality, culturally competent primary health care with no disparities due to race, ethnicity, income, and insurance status. In this session, components of this model are described including the Federal 330 model of an integrated health delivery system for comprehensive community based primary health care and the Health Disparities Collaboratives model for system change for quality improvement. Health centers are targeting chronic illnesses such as asthma, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, assuring delivery of evidence-based health care, and actively helping patients and families to participate in their own care. This approach, coupled with a strong prevention component, is improving the health status outcomes for people served in health centers and is helping to close the health disparities gap between this population and the general population. HRSAs Bureau of Primary Health Care will present national outcome data on chronic care management, and representatives from Federally Qualified Health Centers will present the application of local and state data. Recommendations for application of this model in other primary health care systems will be presented.

 
D08 Public Health's Role in Implementing Health Care Systems Change to Improve Quality of Care
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International 8

Moderator
Belinda Minta, M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Jan Norman, R.D., C.D.E.
Washington State Department of Health

Presenter/Speaker
Linda Faulkner
Arkansas Department of Health

Presenter/Speaker
Susan Chappell Witt
North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services

Multiple approaches exist and are being employed to bring about systemic changes within hospitals, community health centers, health plans, and provider practice settings to improve quality of care. The Chronic Care Model, for example, has been used within health care systems to improve the quality of care and overall management of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and depression. During the session, presenters will describe the role of and opportunities for public health to develop and implement quality improvement strategies and interventions within health settings. Exemplary state programs will describe the role they have played in facilitating the adoption and implementation of the model within and across systems. The session will address strategies that state heart disease and stroke prevention programs can utilize to identify and develop partnerships, garner support and buy-in, and facilitate the adoption of the model. Particular focus will be given to explaining the components of the Chronic Care Model and how it can drive policy and systems changes within health settings and via the collaborative.

 
D09 Reaching Out to Diverse Populations to Promote Wellness in the Workplace
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Magnolia

Moderator
Pamela Allweiss, M.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Pamela Allweiss, M.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Sabrina Harper, M.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Betsy Rodriguez, M.S.N., C.D.E.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The National Diabetes Education Program, a joint project of the CDC and NIH, has several workgroups addressing the needs of diverse populations, including the African American Workgroup, Latino Hispanic Workgroup, and the Business and Managed Care Workgroup (BMC). The BMC has developed tools for the business community to take on diabetes." The BMC is now building bridges with other workgroups, starting with the Latino Hispanic Workgroup, to develop tools and partnerships to reach special populations at the work site to promote wellness. These activities include translation of the lesson plans and other tools at diabetesatwork.org into Spanish and reaching out to Latino Hispanic businesses to develop conferences and lunch and learns. Other programs will be developed with the other workgroups as well.

 
D10 Florida's Public Health Response in the Face of Five Natural Disasters:  Challenges for our Disparate Populations in Times of Disaster Everyone Becomes Disparate
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International C

Moderator
Jennie A. Hefelfinger, MS
Florida Department of Health

Presenter/Speaker
Jennie A. Hefelfinger, MS
Florida Department of Health

This session will address the challenges Floridas disparate population faces in times of natural disaster. Presenters will discuss the major impact of natural disaster on that population. In the face of five natural disasters, Floridas public health system identified the special needs of its disparate population during those challenging times. This session will focus on defining the public health infrastructure needed when facing natural disasters.   

 
D11 Defining Race and Ethnicity: Legal and Practical Implications
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International 9

Moderator
Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H.
Texas State Department of Health

Presenter/Speaker
Defining race and ethnicity
John Lumpkin, M.D., M.P.H.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The concepts of race and ethnicity are at the core of health disparities; however, these concepts are poorly defined and are not used consistently throughout the literature on health disparities. This presentation will seek to add clarity to the current definitions of race and ethnicity in the context of health disparities. Presenters will distinguish between race and ethnicity, share clear definitions of race and ethnicity, and highlight the legal implications of each definition. Participants will be keenly aware of the practical implications of using race and ethnicity when reporting health disparities.

 
D12 Does Equal Access Solve the Problem?
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International 10

Moderator
Earl W. Schurman
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Presenter/Speaker
Does Equal Access Solve the Problem?
Marilyn H. Sitaker, M.P.H.
Washington State Department of Health

Using a point/counterpoint format, this presentation will provide differing views on the ability of equal access to health care to solve health disparities challenges. Through an interactive session, participants will engage in a discussion about the obvious challenges to access: Availability of resources; geographic proximity; ability to pay; coverage; and transportation; as well as other, less apparent factors: language and cultural appropriateness, among others. Additionally, participants will learn about findings from studies that question whether lack of access to care is the primary reason health disparities exist. Particular focus will be given to defining equal access and other high-impact issues.

 
D13 Strengthening the Relationship Between Academia and the Community
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International B

Moderator
Elizabeth Baker, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Yvonne Lewis, B.B.A., B.S.
Faith Access to Community Economic Development (FACED)

Community members are often at the forefront of understanding and action when it comes to addressing social determinants of health inequities. This workshop will enable community members to share with each other and health practitioners/academics the specific strategies they have found useful in working with academics and practitioners to move the health agenda to focus on these critical areas.

 
D14 The African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network: A Potential Strategy for Reaching the Deep Structure Underlying the Obesity Problem in African American Communities
1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
International A

Moderator
Emma Green, M.P.H.
National Association of County and City Health Officials

Presenter/Speaker
Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Ph.D., M.P.H.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Presenter/Speaker
Tiffany L. Gary, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
T. Elaine Prewitt, Dr.P.H.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health

Translating the concept of social determinants of health equity into effective strategies to address chronic disease issues can seem daunting. Obesity is one of the most significant chronic disease problems facing our nation, and the burden of obesity is particularly high in African American communities. This session will feature a speaker from the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network (AACORN). AACORN was formed in 2002 to stimulate and support greater participation in obesity research by investigators who have social and cultural grounding in African American life experiences, bringing together 11 African American researchers from 10 different universities or research centers around a common vision of healthy weight, freedom from obesity-related health problems, and high quality of life for African American youth, adults, and elders.  Informed by a review of the broader obesity research agenda nationally, and on a workshop involving diverse researchers and research collaborators as well as CDC staff, AACORN is developing novel research approaches that may lead to creative programming applicable to addressing obesity and related chronic diseases in African American communities. The session will highlight innovative approaches to research development, including the use of nontraditional data to develop program designs (e.g. reviewing literary and historical works)as well as examining cultural and family structure and how they play a role in obesity in African Americans. Focus will be given to the value of delving deeper than current literature to address the underlying structure of the obesity epidemic.

 
E01 Challenges to Fairness and Equity, and What We Can Do About Them: Partners for Equitable Access to Health Care for Populations With Special Needs
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Champagne

Moderator
Carol Steiner, R.N., M.N.
Department of Human Resources, GA

Presenter/Speaker
American Association on Health and Disability
Vera Kurlantzick, M.S.
American Association on Health and Disability

Presenter/Speaker
Disability and Health Program in South Carolina
Suzanne McDermott, Ph.D.
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine USC School of Medicine

A panel of presenters will discuss physical and mental disabilities and how cross-system partnerships expand our ability to address resulting inequity challenges. Building on the example of disabilities, the panel will introduce several concepts about cross-system partnerships that can be used with other special populations. Participants will hear real examples of cross-system partnerships that have been successful in meeting the prevention and treatment needs of this population and the factors they have in common. Special focus will be given to discussing the challenges cross-system partnerships still face in meeting these needs.

 
E02 Inequities in Health for Rural Populations: Can Policy Make a Difference?
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Picard/Chablis

Moderator
Kathleen Nolan, M.P.H.
National Governor's Association

Presenter/Speaker
Rural Health
Keith Mueller, Ph.D.
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis

By expanding the understanding of the policy issues that impact health care access and prevention efforts aimed at a rural population, this session will begin to build a picture of change that will move chronic disease policy beyond an urban focus. This session will address barriers to changing the status of health disparities in rural and remote populations. Focusing on policy challenges that impact rural populations, the presenter also will address American Indian/Alaska Native populations.
 
E03 Are Social Marketing Approaches Positively Changing Knowledge and Behavior?
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Consulate

Moderator
Renee Brown-Bryant, MSW
DRH/NCCDPHP

Presenter/Speaker
Moving People to Move: Mid-point Results of the Walk the Ozarks to Wellness Project
Nikki M. Caito, M.P.H., M.S., R.D., L.D.
Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Reaching Spanish-speaking Hispanic women to prevent birth defects by promoting folic acid
Christine E. Prue, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Presenter/Speaker
Huesos Fuertes, Familia Saludable (Strong Bones, Healthy Family): Improving Bone Health Among Latino Mothers
Nestor Martinez, MPH, RD
California Project LEAN

Presenters on this panel will showcase efforts to use social marketing to increase knowledge, and ultimately change behavior, among high-risk and underserved populations. In six rural underserved communities in Missouris Ozark region, the "Walk the Ozarks to Wellness" Project uses tailored newsletters to increase walking among low-income, overweight, rural Missourians who have or are at risk for becoming overweight and diabetic. Although they are still in the process of conducting a five-year longitudinal study of walking, there are variables that significantly improved at the mid-point analysis of the program. They also have realized the impact that tailored newsletters, as part of a multicomponent intervention, can have on increasing awareness and knowledge about the role of exercise in decreasing the risk of obesity and diabetes in high-risk populations. 

Another multiyear evaluation was of a Spanish-language communication campaign, aimed at increasing folic acid awareness, knowledge, and consumption among 18 to 35 year-old Spanish-speaking Hispanic women for the prevention of neural tube birth defects. The presenter will share the results of the evaluation, as well as lessons learned in conducting process and outcome evaluation of communication campaigns. 

The third project, also aimed at Spanish-speaking women was the implementation and evaluation of Huesos Fuertes, Familia Saludable (Strong Bones, Healthy Family) social marketing intervention in four Latino-dominant communities in California. The presenter will share bone health intervention strategies for reaching this population and lessons learned from implementing and evaluating the project.

 
E04 Increasing Cancer Screening Rates Among Diverse Populations
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Magnolia

Moderator
Mary C. White, ScD, MPH
Epi & Applied Research Br/DCPC/CDC

Presenter/Speaker
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates among African Americans: Varying approaches in community and clinical settings
Selina A. Smith, M.S., Ph.D.
Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Community Health & Preventive Medicine Prevenition Research Center

Presenter/Speaker
Colorectal Cancer Screening among Latinos from U.S. Cities along the Texas-Mexico Border: A Qualitative Study
Maria E. Fernandez, Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Colorectal Cancer Screening among Minorities in Florida
Zhaohui Fan, MD, MPH
Florida Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology Chronic Disease Epidemiology Surveillance and Evaluation Section

Each member of this panel will describe efforts for increasing colorectal cancer screening among diverse populations. To begin, participants will hear about a study that assesses factors that influenced colorectal cancer screening among low-income Latinos living along the TexasMexico border. Four focus groups with low-income Latino men and women were conducted to identify demographic, psychosocial, and cultural factors potentially related to colorectal cancer screening. A summary of the results from these focus groups, including barriers to colorectal screening as well as priority areas for research, will be shared. The next presenter will discuss the analysis of the 2002 Florida County Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to identify the prevalence of colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 50 years and older. Participants will learn of the racial disparities in colorectal cancer screening among Floridians that this analysis exposed as well as the factors that were associated with this data. In conclusion, the purpose of the third study was to examine three methods of education and their effects on the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of African Americans regarding colorectal cancer screening and whether reducing the financial barrier would increase screening rates. The study results suggest strategies for marketing and increasing participation in intervention trials among the African American population.

 
E05 The Benefits of Culturally Competent Care  Three Diverse Examples
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Stockholm

Moderator
Parul D. Nanavati, MPH
CDC

Presenter/Speaker
Out on the Prairie: Homophobia, Heterosexism, and Oblivious Disregard-Rural Health Hazards
Sherri L. Paxon, B.S.
North Dakota Department of Health Division of Chronic Disease

Presenter/Speaker
Investigating Unrecognized Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome in African-American Women: The Role of Psychological Factors
Daphne P. Ferdinand, Ph.D., A.P.R.N.
Southern University and A&M College School of Nursing Office of Research

Presenter/Speaker
Public Health Villains or Good Guys: Do we know the difference?
Barbara A. Yamashita, M.S.W.
Hawaii State Department of Health Community Health Division

Through three diverse examples, participants will enjoy an opportunity to learn of the benefits of culturally competent care. The first project determined associations between psychological factors of self-concept, self-efficacy, and stress, and the metabolic syndrome in obese African American women. Researchers were able to describe culturally specific psychological factors that influence risk for diabetes and coronary heart disease as well as identify recommendations to public health care providers to improve early identification and treatment of the metabolic syndrome in African American women. The second project, set in Hawaii, found that epidemiological data on the chronic disease burden clearly demonstrates consistent and increasing health disparities, particularly of those with low incomes and/or low education and those in rural areas. In response, the health department conducted a series of focus group discussions with representatives of these groups. Feedback suggests that changes in the methodology of prevention programs, health research, and evaluation are needed. Participants will learn what the health department is doing to create these suggested system changes. Health disparities for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) population exist and homophobia, heterosexism, and oblivious disregard impact the issues both for the patient and the provider. Participants will learn about these disparities and about a survey of health services for LGBT individuals in North Dakota that adds validity to provider training sessions to heighten awareness of health disparities. This training is needed before solutions can be implemented and buy-in occurs.

 
E06 Improving Health and Reducing Costs: Modeling Changes in Health Systems
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International A

Moderator
Sharon K West, BSN
MIssion Hospital's

Presenter/Speaker
Keeping ME Healthy: The Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative
Joan Orr, B.A., C.H.E.S.
Maine Center for Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Lessons Learned in Miami in Complex Care Delivery, Disease Management and Navigation with Underserved Populations
Margaret McLoughlin, R.N., J.D.
Jackson Health System Community Access Program of Miami-Dade County

Presenter/Speaker
Inequities in Access to "Best Medicines": Role of Public Health in Fight Against Health Disparities
Katharina A. Kovacs Burns, M.Sc., M.H.S.A., Ph.D.
University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing

Members of this panel will describe efforts to improve health, prevent inequities and health disparities, and reduce costs by assessing health systems and identifying promising changes. Based on a literature and news review of Canadian and American health care systems and public policies that specifically focus on addressing drug choices, coverage, and other access issues, researchers identified inequities leading to health disparities and opportunities for public health to play a key role in influencing policy decisions and health system inadequacies. Another panelist will convey lessons learned from three years of a coordinated program of disease management and health navigators in a Florida community with high numbers of uninsured, underserved populations. Mechanisms of coordination that have proven successful for the Community Access Program (CAP), a large collaborative in Miami, will be identified. Next, participants will be briefed on the Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative, which used the Breakthrough Series Collaborative to address the documented need for provider intervention tools and practice protocols. The presenter will describe the key components of the model used in the collaborative and the key measures used to evaluate its success.

 
E07 Minority Health Surveys and Minority Participation in Health Surveys
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Sydney

Moderator
Loria  Pollack, MD, MPH
CDC/NCCDPDH/ Div. of Cancer Prevention and Control

Presenter/Speaker
Assessing Health Disparities: Results of the Oklahoma Minority Health Survey
Janis E. Campbell, Ph.D.
Oklahoma State Department of Health Chronic Disease Service

Presenter/Speaker
Race, Ethnicity, and Linguistic Isolation as Determinants of Participation in Public Health Surveillance Surveys
Michael W. Link, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

In order to plan, implement, and evaluate programs designed to eliminate health disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations, public health officials and researchers require valid and reliable public health surveillance data. This session presents two cases that evaluated the assessment of health disparities of minority populations. The first case studied  monthly public health surveillance data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in 2003. The presenters found that areas with higher percentages of African Americans, Hispanics, and those who do not speak English were significantly less likely to participate in public health surveillance. In response, the BRFSS is investigating two alternatives for reaching these underrepresented groups. The second case illustrates how a statewide minority telephone health survey was implemented among racial/ethnic minority adult populations in order to obtain a larger sample from these groups than the standard BRFSS. Presenters will explain how to conduct a successful statewide minority health survey that provides critical evidence-based data on racial/ethnic disparities regarding health status, access to care, and behavioral risk factors.

 
E08 Smoking Cessation Programs and State Smoking Reductions
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International B

Moderator
LaTisha L Marshall, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Office on Smoking and Health

Presenter/Speaker
Trying to Quit: Low income smokers' access to cessation care in a managed care environment
Millicent Fleming-Moran, Ph.D.
Indiana University Department of Applied Health Science

Presenter/Speaker
Success Stories! California and New York Reduced Smoking and Health Disparities
Bruce Leistikow, M.D., M.S.
University of California, Davis School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences

Presenter/Speaker
Socioeconomic disparities in smoking and recent quitting in Maine: individual and town level predictors
Nancy Sonnenfeld, Ph.D.
RTI International Disease Control and Registries Program Survey Research Division

This session highlights three projects assessing the efforts of smoking cessation and state smoking reduction programs. In one project, researchers determined the proportion of current smokers in a primary care provider (PCP), managed care, safety net insurance program having access to at least one cessation advisement visit in the previous year. The presenter will share the findings of this study, as well how the data may assist efforts to target patients in need of smoking cessation intervention. In Maine and other states, comprehensive programs, which include local community mobilization components, have been implemented to prevent tobacco use. Even so, state health departments rarely have sufficient data to provide community-specific statistics. The presenter will illustrate that characteristics of the area must be taken into account in tobacco prevention programs and individual risk factors associated with smoking must be delineated. The third project was an assessment of the associations between U.S. health inequities and both smoke exposure and state smoking reductions. The participants will learn of ways to measure smoke effects on health disparities.

 
E09 Training Community Members as Health Workers to Reach the Underserved
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International 8

Moderator
Janisa L Clayton, 
NCCDPHP/Division of Diabetes

Presenter/Speaker
A community-based partnership to address barriers to physical activity in an African American community
Marcus Plescia, M.D., M.P.H.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Public housing residents are catalysts to enhanced public health promotion and community linkages
Erin E. Gray, MPH
Boston University Partners in Health and Housing Prevention Research Center School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Developing a Rural Health Promotion Specialist Program to Provide Preventive Health Care to the Medically Indigent
Joy Maltese, R.N.
District 4 Health Services

This session focuses on using community members to promote preventative health care in underserved regions. The first segment will use the Troup and Heard counties of West Georgia as an example of how community health workers were recruited and trained. In this setting, where hypertension was problematic, community health workers were recruited, received one day of training, and were successful in convincing individuals to resume their prescribed medication regiment. Participants then will be exposed to different ways in which trained community health workers can effectively promote positive health initiatives within their neighborhoods. The Boston Housing Authority study will be used to demonstrate specific examples of how resident health advocates were able to establish improved health within a housing development and introduce residents to under-used health services available to them in that setting. To conclude the session, participants will be introduced to a partnership between a community coalition, lay health advisors, and a local branch of the YMCA and the three different ways in which the efficacy of using community health workers was assessed. The presenter will describe how follow-up studies from the CDCs REACH 2010 project displayed improved health for citizens of communities where community health workers were utilized as tools for promoting preventative health.

 
E10 Culture Influences on Health
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International 9

Moderator
Jennifer X. Hartfield, MPH, BS
Morehouse School of Medicine

Presenter/Speaker
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among African American Women: Do Cultural Characteristics Help Identify Sub-Groups With Greater and Lesser Consumption
Ajlina Karamehic, MA, PhD
Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Reducing the Risk of Obesity in Latino Children
Andra Opalinski, RN-MSN, PNP
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Nursing

Presenter/Speaker
The Use of Cultural Competency Training to Begin Chronic Disease Program Integration
Eric Weiskopf, Med.
New York State Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Before changes in health disparities are achieved, public health practitioners need to understand how culture influences not only the populations they serve, but themselves as well. Toward that end, the first presenter will describe replicable one-day trainings in cultural competency that can be used for local and state partners as a first step in eliminating disparities. Participants will learn how to use the template to implement trainings in their communities as well as how chronic disease programs can collaborate on training efforts. Then participants will learn of a study that was conducted to identify cultural beliefs and practices of Latino families regarding causes of childhood obesity. The study identified factors that contributed to overweight in Latino children as well as suggestions for interventions and further investigation. The third presenter will reinforce the importance of cultural variables in influencing health behaviors. The study explored whether and how four cultural variables  collectivism, racial pride, religiosity, and time orientation  contribute to identifying subgroups of African American women who differ in their level of daily fruit and vegetable consumption. The results indicated that psychosocial and cultural characteristics distinguished subgroups of these women. Information on cultural variables can help improve public health programs designed to influence health behaviors.

 
E11 Ways of Bringing About Change in Social Determinants of Health Inequities (Part One)
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Bonn

Moderator
Constance Mols Bayles, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology Center for Healthy Aging

Presenter/Speaker
Health Perceptions and Knowledge of Healthy Choices among Adult Mexican Americans with Intellectual Disabilities
Janine Jurkowski, M.P.H., Ph.D.
University at Albany School of Public Health Health Policy, Management & Behavior

Presenter/Speaker
Education and Negative Affect as Prospective Factors in Hypertension Disparities Between White and Black Women
Bruce S. Jonas, Sc.M., Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Lessons Learned From the Field: Faith-Based Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Project
Elizabeth Ann Calhoun, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Division of Health Policy and Administration

This session concerns ways of bringing about change in social determinants of health inequities. Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1) Epidemiologic Follow-up Study (NHEFS)  a longitudinal study of the participants in NHANES 1  researchers tested the hypothesis that education and negative affect are prospectively associated with hypertension incidence among white and black women. Results indicated that womens hypertension incidence risk disparities were independently observed for blacks, low education, and elevated negative affect and that risk disparities were particularly pronounced for black women with low education and elevated negative affect. The presenter will discuss the findings and cite mechanisms, both direct and indirect, that may explain the relationship between psychological factors and hypertension disparities. The next panelist will describe the evaluation of a faith-based breast and cervical cancer early detection project and the lessons learned. Participants will learn about challenges inherent in linking minority women to cancer screening services as well as the screening behavior and perceptions of African American and Latino women. The third panelist will share research that explored health perceptions and knowledge of healthy choices for preventing chronic diseases among Latino adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) participating in programs at a community agency in Chicago. What was found was that health promotion programs that may include Latino adults with ID should be tailored to not only focus on knowledge of healthy choices, but also teach concrete strategies for behavior change. The presenter will share some of these strategies with the audience.

 
E12 Civil Rights and Health Care
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International C

Moderator
Joyce D.K. Essien, M.D., M.P.H.
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Presenter/Speaker
Vernelia R. Randall, B.S.N., M.S.N., J.D.
University of Dayton

Presenter/Speaker
Roosevelt Freeman, JD
Department of Health & Human Services

Eliminating health disparities has been described as the civil rights movement of the 21st century. This session will provide an overview of the role of civil rights laws in ensuring fair and equal health care. Participants will learn how civil rights laws developed for health care and how they might be applied to vulnerable populations in their state and community. Presenters will discuss events and their impact on health care laws with strategies and implications for public health. The session will conclude with innovative ways public health professionals can work with their health care system and communities to eliminate health disparities.

 
E13 Strategies to Address Health Disparities in the WISEWOMAN Program
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Rhine/Savoy

Moderator
Charlene Sanders, M.P.H., R.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Strategies to Address Health Disparities in the WISEWOMAN Program
Julie W. Will, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Strategies to Address Health Disparities in the WISEWOMAN Program
Eric Finkelstein, Ph.D., M.H.A.
RTI International

Presenter/Speaker
Strategies to Address Health Disparities in the WISEWOMAN Program
Olga Khavjou, M.A.
RTI International

WISEWOMAN is a CDC-funded intervention program aimed at reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among low-income, uninsured women aged 40-64 years. WISEWOMAN projects have screened more than 8,200 minority women for body mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose levels. Baseline data from January 2000 to December 2003 illustrate the extent of health disparities in minority women participating in WISEWOMAN: 82% of African American women, 63% of Hispanic women, 54% of Asian women, and 62% of Native American women have blood pressure readings that categorize them as pre-hypertensive or hypertensive. This session will describe the WISEWOMAN program and its impact on the cardiovascular health of minority populations. The presentation will include: a description of the WISEWOMAN screening and lifestyle intervention program; the prevalence of CVD risk factors at baseline by race/ethnicity; culturally relevant strategies to improve lifestyle behaviors and to reduce disparities; and one-year improvements in CVD risk factors by race/ethnicity. 

 
E14 Bridging the Gap of Health Disparities:  Successful Examples Using Community Health Workers and Community-Based Partnerships
3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
International 10

Moderator
Brenda  D. Hayes, DSW, MPH, MSW
Morehouse School of Medicine

Presenter/Speaker
Rev. Larry Hill
Northwest Youth Power, Inc.

Presenter/Speaker
William Murrain, JD
Oakhurst Medical Centers, Inc.

Presenter/Speaker
Betsy Rodriguez, M.S.N., C.D.E.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Representing a national health foundation, a community health center, and a local grassroots organization operating in a public housing neighborhood, this panel will describe the pivotal role community health workers (CHWs) serve in bridging gaps between individuals at risk and health care providers. This session brings together organizations developing training curricula and materials for community health workers (promotoras de salud, as well as CHWs serving other ethnic groups and communities), organizations developing training programs teaching CHWs, and community health workers themselves. New tools for CHWs for teaching and supporting healthy lifestyle behavior changes will be highlighted. Further opportunities for partnership will be discussed. This panel presentation will focus on the successful collaborations these community and faith-based organizations have implemented with public and private agencies to address health disparities. Each one of these agencies has worked with an academic partner to facilitate educational and service projects aimed at the reduction and elimination of health disparities.

 
F01 Using Social Marketing Assessments to Drive Communication Campaigns Differently
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Champagne

Moderator
Judith W. Lee, MS, PhD
CDC/NCCDPHP/DCPC/EARB

Presenter/Speaker
Improved Targeting of Smokers with Cessation Messages: Insights from the Health Styles and Consumer Styles Surveys
David E. Nelson, M.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

Presenter/Speaker
Changes of Fortune: working with the telenovela industry to communicate health messages about diabetes
Jane M. Kelly, M.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Betsy Rodriguez, M.S.N., C.D.E.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This session focuses on the social marketing assessment of communication campaigns designed to reach high-risk populations. Analyses of the 2002-2003 HealthStyles and ConsumerStyles consumer databases found that differences exist in terms of different communication channels, between smokers and non-smokers, as well as among smokers themselves by confidence and plans to quit. Presenters will highlight specific channels that may be most appropriate for targeting cessation messages to different types of smokers, as well as how to use the findings to identify potential partners and plans for future interventions. Next will be a presentation on the approaches taken by the CDC Division of Diabetes Translation as they work with the telenovela (Spanish language serial dramas that typically focus on emotional human interactions) industry to incorporate public health messages. The presenter will identify ways in which public health messages targeting Hispanic/Latino audiences can be communicated through telenovelas, as well as the concept of depicting characters modeling behaviors that result in good or poor health outcomes. Concluding the session is a presentation on the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a joint initiative of the CDC and the National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (a network involving more than 200 private and public partners invested in reducing the burden of diabetes). Participants will learn about the NDEP partnership network, partner survey results describing the use of NDEP materials, the five components of NDEP, and its campaigns addressing health disparities populations.

 
F02 Environmental Approaches to Assessing and Addressing Community Health Promotion
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Magnolia

Moderator
Bill  Potts-Datema, MS
Harvard School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
THRIVE: Toolkit for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments
Larry Cohen, M.S.W.
Prevention Insitute

Presenter/Speaker
Project WOW: Implementing a multi-level walking intervention in rural Missouri
Sarah L. Lovegreen, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
An investigation of the environment and diabetes risk in rural communities
Karrisa Weidinger, M.P.H.(c), C.H.E.S.
Saint Louis University School of Public Health Prevention Research Center

Focusing on environmental approaches to assess and address community health promotion, this panel will begin with details of an investigation into the factors of the home and community environment associated with elevated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels (a marker of long-term blood sugar control that suggests a risk level for diabetes) among overweight, nondiabetic individuals. Next, participants will learn about the development and implementation of Project WOW, a multiyear community-based research program used to promote physical activity, specifically walking, in rural Missouri. Findings from the project identified characteristics of a successful steering committee and community program to promote walking in a rural setting with high rates of type 2 diabetes. In conclusion, this session will describe the piloting of THRIVE, the Toolkit for Health in Resilience in Vulnerable Environments, to determine its applicability and utility as a framework for identifying and addressing community conditions that can improve health outcomes and close the health gap. Participants also will learn about examples of how community-level data on community factors can guide residents in formulating programs and policies that will reduce health disparities.

 
F03 Guidelines and Compliance: Patient, Provider, or Just Poor Documentation?
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Consulate

Moderator
David L. Poehler, BS, MS, PhD, CHES
CDC/NCCDPHP/DASH

Presenter/Speaker
Compliance with Pediatric Asthma Guidelines in General Emergency Departments
Ellen A. Vasser, M.S.N., R.N.
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters Center for Pediatric Research

Presenter/Speaker
Adherence to guidelines for following up low-grade Pap results by age and race or ethnicity
Vicki Benard, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

Presenter/Speaker
Improving Chronic Disease Outcomes in Correctional Health Care Programs
Ronald Shansky, M.D., M.P.H.
National Commission on Correctional Health Care

This panel presentation focuses on compliance with guidelines for care in health systems. In a study of low-income and uninsured women in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), less than half of the women studied with abnormal cervical cytology received follow-up care according to the recommended guidelines. The presenter will discuss what factors might have influenced this outcome as well as further efforts to investigate the issue and recommend interventions. The second project explored use of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Pediatric Asthma Guideline in general emergency departments with the plan of fostering guideline adherence and thereby improving quality of care. Researchers found that, while there appears to be significant room for improvement in pediatric asthma guideline compliance, this issue is primarily one of poor documentation rather than inadequate care. The presenter will discuss the differences in parents' perception of their childs emergency department visit vs. documentation of the visit as found in the medical record. To conclude, the third presenter will describe efforts to develop an effective chronic disease outcome measurement program for prison health care systems that will result in improved patient care. Participants will hear how the study expanded on nationally recognized chronic disease clinical guidelines by describing strategies to overcome barriers to their implementation commonly found in correctional settings and by developing a simple measurement tool that health care providers could use in assessing and improving patient care.  Although the project is still in the process of determining improvement, preliminary data showing improved chronic disease care are encouraging.

 
F04 Measuring Health Disparities
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Stockholm

Moderator
Dhelia Williamson, M.P.H.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Division of Health Studies Health Investigations Branch

Presenter/Speaker
Measuring Population Health Disparities: The Wisconsin County Health Rankings
Angela M. Kempf, M.A.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Public Health and Health Policy Institute Department of Population Health Sciences

Presenter/Speaker
Challenges to Measuring Health Care Disparities in the National Healthcare Disparities Report: Disparities in Data
Ernest Moy, M.D., M.P.H.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Presenter/Speaker
Developing Unique Community-Based Infrastructure for Assessment to Identify, Monitor, and Assist Disparate Populations
Alex Charleston, BS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemiology Program Office Division of Public Health Surveillance and Informatics

This session will reinforce the importance of measuring health disparities at the local and national level and share methods for accomplishing both. The first presenter will provide an overview of the Wisconsin County Health Rankings, an annual compilation of county data on community health, as well as the methods used to develop such a summary. The rankings provide a valuable vehicle for the delivery and discussion of county-level health information and a means of engaging stakeholders in the discussion of approaches to reduce observed disparities. Next, researchers assessed the ability of extant national data sets, in this case, the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR), to measure health disparities in access, use, and quality for different racial and ethnic groups. Participants will learn of the challenges related to measuring health care disparities for smaller groups of minorities using extant national data sets. The third presenter will describe the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Assessment Initiative, a cooperative program between CDC and state health departments that supports the development of systems and methods that improve the way data is used to inform public health decisions and policy. The current roles and responsibilities of the Assessment Initiative, examples of innovative approaches to community health assessment and data use, and their potential impact on issues associated with health disparities will be presented.

 
F05 Unique Partnerships for Early Disease Detection
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Sydney

Moderator
Kristina L. Ernst, BSN, RNC, CDE
CDC/NCCDHP/DDT

Presenter/Speaker
Detecting Diabetes in East Harlem, New York through a "Food for Life" Festival
Louise Square
New York State Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Presenter/Speaker
Carol Horowitz, M.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Presenter/Speaker
"From The Flying Deck, Get A Breast Check:
Selma J. Morris, Med
Grady Health System Medical Affairs

Presenter/Speaker
An Effective Osteoporosis Education, Screening, Follow-Up and Treatment Initiative in the Asian Community
David B. Bauer, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., C.C.D.
Bone Density Specialists, PLC

Identifying unique partnerships can boost efforts to prevent and detect disease early. Such is the case in which the University of Michigan School of Nursing, the Michigan Public Health Institute, and the Healthy Asian American Project collaboratively provided lectures on osteoporosis to three Asian communities in Michigan. The one-day programs involved osteoporosis seminars, with a live Mandarin-speaking interpreter, and on-site bone density testing. The project concluded that focused programs combining education, on-site testing, and follow-up can effectively bring osteoporosis awareness, screening, and therapy to the Asian community, thereby reducing osteoporosis incidence and related fractures. The next project was a diabetes detection initiative in East Harlem, N.Y. Through an effective collaboration with local restaurants, state and local health departments, CDC, and HHS, a Food for Life community festival was held and offered healthy dishes prepared only with foods that could be found in the neighborhood. Festival attendees were asked to complete the American Dietetic Associations risk test for diabetes detection and participate in follow-up blood glucose testing if found to be high. Set in a nontraditional arena  the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport  the third project showcases a work site breast health program. Participants will learn of nontraditional arenas for promoting breast health, advantages of partnerships and collaborations, and lessons learned to replicate the program nationally.

 
F06 Ways of Bringing About Change in Social Determinants of Health Inequities (Part Two)
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Bonn

Moderator
Frank Vinicor, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Gender Disparities in Physical Activity Participation among Boston Youth
Alison M. El Ayadi, M.P.H.
Harvard University School of Public Health Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity

Presenter/Speaker
Health Inequities of Eastern North Carolina Native Americans: Comparisons with Latino Immigrants and African Americans
Dothula E. Baron-Hall, M.A.
MBA Services, Inc

Presenter/Speaker
Making a difference in our own lives: Pemiscot Male Mentoring Program
Alfonzo Branch
Pemiscot Male Mentoring Program

This session illuminates three more projects designed to bring about change in social determinants of health inequities. The objective of the first study was to examine gender disparities in barriers to physical activity participation among Boston youth. The study validated substantial gender disparities in meeting recommended levels of vigorous activity levels and sports team participation. The hope is that the study results can help guide efforts into improving opportunities for Boston girls to increase their participation in physical activity participation. The second presentation describes the Pemiscot County Male Mentoring Program (PCMMP), a program designed to decrease health disparities by assisting men in obtaining the education and skills necessary to acquire work. The panelist will describe how the PCMMP validated the association between educational attainment and health outcomes and was an important example of how community members can participate in defining the underlying factors affecting their community and work toward effective solutions. The third panelist will describe the Eastern North Carolina American Indian Rural Health Outreach Project, which was conceived in response to the overwhelming need for access to adequate, affordable, culturally appropriate health care for American Indians in rural North Carolina. Its focus is physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. The significance is that culturally appropriate health education, care, and services can decrease, and in some cases, alleviate, health disparities among these groups.

 
F07 Health Disparities in Hispanics
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International 8

Moderator
Joel Meister, Ph.D.
University of Arizona College of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Michael D. Lebowitz, M.A., Ph.C., Ph.D.
University of Arizona College of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Lisa K. Staten, Ph.D.
University of Arizona College of Public Health

Presenter/Speaker
Jill G. De Zapien, B.A.
University of  Arizona College of Public Health

The session will focus on evidence of health disparities in chronic diseases in minority underserved populations, including health insurance and health care access and utilization. The panel will begin by clarifying some points including the definition of  health disparity and how disparities relate to chronic disease, health care, and minority populations. Presenters will differentiate health disparities by race/ethnicity and geographic area and work with participants to deduce the underlying reasons. Participants will be able to construct new ideas for interventions to reduce disparities as well as the methods for evaluating such interventions.

 
F08 Innovative Approaches to Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International C

Moderator
Theodis Mitchell, Jr., M.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Innovative Approaches to Prostate Cancer Awareness & Education
Jamal R. Allen-Rasheed, M.A., B.S.
Methodist Health System of Dallas

Presenter/Speaker
Innovative Approaches to Prostate Cancer Awareness & Education
Folakami T. Odedina, Bs.C., Ph.D.
Florida A&M University

Presenter/Speaker
Innovative Approached to Prostate Cancer Awareness & Education
Donna L. Berry, Ph.D., R.N.
University of Washington

This session will feature four programs from various regions of the country that use creative approaches when providing educational messages relating to prostate cancer. Topics will include prostate cancer educational awareness and outreach, informed decision-making, prostate cancer screening and treatment, follow-up, and support. The panel will identify best practices, express ideas, describe a clear vision of purpose for future efforts, and describe effective partnerships.

 
F09 Addressing Disparities With People Who Are Deaf: Opportunities for Partnerships in Research and Health Interventions
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Rhine/Savoy

Moderator
Danielle S. Ross, Ph.D., M.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Steven Barnett, M.D.
University of Rochester

Presenter/Speaker
Matthew J. Starr, M.P.H.
The Health Association/DePaul Innovative Solutions

Presenter/Speaker
Thomas A. Pearson, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Rochester

Deaf people who communicate in American Sign Language (ASL) comprise an understudied and medically underserved language minority community. This session will review the health and mental health disparities experienced by deaf people and their families, focusing on the similarities and differences between this community and other disparity populations. The presenters also will devote time to discussing the research challenges, opportunities, and strategies available to address access and quality issues in partnership with the deaf community. Participants will learn how to apply the findings to build partnerships with their local deaf communities, begin to measure and address disparities and examine chronic disease prevention with deaf people and their families.

 
F10 Taking Action Against Disparities in Heart Disease and Stroke in Diverse Communities
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International 9

Moderator
Darwin Labarthe, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
B. Waine Kong, Ph.D., J.D.
Association of Black Cardiologists

Presenter/Speaker
Maria Eugenia Lane
National Council of La Raza

Presenter/Speaker
Melinda Martin
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)

Presenter/Speaker
H. Sally Smith
National Indian Health Board

This exciting program will gather together a panel of some of the most respected names from the Hispanic, African American, Asian-Pacific, and Native American communities to engage in a dialogue on eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in heart disease and stroke. All members of the National Forum for a Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke, presenters will explain the major disparities in heart disease and stroke and will discuss their organizational strategies to eliminate these disparities within the context of the Action Plan. They will share lessons learned, showcase examples of current partnership activities being undertaken to eliminate disparities, and distill practical information for effective interventions through dedicated partnerships for action at the local, regional, and national levels. Panel members also will present promising practices to optimize strategic partnerships that can impact quality of life in high-risk populations.

 
F11 Mental Health, Physical Health, and Health Disparities: The Role of Public Health
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International B

Moderator
Jim Lando, M.D.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Bruce S. Jonas, Sc.M., Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
John Head, B.A.
Carter Center

Presenter/Speaker
Corey Keyes, Ph.D.
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

The mission of the Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (CoCHP) is to enhance the potential for full, satisfying and productive living across the lifespan for all people, in all communities. The role of mental health in enhancing our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges faced across the lifespan is widely recognized. According to the World Health Organizations World Report (2001), more than 450 million people suffer from mental disorders worldwide, and one in four persons will develop a mental or behavioral disorder throughout their lifetime (WHO, 2001). The purpose of this session is to broadly discuss the role of public health in the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental disorders, and to discuss how the incorporation of mental health provides a means of addressing the issue of health disparities. The session will present research that examines the relationship between mental health and various chronic diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes) and will discuss how mental health could be incorporated into the work being done in the Coordinating Center for Health Promotion.

 
F12 Communications and Policy: Raising Awareness of Alaska Natives' Cancer Burden Through Stories, Data, and Graphics
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Picard/Chablis

Moderator
Leslie Given
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Christine A. DeCourtney, MPA
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

The "Alaska Natives and Cancer publication was designed to raise awareness at a state and national level regarding the burden of cancer in an indigenous population. Cancer rates for Alaska Natives are generally combined with other populations for national reporting purposes; diminishing understanding of the actual impact cancer has on the population. It is also designed to help Alaska Natives (through the mechanism they are most familiar with, stories) understand cancer  a devastating (number one cause of death) but relatively new disease  in the population.  Participants will learn how to design publications for multiple audiences to help further the understanding of the burden of cancer and other chronic diseases through the use of cultural tools, evidence-based information, graphics and analogies.

 
F13 Futures Update Special Session
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International 10

Presenter/Speaker
Donna F. Stroup, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion

TBD

 
F14 Community Competence: A Paradigm for Addressing Development of Effective Interventions
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
International A

Moderator
Emma Green, M.P.H.
National Association of County and City Health Officials

Presenter/Speaker
Robert Robinson, Dr. P.H.
CDC

Populations experiencing disparities are typically characterized by minimal availability of effective interventions. It is well recognized that one shoe does not fit all and that interventions tailored to the specific needs of populations need to be developed if disparities are to be addressed and eliminated. Community Competence is a protocol to address a broad spectrum of issues impacting the efficacy and effectiveness of public health applications. These applications can range from survey protocols to health promotion materials to communication campaigns, including generic issues related to the competent delivery of services. Community Competence departs from cultural competence in that the latter is considered reductionist and a construct not sufficiently robust to include the full complexity of populations or communities. Community Competence has primary and secondary components. The primary component consists of history, culture, context, and geography and captures the ways in which populations are organized and define themselves as collectives. The secondary component consists of language, literacy, positive and salient imagery, multigenerational, and diversity and captures how best to operationalize the specific protocols that are being developed. The elements of these two components are dynamic and relative and will change in importance depending on the particular problem, intervention and population being addressed.  Pathways to Freedom, a state-of-the-art tobacco cessation guide for African Americans, will be offered as a case study of Community Competence.

 
F15 Policy Challenges Impacting "Other" Disparities
4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Amsterdam

Moderator
Kathleen Nolan, M.P.H.
National Governor's Association

Presenter/Speaker
Disability Policy
Eileen Elias, M.Ed.
US Dept of Health and Human Services

This session will address the role of public health in impacting policies to address access and quality of care for people with disabilities. The presenter will take participants on an exploration of the unique policy issues that affect access to health care for people with disabilities. Discussion also will focus on the interventions and challenges chronic disease prevention and management efforts must address to change the health outcomes of people with disabilities, including mental disabilities. Questions addressed during this session will include: What can this population teach us about other health disparities and inequities in access and quality of chronic disease prevention and care? How can the power forces in disability policies be directed to advocate for improved chronic disease prevention in this population?
Questions addressed during this session will include: What can this population teach us about other health disparities and inequities in access and quality of chronic disease prevention and care? How can the power forces in disability policies be directed to advocate for improved chronic disease prevention in this population?

 
Gala Networking Reception
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Atlanta Merchandise Mart

Now that you've learned what you need to know, now meet who you need to know. Make new contacts and
reconnect with old at our Gala Networking Reception. Take a trip around the world with your fellow conference
attendees in a multicultural experience. Aromas from ethnic Asian, Caribbean, Latin/Hispanic, and
Native American dishes will tantalize your taste buds while music will entice you to move to the rhythm of
the night. Mingle with local dignitaries, national leaders, and icons of social justice while partaking in this
feast of the senses. Take a step toward bridging the gap of cultural understanding by attending the Gala
Networking Reception.

Festive attire is welcome, but please wear comfortable shoes, as the short walk to the Atlanta Mart is slightly
uphill. Don't miss this entertaining exploration of multicultural cuisine and music.
 
Thursday, March 3, 2005

6:30 a.m. -7:30 a.m. 	Start the Day with Healthy Activities - Morning Walk

7:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.	Registration
			Marquis Registration Booth

7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.	Exhibit Break and Continental Breakfast
			International Ballroom - Exhibit Level

8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. 	Concurrent Sessions

9:30 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.	Exhibit Break	
			International Ballroom - Exhibit Level

10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 	Closing Plenary Presentation 

 
Thursday, March 3, 2005

G01 Mobilizing Citizens:  Working Together to Affect Change
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Stockholm

Moderator
Mark A. Schoeberl, MPA
American Heart Association

Presenter/Speaker
Principles of Public Advocacy
Ron Pollack
Families USA

Presenter/Speaker
Immigration law
Liliana K Vaamonde, JD
Community Service Society of NY

Working on cross-cutting issues, such as health disparities, requires a very different focus, different people coming together, and new models for success.  In order to realize those often talked about principles, individuals, communities and organizations need to learn from real world examples of how these vital forces come together.  Examples include developing programs, partnership development among various organizations, etc.  In this session, presenters will share their experiences and case studies on how citizens can be mobilized to influence change.  Discussions will focus on examples of efforts within their communities of how health disparities topics have been integrated into existing priorities, as well as identifying new ways to eliminate inequities in health.

 
G02 The Collection and Use of Health Data Among Ethnic and Racial Groups by Federal and State Agencies and the Private Sector
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Champagne

Moderator
Rodolfo Valdez, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Racial and Ethnic Health Data Collection by Federal Agencies
Anthony D'Angelo, Ph.D.
Statistical Consultants

Presenter/Speaker
Collection and Use of Racial and Ethnic Health Data by State Agencies
Denise Love, Ph.D.
National Association of Health Data Organizations

Presenter/Speaker
The Use and Collection of Racial and Ethnic Health Data by the Private Sector
Carl Volpe, Ph.D.
WellPoint Health Networks Inc.

Federal, state, and private agencies currently collect a wealth of information on the health status of U.S. racial and ethnic minority populations. The differences, similarities, and uses of these data collections are rarely highlighted. This session will try to compare the mechanisms by which federal, state, and private agencies collect and use health data from ethnic and racial minority groups.

 
G03 The Brass Tacks of Getting the Best Bang for Your Bucks: Working With Media for Health Promotion
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Magnolia

Moderator
Marsha L. Houston, B.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Vicki Beck, M.S.
Hollywood, Health and Society

Presenter/Speaker
Ivan Juzang, M.B.A. 
MEE Productions

Invited panelists profile an array of innovative and creative approaches to message positioning to highlight health education and information messages in print and broadcast materials. A special focus of this session will be on reaching diverse populations through the methodical use of media as well as showcasing strategies and approaches to increase the visibility of a program's message in local and regional media. Professionals participating in this session include an Executive from an African American-owned advertising agency and a communication specialist who develops and promotes strategies to encourage the entertainment industry to include health topics in prime-time award-winning television programs. Participants will learn how to examine their own programs to determine if their messages are positioned for optimal exposure.

 
G04 Geographic Distribution of Chronic Disease
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
International A

Moderator
Dorothy E. Stephens, MHS
CDC/NCEH/EEHS/EHSB

Presenter/Speaker
State Cancer Profiles: A Data Portal for Comprehensive Cancer Control Planning
Temeika L. Fairley, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

Presenter/Speaker
Innovative Uses of Geographic Information Systems Technology to Reveal Health Disparity Burdens in Disadvantaged Communities
Charles Marc Croner, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics Office of Research and Methodology

Presenter/Speaker
Temporal changes in the geographic disparity of heart disease mortality
Michele L. Casper, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

Each of the projects in this session focuses on the geographic distribution of chronic disease. State Cancer Profiles (SCP), developed by the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provide a standardized system to characterize cancer burden so that users can quickly explore potential disparities at the national, state, and county levels. Participants will hear about the SCP, what is contained in it, and future plans for a Web site to support its use. Then participants will learn how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be used with standardized health and other socioeconomic measurements to provide for uniform and evidence-based measures of health burden. The remaining project was designed to document the temporal changes in geographic disparities of heart disease at the county level from 1992 to 2002 of all U.S. counties. Maps show dramatic changes in the pattern of geographic disparities in heart disease death rates and provide critical insights into understanding the determinants of geographic disparities in heart disease mortality.

 
G05 Women's Health
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
International B

Moderator
Shaunette  J Crawford, MPA, MS
CDC/NCCDPHP/Division of Reproductive Health

Presenter/Speaker
Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card
Michelle Berlin, M.D., M.P.H.
Oregon Health & Science University Center of Excellence in Women's Health

Presenter/Speaker
Using the Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) Approach for Reducing Health Disparities in Feto-Infant Mortality
Jennifer Skala, Med.
CityMatCH University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Pediatrics

This session showcases surveillance methods for improving women and infant health. For example, to evaluate the state of womens overall health, the Report Card uses health status indicators and policy indicators. The states and the nation received grades for each of these indicators. This session will describe the methodology and data sets underlying the Report Card, the major findings of the 2004 Report Card, and the progress, or lack thereof, for key status and policy indicators of interest. The Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) approach is used to identify risk factors, which reduce racial and ethnic disparities in feto-infant mortality. The session will highlight how, from 2000 to 2002, the PPOR approach was used in the Practice Collaborative to build community and analytic readiness," to map and further investigate city-specific feto-infant mortality, and to translate findings into targeted community-driven actions to address racial and ethnic health disparities. This session will also suggest how urban communities use the PPOR approach to target prevention strategies to reduce feto-infant mortality.

 
G06 Promoting Nutrition in Schools  Increasing Student Achievement Through Nutrition
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Picard/Chablis

Moderator
Tonya S Roberts, 
CDC

Presenter/Speaker
The USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program: Effective Policies Promoting Exciting Environments in Schools
Tracy Fox, MPH, RD
Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC

Presenter/Speaker
Educating California School Board Members: Aligning Policies for Student Health and Achievment
Vicki Berends
California Project LEAN

This session showcases two projects designed to promote nutrition in schools. The first is a three-year intervention aimed to educate California school board members about the important role school nutrition policies can play to increase the health and academic achievement of students. California Project LEAN, The California School Boards Association, the University of South Florida, the California Parent Teachers Association, and 10 collaboratives worked together to educate school board members with special outreach efforts toward school districts serving low-income children. Participants will learn about the findings from this intervention; the opportunities and barriers for working with local school boards; tools that can help address school nutrition policy; and new partners to address school nutrition policy. The second project describes one state and one tribe nations experience with the USDA Free Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program. Federal legislation in 2002 and 2004 provided funding to states to implement policies and interventions to provide free fruits and vegetables to school children, including the largest public health initiative, the Free Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program. This session will highlight the exciting program and its impact on students and health disparity issues, as well as ways to expand it through policy initiatives to additional states, schools, and tribal nations.

 
G07 Health Equity: New and Bold Opportunities to Eliminate Health Disparities
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
International 9

Moderator
Jamila Rashid, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Walter W. Williams, M.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Phillip Bowman, Ph.D.
University of Illinois @ Chicago

Presenter/Speaker
Sean Cucchi
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Aida Giachello, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago, Training and Policy Center

National expert presenters will describe the CDC framework and policies for achieving health equity. Included in this session will be an explanation of both the conceptual and operational definitions of health equity. Participants will recognize why CDC is changing its focus from health disparities to health equity. This presentation will provide an overview of opportunities to collaborate across sectors - federal, state, local, communities, academia, and business. Participants will be encouraged to engage and identify opportunities to achieve health equity and will increase their knowledge of science-based interventions to eliminate health disparities in chronic disease prevention and control.

 
G08 Patterns of Use and Outcomes of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medical (CAM) Therapies Among U.S. Ethnic Minority Adults
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Rhine/Savoy

Moderator
Patty McLean
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
Robert E. Graham, M.D.
Osher Institute, Harvard Medical School

Presenter/Speaker
Alarik Arenander, Ph.D.
Maharishi University of Management

Presenter/Speaker
Charles R. Elder, M.D., M.P.H.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research

Complementary Alternative Medical (CAM) therapies continue to grow in popularity and are widely used by patients to treat chronic disorders, in particular to promote cardiovascular health and weight loss. The patterns of use and benefits of CAM in U.S. ethnic minority adults is now being investigated. This session will offer three evidence-based perspectives on CAM use in ethnic minorities, in particular, Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks and the impact of its use in helping health care professionals offer more culturally sensitive care. The session will provide an introduction to the patterns of use and the outcomes in cardiovascular and weight disorders. Participants will review the results of the Alternative Health Supplement to the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Discussion will focus on the issues surrounding the rate of use and rate of non-disclosure in ethnic minority populations. 

CAM therapies have successfully been used to treat cardiovascular disease in non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks and native Hawaiian populations. Clinical studies and meta-analyses of a variety of mind-body techniques indicate that meditation, in particular the Transcendental Meditation technique, is a significantly effective intervention reducing psychosocial stress, blood pressure, substance abuse, and mortality rates. The presenters will review the evidence-based support for the use of herbals, acupuncture, meditation, and other CAM modalities in the setting of obesity management. They also will discuss the future directions for research in mind-body health in ethnic minority populations.  

Reach 2010 grantees have taken various approaches for addressing chronic diseases in local ethnic racial communities.  The presenters will describe methods and opportunitites for promoting healthier lifestyles by collaborating with faith-based leadership, pastors, and first ladies, to support system and environmental changes.

 
G09 Log in to Live Longer
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
International C

Moderator
Patricia Brindley
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter/Speaker
LaDene Larsen, B.S.N.
Utah Dept of Health

This session will explore the challenges and benefits of using electronic systems to implement cost savings and health promotion interventions. Included will be a description of the cost benefits of Web-based interventions for chronic disease control, appropriate populations for technology-based health promotion interventions, and the technical tools needed to implement Web-based interventions. Panelists will discuss marketing communications strategies that increase the utilization of Web-based information and tools by those most in need.

 
G10 Excellence for a 21st Century Public Health Workforce
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
International 8

Moderator
Sandra DeShields
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Sandra DeShields
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Lennie Waugh
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Presenter/Speaker
Richard Gerber, R.N., M.B.A.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

The Institute of Medicine's landmark report "Unequal Treatment" provides several recommendations for eliminating health disparities, one of which is the development of a competent workforce to adequately respond to the multidimensional needs of those affected most by disparities. This session will highlight the NCCDPHP Workforce Development and Succession Planning Committee pilot initiative designed to strategically address the workforce capacity and evolutionary needs in the field of public health. The goals of the Committee are to develop the infrastructure, plans and programs needed to:
Develop and retain a diversified workforce reflective of its constituency; ensure a workforce that posesses core competencies for future challenges, goals, and objectives; establish and develop succession plans and an inventory of successors through a number of  processes, programs, and strategies (e.g. development, training, mentorship, coaching); work in collaboration with partners to conduct needs assessment, build state capacity, and increase retention; partner with internal/external colleagues and businesses for the purpose of understanding and adopting best and promising  practices; and define and effectively address career inertia.

 
G11 Call to Complementary Action for Fairness and Equity in Health: What Should We Do Between Now and Next Year's Conference?
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Bonn

Moderator
Mary Kane
Concept Systems, Inc

Presenter/Speaker
Mary Kane
Concept Systems, Inc

Presenter/Speaker
Blanca L Torres, M.S.S.W.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

All session participants will receive, consider and discuss a summary overview of the major topics covered in the partnership track during the conference.  They will  also consider and describe their own experiences and learning at the conference.  The facilitated discussion will identify key areas where partnerships need to be developed, strengthened or connected to establish an effective partnership strategy to address health disparities and equities. 

 
G12 Reporting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Risk Factors for Disease: Opportunities for Prevention
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
International 10

Moderator
Rodolfo Valdez, Ph.D.
CDC\NCCDPHP

Presenter/Speaker
Opportunities for prevention of chronic disease among minorities
Shiriki Kumanyika, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Health disparities not only refer to the prevalence and incidence of certain diseases but also to the risk factors for these diseases. It is clear that the presence of several risk factors for chronic diseases vary from one racial or ethnic group to another, and these factors are more abundant among minorities. This session will illustrate this excess of risk factors among minorities when compared to the majority population presents an excellent opportunity for the prevention of chronic diseases, as the majority population exemplifies what is achievable.

 
G13 Health Disparity Collaboratives in Rural Communities
8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Consulate

Moderator
Rosemary McKenzie
National Rural Health Association

Presenter/Speaker
Asthma Collaborative in Rural Health Care (African American)
Janice Bacon, MD
G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center

Presenter/Speaker
Cardiovascular Collaborative (American Indian)
James M. Galloway, MD, FACP, FACC
University of Arizona, Indian Health Service

Presenter/Speaker
Health Care Initiatives to Reduce Diabetes Disparities in Rural Settings
Sabrina Harper, M.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This presentation will address disparities and the implementation of rural chronic disease collaborative models in order to meet the needs of diverse populations.  A panel of presenters, with system change experience addressing disparities in diabetes, cardiovascular (CVD) and asthma within rural health settings, will summarize strategies for implementation of system changes.  Each presenter will share what has been done to date, challenges they have faced, systems changes that were necessary to implement the projects and the success of each of the projects.

 

Closing Plenary
10:00-12:00 noon
Marriott Ballroom

Welcome from PRC

Presenter/Speaker
Geri Dino Ph.D.
Director, Centers for Public Health Research and Training at West Virgina
University (Formerly the Prevention Research Center)

Plenary Panel

Opportunities: Communication and Policy
10:15 a.m.- 11:15 a.m.
Marriott Ballroom

Presenter/Speaker
Thomas LaVeist, Ph.D.
Director, Morgan-Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions

Presenter/Speaker
John Ruffin
Director, National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority
Health and Health Disparities

Presenter/Speaker
Doug Levy
Director of Communications, University of California, San Francisco,
School of Medicine

Presenter/Speaker
Marsha Lillie Blanton, Dr PH
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Now that the conference is coming to a close, you feel armed with knowledge and ready to take on the
world. So, now what? A panel of experts - including Dr. John Ruffin, Director of the National Institutes of
Health's National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities; Dr. Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Vice President of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Doug Levy, Director of Communications at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine; and Dr. Thomas LaVeist, Director of the Morgan-Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - will challenge attendees to implement novel methods and programs relevant for their communities and organizations based on information gathered during the conference. Touching on policy recommendations and opportunities on the horizon, the panel will leave attendees with feelings of hope, excitement, and enthusiasm for the future.

Consequential Epidemiology Awards

10:00 a.m.- 10:15 a.m.
Marriott Ballroom

Moderator
Paul Siegel, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

The inaugural Consequential Chronic Disease Epidemiology Awards will be presented to one oral presentation and one poster presentation from the conference. The presentations  chosen by a committee comprised of representatives from CDC, CDD, and PRC  best exemplify the use of epidemiologic methods to enhance the evidence base for chronic disease prevention programs, policy, surveillance, or evaluation. Dr. William Foege, former Director of the Carter Center and CDC, is credited with coining the term consequential epidemiology to describe applied research that has the potential to improve public health policy and to prevent disease. Congratulations to this years winners!

Closing Remarks
11:30 a.m.  12:00 noon
Marriott Ballroom

Presenter/Speaker
Donna Stroup
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
19th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Poster Presenter List 

Poster Session with the Authors
International Ballroom - Exhibit Level
Tuesday, March 1, 2005 - 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 2, 2005 - 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday, March 2, 2005 - 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Session Code	Abstract ID	Abstract Title	Presenter(s)
001	7226	Partnering to Decrease Health Disparities Among Native American Women	Glenda Cross
002	7228	Screen Our Sisters - Community Agencies collaborate to Provide Breast Cancer Screening to African American Women	Cheryl Leon
003	7249	Developing Effective Partnerships between Researchers and the Faith Community: Results from Pastor Focus Groups	Moses Goldmon; Benita Weathers; Natasha C. Blakeney
004	7359	Opportunities to Eliminate Health Disparities through Partnerships in AAPI Cancer Survivorship	Amy Wong; Roxanna Bautista
005	6975	Seattle - Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA): Preliminary Validation of a New Clinical Tool	Tari D. Topolski
006	7131	Impact of Chronic Disease Self-management Programs: A national community-based transition study	Richard H. Osborne
007	6675	Culturally Competent Healthcare Systems - Evidence-based Reviews in the Guide to Community Preventive Services	Toby Quinn
008	7333	Implementing Evidence-Based Guidelines For Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) In Rural Primary Care Practices	Ronald Deprez
009	7203	Response shift: The measurable & desired outcome of chronic disease self-management programs that violates pre-vs-post assessment	Richard H. Osborne
010	7179	Health Risks and Conditions among American Indians in North Carolina	Ziya Gizlice
011	7126	Factors Associated with Tooth Loss Among Mississippi Adults	Lei Zhang
012	6570	Cardiovascular Risk reduction and health empowerment among African American Men: the AMEN Example from the Fulton County REACH 2010 Project	Torrance Stephens
013	7212	Evaluation Strategies for Qu Sabrosa Vida: A Culturally Targeted Community-based Nutrition Intervention, El Paso, TX	R. Sue Day
014	7264	Reach and effectiveness of CD-ROM intervention to increase informed decision making for prostate cancer screening	Lori A. Crane
015	6686	A public health approach for the prevention of blindness within states	Richard T. Bunner; Dorothy Gohdes
016	6642	Ethnic Disparities in the Control of Glycemia, Blood Pressure, and LDL-Cholesterol	Julienne K. Kirk
017	6775	Age-adjusted Per Capita Charges as an Indicator to Identify Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospitalization Expenditures	Yinmei Li
018	6829	Disparities in Colorectal, Breast and Cervical Cancers: Incidence, Mortality, and Stages at Diagnosis in 1981-2001	Youjie Huang
019	7080	Improving surveys assessing physical activity in rural populations: reliability of environmental and behavioral factors	Michael Elliott
020	7117	Predictors Of Body Mass Index And Its Effect On Colorectal Cancer Incidence, Prevalence And Mortality	Kathleen Cullinen
021	7192	Development of a User-Friendly Audit Tool for Assessing the Activity-Friendliness of Neighborhood Environments	Christine M. Hoehner
022	7223	Utilizing multiple data sources to understand disparities and focus asthma interventions in Minneapolis/St. Paul	Jill Heins
023	7235	Using cancer registry data to describe possible disparities in patterns of care for three cancers	Linda G. Alley
024	7278	Binge Drinking in the United States: Sociodemographic Disparities	Ernest E. Sullivent
025	7292	Tracking Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) to Identify Health Disparities and Guide Health Policy	David G. Moriarty
026	7327	Indicators for Chronic Disease Surveillance at the Local Level: Assessing Geographic and Racial Disparities	Kristen Mertz
027	6569	Legal barriers in the care of people with substance use disorders	Carol Girard
028	6700	Colorectal Cancer Screening in Washington State: Predictors of Current Screening and Explanations for No Screening	Peggy A. Hannon
029	7258	Is food insecurity a price of smoking among the poor?	Brian Armour
030	6963	Reducing disability, income, and race/ethnic disparities: how much will health indicators improve?	Nancy Wilber
031	6892	Maternal Diabetes and Perinatal Outcomes	Cecil Pollard
032	6930	The Use of Arizona BRFSS data to estimate health disparities in Hispanics	Michael D. Lebowitz
033	7281	Chronic Stress, Clinical Depression, and Blood Pressure in Clinically Diagnosed Hypertensive African American Women	Cynthia Bienemy
034	6890	Differential Effects of Active Living on Quality of LIfe at Various Levels of Income	Jana J. Peterson
035	7230	Attitudes Toward Pap and HPV Testing and Health Surveys in an Appalachian Community	Claudia Hopenhayn
036	7280	Obesity and income are associated with low priority for fruit and vegetable consumption	S.R. Bobra
037	6957	Environmental correlates of physical activity in a rural diabetic population	Anjali D. Deshpande
038	6429	Knowledge, Beliefs, and Stage of Adoption towards Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Chinese Worksite Population	Su-I Hou
039	6458	Characteristics of Internet Use and Health Locus of Control of Seniors with Arthritis	Pam York
040	6603	Promoting healthy behavior among older adults: A consumer research approach	Natasha S. Bryant
041	6947	Developing a Web-based health care decision support tool for adults with arthritis	Mary B. Waterman
042	6724	Communication & Partnership Strategies for Reaching Rural Hispanic Populations	Linda G. Powell
043	6995	Conducting a Successful Through With Chew Week	Sylvia Bagdonas
044	6541	Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence and impact of doctor-diagnosed arthritisUnited States, 2002	Julie Bolen
045	6552	Addressing Multicultural Health Promotion through Driving Wellness Programs	Nancy Ceridwyn
046	6598	Developing a Culturally Appropriate Spanish Version of Tips to Prevent Medical Errors	Gabrielena Alcala-Levy
047	6673	Understanding the Unique Information Needs of Diverse Population Groups in the U.S	Sally Crelia
048	6713	Race and Income Differences in Community Attitudes About Diabetes and Organ Donation	Amy D. Waterman
049	6771	Racial differences in factors that influence survival with oral cancer in Georgia: 1978-2001	Ranjitha Krishna
050	6788	Age and Race-Specific Distribution of Prostate Specific Antigen among US men, 2001-2002	Mona Saraiya
051	6797	Harvesting Our Community:Mobilizing community support for obestiy prevention among African Americans in WV	Wendy L. Moore
052	6867	Characteristics of a Successful Community Coalition	Heather Fuller
053	6877	Trends in Mortality and Hospitalizations for Valvular Heart Disease in the United States, 1980-2000	Hylan D. Shoob
054	6879	Floridas Coordinated School Health Program: A World Class School Health Learning Community	Faye Johnson; Antionette Meeks
055	6880	Impact of Baby Boomers on Hospitalizations for Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke in the United States	Hylan D. Shoob
056	6922	Regional/Racial Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome: The MSM Regional Assessment Health Surveillance Study (RAHSS), 2003 2004	Dennis Jones
057	6944	Profile of Health Disparities in Diabetes among Hispanic/Latino Population in Colorado	Wenfang C. Muhr
058	6978	Neighborhood Disparities in Hospitalizations for Lower Extremity Amputations with Diabetes, New York City 2003	Anju S. Morarka
059	6981	Reducing Dental Sealant Disparities in School-Aged Children through Better Targeting of Informational Campaigns	Kari Jones
060	6994	Community-Institutional Partnerships: Understanding Trust among Partners	Sharrice White
061	7015	The California 5 A Day Be Active Pilot Project- A State and Local Perspective	Jessica Micheletti
062	7029	Economic impact of Coronary Heart Disease in South Carolina	Praphul Joshi
063	7044	Building Community Capacity for Healthy Eating Through the Use of Tailored Resources	Quentin J. Moore
064	7063	Retooling an Osteoporosis Prevention Program to Serve Low-Income Populations: A Practical Guide to Bone Health	Judith S. Lyles
065	7086	Tobacco Prevention and Control in Utahs Ethnic/Minority Communities	LaDene Larsen
066	7089	Minorities as Research Subjects: Rights and Responsibilities	Joan Redmond Leonard
067	7106	A Pilot Study of the Use of Theater in Nutrition Education for Low-Income African-American Children	Caree J. Jackson
068	7133	Mexican American Veterans' Stroke Risk Profiles: Implications for Expanding Culturally Responsive Best Clinical Practices	Carol M. Baldwin
069	7134	Validity and Reproducibility testing of a web-based food frequency questionnaire among urban African-American pre-adolescents	Kimberly Gibson Lane
070	7135	Health Care Utilization Following Negative Experiences in Primary Health Care Settings	Judith W. Lee
071	7143	Linking Real Data to a Program Assessment and Feedback Model in State Tobacco Prevention and Control Programs	Nell H. Gottlieb
072	7160	Immigration and Health: Is immigration to the United States detrimental for health?	Jimi Huh
073	7177	Healthy Food, Healthy Soul: Campaign: Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity to African American Men	Quentin J. Moore
074	7180	Cholesterol Screening and Awareness in Michigan	Michelle L. Cook
075	7213	Designing Effective Health Messages for Ethnically Diverse Audiences: Overcoming an Environment of Distrust	Allison L. Friedman
076	7217	Associations of Diabetes and Family History Among Adult NHANES Participants 1999-2002	Ann M. Annis
077	7233	Evidence of Effectiveness: A Summary of State Tobacco Control Program Evaluation Literature	Nicole M. Kuiper; David E. Nelson
078	7252	Barriers to physical activity among women in a rural, medically underserved population	Thearis A. Osuji
079	7254	Creating an Effective Multi-Session Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention for Low-Income Rural and Urban Women	Sandra J. Ryan
080	7255	An Alternative To Identifying And Engaging The Underserved, Out of Care, HIV High-Risk Population	Erum Khan Hadi
081	7260	Economic-related Disparities in Child and Parent Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Body Mass Index	Christina Mushi-Brunt
082	7284	School based/school linked Dental Sealant Programs in Selected States	Sherry Williams
083	7294	Disparities in ambulatory care sensitive conditions among adults in Georgia	Manxia Wu
084	7309	Physicians' and Hispanic Patients Perceptions of Differential Treatment in an Arkansas Specialized Healthcare Facility	Wilson Gonzalez-Espada
085	7311	Exploring racial and ethnic differences to reduce childrens television viewing to prevent childhood overweight/obesity	Arlynn Filomeno
086	7322	Factors that Lead to Depression among Black Men: A Systematic Review of the Literature from 1984 to 2004	Daphne C. Watkins
087	7324	The Use of Social Capital to Promote Physical Activity in Older Adults	Mari T. Brick
088	7350	Disparities in premature death from stroke among adults in the United States	Carmen D. Harris
089	7368	Improved Physical Environment Can Improve Quality Of Life	Sherri L. Penchishen; Kristen Wenrich
090	7388	Aspirin use as a Preventative Measure for CVD among African-Americans and Whites in Georgia	Peter Thomas Baltrus
091	7392	Development of a Partnership Enhancement Toolkit	April Vance; Cindy S. Soloe
092	7395	Access to Primary Care for Non-Medicaid Insured: The Advantage Program Survey	Eric J. Nehl
093	7027	Analysis of Disparities In Client Satisfaction Between Spanish and English Speaking Women Enrolled in UCCP	Kathryn Rowley
094	7385	Abnormal Mammogram Follow-up Among African-American Women: Do Community Lay Health Advocates Make a Difference?	Lee Caplan
095	8888	Healthy and Whole	Janet Ellis; Katherine Brewer

 
Top Poster Abstracts

Colorectal Cancer Screening in Washington State: Predictors of Current Screening and Explanations for No Screening
Peggy A. Hannon, University of Washington

Regional/Racial Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome: The MSM Regional Assessment Health Surveillance Study (RAHSS), 2003-2004
Dennis Jones, Morehouse School of Medicine

Retooling an Osteoporosis Prevention Program to Serve Low-Income Populations: A Practical Guide to Bone Health
Judith S. Lyles, Michigan Public Health Institute

An Alternative to Identifying and Engaging the Underserved, Out of Care, HIV High-Risk Population
Erum Khan Hadi, Dutchess County Department of Health

Is Food Insecurity a Price of Smoking Among the Poor?
Brian Armour, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Racial Differences in Factors That Influence Survival With Oral Cancer in Georgia: 1978-2001
Ranjitha Krishna, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Reducing Disability, Income, and Race/Ethnic Disparities: How Much Will Health Indicators Improve?
Nancy Wilber, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Building Community Capacity for Healthy Eating Through the Use of Tailored Resources
Quentin J. Moore, Michigan Public Health Institute

Response Shift: The Measurable and Desired Outcome of Chronic Disease Self-management Programs That Violates Pre- vs. Post-assessment
Richard H. Osborne, The University of Melbourne

Maternal Diabetes and Perinatal Outcomes
Cecil Pollard, West Virginia University

The Use of Arizona BRFSS Data to Estimate Health Disparities in Hispanics
Michael D. Lebowitz, University of Arizona

Seattle - Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA): Preliminary Validation of a New Clinical Tool
Tari D. Topolski, University of Washington

Reducing Dental Sealant Disparities in School-Aged Children Through Better Targeting of Informational Campaigns
Kari Jones, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Conducting a Successful Through With Chew Week
Sylvia Bagdonas, Substance Abuse Division, Wyoming Department of Health

Mexican American Veterans' Stroke Risk Profiles: Implications for Expanding Culturally Responsive Best Clinical Practices
Carol M. Baldwin, Arizona State University

Health Risks and Conditions Among American Indians in North Carolina
Ziya Gizlice, North Carolina State Government

Aspirin Use as a Preventative Measure for CVD Among African Americans and Whites in Georgia
Peter Thomas Baltrus, Morehouse School of Medicine

Development of a Partnership Enhancement Toolkit
Cindy S. Soloe, RTI International
April Vance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Knowledge, Beliefs, and Stage of Adoption Towards Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Chinese Worksite Population
Su-I Hou, University of Georgia

Characteristics of Internet Use and Health Locus of Control of Seniors With Arthritis
Pam York, Minnesota Department of Health

Promoting Healthy Behavior Among Older Adults: A Consumer Research Approach
Natasha S. Bryant, Institute for the Future of Aging Services

Communication and Partnership Strategies for Reaching Rural Hispanic Populations
Linda G. Powell, Mountain States Group, Inc

Factors Associated With Tooth Loss Among Mississippi Adults
Lei Zhang, Mississippi State Department of Health

Healthy Food, Healthy Soul Campaign: Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity to African American Men
Quentin J. Moore, Michigan Public Health Institute

Designing Effective Health Messages for Ethnically Diverse Audiences: Overcoming an Environment of Distrust
Allison L. Friedman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Economic-related Disparities in Child and Parent Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Body Mass Index
Christina Mushi-Brunt, Saint Louis University

Indicators for Chronic Disease Surveillance at the Local Level: Assessing Geographic and Racial Disparities
Kristen Mertz, Georgia Department of Human Resources

Top Oral Abstracts

Developing, Implementing and Disseminating Evidence-based Healthy Aging Programs in Community-based Organizations
Nancy Whitelaw, The National Council on the Aging

Lynda Anderson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adult and Community Health

PE2GO: A Program to Address Disparities in Youth Physical Activity Opportunities
Maurice "Bud" Martin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Diabetes Translation

Developing a Rural Health Promotion Specialist Program to Provide Preventive Health Care to the Medically Indigent
Joy Maltese, District 4 Health Services

A Community-based Partnership to Address Barriers to Physical Activity in an African American Community
Marcus Plescia, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health

Engaging Older Adults to Be More Active Where They Live: Audit Tool Development
Melissa K. Kealey, University of California, Berkeley
Center for Family and Community Health

Adherence to Guidelines for Following Up Low-grade Pap Results by Age and Race or Ethnicity
Vicki Benard, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control

Eliminating Disparities in Communities of Color Through the Lifetime Fitness Program
Susan J. Snyder, Senior Services of Seattle/King County
Senior Wellness Project

An Effective Osteoporosis Education, Screening, Follow-Up, and Treatment Initiative in the Asian Community
David B. Bauer, Bone Density Specialists, PLC

Using Geographical Information Systems to Facilitate Community-based Public Health Planning of Diabetes Intervention Efforts
Daniel J. Kruger, University of Michigan
School of Public Health
Prevention Research Center

Moving People to Move: Mid-point Results of the Walk the Ozarks to Wellness Project
Nikki M. Caito, Saint Louis University
School of Public Health

Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Latinos From U.S. Cities along the Texas-Mexico Border: A Qualitative Study
Maria E. Fernandez, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research
School of Public Health

Moving From Advising to Partnering
Anne Doolen, Migrant Benevolent Association, Inc.

Awareness of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in American Indians
Carrie S. Oser, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Cardiovascular Health Program

Race, Ethnicity, and Linguistic Isolation as Determinants of Participation in Public Health Surveillance Surveys
Michael W. Link, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adult and Community Health
Behavioral Surveillance Branch

Measuring Population Health Disparities: The Wisconsin County Health Rankings
Angela M. Kempf, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wisconsin Public Health and Health Policy Institute
Department of Population Health Sciences

Using Neighborhood-specific Clusters to Stimulate and Evaluate Behavioral Change: A Social Mobilization Campaign for Increasing Awareness of HIV/AIDS and Chronic Disease
Bilal A. Salaam, Pan-African Pedagogy Institute

Educating California School Board Members: Aligning Policies for Student Health and Achievement
Vicki Berends, California Project LEAN

VERB Campaign: Extending the Reach of a National Campaign to Ethnically Diverse Audiences
Rosemary Bretthauer-Mueller, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adolescent and School Health, VERB

Education and Negative Affect as Prospective Factors in Hypertension Disparities Between White and Black Women
Bruce Stephen Jonas, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology

Getting the Most Out of Vital Statistics Data: Diabetes-related Heart Disease Mortality in New Mexico
Heidi Krapfl, New Mexico Department of Health
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Creating a Medical Home for Asthma: Improving Care in Pediatric Clinics Serving Low-income Communities
Winston Liao, RTI International

Predictors of Health Status for Disadvantaged Medicare Beneficiaries: Results of the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey
Beth Hartman Ellis, Health Services Advisory Group
Surveys, Research & Analysis

What We See Depends on Where We Stand: Federal and Local Perspectives on Health Disparities
Mary Kane, Concept Systems, Inc.

An Investigation of the Environment and Diabetes Risk in Rural Communities
Karrisa Weidinger, Saint Louis University
School of Public Health
Prevention Research Center

Investigating Unrecognized Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome in African American Women: The Role of Psychological Factors
Daphne P. Ferdinand, Southern University and A&M College
School of Nursing
Office of Research

American Indian Children Walk for Health: Increasing Physical Activity by Daily Walking at School
Donald B. Bishop, Minnesota Department of Health
Center for Health Promotion

Gender Disparities in Physical Activity Participation Among Boston Youth
Alison M. El Ayadi, Harvard University
School of Public Health
Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity

Making the Grade on Womens Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card
Michelle Berlin, Oregon Health and Science University
Center of Excellence in Women's Health

Compliance With Pediatric Asthma Guidelines in General Emergency Departments
Ellen A. Vasser, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Center for Pediatric Research

Challenges to Measuring Health Care Disparities in the National Healthcare Disparities Report: Disparities in Data
Ernest Moy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

The Incidence of End-stage Renal Disease, Georgia, 1999-2002
Karon G. Abe, Georgia Department of Human Resources
Georgia Division of Public Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Trying to Quit: Low-income Smokers Access to Cessation Care in a Managed Care Environment
Millicent Fleming-Moran, Indiana University
Department of Applied Health Science

Ancillary Meetings

Monday, February 28, 2005

CDD Business Meeting
2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Marquis Salon 3
Jayme Washam

CDD Healthy Aging Interest Group
8:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.
Consulate
Jeanne Alongi, MPH

Tuesday, March 1, 2005

CDD Board Meeting
7:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m.
Amsterdam
Jayme Washam

CDD Past President Committee
7:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m.
Burgundy
Jack  Hataway

PRC Regional Directors' Meeting
7:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m.
Bordeaux
Boardroom
Sharrice White

CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
12:00 noon- 1:30 p.m.
Amsterdam
Robin Hamre

ORC Macro
12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.
International Salon C
Doryn Chervin

CDD - Science & Epidemiology Committee
5:15 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Burgundy
Boardroom
Christopher Maylahn

CDD Arthritis Council Meeting
5:15 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Pickard/Chablis
Classroom
Jeanne Alongi, MPH

CDD Comprehensive Cancer Interest Group
5:15 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Rhine/Savoy
Theater
Larry K. Jenkins, MPH

CDD Diabetes Council
5:15 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Amsterdam
Barbara Larsen, MPH, RD

DCPC/OPPI
5:15 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Bordeaux
Kathleen Carey

PRC National Community Committee General Meeting
5:15 p.m.- 8:15 p.m.
International Salon C
Sharrice White

CDC - State-Based Epi
8:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.
Bordeaux
Boardroom
Paul Siegel, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M.
 
Wednesday, March 2, 2005

CDC National Vision Program/CDCPHP/DDT
6:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m.
Copenhagen/Stockholm
Michael Duenas

CDD Board Meeting
7:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m.
Amsterdam
Jayme Washam

CDD Legislative and Policy Committee
7:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m.
International Salon C
David P. Hoffman, MEd

CDD CVH Council
7:00 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.
International Salon A
Margaret O. Casey

PRC National Community Committee
7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.
International Salon B
Sharrice White

CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
12:00 noon- 1:30 p.m.
International Salon C
Robin Hamre

CDC Preventing Chronic Disease E-Journal
12:00 noon- 1:30 p.m.
Amsterdam
Alexis Simmons

CDC-State-Based Epidemiology
12:00 noon- 1:30 p.m.
Bordeaux
Boardroom
Paul Siegel, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M.

CDD Council Coordination and Leadership Committee
12:00 noon- 1:30 p.m.
Burgundy
Barbara Larsen, MPH, RD

PRC Latino Health Network
12:00 noon- 1:30 p.m.
Rhine/Savoy
Classroom
Barbara Ainsworth

CDC: Steering Committee: Nutrition & Physical Activity Work Group
5:15 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Burgundy
Tamara Salman

Thursday, March 3, 2005

CDD Board Meeting
7:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m.
Amsterdam
Jayme Washam

CDC - Nutrition and Physical Activity Work Group
7:00 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.
Rhine/Savoy
Tamara Salman

PRC/CDC Admin Workshop
7:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
International Salon C
Classroom
Jean Smith

PRC Policy Committee
12:00 noon- 1:15 p.m.
Burgundy
Charles Deutsch, MA, ScD

PRC Communication Committee 
12:00 noon- 1:30 p.m.
Bordeaux
Carol A. Bryant, PhD

Physical Activity Capacity Building Project
12:00 noon- 5:00 p.m.
Pickard/Chablis
Theater
Jody Stones

National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Directors (CDC)
1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Bonn
Nikki Hayes

PRC/CDC Business Meeting
1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Copenhagen/Stockholm/Amsterdam
Jean Smith

CDD CSHP Collaborative
2:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Rhine/Savoy
Stacey Tompkins, MS, CHES

PRC/CDC - PRC Reception
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Consulate
Jean Smith

Friday, March 4, 2005

CDD School Health Council
8:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
Summit
Stacey Tompkins, MS, CHES

PRC/CDC Business Meeting
8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Yukon/McKenzie/Rio Grande
Jean Smith