School well-represented at APHA annual meeting

The American Public Health Association’s 137th annual meeting and exposition, to be held Nov. 7-11, in Philadelphia, will feature oral and poster presentations by a number of faculty, staff and students at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

A list of reported presentations follows. Corrections and additions may be emailed to sphcomm@listserv.unc.edu in the format of the entries below.

APHA’s annual meeting is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists and related health specialists.

The meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health.This year’s theme is “Water and Public Health.”

Visit www.apha.org for more information about the conference.

Sunday, Nov. 8

2:30 – 6 p.m.

Learning Institute # 2013. Strategies for local and state public health agencies to reduce the negative impacts of a distressed economy. Cheryll Lesneski, DrPH. $200 registration fee. Detailed information can be found online. A limited number of $150 scholarships are available through funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Contact Snow Wang at xueyuan.wang@msdh.stte.ms.us or 601-576-7772.

2:30 p.m.

2046. Who are the defendants in domestic violence protection order cases?
Kathryn E. Moracco, PhD, MPH, Kathryn Andersen Clark, PhD, Rebecca Buchanan, PhD, Christina Espersen, BS, J. Michael Bowling, PhD and Courtney Duffy, BA.

2046.1. Young African American women’s perspectives on communication with mother-figures about sexual health and well-being. Dara Mendez, MPH, Michele Tracy Berger, PhD and Sharon Parker, MSW.

Monday, Nov. 9

For information about receptions this evening, see note below.

8:30 a.m.

3045. Health and education in the young adult transition: Variations by race and gender. Cheryl A. Roberts, MPA.

3048. Best practices in breastfeeding support: controversies and recommendations. Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH.

9:05 a.m.

213397. A community-based rapid needs assessment of knowledge and intent to receive seasonal and novel influenza vaccines. Jennifer Horney, PhD, and Edward L. Baker, MD, MPH

9:35 a.m.

3050. Variation in local public health response to the 2009 H1N1 outbreak: a comparative analysis from North Carolina. Glen Mays, PhD, MPH , Mary Davis, Dr PH, MSPH , Brittan Williams Wood, MPH , Cammie Marti, BSN, MPH, John B. Wayne, PhD, MBA, James H. Bellamy, CNMT, MPH; University of Arkansas for Medical Science and UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Institute for Public Health.

9:50 a.m.

213400. Partnership payoff: conducting H1N1 studies on the fly. Mary Davis, DrPH, MSPH; Glen Mays, PhD, MPH; Cammie Marti, BSN, MPH; Brittan Williams Wood, MPH; John B. Wayne, PhD, MBA; James H. Bellamy, CNMT, MPH; UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Institute for Public Health and University of Arkansas for Medical Science.

10:30 a.m.

202768. Applying the incident command system to public health: Developing a self-guided training for local health departments on using incident command with outbreak investigations. Carol Gunther-Mohr, MA, Martha J. Salyers, MD, MPH, Meredith K. Davis, MPH, Laura Alexander, BA, and Rachel A. Wilfert, MD, MPH.

3076. Colon cancer information sources utilized among colorectal cancer survivors and the general population: Findings from the North Carolina Strategies to Improve Diet, Exercise, and Screening (NC STRIDES) study. Carmina G. Valle, MPH, Linda K. Ko, PhD, MS, MPH and Marci K. Campbell, PhD, MPH, RD.

3080.0. The effect of parental investment on sexual concurrency among young adults in metropolitan Cape Town, South Africa. I-Heng Lee, Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD, Charles Becker, PhD, Sally Stearns, PhD, Audrey Pettifor, PhD, and John Paul, PhD.

3094.0. Applying the incident command system to public health: Developing a self-guided training for local health departments on using incident command with outbreak investigations. Carol Gunther-Mohr, MA, Martha J. Salyers, MD, MPH, Meredith K. Davis, MPH, Laura Alexander, BA and Rachel A. Wilfert, MD, MPH.

3097. Lessons learned from the five-year CDC Tribal motor vehicle injury prevention program conducted in collaboration with four American Indian Tribes. Robert J. Letourneau, MPH, Carolyn E. Crump, PhD, L.J. David Wallace, MSEH and Rebecca Boyd, MSPH.

3164: HPV vaccination in communities at risk. Moderator: Noel T. Brewer, PhD

• 10:30 a.m. – 196932. Development of the Carolina HPV Immunization Attitudes Scale (CHIAS). Annie-Laurie McRee, MPH, Noel T. Brewer, PhD, Paul L. Reiter, PhD, Sami L. Gottlieb, MD, MSPH and Jennifer S. Smith, PhD

• 10:50 a.m. – 200967. Longitudinal predictors of HPV vaccine uptake. Noel T. Brewer, PhD, Sami L. Gottlieb, MD, MSPH, Paul L. Reiter, PhD, Annie-Laurie McRee, MPH, Nicole Liddon, PhD, Lauri E. Markowitz, MD and Jennifer S. Smith, PhD

• 11:10 a.m. – 196886. How much will it hurt? HPV vaccine side effects and influence on completion of the three-dose vaccine regimen. Paul L. Reiter, PhD, Noel T. Brewer, PhD, Jennifer S. Smith, PhD, Annie-Laurie McRee, MPH and Sami L. Gottlieb, MD, MSPH

• 11:30 a.m. – 197001. Acceptability of school requirements for human papillomavirus vaccine. Jennifer S. Smith, PhD, Noel T. Brewer, PhD, Yuli Chang, BA, Sarah Guerry, MD, Erica M. Pettigrew, Nicole Liddon, PhD, Lauri E. Markowitz, MD and Sami L. Gottlieb, MD, MSPH

11:05 a.m.

199846. Inequities among the insured in awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes: findings from the 2004 NYC HANES. Quynh C. Nguyen, MSPH, Elizabeth Needham Waddell, PhD, Sara L. Huston, PhD, James C. Thomas, MPH, PhD, Andrea C. Weathers, MD, DrPH and R.Charon Gwynn, PhD.

12:30 p.m.

3165.0. Association between intimate partner violence and early marriage in India. Erin E. Pearson and Ilene S. Speizer, PhD, MHS.

3201.0. Overview and applications of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services: consensus statement of quality in the public health system. Cheryll Lesneski, DrPH, panelist. Philadelphia Marriott, Grand Ballroom, Salon 1.

3206.0. Psychosocial Contribution of Masculinity and Sense of Mastery to Prostate Cancer Screening Among African American Men. Wizdom Powell Hammond, PhD, MPH, India J. Ornelas, MPH, Eugenia Eng, MPH, DrPH, Anh N. Tran, PhD, MPH, Elvira Mebane and Wayne Sherman, MSPH.

1:10 p.m.

207504. Accreditation and Public Health Preparedness. John B. Wayne, Glen Mays, Mary Davis, James Bellamy, Cammie Marti, Rachel Willard, Edward Baker.

2:30 p.m.

199526. Developing an online course for international public health practitioners using Lectora. Laura Alexander, BA, Amy Nelson, PhD, MPH, CPH, Jennifer Michalove, MPH, Joshua Mott, PhD, and Jennifer A. Horney, MA, MPH, CPH

202875. Traveling down the pathway of competency-based online trainings: Helping learners navigate to meet targeted training needs. Lorraine K. Alexander, DrPH, MPH, Rachel A. Wilfert, MD, MPH, and Kristen B. Van Dole, MSPH.

3263. Enhancing interaction in a graduate-level online certificate program in field epidemiology using wikis, blogs, and Web conferencing. Lorraine K. Alexander, DrPH, MPH, Debra E. Irwin, PhD, MSPH, Amy Nelson, PhD, MPH, CPH, Karin B. Yeatts, PhD, Rachel A. Wilfert, MD, MPH, Jennifer A. Horney, PhD, MA, MPH, CPH and Victor J. Schoenbach, PhD.

3283. Made Men: The social production of masculinity and sexual risk behavior in hip-hop videos. Wizdom Powell Hammond, PhD, MPH, Justin C. Smith, BA, Keon L. Gilbert, DrPH, Yasmin Cole-Lewis, BA and Travis Melvin.

3307. Beyond claims data: Assessing the problem of access to radiation therapy for low-income women with breast cancer. Bryan Weiner, PhD, William R. Carpenter, PhD, Lisa Richardson, MPH, MD, Judith Lee Smith, PhD, Megan Lewis, PhD, Jeffrey Peppercorn, MD, J. Timothy Whitmire, PhD, Sarah P. Walden and Dawn Bergmire-Sweat, JD

3327.0. Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks: Generating Evidence to Drive Improvements. Lisa Macon Harrison, MPH, Rosemary Summers.

4:30 p.m.

204935. Prospective study of sexual, physical, and emotional violence and associated maternal and infant health risks among postpartum adolescents. Alpna Agrawal, MPH, Jeannette Ickovics, PhD, Jessica Lewis, LMFT, Urania Magriples, MD and Trace Kershaw, PhD.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

8:30 a.m.

4047. Enabling optimal infant feeding through research, teaching and advocacy: The Global Breastfeeding Institute at Carolina. Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, Emily C. Taylor, MPH, CD, Brook Colgan, MPH, Sheryl W. Abrahams, MPH, and Mary Rose Tully, MPH.

10:30 a.m.

202828. Moving to electronic disease surveillance: Lessons learned from a trainer’s perspective in designing and delivering a comprehensive statewide training program for local health departments. Lauren M. DiBiase, MS, Amy B. Sloane, BA, Meredith K. Davis, MPH, Lauren N. Bradley, MHS, Michael E. Scott, BS, and Rachel A. Wilfert, MD, MPH.

4091. Colonoscopy screening? Not without health insurance. What people say about iFOBT. Alexis A. Moore, MPH, Elizabeth Harden, MPH and Cathy L. Melvin, PhD.

4114. Development of the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) for family planning: research results and lessons learned in implementation. Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH.

2:30 p.m.

4247.0. Advice from complementary and alternative medicine retailers and pharmacists to consumers with symptoms of undiagnosed diabetes. Dios Kavalieratos, with Morris Weinberger and Jaya Rao.

4290. Financial Ratios Help Public Health Agencies Identify Financial Trends and Opportunites for Improving Financial Performance. Cheryll Lesneski, DrPH.

4292. America’s Health Rankings as Policy Stimulus. Elizabeth Walker, MSPH and Thomas C. Ricketts, PhD, MPH

43080. Mechanisms Linking Racial Discrimination to Depression among African American Men. Wizdom Powell Hammond, PhD, MPH.

4:30 p.m.

202853. Effects of interdisciplinary training on maternal and child health professionals, organizations and systems. Lewis H. Margolis, MD, Angela Rosenberg, Karl Umble, Linda Chewning, Jan Dodds , Michael Milano, Mary Nyan, and Kathleen Rounds.

4352.0. Stability of perceived pubertal timing among rural adolescents. Jessica Cance, MPH, and Susan Ennett PhD.

4354. Is the glass half empty or half full: How community members perceive
local politicians’ role in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in rural North Carolina. Yvonne Owens Ferguson, PhD, MPH, Don Cavellini, Barbara Council, Arlinda Ellison, MS, Jerome Garner, MPH, Stacey Henderson, MEd, Patricia Oxendine-Pitt, Donald Parker, BA, Doris Stith, BA, Mysha Wynn, MA, Stepheria Sallah, BS, Connie Blumenthal, MPH, Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc and Angela Bryant, JD.

4372. Law and public health: late-breaking panel – emergency liability law initiative. Gene Matthews, JD

4376. Perceived Racism and Binge Drinking among Latino Immigrant Men
India J. Ornelas, MPH, Scott Rhodes, PhD, MPH, CHES and Eugenia Eng, MPH, DrPH.

Wednesday, Nov. 11

8:30 a.m.

202806. Lessons learned: Training and implementation of an electronic surveillance system in North Carolina. Lauren M. DiBiase, MS, Amy B. Sloane, BA, Allison M. Connolly, MA, MPH, and Rachel A. Wilfert, MD, MPH.

5015. Breastfeeding after six months: a forgotten but revitalized global issue. Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH and Hannah Pollet, RD.

5015. Constraints to exclusive breastfeeding: findings and recommendations. Emily C. Taylor, MPH, CD.

5060.0. Promoting mental health in child care: complementary roles of child care health consultants and mental health consultants. Sandra Cianciolo.

5075.0. Individual and community-level influences of attitudes toward wife beating on early and premarital sex: An examination of female youth in six countries. Ilene S. Speizer, PhD, MHS.

10:30 a.m.

5095. A feasibility study about increasing colon cancer screening: How to say “yes” even to the uninsured and under-insured. Cathy L. Melvin, PhD, Katya Roytburd, MPH, CHES, Alexis A. Moore, MPH and Jeanine M. Matuszewski.

12:30 p.m.

207244. Impact of North Carolina local public health agency accreditation on public health performance. Dorothy Cilenti, DrPH, MPH.

Note: The School will host an alumni reception on Monday, Nov. 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room Franklin 13 (4th floor) of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market St. Alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends are welcome. RSVP by Friday, Oct. 30 or as soon as possible to rsvp.sph@unc.edu or (919) 966-0198.

The Department of Health Behavior and Health Education reception will be held on Monday, Nov. 9, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Marathon Grill, 929 Walnut St., Philadelphia.

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health contact: Ramona DuBose, director of communications, (919) 966-7467 or ramona_dubose@unc.edu.