Faculty and students in the College of Public Health will deliver more than 50 presentations at this year’s APHA Annual Meeting, October 24-28. Presentations come from across the college’s numerous research labs, as well as from the Center for Obesity Research and Education, the Collaborative on Community Inclusion, and the Center for Public Health Law Research. A full list of sessions from the College of Public Health and Temple University is listed below.
The 2020 annual meeting, held entirely online, includes a mix of live virtual sessions and on-demand recordings focused on this year’s theme, “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Preventing Violence,” and the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to sessions and poster presentations, the annual meeting will include a virtual public health expo replicating the show floor. Information on registration and attending each session is available on the APHA website.
Sessions
October 25
Becoming better messengers in the time of Covid-19: Advocacy for health equity and social justice
Scott Burris
Liver cancer prevention campaigns in multi-ethnic communities in New York City
Kerry Traub, Timmy Lin, Lin Zhu
Eating before bedtime among school-aged children with elevated body mass index: Implications for public health nurses addressing childhood obesity
Gina Tripicchio, Martha Kubik
State laws governing syringe service programs and participant syringe possession, 2014-2019;
Joshua Waimberg, Marcelo Fernandez-Vina, Nadya Prood, Adam Herpolsheimer, Scott Burris
Understanding the policies surrounding access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in the United States &
Joshua Waimberg
The impact of change in neighborhood poverty on BMI trajectory of 37,544 New York City youth: A longitudinal analysis
Krista Schroeder, Levent Dumenci
Accessing services across geography: A sociospatial analysis of Latino-serving organizations in Philadelphia
Omar Martinez
October 26
Practicing Public Health Pharmacy
David Koren
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence Among People Living with HIV (PLWH)
David Koren
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Krys Johnson
COVID-19 legal briefings: A conversation with the experts
Scott Burris
The global burden of disease due to poor water quality hygiene and sanitation
Aaron Houston
Barriers and facilitators to referring patients for lung transplant evaluation: A pilot study from the physician perspective
Ilene Hollin, Sarah Baurele Bass, Laura Siminoff, Heather Gardiner
Community-driven research day: A decade of community-academic partnerships
Heather Gardiner
Community mobility and participation are associated with greater physical activity among individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders
Gretchen Snethen, Eugene Brusilovskiy, Louis Klein, Bryan McCormick, Mark Salzer
Sleep is associated with sedentary time but not physical activity among pre-adolescent youth with elevated BMI
Krista Schroeder, Martha Kubik
The technology-linked epidemiology education network (TEEN) blended learning platform: High school pilot testing
Alexis Mattei, Robin Taylor Wilson, Alexandra Ruth
Professional conduct in a world of hot topics: Preparing students for the inter-professional workforce
Jennifer Ibrahim, Anne Frankel, Jamie Mansell, Laurie Friedman
Examining the relationship between perceived neighborhood characteristics and physical activity behavior among Asian Americans in an urban environment
Aisha Bhimla, David Sarwer, Levent Dumenci, Lois Butcher-Poffley, Kevin Henry, Grace Ma
Impact of physical activity and its perceived importance on transitory mood and well-being of individuals with serious mental illnesses
Eugene Brusilovskiy, Gretchen Snethan, Bryan McCormick, Mark Salzer, Shinichi Nagata, Louis Klein
Tracking the impact of U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the legal landscape of TRAP laws
Adrienne Ghorashi
Trends in mental distress among women veterans, 2003-2018
Melissa Dichter
PrEP implementation pilot in the emergency department
Kraftin Schreyer, Jessica Jackson, Gina Simoncini, Wayne Satz
IDF definition for screening MetS and estimating risks of heart diseases and diabetes in Asian Americans
Lin Zhu, Cody Spence, Wei Jenny Yang, Grace Ma
Legal barriers to medication abortion and their impact on access
Amy Cook, Adrienne Ghorashi
An assessment of a new required MPH foundational course: Design strategies for public health programs
Jeni Stolow
Prevalence and staging of chronic kidney disease in a population-based sample of centenarians
Avrum Gillespie
From restrictions to protections: Recent trends in abortion bans and legal rights to abortion
Alexandra Hess, Adrienne Ghorashi
October 27
Piloting assessment and awareness of executive skills in a CHW workforce development program: Initial findings and implications
Christy Santoro, Niesha Darden, Auriel Dickey, Sharon Herring
Dissemination and Implementation Research
Heather Gardiner
Special Session 5: Emerging Issues in COVID-19 Epidemiology and Public Health Practice
Robin Taylor Wilson
A comprehensive look at opioid-related laws across the United States: The development of a database for researchers, advocates and policymakers
Elizabeth Platt
Making a policy shift: How one community shifted from father exclusion to father inclusion in the family homeless shelter system
Karin M. Eyrich-Garg
Implementing school-based food access programs through SNAP-Ed community partnerships: School stakeholders' satisfaction
Carolyn Bresnahan
Immunization exemptions before and after changes in school-entry immunization laws' in California: A difference-in-difference analysis
Alessandra Lucci Franco da Matta, Jennifer Ibrahim
Social media is associated with higher community mobility and participation among individuals with psychiatric disabilities
Eugene Brusilovskiy, Louis Klein, Gretchen Snethen, Bryan McCormick, Mark Salzer
The role of law in promoting housing quality and stability
Scott Burris
Build law into the education of all health professionals: Gaps and opportunities
Marcelo Fernandez-Vina, Jennifer Ibrahim
Relationship between community affordances and community participation of individuals with serious mental illnesses
Eugene Brusilovskiy, Louis Klein, Gretchen Snethen, Bryan McCormick, Mark Salzer
Creating a policy analysis platform to study the impact of laws on public health
Elizabeth Platt
Paternal characteristics associated with preterm birth
Brandie D. Taylor
Examining the role of state preemption laws on local firearm violence in the United States
Lindsay Cloud
Awareness, attitude and perception on palliative care among Asian Americans
Wenyue Lu
October 28
Inclusionary zoning policies: Cities that shine and states that preempt
Katie Moran-McCabe
Development of a trauma informed, bidirectional service learning program within a public housing–academic medical center partnership
Whitney Cabey, Aron Stark, Steuart Wright, Nora Jones, Mary Beth Hays, Kathleen Reeves
Intention to quit smoking and cessation method use among Montana and Wyoming tribal communities
Pharah Morgan, Resa Jones
Criminal history and health disparities amplified by preemption
Lindsay Cloud
Utilization of post acute care services reduces 30 day emergency department utilization among recently hospitalized patients
Idorenyin Udoeyo, Krys Johnson