Arlington, Va., Oct. 23, 2024 (NEWSIC) — Health experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, being held October 27-30 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The theme of this year\u2019s conference is \u201cRebuilding Trust in Public Health and Science\u201d and is designed to provide attendees, including health professionals and organizations that shape the public health industry, with an opportunity to network, educate, and share research and practice to promote public health. Founded in 1872, APHA brings together individuals from all fields of public health to strengthen the health profession and champion the health of all people and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AIR experts will present their work across a variety of topics, including substance use and mental health; refugee resettlement and community integration; behavioral health access; better mental health conditions for diverse populations in predominantly white institutions; and diversity in the behavioral and maternal health workforce data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At AIR\u2019s booth, attendees can learn more about AIR\u2019s work in public health<\/a> as well as job opportunities at the institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sessions featuring AIR experts and their work are listed below (all times are in Central Daylight Time). Learn more about all conference presentations and activities on the conference website<\/a>. Sunday, October 27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Session: <\/strong>Global Health and Substance Use Poster Session <\/strong> Poster: <\/em>A Framework for Assessing Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Provider Availability and Demand<\/em><\/a> 5:15 \u2013 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Session: <\/strong>Human Services and Community Health Policy Evaluation and Implementation Oral Presentation: <\/em>Health and Human Services Collaboration in Refugee Resettlement and Community Integration: Recommendations for Policy and Practice from the HEAR Project<\/em><\/a> <\/em> Tuesday, October 29<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 8:30 \u2013 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Session: <\/strong>Identity As a Social Determinant of Mental Health: Perspectives on Disparities, Inequities, and Intersectionality Roundtable: <\/em>Monitoring and Reducing Disparities in Behavioral Health Access, Utilization, and Patient Outcomes: Results from a Learning Collaborative Supporting Equitable, Integrated Behavioral Health<\/em><\/a> Session: <\/strong>Student Assembly; A Roundtable Session 2: Mental Health: Avenues for Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment Oral Presentation: <\/em>Issuing Recommendations to Better Mental Health Conditions of Diverse Students and Employees at Predominantly White Institutions<\/em><\/a> Wednesday, October 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 8:45 \u2013 9:00 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Session:<\/strong> Socio-Demographics and Quality Improvement Oral Presentation: <\/em>Use of a Quality Improvement Assessment to Advance Behavioral Health Integration and Equity in Primary Care Settings<\/em><\/a> <\/em> 10:30 a.m. \u2013 12:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Session: <\/strong>Black Caucus of Health Workers Roundtable III <\/strong> Oral Presentation: <\/em>What Is the State of the Data to Assess Diversity in the Behavioral and Maternal Health Workforce? <\/em><\/a> Arlington, Va., Oct. 23, 2024 (NEWSIC) — Health experts from the American Institutes for Research…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-989476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsic.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989476"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsic.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsic.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsic.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsic.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=989476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsic.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":989477,"href":"https:\/\/newsic.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989476\/revisions\/989477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsic.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=989476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsic.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=989476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsic.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=989476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Location: Minneapolis Convention Center \u2013 Exhibit Hall BCD<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AIR Presenters\/Authors: <\/strong>Parakh Patel, <\/strong>Brandy Farrar,<\/a> Tanvi Rao<\/a>, Sarah Chung, Rekha Varghese<\/a>, April Grady, and Karina Wagnerman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center \u2013 202AB <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
AIR Presenters\/Authors: <\/strong>Maliha Ali<\/a>, Melissa Henry, Trenita Childers<\/a>, Mary Lavelle<\/a>, and Karen Frazier<\/a>
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Location: Hilton Minneapolis \u2013 Minneapolis Ballroom A<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AIR Presenters\/Authors:<\/strong> Ann Middleton, <\/em>Brandy Farrar, Melissa Hafner<\/a>, Clea Vannet<\/a>, Maliha Ali, Lauren Kestner, and Kathryn Phillips <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Location: Hilton Minneapolis Ballroom G<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AIR Presenter\/Author:<\/strong> Samhar Almomani
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Location: Minneapolis Convention Center \u2013 101G<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AIR Presenters\/Authors:<\/strong> Brandy Farrar, Ann Middleton, Melissa Hafner, Clea Vannet, Maliha Ali, Lauren Kestner, Jerome Lassa, and Kathryn Phillips<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Location: Hilton Minneapolis \u2013 Minneapolis Ballroom F<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AIR Presenters\/Authors:<\/strong> Elena Soles<\/a>, Brandy Farrar, Amanda Ahlstrand<\/a>, and Christal Ramos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
About AIR<\/strong>
Established in 1946, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education, and the workforce. AIR\u2019s work is driven by its mission to generate and use rigorous evidence that contributes to a better, more equitable world. With headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, AIR has offices across the U.S. and abroad. For more information, visit www.air.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"