Culture and Health Literacy Project: Papers and Presentations

Items are shown in the order in which they were presented, with the most recent items at the top of the list. For futher information about any of these talks or posters, please contact the team member who presented the findings. We welcome your feedback, relevant findings, and comments.

Measuring Mindfulness Skills and Chronic Disease Outcomes in Four Diverse Populations at a Community-based Health Center

A poster (in JPG format, 287 KB) presented by Cristina Huebner at the 7th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators: "Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society," on March 19, 2009 in Worcester, MA.

Consistency Attitudes Toward Cancer Screenings in Four Ethnic Groups

A poster (in JPG format, 287 KB) presented by Cristina Huebner at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, on February 6, 2009 in Carefree, AZ.

Diet and Exercise as Domains for Cultural Sensitivity: How Practices Vary Among Four Ethnic Groups with Chronic Illness.

A poster (in JPG format, 540 KB) presented by Kathryn Orzech at "Public Health Without Borders," the 136th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association on October 28, 2008, in San Diego, CA.

The Role of Culture in Health Literacy and Chronic Disease Screening and Management.

Electronic publication ahead of print (in PDF format, 182 KB) by Susan J. Shaw, Cristina Huebner, Julie Armin, Kathryn Orzech and James Vivian, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (DOI 10.1007/s10903-008-9135-5)

The relationship of health literacy to knowledge, beliefs and attitudes about cancer screening in four ethnic groups.

A poster (in JPG format, 730 KB) presented by Dr. Susan Shaw at the Moffitt Cancer Center's 6th biennial "Cancer Culture and Literacy" conference focused on methodologies and best practices for addressing cancer health disparities on May 15, 2008, Clearwater Beach, FL. If you cannot zoom in on the JPG, click here to view the file in PDF format (241 KB).

"Nobody Took Time to Tell Me to Watch Out for This": Understanding Risk and Social Support among People Living with Type II Diabetes.

A powerpoint (in powerpoint slide show format, 2.22 MB) presented by Julie Armin at the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) 68th annual meeting on March 28, 2008, Memphis, TN.

Preliminary findings of cultural health beliefs and practices that shape health literacy and cancer screening behaviors in four populations.

A poster (in PDF format, 209 KB) presented by Julie Armin at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference "The science of cancer disparities in racial/ethnic minorities and the medically underserved" on November 29, 2007, Atlanta, GA.

Cultural Health Beliefs and Practices that Shape Health Literacy and Chronic Illness Outcomes in Four Populations: Preliminary Findings.

A powerpoint presentation (in PDF format, 180 KB) presented by Cristina Huebner at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 135th annual meeting on November 7, 2007, Washington, D.C.