APHA Annual Meeting

Thursday, October 21

9:30-11:00 AM

Parents intention to vaccinate children against COVID-19: Influences of vaccine intentions and seasonal influenza vaccination
Ashley Hill, DrPH, MPH¹, Krissy Moehling Geffel, PhD, MPH², Daniel R. Lavage, BS², Alysia Davis, MPH², Namita Dwarakanath, MPH³, Anna K. Ettinger, PhD, MPH¹ and Maya I. Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS^3
1UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

12:30-2:00 PM

Sexual identity differences in recognition of abuse, prevention behaviors, and care-seeking behaviors among adolescents seeking care at school-based health centers
Amber Hill, MD, PhD, MSPH¹, Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD² and Robert Coulter, PhD, MPH^3
1University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA

Evaluation of the trainings of the mid-Atlantic regional public health training center, 2018 to 2020
Patricia I. Documét, MD, DrPH¹, Chinwoke Isiguzo, MPH¹, Deena Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE¹, Kimberly Francis, MS, MPA¹, Leslie Fink² and Elizabeth Van Nostrand, JD^2
1University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

2:00-3:30 PM

Wisewoman: Engaging underserved women in primarily hispanic communities in Pennsylvania through mujer poderosa/powerful woman
Leigh Anne Schmidt¹, Molly Eggleston¹, Diane J. Ollivier², Audrey Maddox², Monica Woodring, MBA-HM² and Thistle Elias, DrPH, MPA^3
1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA

Friday, October 22

8:30-10:00 AM

Stigma in healthcare settings among individuals living with HIV in Pennsylvania
Sarah Krier, PhD, MPH¹, Teagen O'Malley, PhD, MPH², Corrine Bozich, MPH¹, Brian Adams, PhD¹, Robert Pompa, MSW, LCSW³ and Mackey Reuel Friedman, PhD, MPH^1
1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Jim Thorpe, PA

Public health genetics: How are we preparing the next generation of public health professionals?
Anastasia Jacko¹, Andrea Durst, MS, DrPH, CGC¹, Karen Niemchick, PhD, MHS², Amy Ponte, PhD, MPH, MT(ASCP)³ and Stephen Modell, MD, MS^4
1University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, ³Retrophin, Inc., Beaufort, SC, ⁴University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI

Racial inequities in clinicians' drug testing of pregnant women
Abisola Olaniyan, MBBS, MPH¹, Mary E. Hawk, DrPH¹, Dara Mendez, PhD, MPH¹, Steve M. Albert, PhD¹ and Judy Chang, MD, MPH^2
1University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA

10:00-11:30 AM

Breast, bottle, or both? breastfeeding experiences of immigrant somali mothers.
Chinwoke Isiguzo, MPH, Abisola Olaniyan, MBBS, MPH, Deena Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE and Patricia Documet, MD, DrPH
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Acceptability of a social media app to complement a social isolation reduction intervention among latinx youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cesar Escobar-Viera, Ph.D., M.D.¹, Héctor Camilo Ruiz, Ph.D.², Claudia Melendez-Ardiles², Monica Ruiz, MSW³, Benjamin Gutschow³ and Patricia Documet, MD, DrPH^4
1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Pittsburgh, PA, ³Casa San Jose, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA

1:00-2:30 PM

Developing a home-based, physical activity intervention with latinx parents of preschool children
Sharon Taverno Ross, PhD¹, Patricia I. Documét, MD, DrPH², Miranda Cerqueira, BS¹ and Patricia Guevara, BS^1
1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA

Recalibrating community engagement in HIV planning during the COVID-19 pandemic
David Givens, PhD, MA, Brian Adams, PhD, MPH, Maura Bainbridge, PhD, MA, Corrine Bozich, MPH, M. Reuel Friedman, PhD, MPH and Sarah Krier, PhD, MPH
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

2:30-4:00 PM

Partnering in a pandemic: Trials and triumphs
Thistle Elias, DrPH, MPA¹, Brandi Boak, BA¹, Jessica R. Thompson, MEd¹, Brandon Ziats, MSW² and Denise Jones, MA^3
1University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Youth Opportunities Development, Clairton, PA, ³Youth Enrichment Services, Pittsburgh, PA

Sunday, October 24

2:30-2:45 PM

A public health lens on rural health
Wendy Braund, MD, MPH, MSEd, FACPM
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA

2:45-3:00 PM

Sexual misconduct prevention programs for black undergraduate women: A scoping review
Phoebe Balascio¹, Lauren Risser², Alyssa Lisle, MSW³, Ashley Hill, DrPH⁴, Rosemary Iwuanyanwu³, Alana Fields, PhD³, Jordan Pollard, MSW³ and Lynissa Stokes, PhD^2
1University of Pittsburgh GSPH, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Ferguson Fellowship, Baltimore, MD

Monday, October 25

10:30-10:45 AM

Women’s experiences with cash-only buprenorphine clinics for opioid use disorder: A qualitative study
Noelle Spencer, MSc¹, Nicole Eng², Leah Klocke, BA³, Marian Jarlenski, PhD, MPH¹ and Elizabeth Krans, MD, MSc^3
1University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA

12:30-1:45 PM

PrEP uptake and decision-making among US demonstration project participants
Teagen O'Malley, PhD, MPH¹, Harley Roth, MPH², Mackey Reuel Friedman, PhD, MPH² and Sarah Krier, PhD, MPH^2
1University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Formative evaluation of a front desk program at a Latino community resource center
Stephanie Christian, MPH¹, Monica Ruiz, MSW², Veronica Lozada² and Patricia Documet, MD, DrPH^1
1University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Casa San Jose, Pittsburgh, PA

Tuesday, October 26

8:50-8:55 AM

Racism as a public health crisis: Part II
Tiffany Gary-Webb, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA

9:15-9:30 AM

A longitudinal analysis of stress during the covid-19 pandemic in a pregnant and postpartum population
Serwaa Omowale, LMSW¹, Andrea Casas, MPH², Yu-Hsuan Lai, MSPH¹, Sarah Sanders, MPH¹, Ashley Hill, DrPH³, Meredith Wallace, PhD¹, Stephen Rathbun, PhD, MS⁴, Tiffany Gary-Webb, PhD², Esa Davis, MD, MPH¹, Lora Burke, PhD, MPH¹ and Dara Mendez, PhD, MPH^2
1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Ferguson Fellowship, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of Georgia, Athens, GA

12:30-1:45 PM

Sexual health communication, sexual consent and condom use among college students: Implications for sexually transmitted infection prevention
Ashley Hill, DrPH¹, Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD², Briana Edison, MPH³, Lynissa Stokes, Ph.D.⁴ and Robert Coulter, PhD, MPH^3
1Ferguson Fellowship, Baltimore, MD, ²UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Condom use behaviors and associations of sexual communication efficacy and condom discussions among young black women in the United States.
Laurenia Mangum, LMSW¹ and Jaih Craddock, PhD, MSW, MA^2
1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Feasibility of cuenta conmigo, a remote mindfulness intervention to reduce social isolation among latinx youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
Patricia Documet, MD, DrPH¹, Hector Camilo Ruiz, Ph.D.², Claudia Melendez-Ardiles², Monica Ruiz, MSW³, Benjamin Gutschow³ and Cesar Escobar-Viera, MD, PhD^4
1University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Pittsburgh, PA, ³Casa San Jose, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Wednesday, October 27

8:45-9:00 AM

Heart health experiences of rural Appalachian women: A community-engaged study
Jessica R. Thompson, MEd¹, Lindsay Pelcher, BS¹, Nancy Schoenberg, PhD², Thistle Elias, DrPH, MPA¹ and Jessica G. Burke, PhD^1
1University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Dept. of Behavioral Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY