LHAL Pittsburgh - Module 1 Session 4

Pittsburgh Latino Health Advocacy and Leadership Program
Module 1, Session 4

Topics:
Announcements – Sue M.
• Celebramos
• Photovoice
• Distribution of New Books
American Cancer Society – Patti Patterson (10:00 am – 10:30 am)
Public Health Law (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

Readings Review
• Measuring Health Inequities – Jaime Muñoz
• Structural Influences – Fernando Cardoza
• Use of Cancer Screening Practices – Cati Bazan Arias
• Risk Factors for Invasive Cervical Cancer – Rosa Thomson (?)
• Mass Media and Social Capital – Sue Myers
• Pregnant/Post-Partum Women – Renata Taveira
• Mental Health - Vijai Vaitley
• Demographics and Lifestyle Factors to Symptoms – Susan Cardoza
• Local, State and Federal Health Agencies – Sue M.

Revision of Curriculum to Reflect - Group
• Participant Interest
• MAPP process
Health Festival Planning - Group

Session 4 Objectives
At the end of this session, participants should be able to:
• Describe origins of public health law
• Become exposed to some of the current literature on disease prevention and progression
• Understand the structure of health agencies in Pennsylvania

Readings:
Latina Health in the United States
Chapter 7 Subverting Culture: Promoting HIV/AIDS Prevention*
• 18 Protective Role of Social Capital*

Public Health: What it is and How it Works
Chapter 5 Core Functions (review)
• 7 Interventions (new)*

Fifth Discipline Fieldbook
Page(s) 253-263 Balancing Advocacy and Inquiry (review)*
297-328 Building a Shared Vision (new)*



Getting Ready to Negotiate
Chapter 1 Introduction
• 2 Preparation
• 3 Interests: What do People Really Want?*

The Path of Least Resistance
Chapter 1 The Path of Least Resistance*
• 2 The Reactive-Responsive Orientation*
• 3 Creating is No Problem*

Journaling: No suggestions this cycle