List of Abstracts and Publications

2004	Improving oral health and access to oral health care through a community partnership: The Family Van’s “Saving Smiles” program American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. November
2004	Project Access: A community-based research model exploring the prevalence of asthma in urban environments (Oral presentation) American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C, November
2004	Addressing obesity among hard-to-reach-and minority populations: The Family Van’s “What’s My BMI?” program (Oral presentation) American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C, November
2004	Preventing glaucoma through an innovative community health education and promotion model: The Family Van(Oral presentation) American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C, November
2004	Empowering hard-to-reach minority populations to improve their health through HIV prevention education, testing and counseling: The Family Van/Latin American Health Institute joint venture. (Roundtable discussion) American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C, November
2004	“Voices of Inclusion”: Disparities in Health Care Summit. Panel Respondent: Alba Cruz, Executive Director, The Family Van at Harvard Medical School. The National Conference for Community and Justice. Boston, MA. November 17.
2004	Cultural Competence Through Awareness, Understanding and Experience: Experiential Learning Aboard the Family Van. The Massachusetts Housing Authority. October 21.
2004	The Family Van Ensuring Access to Health Care and Enhancing Primary Care For Its’ Clients: S-O-S Health Rally at the Massachusetts Statehouse. April 13.
2004	Building a Career in Public Health: The Family Van Experience. Biomedical Sciences Career Program: Student Conference. Harvard Medical School. February 28.
2003	Improving Cultural Competence among Future Physicians through Experiential Learning: The Family Van Model. (Oral presentation) American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. November 19.
2003	Contending with Health Disparities through Community-Based Models of Care: The Family Van Program. (Poster session) American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. November 18.
2003	The Family Van Program: Innovative Approaches for Addressing Health Disparities. Eliminating Health Disparities by 2010: Tools, Skills, and Networks for Action. March 2-4.
2003	Cultural Competence Through Awareness, Understanding, and Experience: A Project of the Family Van Program. Eliminating Health Disparities by 2010: Tools, Skills, and Networks for Action. March 2-4.
2002	Disparities in Minority Health Care: Reaching Out to the Community through Community Based Programs and Research. Harvard Foundation for Intercultural Race Relations, Harvard University. December 7th.
2002	Health Care for Women and Children : Social, Economic, and Policy Issues Affecting Clinical Care: The Family Van Perspective. The Women and Children’s Health Clerkship. Harvard Medical School. November 1st.
2002	Cultural Competence Through Awareness, Understanding, and Experience: A Pilot Project of the Family Van. Nancy E. Oriol, M.D., Division of Service Learning,Harvard Medical School; Linda Clayton, M.D., MPH, Consultant Obstetrician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Michael Byrd, M.D., MPH, Senior Research Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health; Alba Cruz PhD, MPH, Executive Director The Family Van, Harvard Medical School. A Poster Presentation for the Medical Education Day, October 29th.

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