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8 Partnership Abstracts Accepted for APHA 2020

Staff at APHA 2019

We are proud to announce that eight Partnership abstracts were accepted for presentations at this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo! This preeminent conference brings together nearly 13,000 public health professionals from across the U.S. and the world annually to share best practices. The Partnership will be well-represented with academic posters highlighting some of our most successful programs, including our emotional health phone support program, Family Success Centers, and Nurse-Family Partnership. Congratulations to our staff for all of their hard work!

Accepted Abstracts:

• Esperanza Para Madres (EPM) support group model: A community-collaborative approach to address perinatal mental health among Latinas in northern NJ
• Emotional health phone support program: A continuum of care to support women during the perinatal period in northern New Jersey
• Reducing preterm birth among black women in Essex county, New Jersey: Utilizing the health equity framework
• Continuing Education Programs: An integrative model for impacting nursing professional practice through public health education
• Trusted Links: Promoting healthy birth outcomes among black women through peer education
• The trusting relationship: A community health worker program aiming to improve pregnancy outcomes in northern New Jersey
• NJ Family Success Centers: A unique, strengths-based community engagement program model aimed at primary prevention of child abuse and neglect
• Nurse-Family Partnership of Hudson/Union: A quality improvement PDSA cycle to increase staff satisfaction and improve team efficiency

Wait-listed Abstract:

• Engaging dental professionals in promoting HPV vaccine