340 Health and migration: Current issues in population health

Thursday, August 2, 2012: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
NB 468 (Faculty of Economics)

RC41 Sociology of Population (host committee)
Session Organizer:
Elena BASTIDA-GONZALEZ, Florida International University, USA
Determinants of HIV/STD risk behaviors among recent Latino immigrants in South Florida, USA (Oral Presentation)
Patria ROJAS, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, USA; Mario DE LA ROSA, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, USA; Frank DILLON, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, USA

Differential effects of aging in place on disability among black and white elderly (Oral Presentation)
Joachim SINGELMANN, The University of Texas at Austin, USA; Marlene LEE, Population Reference Bureau, USA

Alcohol use among recent Latino immigrants before and after immigration to the United States (Oral Presentation)
Mario DE LA ROSA, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, USA; Patria ROJAS, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, USA; Mariana SANCHEZ, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, USA

Oral health and immigrant status among agricultural workers in South Florida: A qualitative study (Oral Presentation)
Claudia A SERNA, Florida International University, USA; Jesus SANCHEZ, Nova Southeastern University, USA