Racial, ethnic and nativity-related disparities in intimate partner homicide in Massachusetts

Chen, Isabel

Saturday, March 31, 2012: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM

Pacific J (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)

Speaker:
Isabel Chen, MPH, Yale University School of Public Health

Authors:
Quynh Dang, *, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Kyle Ragins, BA, Yale University School of Medicine
Nalini Vadivelu, MBBS, MD, DNB, Yale University School of Medicine
Jhumka Gupta, ScD, MPH, Yale School of Public Health

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Identify the public health costs of intimate partner violence
Recognize the victim population (age, race, ethnicity, immigrant status, etc.) and the risk rates of racial, ethnic, and immigrant groups and subgroups
Identify the importance of culture-specific services for the most vulnerable populations

Description:
Learn about the demographics, trends and significant increased risk of intimate partner homicide among racial, ethnic and immigrant minorities in Massachusetts from 1993-2009.