1. Health promotion, disease prevention and risk reduction in the USVI: State of the science and practice

8. Current science and practice specific to health promotion, disease prevention and risk reduction in the USVI – World Health Organizations Reports – Health, United States – Healthy USVI 2010 – BRFSS

10. Health care coverage, USVI

12. Heavy drinking, USVI

14. Binge drinking, USVI

16. Smokers, USVI

18. Overweight, USVI

21. Fruit and vegetables, USVI

23. Any exercise in the past month, USVI

25. Mammogram within past 2 years, USVI

27. Pap test within last 3 years, USVI

29. PSA screening in past 2 years, USVI

31. Blood stool test in past 2 years, USVI

33. Ever had sigmoidoscopy, USVI

34. USVI Health Concerns and Priorities: Healthy USVI, 2010 –

36. Current Science Health of individuals and groups within the United States Virgin Islands – Review of the Science Scientific/Scholarly Peer-reviewed Publications – Pubmed » Caribbean (23,065) » Caribbean and nursing (1,1018) » Caribbean, nursing and Virgin Islands (19)

37. Current Science Health of individuals and groups within the United States Virgin Islands Practice of health care providers in the USVI Caribbean, nursing and Virgin Islands (19) – Promoting breast health among women in the USVI (Underwood, et al.) – Reducing disparities in breast health (Ramsay-Johnson) – Caring for patients with cancer (Stepien) – Infant feeding in West Indian women (Corbett) – Culture, low key and discreet (Caiger) – Responding to nature disasters (Normandin)

38. Recommendations for future research Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – What is known? – What do we need to know? – How do we begin? – What can I do to expand and strengthen the body of science? – What can I do to improve practice?

39. Research Exemplar Reporting highlights of community education and community outreach

40. Assessing needs and concerns of communities and groups Drafting clinical vignettes and case reports Expert opinion regarding clinical practice Retrospective program evaluation – Post-program evaluation – Retrospective pre -test post-test Other

41. Disseminating scholarly outcomes of efforts undertaken to reduce disparities in the United States Virgin Islands

42. Food for thought Dissemination of outcomes for lay and scientific review – Case reports, clinical vignettes – Scientific review – Research reports – Educational innovations – Program evaluation – Community education

43. Yes you can!!!

44. Food for thought Committing your thoughts to paper or disk Writing the vision Outlining your thoughts Refining the draft Submitting the narrative for review

45. Start where you are Arthur Ashe

46. Journals, Magazines, Newsletters, and Other Publications to Consider