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Abstract #156320

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Chad M. Briggs, PhD, Dept. International Relations & Environmental Initiative, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, 610-758-3388, chad.briggs@lehigh.edu

National security decision-making relies upon assessments of state-level impacts, without regard for the public health impacts at home or abroad. Post-conflict assessments often take short-term perspectives on ‘collateral damage' to people and infrastructure, neglecting the ways in which conflict changes vulnerability patterns and exposes certain groups to increased, long-term risks. This research examines the long-term impact of national security activities in the Balkans, and the effects war has had upon environmental and public health. By focusing on impacts and environmental injustice in the Former Yugoslavia, lessons can be drawn for current conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and East Africa.

Learning Objectives:

• Evaluate vulnerability models applied in post-conflict situation;
• Identify environmental factors leading to human insecurity in war.

Keywords: War, Vulnerable Populations

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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