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Abstract #166659
Jason Kearns, JD MPP, Ways and Means Committee, U. S. House of Representatives, 1102 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, 202-225-3625, jason.kearns@mail.house.gov
The House Ways and Means Committee is helping to lead changes in U.S. trade policies that have adversely affected public health in the past, including access to medicines in low-income countries. This presentation will provide an update on recent and pending global trade agreements, and their implications for public health.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify changes in Congress' trade policies on access to medicines
- Discuss upcoming debates on public health and trade policy
- Understand the links between trade poliocy and tobacco control measures
Keywords: Access, Economic Analysis
Related Web page: www.cpath.org
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.
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA