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3242.0: Monday, November 05, 2007: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | ||||
Oral | ||||
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| In this session, papers will be presented on the impact of war on public health and on actions that public health workers can take to prevent war and its adverse health consequences. Presentations will address mental health problems of returning Iraq War veterans, new developments concerning the threat of nuclear weapons, a 10-year perspective on the Landmine Ban Treaty, and other issues of importance. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1. Recognize the impact of war on public health; and 2. Identify actions public health workers can take to prevent war and its public health consequences. | ||||
| Presider(s): | Victor W. Sidel, MD Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH | |||
| 12:30 PM | Introductory Remarks | |||
| 12:40 PM |  | Landmines and public health Susannah Sirkin | ||
| 12:55 PM | | Nuclear weapons and public health Patrice Sutton, MPH, Robert Gould, MD | ||
| 1:10 PM | | Mental health problems of returning Iraq war veterans Evan Kanter, MD, PhD | ||
| 1:25 PM | | Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, AB, Kael Alford, BA, MA, Thorne Anderson, MA, Rita R. Leistner, MA | ||
| 1:40 PM | Discussion | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | Peace Caucus | |||
| Endorsed by: | Latino Caucus; Maternal and Child Health; Occupational Health and Safety; Socialist Caucus | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | |||
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA