4197.0 International Health Programs & Policy

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
This panel will focus on the effects of policy changes on substance abuse in select countries as well as policy change that supports maternal and child health services in Mozambique.
Session Objectives: * Identify country characteristics associated with the frequency and strength of tobacco control policies adopted. * Analyze the cost-effectiveness of tobacco control interventions targeted at the population-level in Vietnam. * Explain associations observed between alcohol marketing and alcohol use.
Moderator:
Shannon P. Márquez, PhD, MEng

12:30pm
Power of the Process: Evaluating the Impact of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Negotiations
Heather L. Wipfli, PhD and Grace Huang, MPH
     
12:48pm
Cost-effectiveness of tobacco control policies in Vietnam
Hideki Higashi and Khoa Truong, PhD
     
1:06pm
Determining Lymphatic Filariasis Prevalence in an Eastern Burma Conflict Zone
Lah Shee Htoo and Tyler Brown
     
1:24pm
Associations between Alcohol Marketing on Alcohol Use among Zambian Youth: Opportunities for Policy Level Interventions
Monica H. Swahn, PhD, Bina Ali, Jane Palmier, JD, MPH and George Sikazwe
1:42pm
Improving the quality of maternal and child health care in Mozambique: Progress, challenges and lessons learned
Veronica Reis, Isabel Nhatave, Jorge Anez, Natércia Fernandes, Humberto Muquingue and Connie Lee
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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