274439 Homer N Calver Lecture

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM

Leon Vinci, DHA, MPH, DAAS, RS , Health Promotion Consultants (HPC), Lincoln, NE
This session is comprised of an educational lecture which showcases late- breaking trends and innovations in Environmental Health. Using HIA (Health Impact Assessments) will be shared with attendees.

Learning Areas:
Environmental health sciences
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Explain the importance of HIAs. Discuss techniques and methods to achieve policy change for improved environmental health outcomes.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have a strong background with 25 years of experience in environmental/public health. I serve on the APHA’s Environment Section leadership and am Chair of the Awards Committee.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

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.