5019.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 - 8:30 AM

Abstract #11856

Building a global toxics movement for the future

Gary Cohen, Environmental Health Fund, 41 Oakview Terrace, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, 617-524-6018, gcohen@igc.apc.org

Non-governmental organizations, environmental health activists, and funders are increasingly convinced of the need for a global public health advocacy network focused on environmental health and contaminants. Such a network should include health professionals, non-governmental organizations, scientists and others. This presentation will explore the potential for such a network, based on the work of campaigns like Health Care Without Harm and the International POPs Elimination Network and lessons learned from these.

Learning Objectives: Identify needs and challenges in developing a global public health network around contaminants and environmental health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA