5248.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Oral Session

Dying for Growth

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: After attending this session, the participants will be able to: 1.Describe the relationship between the inequality caused by the globalized market economy and the health of the poor, citing specific examples. 2.Discuss the evidence for drawing causal links between the large-scale social forces and the production of disease and social suffering. 3.Identify recent developments in economic theory and the policies of international financial institutions indicative of possible reforms.
Presider(s):Seiji Yamada, MD, MPH
Panelist(s):Joyce V. Millen
Arachu Castro, PhD, MPH
Jim Yong Kim, MD, PhD
4:30 PMJim Yong Kim
4:50 PMJoyce V. Millen
5:10 PMIndustry and the mother - to - child transmission of HIV
Arachu Castro, PhD, MPH
5:30 PMDiscussion
Sponsor:Peace Caucus
Cosponsors:International Health; Social Work; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA