5129.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Oral Session

It's a Small, Small World: Health and Safety in the Global Economy, Part I

This sessionw will explore the various health and safety impacts being issues faced by workers around the world as the U.S. economy and work becomes globalized.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to describe health and safety risks facing workers in Southern China, Indonesia, and Mexico and understand some strategies for improving health and safety in this climate.
Presider(s):Betty Szudy, BA
12:30 PMIt's a Small, Small World: Workplace Health and Safety in the Global Economy
Betty Szudy, BA, Garrett D. Brown, MPH, CIH, Merri Weinger, MPH, Rory O Neill, Pam Tau Lee, BA, Diane Bush, MPH, Linda Delp
12:40 PMMonitoring the multinationals: Technical challenges and the power of international solidarity
Garrett D. Brown, MPH, CIH
1:00 PMInternational Union Cooperation on Health, Safety and Environmental Issues
Rory O'Neill
1:20 PMHak-hak burah: Training community and union activists on workplace health and safety in Indonesia
Diane Bush, MPH, Betty Szudy, BA
Sponsor:Occupational Health and Safety
Cosponsors:International Health; Peace Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA