The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: “Trafficking” and Public Health: Moving Beyond the Headlines
3281.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
“Trafficking” and Public Health: Moving Beyond the Headlines
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: Define and analyze the often slippery definitions of “trafficking” used in contemporary policy debates and activism. Identify the range of health consequences related to irregular migration, sex work, and abuse. Describe the existing and emerging legal and policy frameworks that facilitate or frustrate good public health work.
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Moderator(s):Carole S Vance, PhD, MPH
2:30 PM"Trafficking", law, and human rights: First, do no harm
Alice M. Miller, JD
2:45 PMInnocence and experience: Why narratives about "trafficking" matter in public health
Carole S Vance, PhD, MPH
3:00 PMWomen brothel workers, trafficking and STD risk
Julie G. Cwikel
3:15 PMFrom Identity to Acronym: Health, Human Rights and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth
Penelope Saunders, PhD
3:30 PMNot just the "innocent" victim: Strategies to identify and assist trafficked persons
Melanie G. Orhant
Organized by:Women's Caucus
Endorsed by:HIV/AIDS; International Health; Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA