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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
3341.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The Vietnam Caucus Scientific Sessions will present an update of current findings concerning health aspects of Agent Orange and its contaminant , TCDD or dioxin. Results of individual epidemiology studies will be presented, as will reviews of the literature as well as current and planned US government activities in Vietnam. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Learn about health effects of Agent Orange on humans. 2. Learn about US government activities regarding public health aspects of Agent Orange in Vietnam working with the Vietnamese government. 3. Learn of the conclusions regarding the US Environmental Protection Agency work on dioxins and health. 4. Learn the results of new epidemiology studies regarding dioxin and human health. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| William H. Farland, PhD Anne Sassaman Christopher Portier, PhD Joel E. Michalek, PhD Han K Kang, DrPH | |||
| Dioxin After US EPA's Reassessment: Science and Policy, William H. Farland, PhD, Linda Birnbaum, PhD, Michael DiVito, PhD, Dwaine Winters, PhD | |||
| U-S Vietnam Government Initiatives on the Health and Environmental Effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam, Anne Sassaman, Christopher Portier | |||
| Hypertension and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin, James H. Dwyer, PhD, William G. Jackson, Jr., MS, Joel E. Michalek, PhD | |||
| A Review of the US Department of Veterans Affairs' Recent Activities Related to Agent Orange and Vietnam Veterans, Han K. Kang, DrPH | |||
| Organized by: | Vietnam Caucus | ||
| Endorsed by: | Environment; Epidemiology; International Health; Peace Caucus; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||