The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Bioterrorism, Violence, Outbreaks
4256.0: Tuesday, November 12, 2002: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Poster
Bioterrorism, Violence, Outbreaks
Learning Objectives: To learn about bioterrorism, violence and outbreaks.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Presider(s):Perrianne Lurie, MD, MPH, FACPM
Board 1Bioterrorism Research in the Emergency Department: Initial Steps
Robert James Rydman, PhD, Pamela Diaz, MD, Rebecca Roberts, MD, Brandon Zagorski, MPH
Board 2Bioterrorism surveillance system modeling and the use of alternative data sources
Larry Garrett, MPH
Board 3Evaluation of an automated bioterrorism surveillance system in Phoenix, Arizona
Mare Schumacher, Liva Nohre, Sarah Santana, MPH, DrPH(ABD)
Board 4Maryland's Drug Early Warning System (DEWS): A statewide system for detecting emerging drugs and informing policymakers
Eric D. Wish, PhD, Erin Artigiani, MA, June Moore, Jill Choyka, Dana Lehder, Craig Winters
Board 5Does violence influence early pregnancy loss?
Deborah B Nelson, PhD, J.A. Grisso, MD, MSc, Marshall Joffe, MD, PHD, Colleen Brensinger, MS
Board 6Geographic variations of homicide rates in Mexico: An ecological analysis
Maria Guadalupe Vega-Lopez, PhD, Guillermo J. Gonzalez-Perez, PhD, Armando Muņoz de la Torre, MPH, Ana Valle-Barbosa, MPH, Pedro P. Quintero-Vega
Board 7Medical conditions of underserved migrant workers seeking medical care free of charge
Barbara L. Greenberg, MSc, PhD, Jon Dodds, PhD, Chinh Van, Carol Clinton, MBA
Board 8Comparative epidemiological analysis of community and hospital acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus cases diagnosed between Jan 1, 2000 and June 30, 2001 in a Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex community hospital
Rosa V. Rosario-Rosado, MS, Bobby Jones, DVM, MPH, Antonio A. Rene, PhD, MPH
Board 9Determinants of Lyme disease prevention: A national survey
James E. Herrington, MPH, CHES
Board 10Prevention of mosquito bites and arboviral encephalitis: A national survey
James E. Herrington, MPH, CHES
Organized by:Epidemiology
Endorsed by:Ethics Forum; Injury Control and Emergency Health Services; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:Environmental Health, Nursing, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA