The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

3103.0: Monday, November 17, 2003 - 10:30 AM

Abstract #74476

International collaborations

Alex Gatherer, MD, Oxford University, 42 Bagley Wood Road, kenington, Oxford, OX1 5LY, United Kingdom and Lars Moller, MD, DMSc, Project Manager, Health in Prisons Project, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Shefigsvej 8, 2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark, +4539171214, lmo@sho.dk.

The WHO Health in prisons Project was established in 1995 and has about 18 countries of Europe working together to develop consensus statements on priority issues and to exchange experience on what works. The project has published consensus statements on mental health promotion and this year has published "Prisons, Drugs and Society", a report produced in partnership with the Council of Europe and which has been widely circulated already.

Learning Objectives:

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

The International Human Rights Crisis in Prison

The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA