Occupational Health and Safety

NOTE: Sessions listed in italics have been organized by another section, SPIG, or caucus but are endorsed by Occupational Health and Safety.

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Monday, November 17, 2003

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
3067.0Developing and Sustaining Participatory Research Partnerships between Clinicians, Worker Organizations and Academics (Roundtable)
3068.0Youth Voices on Health and Safety at Work and in the Community: Part 1 (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Mon
3143.0Worker Struggles Outside the U.S (Oral)
3144.0Addressing Class and Cancer: Forging Labor and Public Health Coalitons in Cancer Prevention Efforts (Oral)
3145.0Young Workers: Cross-Cultural Issues (Oral)
3150.0New Directions in Worksite Health Promotion Research and Practice (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
3222.0Occupational Health Services Research: Evaluating the Outcomes, Cost and Quality of Care Among Employees (Oral)
3223.0Workplace, Psychosocial Stress and Health: Current Research Approaches (Oral)
3224.0Fire, Explosions and Toxic Releases in a Post 9/11 World (Oral)
3232.0What's New in Worksite Health Promotion Research and Practice? (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
3272.0Built Environment Institute V. Interactive roundtable discussions on the impact of urban sprawl, neighborhood design, and land use on the public's health (Roundtable)
3301.0Occupational Health & Safety: Posters Plus!! (Oral)
3302.0Research by the Rank-and-File (Oral)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Mon
3343.0Environmental Toxics - Getting to the source: Reducing environmental health risks through pollution prevention- local, state, national and international initiatives (Oral)
3345.0Environmental Health Nursing Practice - Tools for Assessment, Intervention and Advocacy (Oral)
3345.1Built Environment Institute IV. Characterizing the impact of the indoor built environment on human health (Oral)
3354.0The Nursing Shortage: Prescriptions for Safety (Oral)
3367.0Summary of Projects Promoting the Integration of Occupational and Environmental Health (Oral)
8:30 PM-10:00 PM Mon
3399.0Researchers in Action: Health Services Research in Occupational Health & Safety (Oral)

Tuesday, November 18, 2003

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
4032.0Environmental Toxics - Exploring the Association Between Environmental Toxics and Health (Oral)
4046.0Occupational Injury: The Role of Transportation and Violence (Oral)
4065.0Poster Session 1 (Poster)
4066.0Poster Session 2 (Poster)
4067.0Poster Session 3 (Poster)
4079.0Worksite Health: Possibilities for Policy, Advocacy and Environmental Change (Oral)
4085.0Teaching Activism for Public Health (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Tue
4128.0Built Environment Institute I. Health by Design: A public health framework (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
4194.0Built Environment Institute II. Diagnosis and Treatment: Measuring and modeling the impact of the built environment on the public’s health (Oral)
4196.0Environmental Health and Policy: The politics of science (Oral)
4197.0Is Scientific Research Compatible With Political, Community And Labor Activism? (Oral)
4212.0Agricultural Injuries to Children (Oral)
4216.0The Social Costs of Large Retailers' (and Other Large Employers) Health Care Practices (Oral)
4224.0Training Young Minority Workers: A Comprehensive Approach to Providing Workforce, Health and Safety Skills to a Highly Vulnerable Worker Population (Oral)
4225.0Smallpox Vaccination: The Occupational Health Perspective (Oral)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
4258.0Built Environment Institute III. Identifying successes and challenges toward healthy community design and sustainable growth from multiple perspectives – Policy, Politics, Research, Planning and Development (Oral)
4259.0Social Determinants of Health - Sound Science for Sale? Industry Influence over Research, Risk Assessment and Regulation of Tobacco, Food and Toxic Chemicals (Oral)
4260.0Environmental Health & Policy - Health Care Without Harm: Environmental health considerations drive change in California's health care industry (Oral)
4295.0Evaluating Ergonomic Interventions (Oral)
4296.0Late Breaker (Oral)

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
5012.0Strategies for Reaching Refugee and Immigrant Populations (Oral)
5060.0Beryllium Exposure and Disease in Populations Downstream from Production: Nuclear Weapons Workers and the Public Surrounding Production Plants (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
5111.0Less Burnout and Dissatisfaction: Improving the Work Environment for Nurses (Oral)
5122.0Close Encounters with Pesticides: Recent Findings from Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance Programs (Oral)
5123.0Strategies for Improving Health and Safety of Immigrant Workers (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Wed
5175.0Fostering Greater Understanding of Toxicogenomic Research: The Initial Results of a Community Outreach Program (Oral)
5176.0Farmworkers: Pesticides and Other Hazards (Oral)

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