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3257.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The American Public Health Association meeting is being held the week following the 2004 Elections during which races for the White House and the US Congress will be determined. The outcome of the election will pose vital opportunities and challenges for environmental health policy at the national level over the next four years. This session will engage four renowned DC-based opinion leaders in the public health and environment fields in a discussion of implications for environmental health policy. Participants will have an opportunity to engage the speakers in a lively and strategic discussion. Perspectives will be offered from former Clinton EPA Administrator Carol Browner, Shelley Hearne, Executive Director, Trust for America’s Health, Ken Cook, Executive Director, Environmental Working Group, and Anna Greenberg, Vice President at Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Research. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Learning Objectives: At this end of this session, participants will be able to: 1) Identify voting trends related to environment and health issues in the 2004 elections; 2) Identify opportunities for national environmental health policy with the new Presidential Administration and Congress; 3) Identify challenges in national environmental health policy with the new Presidential Administration and Congress. | |||
| Susan West Marmagas, MPH Susan Lyon Stone, MS Joy E. Carlson, MPH Robeena M. Aziz John Balbus, MD | |||
| Susan West Marmagas, MPH | |||
| Voting Trends in the 2004 Elections – What Does It Mean for the Environment and Public Health? Anna Greenberg | |||
| Implications of the 2004 Elections for the Environment Ken Cook | |||
| Implications of the 2004 Elections for Public Health Shelley Hearne, DrPH, MPH | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Environment | ||
| Endorsed by: | Occupational Health and Safety; Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||