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3026.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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This session will present research from 5 different countries throughout the world. These examples will present the effects that different types of environmental contamination and degradation can have on human health. They will also serve as illustrations of the challenges researchers and environmental adovocates can face in resource poor settings, as well as the sociopolitical nature of environmental health problems developing countries. | |||
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: 1)Understand the sociopolitical dynamics of environmental degradation and their impacts on public health in developing countries 2)Describe effects of environmental pollution on human health in a global context | |||
Robin Lee, MPH Kevin Delaney, MPH Max Weintraub, MS Sacoby M. Wilson, MS | |||
Robin Lee, MPH | |||
Sociopolitical Affects on Environmental Health; the Impact of Foreign Aid in Mae Soy, Thailand Vincent C. Merrill, PhD | |||
Environmental health challenges in Slovak Republic: Hazard Assessment Jarmila Korcova, PhD, Gabriel Gulis, PhD | |||
"Silica Exposure Assessment of Refractory Brick Workers in Vietnam" Fanny T Nguyen, BS | |||
High prevalence of allergy and related indices among schoolchildren living adjacent to a petrochemical complex Sunseog Kweon, Minho Shin, Haesung Nam, Kyeongsoo Park, Myungho Sohn, Jin-Su Choi | |||
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
Organized by: | Environment | ||
Endorsed by: | Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing |