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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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4317.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| In this session, leading public health law experts and advocates will discuss the legal and political fights taking place in court rooms and legislatures nationwide concerning ways to address rising rates of obesity in Americans. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to: 1. Describe legal and policy issues arising in the debate over obesity-related legislation and lawsuits; 2. Assess the way in which public health science translates into public health law and policy. | |||
| Ross D. Silverman, JD, MPH | |||
Lessons from tobacco litigation for obesity control ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Jess Alderman, MD, JD, Richard A. Daynard, JD, PhD | |||
| Banning obesity lawsuits: How the food industry is shielding itself from liability Michele Simon, JD, MPH | |||
| Translating science into public health practice: The roles of legislation and regulation Susan K. Steeg, JD, Jean O'Connor, JD, MPH, Edward Richards, JD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Health Law Forum | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA