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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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4068.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Science flourishes best in conditions of open and public exchange of ideas, methods, findings and interpretations. This open exchange is highly valued not only because it facilitates the advancement of science, but also because it is concordant with the ideals of a democratic society. The principle and practice of open science comes into direct conflict with laws and policies that restrict access to results and ideas. Sometimes these restrictions are needed to preserve important values such as individual privacy or to further certain policy objectives such as protecting national security or the economic benefits derived from innovation. However, there are also important potential costs of restricting certain kinds of information, especially in the area of public health. When information suppression affects public knowledge of impacts of economic activity, it can impede private and public action to redress or prevent such impacts. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will: 1. Understand the types of economic and political incentives that lead sponsors and researchers to sequester public health science. 2. Recognize that certain legal procedures used in civil and criminal trials may deprive the public and health professionals from obtaining information that could help prevent disease and injury. 3. Understand that health effects information prepared by manufacturers is often considered confidential and not available for public health prevention activities 4. Know more about the use and misuse of scientific information used by regulatory agencies to protect the public health and consider avenues to improve the use of scientific information in these settings. | |||
| David Michaels, MPH, PhD | |||
| Public health and environmental research: What questions are asked? What research is funded? Jean Fruci, PhD | |||
| Public health vs. court-sponsored secrecy Anthony Robbins, MD, MPA | |||
| Preserving the integrity of public health science, policy, and practice Kathleen M. Rest, PhD, MPA | |||
| Playing hide and seek with industry and EPA: Hidden agendas and seeking truth Tyrone Hayes, PhD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | APHA-Special Sessions | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA