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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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4110.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The purpose of this presentation is to make the audience aware of what organizations are doing about homelessness following Hurricane Katrina. . It will also give specific example-from the eye of the hurricane and efforts to deal with health and mental health issues. This is relevant to the audience interested in homelessness and responses to hurricanes and is an important issue that has been studied for many years in the United States and worldwide. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the completion of the session the learner will be able to: 1)Discuss responses to homelessness following Hurricane Katrina. | |||
| John Lozier | |||
| Student Abstract Award-Marjorie Robertson, Chair, Homeless Caucus | |||
| Research, Policy , Founders Awards-Marjorie Robertson, Chair, Homeless Caucus | |||
| In the Eye of the Storm Martha Kegel | |||
| Responding to the Mental Health and Trauma Needs of Homeless People During the Recent Disasters Greg Gibson, MAHS | |||
| The Health Care for the Homeless Response John Lozier | |||
| Discussion-A call to Action | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Caucus on Homelessness | ||
| Endorsed by: | APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA