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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Infectious Diseases: From Surveillance to Impact
3291.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Infectious Diseases: From Surveillance to Impact
Controlling infectious disease and reducing barriers to care and prevention are core elements of a public health strategy. The presentations in this session represent results from studies on infectious disease interventions at both the community and national level, including disease burden, socioeconomic conditions, and policy-making mechanisms as critical determinants of an infectious disease program. Specifically, the presentations will discuss: (1) a reform package with technical guidelines, job aids, software applications, district-level training, and continuous supervision and support, for the government of Georgia to improve the Immunization MIS, and Infectious Disease Surveillance; (2) protective behaviors against mosquito bite infections utilized by citizens in the Dominican Republic in an effort to reduce risk of Dengue infection; (3) barriers to seeking care in a primary health care setting by symptomatic TB individuals in Honduras, where new efforts are underway to address the resurgence of TB including improved case management and the DOTS strategy; (4) a cross-sectional study examining an index to characterize breeding sites of A. polynesiensis (Lymphatic Filariasis) for use in vector control strategies in American Samoa, and (5) measuring the burden of disease and economic consequences of TB in the Phillipines to inform policy-making and financing reforms that would enable private sector participation in DOTS.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to (1) understand how determination of the socioeconomic impact of a disease may be used to shape public health policy, (2) gain insight into methods used to identify where an intervention will have the greatest impact and (3) identify key determinants to be considered in developing and sustaining an infectious disease prevention and control program.
Moderator(s):Stephanie A. Mullen, DrPH
2:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
2:40 PMMeasuring the Burden of Disease and Economic Consequences of Tuberculosis in the Philippines  [ Recorded presentation ]
Juan Perez, MPH MD
2:55 PMSymptoms, Stigma & Strikes: Behavioral and Structural Barriers to TB Diagnosis in San Pedro Sula, Honduras  [ Recorded presentation ]
Charlotte Colvin, MA, Kate Macintyre, PhD
3:10 PMImpact of Dengue fever on behavior in the Dominican Republic: A case-control study  [ Recorded presentation ]
Helena J. Chapman, BS, Bienvenido A. Veras, MD
3:25 PMA surveillance strengthening project leading to broader health reforms in Georgia
Anton Luchitsky, MD, David Hotchkiss, PhD, Mamuka Djibuti, MD, PhD
3:40 PMConcluding Remarks
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:International Health
Endorsed by:Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA