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4152.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| This session will address the public health impacts of wars in the Middle East among a variety of populations including persons internally-displaced as a result of the Lebanese civil war, Palestinians, and victims of the war in Afghanistan. Presentations will address the acute and chronic health impacts of these wars and associated human rights violations, and barriers to reconciliation and reconstruction, such as war-induced psychological and geographical divisions. Specific measures to overcome the identified public health challenges, including community health projects with the capacity to relieve inter-group intolerance between conflicted communities, and other programs undertaken by governmental and non-governmental organizations will be discussed. The presentations will provide an understanding of how public health disciplines can support the human rights and primary health care needs in war-torn countries. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of this session participants will be able to: (1) list populations at risk of adverse health impacts as a consequence of wars in the Middle East;(2) describe the acute and chronic impacts to public health that have, and continue to occur; and (3) identify measures undertaken to promote health and peace. | |||
| Alan F. Meyers, MD, MPH | |||
Public health nursing response to war: From the College of Nursing to Afghanistan ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Geraldine Gorman, RN, PhD | |||
| Politics of Deteriorating Health in Palestine Dima Qato, PharmD, MPH, Danya Qato, PharmD, MPH | |||
| Israeli disengagement from Gaza and public health: One year after Michael Gdalevich, Michael Huerta, MD, MPH, Alex Leventhal, MD, MPH, MPA, Yael Arbeli, RN, MHA, Shimon Scharf | |||
| Health and Human Rights Project of Jewish Voice for Peace: Report from October 2006 delegation Alan F. Meyers, MD, MPH | |||
| Discussion | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Peace Caucus | ||
| Endorsed by: | Maternal and Child Health; Socialist Caucus; Vietnam Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA