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Session: Late Breaking Developments in Public Health
3006.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Late Breaking Developments in Public Health
At this session, presenters will discuss important latebreaking developments in public health, covering a wide range of critical issues.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, attendees will be able to: Describe several recent important developments in public health. Describe ways in which public health workers can positively impact these developments.
Moderator(s):Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH
8:30 AMState of emergency medicine in the United States  [ Recorded presentation ]
Alan Woodward, MD
8:45 AMClimate instability and public health  [ Recorded presentation ]
Paul R. Epstein, MD, MPH
9:00 AMAftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: An update  [ Recorded presentation ]
Kevin U. Stephens, MD, JD (Invited)
9:15 AMMassachusetts reform: Half a step forward and three steps back  [ Recorded presentation ]
Steffie Woolhandler, MD
9:30 AMTennCare: An Update and New Developments
Wendy Long, MD, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:APHA
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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