3435.0 Agent Orange and Other Vietnam Health Issues, Part 2

Monday, October 27, 2008: 4:30 PM
Oral
This session will address Agent Orange and its findings in Vietnamese and US veterans. An overview of the consequences of the Vietnam War, US government involvement in health issues in Vietnam, the work of the Institute of Medicine on Agent Orange and recent findings from the Ranch Hand study of Agent Orange sprayers with respect to cancer and diabetes will also be discussed.
Session Objectives: Participants will learn of health consequences of Agent Orange in US veterans Participants will learn of the work of the US government in Vietnam with respect to health issues Participants will learn of the past, present and future work of the Institute of Medicine with respect to the Vietnam war and health. Participants will learn of the past, present and future work of the Institute of Medicine with respect to the Vietnam war and health.
Organizer:
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH
Moderator:
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH

4:30 PM
Agent Orange Chronicles: Vietnam and the United States
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH and John D. Constable, MD
  
4:48 PM
Consequences of War
Susan Hammond
  
5:06 PM
US Government Involvement in Health Issues in Vietnam
Marie Haring Sweeney, PhD, MPH
  
5:24 PM
Categorization of Associations Between Exposure to the Herbicides Used in Vietnam or Their Contaminants and Health Outcomes
Jennifer Cohen
  
5:42 PM
Unmarried Vietnamese Young Adults' Attitudes towards Premarital Sex -- Current View and Gender Difference
Hongyun Fu, M A
  

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Organized by: Vietnam Caucus
Endorsed by: Environment, Occupational Health and Safety, Peace Caucus, Socialist Caucus

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