3162.0 The Social History and Politics of Water and Public Health

Monday, November 9, 2009: 10:30 AM
Oral
Organizer:
Anne-Emanuelle Birn, MA, ScD
Moderator:
Anne-Emanuelle Birn, MA, ScD

10:30 AM
Overview: Social history and politics of water and public health
Anne-Emanuelle Birn, MA, ScD
10:35 AM
Unclogging obstacles to water and sanitation coverage: The promise and perils of comparing Philadelphia's history with the crisis in the developing world
Niva Kramek, MES and Katryn Bowe, BA
        
10:55 AM
Building inequality: Sewers, civic ideals, and public health in Los Angeles, 1873-1891
David Torres-Rouff, PhD
11:15 AM
Critical reflections: On history, culture, and struggles over access to water and sanitation
David S. Barnes, PhD

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Organized by: Spirit of 1848 Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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