3230.0 Child Survival & Child Health 1

Monday, November 9, 2009: 12:30 PM
Oral
Overview of international child survival programs
Session Objectives: Discuss important child survival issues List 2 interventions for child survival Describe programs working on child survival
Moderator:
Gopal Sankaran, MD, DrPH, CHES

12:30 PM
Understanding chronic illness and disability in Tanzania: Why oral histories and cultural consonance matter
Nicole C. D'Errico
  
12:45 PM
Using photovoice and action research to assess the ecological factors which impede and promote the health of children in Sierra Leone: A case study
Ashley Walker, PhD, CHES and Jody Early, PhD, CHES
     
1:00 PM
USAID's Child Survival and Health Grants Program Improves EBF, ORT, and Handwashing Practices
Jennifer Mary Yourkavitch, MPH, James G. Ricca, MD, MPH and Karen P. Fogg, MPH
  
1:15 PM
An assessment of methods to measure handwashing behaviours
Lisa O. Danquah, MSc
  
1:30 PM
Engaging Rural Medical Providers in Improved Diarrhea Management in Uttar Pradesh (UP) India
Camille Saade, MA
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Maternal and Child Health, Socialist Caucus, School Health Education and Services

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

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