3335.0 Histories of international public health initiatives

Monday, November 9, 2009: 2:30 PM
Oral
Discussion of specific instances and areas relevant to the history of international public health
Session Objectives: -List 3 historical interventions or programs relevant to international public health -Discuss the role of previous programs with regards to current PH programs -Assess the role of learning lessons from previous programs and the benefit of applying these lessons to the present and future
Organizer:
Sheryl A. McCurdy, PhD
Moderator:
Sheryl A. McCurdy, PhD

2:30 PM
Paradigm of mosquito control and its implementation in tropical Africa: Lessons from Liberia
James L. A. Webb, PhD
2:50 PM
Discourses on infant malnutrition and “Bad Mothering” in a West African setting
Barbara M. Cooper, PhD
3:10 PM
Revisiting ‘The Great Protein Fiasco” and the Internationalization of Kwashiorkor Research in Uganda, 1945-1973
Jennifer Tappan

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Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus

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

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