215184 Introduction to: The Politics of Public Health Data: The mainstreaming of social justice in data systems and monitoring health inequities -- possibilities and problems

Monday, November 8, 2010 : 2:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Catherine Cubbin, PhD , School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Introduce speakers and session, which critically examines issues of social justice and public health in relation to public health data systems and monitoring of health inequities, including both resistance to and cooptation by efforts to minimize the political issues at stake.

Learning Areas:
Epidemiology
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe session

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I co-organized the session
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.