233950 Encourage research and advocacy relating to the structural causes of conflict

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH , Adjunct Professor of Public Health, Tufts University School of Medicine, Sherborn, MA
This roundtable discussion will explore research and advocacy needs relating to prevention of war, war and public health, and the structural causes of conflict. Discussion will include ideas for interdisciplinary collaboration on research on these issues. Opportunities for advocacy in relation to war prevention will be discussed.

Learning Areas:
Biostatistics, economics
Diversity and culture
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Discuss opportunities for research and advocacy in relation to war, violence and the structural causes of conflict

Keywords: Prevention, Water Quality

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have written books on war and public health and facilitated many discussions on this topic.
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.

Back to: 4377.1: The Role of Public Health Practitioners in Relation to Armed Conflict and War: A Conversation to Explore Interdisciplinary Opportunities to Implement APHA's 2009 Policy Statement to Advance Public Health Overall