233952 Improve the competency of the global public health workforce to prevent and mitigate the impacts of war

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Rebecca Bartlein, MPH , Dept. of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
This roundtable discussion will focus on the need to improve the competency of public health workers globally to prevent and mitigate the impacts of war. Strategies and innovative approaches to provide training and education to public health workers will be sought.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Diversity and culture
Public health or related public policy
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Discuss approaches to improve the competency of public health workers to prevent and mitigate the impacts of war

Keywords: Prevention, War

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have presented and facilitated many discussions on war and public health.
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