236828 Introduction to "Discrimination, health, and the politics of public health data: New evidence, broad perspectives"

Monday, October 31, 2011: 2:30 PM

Vanessa Simonds, MS, ScD , Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Introduction of speakers and session, which will critically examine the many ways that community and individual health is harmed by discrimination - of multiple types, at multiple levels, and across both the lifecourse and multiple generations, via multiple pathways.

Learning Areas:
Epidemiology
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe the session and introduce the speakers.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a member of the Spirit of 1848 coordinating committee.
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.