273263 Impact of war on women’s health

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 4:48 PM - 5:06 PM

Patrice Sutton, MPH , Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, University of California San Francisco, Oakland, CA
As recognized in APHA's 2009 policy statement, “the public health consequences of war are massive and leave few if any areas of public health practice untouched … making war one of the greatest obstacles to realizing APHA's vision of “a healthy global society.” This presentation will describe the health consequences of war on women's health, including in the immediate and long-term and direct and in-direct effects.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Environmental health sciences
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe the impact of war on women’s health. Assess the role of public health professionals in prevention.

Keywords: Women's Health, Environmental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a Research Scientist at UCSF’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences who has published and presented extensively on the issue of how environmental exposures impact women’s reproductive health. I am also a contributing author to “War and Public Health”, edited by Victor W. Sidel and Barry Levy, Oxford University Press. Among my scientific interests has been the issue of how war and armed conflict intersects with 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.