274993 Intersectional collaboration

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Walter Jones, MSc, CIH , Occupational Safety and Health Division, Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America, Washington, DC
As Chair of the OHS, Walter engaged in two intersectional partnerships for the 2012 Conference in San Francisco. Working together with the Environment and Epidemiology sections, they were able to organize a special scientific session on the public health implications of gas extraction. In addition, Walter and the OHS teamed up with the HIIT section to organize a digital video contest. Walter will discuss what it takes make intersectional collaborations work.

Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadership
Diversity and culture
Environmental health sciences
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Define what it takes to make intersectional collaborations work. Identify how to avoid some of the pitfalls of intersectional collaborations.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: tba
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.

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