4429.0 Smoke screen: Tobacco, trade policy and the public's health

Tuesday, October 30, 2012: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Oral
This session will explore the intersections of trade and trade policy, tobacco, and public health.
Session Objectives: Explain how trade and trade policy permit and promote tobacco sales and thereby exaccerbate related public health concerns.
Moderator:
Ellen R. Shaffer, PhD MPH

4:30pm
Welcoming Remarks
4:34pm
Trading Away Health: The Case of Global Tobacco Control
Sohil R. Sud, MD, MA, Joseph E. Brenner, MA and Ellen R. Shaffer, PhD MPH
4:48pm
Tobacco industry's manipulation of international trade agreements to undermine cigarette health warning labels
Eric Crosbie, MA in International Relations
5:02pm
Evolution of Tobacco Labeling and Packaging: Global Health Governance and Trade Policy
Timothy Mackey, MAS, Bryan Liang, MD, JD, PhD and Thomas Novotny, MD, MPH
  
5:16pm
Tobacco industry, regional trade agreements and tobacco control in Sub-Saharan Africa
Hadii M. Mamudu, PhD, MPA, Eric Crosbie, MA in International Relations and Sreenivas P. Veeranki, MD, MPH
  
5:30pm
Discussion

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Trade and Health Forum
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Cancer Forum, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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