141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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War, terrorism and public health

Monday, November 4, 2013: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oral
This session will explore several current public health issues related to war and terrorism, including the dilemma of humanitarian military intervention to protect human rights, the threat of nuclear weapons, the Arms Trade Treaty, security threats related to climate change, and family reunification for "disappeared children" in El Salvador.
Session Objectives: To describe current public health issues of importance concerning war and terrorism and their health consequences. To describe the roles of public health workers in addressing these issues.
Moderators:
Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH and Victor W. Sidel, MD

12:30pm
Long journey home: Family reunification and the disappeared children of El Salvador   

Elizabeth Barnert, MD, MS, Eric Stover, Gery Ryan, PhD and Paul J. Chung, MD, MS
     
  
12:48pm
Dilemma of humanitarian military intervention   

William F. Schulz, DMin
1:06pm
New developments in addressing the threat of nuclear weapons   

Ira Helfand, MD
     
1:24pm
Arms trade treaty   

Maria Valenti
     
  
1:42pm
Security threats of climate change   

Catherine Thomasson, MD
     

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

Organized by: Peace Caucus
Endorsed by: Medical Care, Socialist Caucus, Vietnam Caucus, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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