141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

3114.0
A Major Measles Outbreak and the Opportunity to Protect a Nation

Monday, November 4, 2013: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
Session Objectives: Explain how and why a specific age cohort in a community were susceptible to measles, mumps and rubella. Describe how mass vaccination was undertaken to control the outbreak. Identify the key components that resulted in behavioral change. Discuss how this outbreak provided the opportunity to influence national policy and protect a nation.
Moderator:
Quentin Sandifer, Dr.
Organizer:
Quentin Sandifer, Dr.

10:30am
A community at peril   

Quentin Sandifer, Dr.
     
  
10:40am
Story of the Outbreak   

Jorg Hoffmann
10:50am
Mass vaccination as a control measure   

Sara Hayes
11:00am
Time Space Continuum of Measles Diagnosis   

Catherine Moore
11:10am
Real Time Surveillance and Gap Analysis   

Simon Cottrell
11:20am
Levers for behavioural change   

Susan Belfourd
11:30am
Lessons learned and next steps   

Marion Lyons, Dr.

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

Organized by: APHA
Endorsed by: International Health

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

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