141st APHA Annual Meeting

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Introduction to this special session, co-sponsored by: The joint policy committee of the societies of epidemiology (JPC-SE) and the apha epidemiology section, as part of their “future of epidemiology” series which has been convened annually at the apha annual meeting since 2007

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 : 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Stanley H. Weiss, MD, FACP, FACE , Department of Preventive Medicine & Community Health / Epidemiology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School & UMDNJ School of Public Health, Newark, NJ

Learning Areas:
Environmental health sciences
Epidemiology
Occupational health and safety
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Discuss current epidemiologic knowledge relating to chrysotile asbestos. Explain common limitations to many studies and the implications on published results, particularly from the junk science infiltration into the literature. Describe the purposes of the JPC-SE and the role that organizations such as the APHA and the APHA Epidemiology Section are playing.

Keywords: Asbestos, Policy/Policy Development

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

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