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299032
In Country Perspective
Saturday, November 15, 2014
: 11:35 AM - 12:25 PM
The presentation will provide participants with the perspective of what working in an international setting entails. It will review what skills are necessary to thrive in sometimes challenging environments. The APHA delegation to Cuba will serve as the case study. This session will discuss experiencing firsthand and reflecting with Cubans on health care delivery, schools, neighborhood projects, natural and traditional medicine, environmental protection, organic agriculture, art and culture and their role in building and maintaining healthy communities in Cuba. It will also highlight the exchanges that took place between Cubans and Americans as they share and compared perspectives and experiences in the USA.
Learning Areas:
Public health or related education
Learning Objectives:
Discuss some challenges working in country.
Identify what practical public health skills are necessary for working in a global context.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a Public Health Practice Manager with over 10 years of public health experience in variety of subject areas including global health. I have organized LIs for the past several years including the one on Global Public Health
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.
