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Legacy of War: What is it Good For?

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 : 11:18 AM - 11:30 AM

Paul Cox, Civil Engineer, Vietnam Veteran, Board Chair Swords to Plowshares , Vietnam Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign, Berkeley, CA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
This panel will discuss both well-known and not-so-well-known legacies of war.  The panel, comprised of two war veterans, a former military nurse, and a nurse educator will discuss the legacies of wars and the impact those wars had on them, their communities, and our nation.  They will provide insight into the ongoing issues left over from those wars.  From Agent Orange to PTSD, from poverty to militarism damage, from depleted uranium to UXOs—the damage war does lasts long after the bombs have stopped and the dead have been buried.   Wars always leave a public health crises in their wake.  But, since few countries or leaders are willing to pay the true costs of wars, they seldom perform an honest evaluation of previous wars.  This irrational behavior often leads to repeating mistakes to ruination.   The panel will outline strategies to end this cycle, in part by not letting us forget the ongoing damage of previous military enterprises.

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education

Learning Objectives:
Describe and discuss the legacies of the Vietnam War on its participants--veterans and Vietnamese, with emphasis on Agent Orange, unexploded ordnance (UXOs) and PTSD. Participants will also discuss other wars.

Keyword(s): Vulnerable Populations, War

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a Vietnam veteran of the USMC, and have worked for many years on advocacy for and assistance to veterans at risk of becoming homeless and/or suffering from PTSD, advocacy of assistance to both US veterans and Vietnamese affected by Agent Orange, and putting an end to wars through urging our country to pay the true costs of war.
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.

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