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Access to Abortion and Contraception as Measures of Inequality

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Ellen R. Shaffer, PhD MPH , Center for Policy Analysis, San Francisco, CA
     
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
There are sharp and growing divisions by income, race and geography in access to reproductive health care services.  Public health can provide important perspectives on the role of funding, religious influences, culture and other factors in presenting, analyzing and reversing these divisions, and improving access.

Learning Areas:

Clinical medicine applied in public health
Diversity and culture
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe the sharp and growing divisions by income, race and geography in access to reproductive health care services. Discuss how public health can provide important perspectives on the role of funding, religious influences, culture and other factors in presenting, analyzing and reversing these divisions, and improving access.

Keyword(s): Abortion, Public Policy

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: This is the area of my work and expertise.
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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