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Impact of The Vietnam War, 1965 & 1990: A Vietnam Veteran and Past APHA President's Perspective

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 3:35 PM - 4:05 PM

Myron Allukian Jr., DDS, MPH , Oral Health Consultant, Boston, MA
This presentation will cover my personal journeys to Vietnam in 1965, when I was at the 3rd Marine Division field hospital outside of Da Nang and in 1990 when I returned to Vietnam as APHA President. The documentation of the public health effects of the war and the US trade embargo from 1975-1994, it’s impact on Vietnam and the United States, and the APHA resolution to the lift the US trade embargo will be discussed. Personal photographs will also be utilized.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe the public health consequences of the Vietnam war and the US trade embargo on Vietnam on the US. Describe the role of APHA and the US trade embargo.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I’m an APHA Past President and a member of the Institute of Medicine. In addition to my education I have worked over 40 years in public health and dental public health with over 140 publications and abstracts. I’m also on the faculty of Harvard, Tufts and BU dental schools.
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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