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Impact of War on Noncombatant Civilians

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 3:00 PM - 3:35 PM

Barry Levy, MD, MPH , Environmental and Occupational Health Program, Tufts Univ. School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
The adverse consequences of war have, over time, had an increasing impact on noncombatant civilians. These effects include directly causing morbidity and mortality, damaging the health-supporting infrastructure of society forcing people to migrate, diverting human and financial resources, and violating human rights. This presentation will describe the adverse health consequences to noncombatant civilians resulting from recent wars and describe what public health professionals can do to address these problems.

Learning Areas:

Environmental health sciences
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe the adverse public health consequences of war, especially on noncombatant civilians. Describe what public health professionals can do to address the adverse health consequences of war.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have spoken and written extensively on the impact of war on noncombatant civilians, including editing two books on war and public health and having written more than 20 papers and book chapters on the subject. I have had extensive public health experience, including having served as president of APHA.
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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