142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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APHA’s Health Law Section: Current Research

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Jennifer L. Pomeranz, JD, MPH , Department of Public Health, Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
During my piece of the session, I will discuss current, innovative research conducted by members of the APHA Health Law Section and that will be discussed through Health Law Sections as the 2014 annual conference. Through my presentation, I will highlight the critical role played by domestic and international law in protecting the public’s health and the importance of advancing scholarship in this area.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Describe public health law research projects and other resources being developed by members of the APHA Law Section.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a public health law professor. I have a JD and MPH. I was the Director of Legal Initiatives at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity prior to joining Temple.
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.