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Academic researchers and publishers role in addressing health issues in Palestine

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

Amy Hagopian, PhD, MPH , Health Alliance International, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
The Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance represents a five-year effort organized by The Lancet, one of the world’s most prominent and respected medical journals. The Alliance has conducted four scientific conferences on the issues involved in health in the occupied Palestinian territory, and in 2009 published a series of five reports that cited more than 500 references and involved 37 international researchers, 19 of them based in occupied Palestine. To maintain the momentum of the collaboration, The Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance (LPHA) was established. The Lancet has continued to show leadership in this area, in part by publishing a series of letters in the summer of 2014 calling attention to the health effects of Israel’s most recent invasion of Gaza. We will discuss the role of academic researchers and publishers in calling attention to health issues in Palestine.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe the role of academic researchers and publishers in analyzing and reporting on health problems in occupied Palestinian territory Describe the controversial nature of engaging in scientific inquiry in war zones generally, and more specifically in occupied Palestinian territory

Keyword(s): War, International Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have published research on both the health impacts of war and the role of health professionals in preventing war and conflict, including the 2013 study of mortality in Iraq associated with the 2003-2011 war and occupation. I direct the UW's Community Oriented Public Health Practice program and conduct research on international health workforce issues, serve on various institutional service committees, and was an organizer of the University of Basrah sister university project (since 2005).
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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