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Advocating for the Census in an Age of the NSA

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM

Phil Sparks, PhD, Communications Consortium Media Center, Washington, DC , Communications Consortium Media Center, Washington, DC
Phil Sparks is the co-founder of the Communications Consortium Media Center (CCMC) and currently the Consultant and Co-Director, The Census Project. This session will provide a summary of major changes and proposed changes to the census and the political driving forces behind these changes.  Census information provides pivotal information relevant to public health decision-making; public health practitioners need to be aware of.

Learning Areas:

Epidemiology
Other professions or practice related to public health
Program planning
Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related education
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Explain major changes that have occurred in the census and the driving political forces behind these changes. Evaluate arguments for and against changes to the census.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I co-founded Communications Consortium Media Center (CCMC) in 1988, and rejoined the organization in March 1998 after a three-year hiatus serving as associate director for communications of the U.S. Census Bureau. I specialized in family projects at CCMC, including the Family and Medical Leave Coalition, the Act for Better Child Care Coalition, Census 2000, the Fairness Initiative on Low-Wage Work, the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities and the Early Care and Education Collaborative, among others.
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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