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Chronic Kidney Disease of Non-traditional Etiology in Central America

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Jennifer Crowe, MPH , IRET-SALTRA Universidsd Nacional (Costa Rica), Heredia, Costa Rica
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
An epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) disproportionally affects young male agricultural workers along the Pacific Coast of Mesoamerica.  Its causes remain unconfirmed, making research, interventions and policy making very challenging.  This presentation will discuss the efforts to work across academic disciplines in Costa Rica and internationally to address CKD of non-traditional origin in Mesoamerica as well as efforts to achieve effective collaboration between academia, Ministries of Health and PAHO to address this devastating epidemic.

Learning Areas:

Environmental health sciences
Occupational health and safety
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe the challenges and successes in addressing CKD of non-traditional origin in Central America.

Keyword(s): Chronic Disease Management and Care, Environmental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been a researcher in environmental and occupational health for over 10 years in the USA and Costa Rica. I coordinate the Consortium on the Epidemic of Nephropathy in Central America and Mexico (CENCAM) and the coordinator of the First International Workshop on Mesoamerican Nephropathy. In addition to research on topics related to CKDu, I serve on several government-convened working groups on CKDu in Costa Rica.
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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