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Environmental Human Rights Impact Assessments: Three Case Studies

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM

Tom Kerns, PhD , Seattle Community College, Yachats, OR
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Describes what an environmental Human Rights Impact Assessment includes, how HRIAs are developed and what public health purposes they can serve. Three case studies — one addressing a proposed aerial pesticide spray in rural Oregon, one addressing  a road shoulder herbicide spray program in New Zealand, and one addressing fracking in the UK — illustrate three different strategies for employing HRIAs to protect human health.

Learning Areas:

Chronic disease management and prevention
Environmental health sciences
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Other professions or practice related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Explain what an environmental Human Rights Impact Assessment is; Discuss the health-related purposes an environmental HRIA can serve; Describe three strategies for using HRIAs to address adverse exposures to environmental toxics.

Keyword(s): Human Rights, Environmental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am emeritus Professor of Philosophy (and Bioethics), Seattle Community College, have presented numerous conference papers on human rights and environmental issues, authored an early book in the field and have two peer reviewed papers in the field this year. I have authored numerous Human Rights Impact Assessments (HRIAs), including one on fracking in NY, one on roadside sprays in New Zealand and one on fracking in the UK co-authored with UK law professors.
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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