142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Critical Histories of Port Cities and the Public's Health: Migration, Commerce, Social movements, Epidemics, and the Environment

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Oral
Papers will explore key issues related to ports and health in terms of trade, migration, labor and other social movements, epidemics, and ecological disasters including global climate change (the latter vis-à-vis rising sea levels, extreme weather, coastal vulnerabilities, and the role of policies --or lack of policy response-- in dealing with these issues).
Session Objectives: Describe key issues related to ports and health in terms of trade, migration, labor and other social movement, and ecological disasters including global climate change
Organizers:
Luis Alberto Aviles, PhD, MPH and Anne-Emanuelle Birn, MA, ScD
Moderator:
Marian Moser Jones, PhD, M.P.H.

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Organized by: Spirit of 1848 Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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