142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Building partnerships and coalitions for international programs

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
This session will feature oral presentaions which highlight the transformative roles played by international partnerships in improving global health.Examples of succesful interdisciplinary partnerships will be discussed.
Session Objectives: Identify advantages of building partnerships for international health programs Describe the aims and objectives of succesful coalitions
Moderator:
Neil Arya, MD

12:42pm
Keys to Strong Partnerships in International Medical Missions
Judith Lasker, Ph.D., Michael Rozier, MPH and Bruce Compton
12:54pm
1:06pm
Forging Sustainable Programs Through Strengthening Local Leadership: A Case Study of Local-International Collaboration Among Community Health Non-Profits Working in San Ramón, Nicaragua
Kris Coontz, MPH, MD, Noah Hawthorne, MPH, MD, José Albany Chavarría Picado, Sarah Nunn, MSN, Ivania del Carmen Escobar Sanchez, Paola Ferst, MS and Ben Busack
1:18pm
Buena Salud (Good Health) Americas, Community Initiatives for Cardiovascular Health in the Americas
Edgar Gil, MBA, Pedro Orduñez, Dr and Marcela Gaitán, MPH, MA

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