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International environmental health issues

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
This session will discuss the challenges and threats to human life as a result of toxic and unhealthy environments especially in low and mid income countries .There will be a discussion on strategies which have had a positive impact in improving the health of communities.
Session Objectives: Discuss the importance of effective internal and external environments in building healthier societies. List the challenges posed by unhealthy environments.
Moderator:
Hannah C.K. Elsevier, MD/MPH candidate

2:30pm
Decreased Household Travel Time to Road is Associated with Household Use of Improved Sanitation Systems in the Darjeeling Hills, India
Halley Brunsteter, MPH, MCPc
2:42pm
Comparative analysis of environmental exposures and orofacial clefts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Philippines
Caroline Yao, MD, Stephanie Ly, MPH, Haley Marie Raimondi, MA, William Magee, MD, DDS, Jane Figueiredo, PhD and Kathleen Magee, MEd, MSW
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
2:54pm
A Pilot Study of Indoor Air Quality Assessment of Selected Homes in Gales Point, Belize
Emmanuel A. Iyiegbuniwe, PhD, Adam Kratt, B.S. degree student, Victoria Peters, B.S. degree student and Laura Fulkerson, B.S. degree student
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
3:06pm
Assessing acceptability and uptake of a community-informed disaster risk reduction training program in Delmas, Haiti
Alyssa Budoff, MPHc, Ashley Dyer, MPH and Janet Lin, MD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
3:18pm
Extractive Industries and Environmental Health: Impacts, Advocacy and Community Solutions
Noah Gottschalk, Sofia Vergara and Sarah Kalloch
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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Organized by: International Health

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