2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

3009.0
Racism and Public Health

Monday, November 2, 2015: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Oral
Four speakers, each with substantial expertise and experience, will speak on new perspectives on racism and public health related issues.
Session Objectives: Describe the impacts of racism on public health. Describe the role of public health workers in addressing the impacts of racism on public health.
Organizers:
Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH and Carol Easley Allen, PhD, RN
Moderators:
Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH and Carol Easley Allen, PhD, RN

8:30am
Introduction -- C. E. Allen and B. Levy

8:35am
Racism and Human Rights   

Cheryl E. Easley, PhD ,RN
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
8:55am
Racism and Health   

David R. Williams, PhD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:15am
New Developments in Civil Rights and Federal Housing Policy - Implications for Heatlh   

Philip Tegeler, JD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:35am
Ending Structural Racism   

Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: APHA
Endorsed by: Latino Caucus, Socialist Caucus, American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus, Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Black Caucus of Health Workers

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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