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3353.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| In this session, contributors to Terrorism and Public Health (Oxford University Press, 2003) and others will present papers on current issues of prevention, preparation for and response to terrorism, which is defined in Terrorism and Public Health as "politically motivated violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians, with the intent to instill fear." Terrorism may be perpetrated by nation-states, as will be discussed in the Peace Caucus session on "War and Public Health," or by non-state groups or individuals. Challenges include controlling weapons, addressing factors that may lead to terrorism, improving public health and medical care system capabilities to respond to all health needs, promoting a balance between response to terrorism and to other public health concerns, and resisting constraints on human rights. Public health workers can play important roles in addressing these challenges. This session will focus on current issues on terrorism and public health, including the adverse public-health and civil-liberty consequences of the War on Terrorism, new developments concerning ricin and other terrorist weapons, and efforts to improve the infrastructure of public health to address the threat of terrorist attacks. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of this session participants will: recognize the adverse public-health and civil-liberty consequences of the War on Terrorism, and analyze efforts to improve the infrastructure of public health to address the threat of terrorist attacks. | |||
| Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH Victor W. Sidel, MD | |||
Terrorism and public health ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH, Victor W. Sidel, MD | |||
| Energy policy and global security: Threats and responses Molly Farneth | |||
| How bioterrorism preparedness is changing the context of public health work at the local level Susan Allan, MD, JD, MPH | |||
| From Prevention to "Preparedness:" A Collaborative Response to the Distortion of Public Health Mission Geraldine Gorman, PhD, Richard David, MD | |||
| Terrorism preparedness and civil liberties H. Jack Geiger, MD | |||
| Discussion | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Peace Caucus | ||
| Endorsed by: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Health Administration; Injury Control and Emergency Health Services; Labor Caucus; Occupational Health and Safety; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||