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Session: Latebreaking Developments in Public Health
3006.2: Monday, November 8, 2004: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Latebreaking Developments in Public Health
This session, organized and moderated by two past presidents of APHA, will feature updates and analyses of several latebreaking developments in public health.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, attendees will be able to: 1. Describe several of the latest developments in public health and what actions public health professionals can take to prevent disease and injury and promote health in light of these developments.
Organizer(s):Barry Levy, MD, MPH
Moderator(s):Carol Easley Allen, PhD, RN
Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH
8:30 AMCytogenetic Effects in Children Treated with Methylphenidate
Randa El-Zein, MD, PhD
8:45 AMHealth dangers of genetically engineered foods and their cover-up
Jeffrey M. Smith, MBA
9:00 AMUpdate on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Stefan Wiktor, MD, MPH
9:15 AMUpdate on the medicare prescription drug program, TBA
9:30 AMPublic health implications of the national elections, TBA
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:APHA
CE Credits:Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA