141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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International urban health issues

Wednesday, November 6, 2013: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
This session will discuss an overview of the relationship between urban health and health status of urban communities and the need for it to be a priority for all stakeholders including policy makers.
Session Objectives: Discuss why an understanding of urban health is crucial to promote healthy communities.
Moderator:
Padmini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS,CHES

10:30am
Poverty and poor health in India: Is there really an "urban health advantage"?   
Laura Baronoff Nolan, BA MSc
10:50am
Implementation of cure violence in international and institutional settings: The experience of England   
R. Brent Decker, MPH/MSW, Jason Featherstone, Dan Cantillon, PhD and Gary Slutkin, MD
     
11:10am
Not everyone is safe at home: Youth perspectives on violence around the world   
Beth Marshall, DrPH, Alex Maher, RN, MSN/MPH Candidate and Kristin N. Mmari, DrPH, MA
     
11:30am
Emergency preparedness: A challenge for rapidly urbanizing regions of the world   
Susan M. Smith, EdD, MSPH
     
  

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

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services, Medical Care, Socialist Caucus, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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