141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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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

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Women leaders in public health

Wednesday, November 6, 2013: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
This session will showcase women who will discuss the role palyed by women leaders in public health and also the challenges women face in their career advancement and strategies to address these challenges.
Session Objectives: Discuss the role played by women as leaders in public health
Moderator:
Mildred Hunter, MSW, MPH
Organizer:
Mildred Hunter, MSW, MPH

10:30am
Barriers and facilitators to women's career advancement in academic medicine   

Anna Kaatz, PhD, MPH
10:50am
Using qualitative, participatory and empowerment methods to examine women's ability to overcome household food insecurity   

P. Qasimah Boston, DrPH, MPH, CHES and Ivette A. López, PhD, MPH
     
11:10am
Feminisms at work in public health: Women activists and environmental health   

Stephanie St. Pierre, M Div, MPH

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

Organized by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights
Endorsed by: International Health, Women's Caucus

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

See more of: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights