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On ports, plagues, peoples, and social justice: An introduction

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

Luis Alberto Aviles, PhD, MPH , University of Puerto Rico School of Public Health, San Juan, PR
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
William McNeill's 1976 book Plagues and People provided a sound perspective on how human disease shapes history itself. This session aims to build upon such framework to consider three port cities as case studies to look into the dynamics between commerce, public health, and social inequality.

Learning Areas:

Environmental health sciences
Epidemiology
Public health or related public policy
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Explain the basic tenets of William Mcneill's book Plagues and Peoples.

Keyword(s): Epidemiology, Politics

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been a member of the Spirit of 1848 subcommittee on the social history of public health since its founding, I have moderated previous sessions organized by this subcommittee, and as a professor of sociology, I regularly include material on the social history of public health in the courses that I teach; additionally, being based in Puerto Rico, I have acute awareness of the importance of port cities in the history of public health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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