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Child survival & child health

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 - 12:00 PM
Oral
This sessions will have presentations which will discuss the challenges faced by the global community in improving the infant and under 5 mortality rates. It will also show case the recent developments which have had a positive outcome on child survival rates.
Session Objectives: Describe the latest developments in child health and survival. Discuss and analyze the effects of various public health programs working to improve child health globally.
Moderator:
Kevin Sykes, PhD, MPH

10:30am
Using quality improvement tools to improve emergency care for children under-five years in 4 hospitals in Northern Region of Ghana
Alexander Suuk Laar, Mr
10:42am
Determinants of the Recent RISE in Childhood Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Kenya
Collins Opiyo, PhD and Monika Sawhney, PhD, MSW
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
10:54am
Case Management and Care-seeking for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea in Six African Countries after an Integrated Health Systems Strengthening Intervention
Debra Jackson, RN MPH DSc, Tanya Doherty, PhD, Donela Besada, MPH, Karen Daniels, PhD, Emmanuelle Daviaud, PhD, Kate Kerber, MPH, Natalie Leon, PhD, Marian Loveday, MPH, Samuel Manda, PhD, Mary Mckinney, MPH, Maria Muniz, MPA MSc, Nobubelo Ngandu, PhD, Dudu Nsibande, MPH, Nick Oliphant, MPH, Sarah Rohde, MPH, David Sanders, MBChB (Birm), DCH (RCS Eng), MRCP (UK),, Wim van Damme, MD MPH PhD and Wanga Zembe, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:06am
Reasons related to Under-vaccination and Non-vaccination among children in India
Nijika Shrivastwa, Matthew Boulton, MD, MPH, Brenda W. Gillespie Gillespie, PhD and James M. Lepkowski, Ph.D.
11:18am
Essential New-born Care in Rural Setting: The Case of Warrap State in South Sudan
Alfonso Rosales, MD,MPH-TM
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Public Health Nursing, School Health Education and Services

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

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