Sessions focus on prevention, preparedness, response
ATLANTA (Oct. 5, 2001) - The American Public Health Association's 129th Annual Meeting Oct. 21-25 in Atlanta includes 16 sessions on terrorism, including topics on bio-terrorism and three new sessions added to address the Sept. 11 attack.
The world's oldest and largest gathering of public health researchers, practitioners and policy makers, the Meeting features more than 900 sessions and some 3,000 scientific papers scheduled for presentation. Entitled "One World: Global Health," the four-day program of scientific sessions, round-table workshops, poster presentations and panel discussions allows more than 12,000 attendees to explore trends and enhance their knowledge about public health implications in a global setting.
Featured sessions on terrorism and related topics include:
- New: APHA's Response to Terrorism
- Global Environmental Change, Bioterrorism, and Public Health
- Technological Approaches to Public Health Surveillance, Preparedness,
- Dissemination and Education
- War and Public Health
- New: Public Health Implications of the Recent Events
- New: Psychosocial Rehabilitation After Disaster
- Public Health Impact of Conflict in Palestine
- Public Health Law: A Global Perspective
Other sessions discuss timely issues such as:
- Youth Violence, including school violence prevention intimate partner violence
- Women's Health, including aging and weight issues
- Sexuality, including child prostitution and an evaluation of abstinence-only curricula
- HIV/AIDS
- Religion, including a global perspective on faith and healing and holistic health care
- Tobacco, alcohol and gun control
- Children's Health and Nutrition
- Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Press conferences are currently scheduled for Oct. 22 and Oct. 23. Topics include APHA's response to terrorism, the release of a monograph on women and diabetes, the release of state-by-state health rankings and the impact of atmospheric dust as a public health issue in Africa and the Caribbean.
Details on these press events will be released at a later date.
Press facilities, located in the Hilton Atlanta, Rockdale Room (255 Courtland St.), include a press office, workroom and news conference/interview room. Phones, two IBM-compatible PC's, an Internet connection and a fax machine are also available to registered media. The press facilities are open:
Sunday, Oct. 21 Noon - 5 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Visit www.apha.org for Annual Meeting information and updates.
Press may register by contacting Deborah Dillard at 202.777.2436, .
The American Public Health Association, the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals, represents more than 50,000 members from more than 50 public health occupations. |
