Public Health Practices Around the Globe

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

11:00-12:30


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Community Mental Health
Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Malaysia, and Mengistu Asnake, Ethiopian Public Health Association, Ethiopia

25
Environmental and Occupational Health II
Leslie Nickels, University of Illinois-Chicago, USA, and Peter Orris, University of Illinois-Chicago, USA

26
Health Problems of Migrants, Refugees and Minorities I
Janis Dawn Huntington, University of Alberta, Canada, and Giuseppe La Torre, HTA Public Health Unit - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Rome, Italy

27
Improving Performance and Productivity of the Health Team I
Alexander Kramer, University of Bielefeld, Germany

28
Poverty, Health and Development: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals I
Bosiljka Djikanovic, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, and James Chauvin, Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), Canada

29
Progress On Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis II
Jeffrey Levett, National School of Public Health, Greece, and Erol Inelmen, Bogazici University, Turkey

14:00-15:30


46
Revisiting Primary Health Care in the 21st Century III
Yehuda Neumark, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

47
The Global Threat of Chronic Diseases III
Brenda L. Green, First Nations University of Canada, Canada, and Faruqeddin Ahmed, Indian Public Health Association, India

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

11:00-12:30


69
Controlling the Tobacco Epidemic
Camila Giugliani, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and Federico Paredes, Proteccion al Ambiente Humano Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

70
Environmental and Occupational Health III
Fozia Abrar, HealthPartners Medical Group, USA

71
Health Problems of Migrants, Refugees and Minorities II
Mohammad Rasheduzzaman Shah, Johns Hopkins University, Bangladesh

72
Improving Performance and Productivity of the Health Team II
N. Ernest Khalema, University of Calgary, Canada

73
Poverty, Health and Development: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals II
James Chauvin, Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), Canada

14:00-15:30


101
Food Safety & Veterinary Public Health
Francisco Guillen-Grima, Public University of Navarra, Spain, and Chakib Kara-Zaitri, Independent Consultant in Health Informatics, United Kingdom

102
Revisiting Primary Health Care in the 21st Century I
Mohammad Shahbazi, Jackson State University, USA, and Cheryl Easley, University of Alaska, USA

103
Successful Partnerships Between Academia and Practice
Marcia Erazo, University of Chile, Faculty of Medicine, Chile

Thursday, April 30, 2009

11:00-12:30


124
Controlling the Tobacco Epidemic II
Alcylene Carla Santos, UFBA, Brazil, and Federico Paredes, Proteccion al Ambiente Humano Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

125
Gender Discrimination and Violence against Women I
Leonor M. P. Santos, University of Brasília and Ministry for Social Development and the Fight Against Hunger, Brazil

126
Health Problems of Migrants, Refugees and Minorities III
Vijaya K. Hogan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

127
Improving Performance and Productivity of the Health Team III
N. Ernest Khalema, University of Calgary, Canada

128
Poverty, Health and Development: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (III)
Ardiana Gjini, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, and Flavia Senkubuge, University of Pretoria, South Africa

12:30-14:00

14:00-15:30


160
The Global Threat of Chronic Diseases I
Luiz A. Facchini, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

Friday, May 1, 2009

11:00-12:30


181
Building a Civil Society to Support Healthy Communities
Heslley M. Silva, Unifor/MG - FAPEMIG, Brazil

182
Environmental and Occupational Health I
Fauzia Khan, Public Health Consultant, Pakistan

183
Gender Discrimination and Violence against Women II
Heidol Lysol, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway

184
Health Promotion as a Strategy for Intersectoral Action
Feryal Subasi, Halic University, Turkey

185
Innovative Approaches On Emerging Diseases
Luiz A. Facchini, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

186
Progress On Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis I
Mengistu Asnake, Ethiopian Public Health Association, Ethiopia

187
Public Health Approach to Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies
Marino J. Gonzalez, Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela, and Carla J. F. Cruz, The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency, Brazil

14:00-15:30


196
Revisiting Primary Health Care in the 21st Century II
Victor O. Lasebikan, University of Ibadan Nigeria, Nigeria

197
The Global Threat of Chronic Diseases II
Suneth Agampodi, Peradeniya Medical Faculty, Sri Lanka