Farmworkers, Water and APHA

[Guest guest]

Dear Migrant

Researchers and Practitioners. The American Public Health Association has

released its call for abstracts for the 2009 meeting --“Water and Public Health: The 21st

Century Challenge.” Below is the call for

abstract from APHA’s Occupational Health and Safety Section. The OHS

section has a strong emphasis on occupational health disparities and has

initiated a specific institute to address disenfranchised, vulnerable workers.

Public health topics related to farmworkers and migrant workers are a great fit

for this section. Migrant Clinicians Network would very much like to

organize a specific session on farmworkers and water. If you are

interested in this, please let me know. Regardless, I encourage you to submit

abstracts to the meeting to highlight the research and needs in migrant health

and hope that you consider submitting under the umbrella of the OHS

section. Please note too that the OHS section offers student scholarships.

Warm Regards, Amy

Amy K. Liebman, MPA

Migrant Clinicians Network

410.860.9850

aliebman@...

Migrant Clinicians Network is a force for

justice in healthcare for the mobile poor.

Planning for the

Occupational Health and Safety section's APHA 2009 program is already underway!

With a new administration and the promise of positive changes in the public

health and labor arenas, it will be exciting to meet again in Philadelphia (Nov 7-11, 2009) to discuss

forward motion in our field. How can we capture the energy that will be in

motion as we turn around years of neglect into a new agenda for workers' rights

in health and safety? By all standards we are expecting the 2009 APHA meeting

to be historic and monumental, and we are asking you to consider participating

in the scientific program. Using feedback given by members at the 2008 APHA

meeting, the OSH

program committee has prepared a call for abstracts for the 2009 meeting. The

OHS section agenda will emphasize two themes - 'Research to Practice (R2P)' and

'Occupational Health Disparities'. To that end, we ask that, where possible,

authors communicate the practical applications of their research to their

audience. Additionally, the Occupational Health Disparities Institute, now in

its third year, has received great interest from members, and again in 2009 we

are soliciting high quality submissions on disparities in occupational health.

Of course, in addition to these areas of focus, the OHS section is looking for

submissions on many other topics of current interest in occupational safety and

health

Please consider

submitting an abstract - either for a full, 90-minute session or for an

individual presentation (approx. 15 minutes). Please be aware that student

scholarships are available from the OHS section - we ask that you encourage

students to apply to present their work at APHA.The OHS section call for abstracts

for APHA 2009 is now available at the following website:

http://apha.confex.com/apha/137am/ohs.htm

Abstracts are due February 13, 2009. If you have any questions about preparing

your abstract or about the OHS section's scientific program, please feel free

to contact us! FYI - We are planning events for the meeting to start on

Saturday 11/7 so plan your trip accordingly.

*Program Planner Contact Information:*

Kerry Souza, Chair

ksouza@...

Dooley, MS, CIH, CSP

LaborSafe@...

Mark D. Catlin, BS BA

mark.catlin@...

Homero Harari

Homero_Harari@...