APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

The American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting theme "Public Health Without Borders" will meet in San Diego to explore transnational public health and provide a forum to address a diverse range of topics, including immigrant and refugee health; water and land rights; coordinating disease surveillance and epidemiologic response activities across borders; air and water pollution management across borders; the international impact of trade, arms sales, tobacco sales and gun control policies; and the international transmission of socio-cultural behaviors with adverse health implications. This Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for a better understanding of the aspects of growing multiculturalism that promote healthy living.
The event is October 25, 2008