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APHA 140th Annual Meeting & Expo
27–31 October 2012

Guide to Population Council activities


Sun, 28 Oct
Platform Title Authors
Poster Session
2:30–3:30 pm

"Extending verbal autopsy to investigate causes of maternal deaths in Kenya" (Board 8) (Abstract no. 264063)

Session 2055.0—Maternal and Child Health Student Projects

Maura Fulton and Rebecca Njuki
Mon, 29 Oct
Oral Session
12:30–2:00 pm

"Kadi—Saving mothers and babies, one voucher at a time" (12:30 pm) (Abstract no. 273221)

Session 3233.0—International Health Films Session 1

Jaspal Sandhu

(related project)

Poster Sessions
12:30–1:30 pm

"Improving the sexual and reproductive health and rights of youth from indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico: Evaluation of the community mobilization and safe spaces project, Movil.com" (Board 4) (Abstract no. 268254)

Xipatl Contreras, Annik Sorhaindo, Ximena Avellaneda Diaz , Tahilin Sanchez Karver, and Sandra Garcia
 

"Involving community members in family planning activities: Lessons learned from operations research" (Board 5) (Abstract no. 265794)

Md. Mahabub Ul Anwar and Ubaidur Rob
 

"Providing poor urban adolescents in India with a supportive environment: What are the challenges? (WAVE)" (Board 8) (Abstract no. 269072)

Session 3197.0—PRSH Posters: Community Health

Rajib Acharya and Shireen Jejeebhoy
Oral Session
2:30–4:00 pm

"Expanding universal coverage: Reproductive health vouchers in Cambodia" (2:30 pm) (Abstract no. 259594)

Session 3350.0—Innovations in International Health 1

Carinne Brody, Julie Freccero, and Ben Bellows

Wed, 31 Oct

Poster Session
8:30–9:30 am

"Intercultural maternal health care services in Guatemala" (Board 4) (Abstract no. 260553)

Session 5024.0—MCH International Health and Children with Special Health Care Needs Poster Session

Marta Julia Ruiz, Alejandra Munguia, Marieke van Dijk, Sandra Garcia, and Tahilin Karver

Oral Session
8:30–10:00 am

"Abortion stigma in Mexico: Qualitative evidence from six states" (8:30 am) (Abstract no. 268291)

Session 5087.0—Update on Reproductive Health and Abortion

Annik Sorhaindo, Gillian F. Garcia, Claudia Diaz, Clara Juarez, Xipatl Contreras, Evelyn Aldaz, Vanessa Cravioto, Maria Consuelo Mejia and Sandra Garcia


Conference venue
Moscone Convention Center West
San Francisco, California

Offsite link: APHA Annual Meeting website


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