Webinars
- The Commercial Determinants of Road Safety
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Thursday, December 10, 2020
Road traffic crashes are a leading cause of mortality and injuries in the world, affecting millions of lives every year. This webinar will bring together experts in the field to explore the role of commercial determinants of health (CDoH) in controlling and mitigating the impact of road traffic injuries (RTIs).
Agenda
9:05 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
WELCOME AND OBJECTIVES
Adnan Hyder (@ahyder1), Senior Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University
9:05 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
COMMERCIAL DETERMINANTS OF ROAD SAFETY: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Etienne Krug, Director, Department for Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization
9:15 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.
LOOKING AT COMMERCIAL DETERMINANTS OF ROAD SAFETY
Martha Hijar, Professor, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Public Health (INSP)
9:25 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
MODERATED DISCUSSION AND Q&A
- Commercial Determinants of Health: Country Case Studies
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Thursday, September 10, 2020
In support of the 2020 Global Week for Action on NCDs, this webinar aims to explore health effects of harmful commodities through two case studies. The panelists will focus on the role of the tobacco and alcohol industries, both in the US and India, and discuss the relationship between commercial determinants of health (CDoH) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Agenda
10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
OPENING REMARKS
Nino Paichadze, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University
10:10 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.
ALCOHOL AVAILABILITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT IN INDIA
Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Senior Professor, Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)
10:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
NEIGHBORHOOD DISPARITIES IN THE AVAILABILITY, ADVERTISING, PROMOTION, AND YOUTH APPEAL OF LITTLE CIGARS AND CIGARILLOS IN THE UNITED STATES
Amanda Kong, Postdoctoral Trainee, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
MODERATED DISCUSSION AND Q&A