The conference brought together a collection of about 100 academic and government experts and students from Australia, Denmark, and across the United States to discuss the emerging field of population health. The two-day conference covered a wide variety of topics, including: the history and structure of the two disciplines, contrasting and converging approaches to substantive issues, and opportunities and limitations of future collaboration across disciplines.
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| Day 1 (Friday, February 9, 2001) |
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"The
Development and History of Epidemiology" - E. Susser |
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"Epidemiological
Theory" - D. Weed |
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"The Development and History of Demography
- Its Relation to Demographic Theory" - J. Caldwell |
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"The
Data and Tools of Epidemiology" - P. Hartge |
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"The Data and Tools of Demography"
- P. Morgan & S. M. Lynch |
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"Potential Theories that Encompass both
Epidemiological and Demographic Methods" - Robert Wallace |
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"Demographic and Epidemiologic Notions
of Disease Prevention" - J. Olshansky |
 "Description vs. Prescription: The Place of Advocacy in Demography and Epidemiology" |
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A. Hermalin, L. Martin, M. Stoto, R. Wallace, D. Weed & R. Li | |||
| Day 2 (Saturday, February 10, 2001) |
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"What have epidemiologist
and demographers contributed to our understanding of the links between
the social environment and health." - E. Crimmins & T. Seeman |
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"Socioeconomic status and
health: Disentangling the underlying mechanisms." - N. Goldman |
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"The prospect and range of uncertainty
in future abestos-related injuries and claims." - E. Stallard |
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"Demographic and epidemiological approaches
to the Hispanic paradox." - A. Palloni & J. D. Morenoff |
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"The X Chromosome Advantage" - K. Christensen, K. H. Orstavik & J. Vaupel |
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"Assessing serial irregularity and its
implications for health." - S. Pincus |
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"Agricultural colonization and malaria
on the Amazon Frontier." - B. Singer & M. C. de Castro |
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"New data and tools for integrating
discrete and continuous population modeling strategies." - J. Koopman, G. Jacquez & S. E. Chick |
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