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CASPA Co-Sponsoring Seminar on Mortality in Iraq |
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| Posted by: | Art Kendall |
| Title/Position: | President |
| School/Organization: | Capital Area Social Psychological Association |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | February 1st, 2007 |
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Please forward/circulate to potentially interested people. [We are still making arrangements for our Spring 2007 Meeting. More about that in later posts.]
Dear Colleagues:
Capital Area social science organizations are co-sponsoring a special seminar on Mortality in Iraq. Social psychology as a discipline has long advocated the use of social science methods to address social issues. This seminar shows how social science methods can be used to provide important information on issues of vital importance.
We hope you will attend and ask your colleagues to attend. Perhaps even give course credit for your students' attendance.
The seminar is free. However, it is important to bring a government issued picture ID to clear security in a government building. You will save time by sending your name, etc., as mentioned in the announcement. If you are unsure whether you can make it, send your information.
Some additional information about the announcement:
(1) LOCATION
The mailing address of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 2 Mass Avenue NE. The entrance closest to the conference center is on another side of the building at 650 First Street NE. This is directly across from the Union Station Metro First Street exit. Union Station has a large pay parking lot. Go to the Metro through Union Station itself. As an additional landmark APA is at 750 First Street NE.
(2) ABBREVIATIONS USED
WSS: Washington Statistical Society, the local chapter of the American Statistical Association
AAAS: American Academy for the Advancement of Science
DC-AAPOR: The DC section of the American Association for Public Opinion Research
CASPA: Capital Area Social Psychological Association
DCPA: DC Psychological Association
DCSS: DC Sociological Association
CASPA is also looking for other local events that would be of interest to social psychologists. We are planning to co-sponsor and/or announce events with DCPA and DCSS.
Title: Mortality in Iraq
Chair: Dr. Graham Kalton, Westat
Speakers: Dr. Gilbert Burnham, Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Ms. Shannon Doocy, Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Scott Zeger, Dept. of Biostatistics, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Discussants: Jana Asher, AAAS and Dr. David Marker, Westat
Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM (please note the atypical start time, light refreshments will follow the seminar)
Location: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Conference Center in Room 1 & 2
To be placed on the seminar list attendance list at the Bureau of Labor Statistics you need to e-mail your name, affiliation, and seminar name to wss_seminar@bls.gov (underscore after 'wss') by noon at least 2 days in advance of the seminar or call 202-691-7524 and leave a message. Bring a photo ID to the seminar. BLS is located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE. Use the Red Line to Union Station.
Sponsors: Methodology and Human Rights sections of the WSS, Science and Human Rights Program of AAAS, DC-AAPOR, and CASPA
Abstract: In unstable situations, population based data are the most reliable method of estimating mortality and other health indicators. In many conflicts and fragile state settings, however, collecting such data is difficult to do. Aside from the physical dangers, there is often an incomplete understanding of population numbers, population locations, migration patterns, and health status of the population. That lack of understanding contributes to many methodological challenges. However, population based data are increasingly important in planning protection of and assistance to affected populations, as well as for reconstruction policy.
In Iraq we have undertaken two population-based national surveys of mortality related to conflict using a cluster survey approach. The first covered the period from January 2002 until July 2004, using 33 clusters with 988 households and 7,868 persons. That survey estimated an excess mortality of over 100,000 persons following the March 2003 invasion. The second survey covered the period from January 2002 until July 2006. That survey included 47 clusters containing 1,849 households and 12,801 persons. From that survey an excess mortality of 654,965 (CI 392,797 - 942,636) was estimated, with 601,027 deaths attributed to violent causes.
The presentations will discuss the methodological and ethical issues involved in conducting our research in Iraq.
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