APHA 2016 Annual Meeting

APHA 2016 ANNUAL MEETING • DENVER, CO

The American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting brings

together public health professionals. The opinions, statements,

presentations, data, images, videos, documents and other information

expressed or otherwise shared by presenters or other participants

at the Annual Meeting are for informational purposes only. The

views and opinions expressed by presenters are not those of APHA,

unless expressly indicated otherwise. APHA nor its board or

council members, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall

be responsible for the accuracy, quality or reliability of any of the

materials presented or liable for any incidental, special, consequential

damages or other arising therefrom.

APHA and news media will take photos and videos during the Annual

Meeting. By attending the Meeting, each participant consents to being

filmed, photographed and recorded during and in connection with the

Meeting and consent to the use or publication of such recordings in

connection with any promotional, educational or professional purposes.

Each participant releases APHA and its board or council members,

directors, officers, employees, or agents from any and all liability

arising from the recordings or their uses, including for infringement of

proprietary rights, invasion of privacy, defamation or any other cause of

action, and waives any right to inspect or approve such recordings and

any and all rights to payment of royalties in connection therewith.

Only APHA’s authorized vendors and working journalist are permitted

to video and/or audio-record scientific sessions. Recording or

streaming APHA sessions without prior authorization from APHA is

strictly prohibited.

The Annual Meeting is a harassment-free conference for everyone

regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability,

physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. Conference

participants who display inappropriate behavior or create a disturbance

or safety hazard are prohibited inside any meeting facility and will be

asked to leave the meeting. If you are being harassed or notice an act of

harassment, contact a conference staff member immediately.

APHA shall not be responsible for any defamatory, offensive, or illegal

conduct of Annual Meeting participants, and shall not be held liable for

personal injury, property damage, theft or damage of any kind suffered

by the participants at or in connection with the Annual Meeting.

By registering for and attending the APHA Annual Meeting, each

participant acknowledges that it has read this Disclaimer, and

expressly releases APHA and its board or council members, directors,

officers, employees, or agents from any and all liability in connection

with such Meeting as provided herein.

Morbidity and mortality related to firearms and other dangerous

weapons continues to be a significant public health problem. The

Colorado Convention Center and our headquarters hotel are firearms-

free with exceptions for licensed law enforcement and security

personnel. APHA policy prohibits concealed firearms, open carry

guns and possession of weapons of any kind at the convention center

and headquarters hotel where our Annual Meeting takes place in

compliance with all federal, state and local laws and in accordance

with sound public health practice and long-standing APHA policy

statements on injury and violence prevention.

APHA Policy

Weapons-Free Policy

POLICIES