David Line Denali presents at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

David Line Denali, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor in the School of Community and Population Health, presented a session at the 141st Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA), held in early November in Boston.  Line Denali’s presentation focused on water conservation efforts in public health.

"Think Global, Act Local" was the motto of this year's APHA Meeting. The intent was to examine ideas and practices from around the globe and consider them when planning local public health efforts.

Line Denali's presentation reviewed global water conservation in public health strategic plans and discussed how decisions made locally can impact health globally. For instance, having water embedded in products is a detriment to many areas where water is scarce, especially southeastern Asia. A reevaluation of the ways in which water is consumed can significantly affect global health.

Line Denali lives in Arizona and was a county Public Health Emergency Preparedness Division Manager before devoting himself to teaching full-time. During his experience creating strategic plans, he realized that the likelihood of running out of water was far greater than the likelihood of a terrorist attack.
 

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