6-0560 HEALTH AND HEALING: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Sunday, November 20, 2011: 12:15-14:00

Abstract not available in preliminary program.

This session would be of particular interest to:
Practicing and Applied Anthropologists, Students

12:15

“Must Be An FASD Kid”: Gender, Race, Disability and the Cultural Politics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders In Alaska

Travis H Hedwig (University of Kentucky)

12:30

Hyperactivity As Surplus and Deficit: On Capitalism, Debt, and ADHD

Marc A Goodwin (Univ. of California, Berkeley)

12:45

Giving Children Medicines: Current Administration Practices, Preferred Formulations, and Opportunities for Improved Pediatric Outcomes Based On a Country-Wide Study In Tanzania

Sienna R Craig (Dartmouth College), Lisa V Adams (Dartmouth Medical School), Elia John Mmbaga (Muhimbili University of Allied Health Sciences), Helga Naburi (Muhimbili University of Allied Health Sciences), Roderick Kisenge (Muhimbili University of Allied Health Sciences) and Stephen P Spielberg (Institute for Pediatric Innovation)

13:00

Parenting During Medical Travel In Argentina

Cecilia Vindrola Padros ()

13:15

Sickle Cell Disease In Chicagoland: Case Studies Reflecting Educational Conditions for Youth

Rebekah Marie Ciribassi (University of Illinois at Chicago) and Crystal L Patil (University of Illinois at Chicago)

13:30

"I'm So Tired" and That's Just Normal: The Lived Reality of Sleepy Adolescents In U.S. Culture

Kathryn M Orzech (Brown University)

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