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SUMMARY: Commercial Determinants and Industry Influence of Youth Education 
 as Corporate Political Activity
DESCRIPTION: Join CSDI for an introduction to the field of the commercial d
 eterminants of health and the concept of corporate political activity by Dr
 . van Schalkwyk.
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 ="620" height="349" /></p><p>Join us on March 17\, 12:30 - 1:30 PM (PST) at
  UBC's Place of Many Trees\, the Liu Institute for Global Issues\, for an i
 n depth discussion with Dr. May van Schalkwyk.</p><p><strong>About the talk
 </strong></p><p>This talk will provide an introduction to the field of the 
 commercial determinants of health and the concept of corporate political ac
 tivity. Industry influence of youth education will be explored as a form of
  corporate political activity through a number of case studies. Implication
 s for public health research and practice will be discussed.</p><p> </p><p>
 <b>About the speaker<br /></b><strong>Dr. van Schalkwyk</strong> is a publi
 c health physician and researcher working at the University of Edinburgh. H
 er research aims to study how commercial actors influence ideas\, knowledge
 \, science and policymaking. She publishes research on the tobacco\, alcoho
 l\, gambling\, fossil fuels\, opioid\, pesticide and firearm industries\, i
 ncluding on the activities of industry-funded organisations\, influence of 
 youth education and safety programmes\, and the use of metaphor as corporat
 e political activity.</p>
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LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues - xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of many trees)
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