Oral

In order to meet the changing needs of diverse populations across the United States, public health must push the boundaries of what defines and comprises community health promotion. Identifying the social, physical, economic, and political characteristics of the community and understanding the varied manifestations of health and disease based on these characteristics becomes critical when setting a national agenda for action. Pushing such boundaries will require new strategies on the selection and engagement of local, state, and national partners, identification and direction of training needs, defining appropriate evaluation measures and elements for sustainability, as well as addressing social determinants of health. This session will highlight four key components of the CDC’s Healthy Communities Program.

Session Objectives: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to: 1.Explain how decision makers and community leaders can be mobilized 2.Identify, prioritize, and implement key policy, systems, and environmental change strategies; 3.Discuss at least three components of the integrated approach used by CDC’s Healthy Communities Program to decrease the burden of chronic disease 4.Explain how the use of policy, systems, and environmental change strategies promotes sustainable change in communities 5.Identify key steps for developing partnerships with local, state, and national organizations to implement chronic disease prevention and health promotion policies. 6.Describe evaluation methods available to assist communities as they evaluate their efforts.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)