250836 Prevention, public health and health reform: The politics of defense and implementation

Saturday, June 25, 2011 : 8:50 AM

Rebecca Salay, MSC , Director of Government Relations, Trust for America's Health, Washington, DC
     
This presentation will summarize the state of play with regard to the prevention provisions of the Affordable Care Act; the result of legislative challenges; the current impact of the legislation on how public health programs are funded and designed; and some prognostication regarding future opportunities within the Affordable Care Act.

Learning Areas:
Ethics, professional and legal requirements

Learning Objectives:
Describe the current state of play with implementation of the prevention provisions of health reform, with a particular emphasis on the Prevention and Public Health Fund and the Community Transformation Grants

Keywords: Prevention, Health Reform

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I oversee our work with Congress and the Administration regarding the Affordable Care Act and the Prevention Fund
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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