251933 Preserving prevention and wellness

Friday, June 24, 2011 : 10:50 AM

Larry Cohen, MSW , Prevention Institute, Oakland, CA
     
This session will identify opportunities for prevention in health reform implementation, and discuss the need for continued advocacy for prevention and community health in health reform.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education

Learning Objectives:
Identify community health and prevention elements of the National Prevention Strategy that can be strengthened

Keywords: Community Health, Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As founder and Executive Director of Prevention Institute, a non-profit national center dedicated to improving community health and equity through effective primary prevention, I have led many successful public health efforts at the local, state, and federal level on injury and violence prevention, mental health, traffic safety, and food and physical activity-related chronic disease prevention.
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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