252029 Promoting healthy eating, active living in suburban Cook County, Illinois

Friday, June 24, 2011 : 3:00 PM

Stephen A. Martin, PhD, MPH , Chief Operating Officer, Cook County Department of Public Health, Oak Park, IL
     
As state and local health departments receive funding from the Affordable Care Act, this session will describe how to approach critical issues such as changing policies and environments to support healthy living in an innovative way.

Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and prevention
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify issues that increase rates of chronic diseases 2. Define innovative ways to address chronic diseases

Keywords: Chronic Diseases, Community Preventive Services

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the chief operating officer at the Cook County Department of Public Health and is responsible for public health programs and services for one of the nation’s largest metropolitan health departments, ranging from emergency preparedness; disease prevention, control and epidemiology; health statistics; health promotion; maternal, child, adolescent, and women's health; STD/HIV; nutrition services; violence prevention; and environmental licensing, inspections and complaints.
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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