252501 Promoting prevention and wellness

Saturday, June 25, 2011 : 8:50 AM

Gerry Thomas , Community Initiatives Bureau, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA
     
The Affordablce Care Act and constrained public financing create both threats and opportunities for public health programs. The public health community is challenged to provide leadership in developing cross-sector partnerships that will promote prevention and wellness in this shifting environment.

Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadership
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Identify new local cross-sector partnerships to promote prevention and wellness in the context of national health forum.

Keywords: Prevention, Wellness

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have almost 30 years of experience in health, community services, and public health service delivery systems in the Boston area. I hold a Bachelor's degree from the Univ of Mass. College of Community and Public Service and a MPH from Boston University. Much of my 12 years with the Boston Public Health Commission has been working on health access issues. In my current capacity I oversee the Environmental Health, Healthy Homes and Community Supports, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control and Civic Engagement and Advocacy Divisions.
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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