182785 Political Process and How It Intersects with Public Health and Policy

Sunday, October 26, 2008: 8:15 AM

Colleen M. Bridger, MPH , Gaston County Health Department, Gastonia, NC
Hands-on exercise for participants to review real-world, political case scenarios, decide in their group what they think would be best to do and then hear what really happened.

Learning Objectives:
Describe the importance of providing a scientific and data-driven foundation in policy making and goal-setting

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked as a Local County Health Director and for a Board of Health for over 10 years and am very familiar with the real-world application of integrating research and political realities into public health practice. I am also in my 3rd year of a Ph.D. program in Health Services Research.
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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