212834 Group Exercise in Public Health Ratio and Trend Analysis

Sunday, November 8, 2009: 5:00 PM

Cheryll Lesneski, DrPH , Public Health Leadership Program, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, CHapel Hill, NC
In this section of the learning institute, participants will work in groups to perform an exercise in ratio and trend analysis.

Learning Objectives:
Explain how ratio and trend analysis can produce accurate measurement and reporting of financial operations.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a clinical assistant professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill. Since 2005 I have been teaching MPH students and public health practitioners about the field of Public Health Finance. The use of financial ratios is an important strategy to help Local Public Health Agencies (LPHA) acquire, use, and manage their financial resources. I have introduced the financial ratios for public health agencies in multiple settings. The Florida Department of Health recently populated the ratios for 60 of their 67 LPHAs.
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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