213181 Background on Government Policy Process

Saturday, November 7, 2009: 11:05 AM

James Emery, MPH , Health Behavior and Health Education, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
Carolyn E. Crump, PhD , Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
To influence policy development and implementation, you must know how the process works. The U.S. Government's policy process will be outlined along with recommendations on the best times during the process to try to have the most impact.

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the government policy process.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am currently the lead developer for a competency-based curriculum to help public health professionals learn to influence policy and environments.
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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