231962 Report cards and rankings in public health: An overview

Monday, November 8, 2010 : 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Katie Sellers, DrPH , ASTHO, Arlington, VA
  
This presentation will cover the history of health report cards and rankings reports in the United States. It will give an overview of the issues related to these reports, including potential uses and misuses of the data.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Communication and informatics

Learning Objectives:
1. Outline the purposes, uses and history of health report cards.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have a doctorate in public health and work with state health agencies in their responses to health report cards.
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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