237552 Overview of the County Health Rankings

Sunday, October 30, 2011: 8:00 AM

Patrick Remington, MD, MPH , School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
This session will describe the population health model upon which the County Health Rankings is built and the Rankings measures and methods. The Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) model will be presented and linkages with community health improvement planning will be articulated.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Program planning
Public health or related public policy
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the County Health Rankings model and metrics. 2. Identify the linkage between the County Health Rankings and community health improvement.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I hold an MPH from the University of Minnesota. I have practiced in numerous public health settings at CDC, Michigan and Wisconsin State Health Departments. I have taught public health and conducted public health research at the University of Wisconsin. I am one of the original authors of the County Health Rankings 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.

See more of: County Health Rankings: Moving from Data to Action to Improve the Health of Your Community
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