251910 Integrating Evidence-based Guidelines and Non-Traditional Partners into a Prevention Consortium

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 4:30 PM

Candy Magaņa, BA, MPA Candidate , Clinical Quality Initiatives Program, Community Health Care Association of New York State, New York, NY
Kathy Alexis, MPH, CHES , Clinical Quality Initiatives Program, Community Health Care Association of New York State, New York, NY
This presentation will provide a macro perspective of the NYC Obesity Prevention and Management Consortium by presenting details on how the Community Health Care Association of New York State structured the initiative for health centers in NYC. The presenter will review information on the Consortium's target goals; key partners utilized; strategies to implementing the different arms of the program; overall best practices; and next steps. Data outcomes collected over the span of the Consortium's three-year span will also be shared and explored.

Learning Objectives:
Develop strategies for engaging community based organizations as partners to combat childhood obesity. Identify processes to increase documentation of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Healthy Weight Classification within an Electronic Medical Record.

Keywords: Obesity, Community Health Centers

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have co-lead/managed the New York City (NYC) Obesity Prevention and Management Consortium over the span of its existence. I am familiar with all aspects of the Consortiumm, including data collection and analysis.
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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