254035 Florida Public Health Institute: Bridging Public Health and Health Care through the CHA/CHIP Experience

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 1:10 PM

Claude Earl Fox, MD, MPH , Florida Public Health Institute/ University of Miami School of Medicine, Lake Worth, FL
This session will feature a panel of presentations from the public health institutes that will provide an overview of the roles of public health institutes in community health assessments and community health improvement plans. The Florida Public Health Institute has been involved in supporting the CHA/CHIP process for local health care systems and will share thoughts on how public health practioners can use the CHA/CHIP process to bridge public health and health care to support community health needs.

Learning Areas:
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Articulate the value public health institutes bring to community health needs assessments and community health improvement plans

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As Director of the Florida Public Health Institute, Dr. Fox has had a leadership role in brokering relationships with multi-sector stakeholders to conduct an innovative CHA/CHIP process.
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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