254049 Prevention Works

Monday, October 31, 2011: 10:50 AM

Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH , Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Richardson, TX
Living a healthy life is the best way to stay healthy and reduce their risk of disease. Lessons learned from the work of the Clinical Preventative Service task force will be shared.

Learning Areas:
Basic medical science applied in public health
Clinical medicine applied in public health
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Provision of health care to the public
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
List the healthy behaviors that predict best health status. List six clinical preventive services with most impact and cost of health.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a former state health officer of Texas. I am currently chief medical officer of a large non-profit health plan in Texas. I am chair of the National Commission of Prevention Priorities.
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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