5033.0 Use of the Medical Home to Promote Public Health

Wednesday, November 2, 2011: 8:30 AM
Oral
Session Objectives: 1.) Describe the multi-faceted approach to improving the health of the local community in Howard County, MD 2.) Discuss how health issues of national importance can be addressed on a local level 3.) Discuss the role healthcare interpreters play in increasing cultural competency between healthcare providers and limited English proficient patients.
Organizer:
Maureen Pike, BSN, RN, MPH
Moderator:
Maureen Pike, BSN, RN, MPH

8:30 AM
Use of the Medical Home Model to Connect the Uninsured to Care
Christine Hall, MPH, CHES
8:48 AM
Community-based health coaching for the uninsured: A pilot program combining access to care with health behavior change
Maureen Pike, BSN, RN, MPH
9:06 AM
Selected evaluation results from an innovative health access plan: The Healthy Howard Health Plan
Eileen M. McDonald, MS, Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, MPH, Elizabeth Edsall-Kromm, PhD, Xia Ma, MS and David Holtgrave, PhD
9:24 AM
Health & Literacy: Implementation & Effects of a Community-Wide Adult Health Literacy Collaboration
Suzanne Evans, Ed D
9:42 AM
Partnering with interpreters to promote a greater cultural understanding
David Cardona, MD, MPH, CMI

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Organized by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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