273330 Mobilizing States to Improve Birth Outcomes

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Sharon Moffatt, RN, BSN, MSN , Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA
     
This presentation will discuss ASTHO's activities and how the organization mobilizes its members to take action on public health issues. Examples will be given from The Healthy Babies Initiative and previous President's Challenges. The importance of the state health official and other state leadership, such as governors and legislatures, will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:
Discuss current policy options to improve birth outcomes. Identify opportunities to collaborate in maternal and child health and other public health priorities. Describe how to engage legislatures, employers, and hospitals in policy. Identify how to set strategies to achieve policy goals.

Keywords: Infant Mortality, Birth Outcomes

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Chief of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at ASTHO and former Commissioner of the Vermont Health Department.
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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