273948 Foundation’s Journey to Building Healthy Communities

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Robert Ross, MD, MPA , Health Foundation, The California Endowment, Los Angeles, CA
The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Initiative of the California Endowment, a private statewide health foundation, is an ambitious $1 billion, 10-year place-based initiative designed to improve the physical, social, economic, and service environments that promote health in 14 low income California communities so that all children are healthy, safe, and ready to learn. The CEO of The California Endowment will describe the foundation's history and path to the development and implementation of Building Healthy Communities.

Learning Areas:
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Describe the process the foundation went through to get to the Building Healthy Communities 10 year plan.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the President and Chief Executive office for the California Endowment and have been actively involved in community and professional activities at both the regional and national level.
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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