274711 Incorporating Healthy People 2020 into Local Work

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 9:15 AM - 9:35 AM

Hillary S. Hanson, MS, MPH, CPH , Population Health Services, Yellowstone City/County Health Department d.b.a. RiverStone Health, Billings, MT
     
RiverStone Health, the health department in Yellowstone County Montana, like many communities across the United States recently completed a Community Health Assessment. The completion of this health assessment provided an opportunity for Yellowstone County to compare ourselves to the national data and to identify areas in which Healthy People 2020 measures were not achieved. Utilizing the Healthy People 2020 measures as goals a local health coalition has set out to achieve optimal health for all residents, of all ages, in Yellowstone County. This presenter will demonstrate how the Healthy People 2020 measures can be put into action with a local community coalition.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related public policy
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe how Healthy People 2020 can be utilized by a local community coalition in their work towards improved health.

Keywords: Mental Health, Primary Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I currently serve as the Director of Population Health Services and Deputy Health Officer for Yellowstone County, Montana. In this position I oversee various health promotion and disease prevention programs. Through this work I have expertise in Healthy People 2020 and can provide examples of how HP2020 can be utilized at the local 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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