275012 Hospital Engagement in Community Health Assessment

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Michael Bilton, MA , Association for Community Health Improvement, Chicago, IL
This panelist from a national community health professional association will discuss hospitals' engagement in community health assessment and improvement planning, and share tools and approaches frequently used by hospitals. The discussion will address factors important for public health leaders to understand about the changing environment in which hospitals operate, and how those factors may reinforce the strategic value of community health assessment and planning by health care providers. Examples and potential benefits of hospital – public health collaboration will be shared.

Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadership
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Identify tools frequently used by hospitals conducting community health improvement planning. Describe trends and factors in the health care environment that may support the use and value of community assessment and improvement planning.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: tba
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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