4020.0 Impact of the Recession on Public Health Agencies - Lessons Learned & New Models for Service Delivery

Tuesday, October 30, 2012: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
This panel presentation will provide examples of strategies, models and lessons learned from the impact of the recession on public heath agencies.
Session Objectives: Describe strategies used by local health departments to improve efficiency and maximize use of resources during the recession
Moderator:
Walter Tsou, MD, MPH

8:30am
An emergency of a different kind: Using public health preparedness strategies to organize fast paced, high demand grant execution
Christina Welter, DrPH, MPH, Gina Massuda Barnett, MPH and Rachael Dombrowski, MPH
     
8:50am
Economic coping mechanisms: Perspectives from Connecticut local health directors
Debbie L. Humphries, PhD, MPH, Kathleen Clark, MPH, Sarah Pallas, MPhil, Jennifer Kertanis, MPH, Elaine O'Keefe, MS and Brigette Davis
     
9:10am
Does and don'ts of public health agency formation: The politics and funding of agencies
Gerald Barron, MPH and Ilene Prokup, MS, RN, PHCNS-BC
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by: Health Administration

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

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