141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Partnering to achieve a vision of wellness in our communities


Saturday, November 2, 2013 : 1:02 p.m. - 1:14 p.m.

Trudy Raymundo, Department of Public Health, San Bernadino County, San Bernadino, CA
As part of the panel looking at opportunities for innovation in community engagement, this presentation will discuss a visioning approach undertaken at the county level to establish a framework for paradigm shifts, whereby all the elements of a community begin to understand their interrelatedness. This presentation will focus on the importance of understanding the relationship between collective versus isolated impacts, as well as the importance of approaching real social and community wide change from a multi-sectoral approach that involves common agendas and accountability amongst all sectors.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate the inter-relatedness and inter-connectedness of all sectors within a community Demonstrate how a common agenda, common language, and common goals can lead to accountability from all sectors for ensuring overarching change in a community's health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to give this specific presentation as I have initiated and developed several multi-sectoral approaches to addressing community wide issues. I also act as a member of our County’s Vision Leadership team, assuming the leadership role for achieving Wellness in our communities.
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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