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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.

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Doing Good and Doing Well: Community/Public Health in Post ACA America


Tuesday, November 5, 2013 : 9:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

James Corbett, M.Div, JD, Steward Health Care System, Boston, MA
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other federal initiatives are fostering the emergence of a coherent vision for chronic disease prevention that has never before existed in the United States. This presentation will discuss how public health advocates can partner with a health system to engage in prevention activities beyond the clinical setting and makes a strong case that these interventions will result in documented cost savings. The presentation will also illustrate an individually targeted strategy that helps patients obtain health insurance coverage using community health workers and an institutional policy to facilitate healthy choices for patients, employees, and the broader community served by the health system.

Learning Areas:

Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate how prevention activities, beyond the clinical setting, can potentially result in documented cost savings for healthcare organizations.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As a VP of Community Health & Ethics, I have developed programming that simultaneously pursues the “Triple Aim” of healthcare: improving the patient experience of care, the health of populations; and reducing the per capita cost of health care. Some of these include sweetened beverage reduction programs, Collaborative Care Committees to reduce inappropriate emergency room use, and a Medical Legal Partnerships. I have also taught health care law and ethics courses.
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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