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

4386.0
Implementation and evaluation of community planning tools and conceptual frameworks

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Oral
An area that communities often identify as a challenge is how to identify and implement policy priorities. This session will focus on specific Action Center resources to assist communities with these challenges. In this session, presenters will share their experiences and knowledge regarding national voluntary public health accreditation.
Session Objectives: Identify at least three new tools to support local community health improvement efforts Describe the process by which local HEAL evaluation can inform a larger state and national agenda
Moderator:
Joseph Schuchter, MCP, MPH

4:30pm
Making community health improvement easier: Tools for communities   
Sarah J. Beversdorf, MPH/MSW, Julie Hladky, MPH and Julie A. Willems Van Dijk, RN, PhD
     
     
4:50pm
Community health improvement across a state: Assessing the system and developing a corresponding model   
Julie A. Willems Van Dijk, RN, PhD, Julie Hladky, MPH and Sarah J. Beversdorf, MPH/MSW
     
5:10pm
Local health departments' performance of community health assessment, community improvement planning, and strategic planning: Do these activities predict plans for seeking accreditation?   
Gulzar Shah, PhD, MStat, MS, Carolyn J. Leep, MS, MPH and Kate E. Beatty, PHD, MPH
     
5:30pm
Joining forces to improve community health: Fourteen hospitals and four local public health departments partnering to meet federal community health needs assessment requirements   
Christine Sorvari, MS, Priscilla Lewis, RN, MBA, Kathleen O'Leary, RN,MPH and Marni Storey, RN, MS
     

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

Organized by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by: Oral Health, Community-Based Public Health Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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