141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Strategies for community health improvements from community members and activists

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Oral
Since the inception of the Public Health Accreditation Board's voluntary national accreditation program, health departments across the country have been engaging in performance improvement activities like preparing for accreditation, conducting quality improvement (QI) efforts, developing performance management systems, and conducting community health improvement initiatives. Due to budget cuts and resource restrictions, several peer-networking and information-sharing groups have emerged around the country to help improve the capacity of local health departments (LHDs). A portion of this session will discuss the benefits of peer-learning for performance improvement work.
Session Objectives: Describe the significance and uniqueness of conducting research in a CHC setting Discuss the role of wellness foundations in shaping community health.
Moderator:
Karya Lustig, MA

2:30pm
A community coalition approach to wellness promotion: Examining one community foundation's process   
Justin Heinze, PhD and Kathryn Heinze, PhD
     
2:50pm
“trust as insurance”: The use of traditional risk management schemes to address financial barriers to the utilization of emergency referral services in rural communities of northern Ghana   
Margaret L. Schmitt, MPH, Robert Alrigia, MPH, Rofina Asuru, RN, MPH, Sneha Patel, MSW, MPH and James Phillips, PhD, MSc
     
3:10pm
Evaluating social determinants among HBCU communities, and how the public health programs at the corresponding HBCUs respond   
Timothy Guinn and Keydron Guinn, PhD
     
3:30pm
East harlem emergency preparedness collaborative (EHEPC): A community-led initiative to enhance organizational preparedness and community readiness for a public health emergency among community service provider organizations in east harlem, New York City   
Ann-Gel S. Palermo, MPH, DrPH, Eric Canales, Mali Trilla, Ray Cornbill, MBA, Dorothy Calvani, RN, MSN, C-GNP, Carol Johnson, Richard Toussaint, Lew Zuckman and Ingrid Gonzalez, LMSW
     

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

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

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

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