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Next Steps: Thinking Relationships, Communication, and Engagement in Patient Protection and the Affordable Healthcare Act

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Saturday, November 15, 2014 : 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Brandi M. White, MPH; Doctoral Student , Department of Health Sciences & Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
This presentation will provide participants with an overview of how community engagement efforts play a key role in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) through group discussion and case studies. We will identify communication factors at the patient, organizational, community, and policy level to improve the quality of healthcare and increase access to health services as outlined in the ACA.  Some examples include increasing access to primary care among vulnerable populations such as the homeless.  The goal is to illustrate how a communication focus in community engagement is essential to the ACA and ultimately improving health outcomes. 

This presentation will be conducted by Brandi White, MPH and Patti Iwaskai, MSW.

Learning Areas:

Diversity and culture
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Assess how understanding community engagement as a communicative act can assist in public health efforts related to the Affordable Care Act

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have over five years of experience engaging underserved communities to improve health outcomes. I have received a research supplement from the National Institutes of Health to improve tobacco cessation outcomes among homeless smokers. I have also collaborated with community organizations and childcare providers to reduce tobacco-related illnesses and address environmental injustice issues. Currently, my research focuses on improving access to primary care among underserved populations.
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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