142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Lessons Learned From Stigma Research with Individuals, Communities and Delivery Systems: How Beliefs about Mental Illness Can Inform Prevention, Policy and Practice

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Bernice Pescosolido, PhD , Department of Sociology, Indiana Univeresity, Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
Bernice Pescosolido PhD will discuss how research on Stigma is advancing policy and practice that will impact individuals, communities and delivery systems.

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Advocacy for health and health education
Diversity and culture
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Describe how research on Stigma is advancing policy and practice that will impact individuals, communities and delivery systems.

Keyword(s): Chronic Disease Prevention, Mental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Professor or Sociology at Indiana State University.
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.