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Addressing social barriers: State-level solutions to better health

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Sharon Ricks, MA , Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA
States play a vital role in the successful implementation of Federal health policy. This presenter will describe how states and communities in HHS Region 4 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee) are putting into practice key Federal health initiatives, including Healthy People 2020, by tackling the root causes of health inequities and disparities.

Learning Areas:

Program planning
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe at least one example of how states are implementing Federal disease prevention and health promotion policy and programs aimed at improving health by address the social determinants of health.

Keyword(s): Healthy People 2020, Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Deputy Regional Health Adminstrator for Region 4 of the US Department of Health and Human Services. I am a principal federal public health leader, representing the Assistant Secretary for Health and provide executive level leadership in policy development, planning, implementation and evaluation of public health programs.
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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