142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Extending the reach of tobacco cessation care to veterans: A public health approach

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM

Kim Hamlett-Berry, PhD , Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC

Learning Areas:

Administration, management, leadership
Advocacy for health and health education
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Other professions or practice related to public health
Social and behavioral sciences
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Describe professional training in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for ceasing veterans' tobacco use Explain integration of health care services that address and impact veterans' tobacco use

Keyword(s): Tobacco Use, Veterans' Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: For the last 12 years, I have served as a national program director in the VHA Office of Public Health, with responsibility for tobacco use cessation policy and clinical programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system.
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.