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Extending the reach of tobacco cessation care to veterans: A public health approach
Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadershipAdvocacy 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
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.