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Integration of art and community health in Cuba
Integration of art and community health in Cuba
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
: 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Public health in Cuba integrates art into the system and recognizes the important aspect this integration provides for the health of the community. In the US, the ACA presents opportunities to incorporate art as a community mental health initiative. We will present our observations of this synergy in Cuba and provide recommendations on how this could be enhanced in the US system.
Learning Areas:
Diversity and cultureSystems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health
Learning Objectives:
Describe specific examples of the integration of art into community health in Cuba
Identify ways this integration could be accomplished in the US system.
Keyword(s): Affordable Care Act, Community Health Programs
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I participated in the March 2014 APHA/MEDICC sponsored trip to Cuba and observed first hand the relationship there between health and art.
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.