142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Executive Director NACBHDD and Co-convener for the Coalition for Whole Health

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Sunday, November 16, 2014

Ron Manderscheid, PhD , National Association of County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Directors, Washington, DC

Learning Areas:

Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Identify public health priorities for alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs use/abuse. Describe recent challenges and controversies about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs use/abuse. Formulate research and policy actions to address the aforementioned public health priorities.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: My work has focused nationally and internationally on mental health and substance use. I was principal editor and a co-author for the last eight editions of Mental Health, United States, spanning 1987 to 2004. I have produced a very large number of scientific articles and white papers, which have been published in a broad array of peer-reviewed publications. I am well prepared to speak about current issues and future directions in substance use.
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.