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Local Health Department Bridges Access to Population Health

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Dana Harvey , Mandela Market Place, Washington, DC
Local health departments are strategic partners in achieving population health.  Alameda County Health Department serves as a model for bridging access to fresh fruits and vegetables while simultaneously stimulating community level economic development.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Explain a model bridging community health and economic development to increase access to fresh fruits/vegetables in low income communities. Identify and define the role of a public health department as a broker/connector between community-based health centers and food organizations to improve population health.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been Executive Director for over 10 years of a non-profit organization that focuses on design and implementation of strategies to improve community health through increased food access, economic development, and collaboration. Supported by grants from USDA, HHS, Alameda County and local foundations like Kresge, Mandela MarketPlace addresses the nexus between health and poverty by increasing access to affordable, fresh foods through incubation of locally owned food-based enterprise, and job/entrepreneurship training in low-income communities.
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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