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Community-Clinic Integration Models in Cuba

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

Mia Ramirez, MPH , Community Benefit, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
Community-Clinic Integration Models in Cuba are widely present and help to support and sustain healthy patients.  Presentation will describe how the Cuban Health system works to systematically connect their patients to a very rich set of community assets and organizations that exist in their communities

Learning Areas:

Chronic disease management and prevention
Diversity and culture
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs

Learning Objectives:
Describe Community-clinic integration. Explain how the Cuban health care system is creating formalized links with community partners to address the health of patients beyond the exam room. Discuss the diverse partnerships that exist between health care delivery systems and community organizations and services to promote healthy lifestyles for patients.

Keyword(s): Community Health Centers, Affordable Care Act

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I participated in the MEDICC Educational Exchange to Cuba in January 2014. I directly observed and met with representatives from across the Cuban Health System and various community groups during my time. Among my interests has been Community Clinic Integration and partnerships between health care delivery systems and community organizations and services to promote healthy lifestyles for patients.
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.

Back to: 4013.0: MEDICC: Cuba's Working Models of Health Care and Health Reform in the U.S