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Integration Through Maternal Child Health Collaboration: Genetics and Public Health in Wisconsin


Sunday, November 1, 2015

Kristina Jones, MPH, CHES, UW Madison-Waisman Center, Madison, WI
Anne Harris, PhD, MPH, UW Madison-Waisman Center, Madison, WI
Wisconsin’s Genetic Systems Integration Hub (GSI Hub) represents a unique, creative, and evolving collaboration that connects state public health systems, Genetics health professionals, and others.  The GSI Hub is the result of a joint effort  between state Title V-funded Maternal Child Health (MCH) programs, the Waisman Center-University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), the Wisconsin Genetic Advisory Committee, and other partners. The goal is to promote the integration of Genetics health care services with state MCH public health systems.  The presentation will provide background information on the development and evolution of the GSI Hub as a statewide collaborative.   Successes, challenges, resources and future plans will be shared.  The presentation will highlight specific strategies, including:  education and outreach activities for families, genetics professionals, and other health care providers; cross-sector engagement focusing on insurance coverage for genetic testing; and programming relating to specific conditions, prevention of birth defects and genetics of special populations.

Learning Areas:

Administration, management, leadership
Other professions or practice related to public health
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Describe and apply at least one strategy to integrate genetics and public health in their own Maternal Child Health systems

Keyword(s): Genetics, Maternal and Child Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I serve as the Coordinator of Wisconsin's Genetics Systems Integration Hub (GSI Hub), which is based at UW Madison's Waisman Center. My focus is on integrating state Maternal Child Health systems with Genetics health care services.
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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