Session Abstract for #336039: Elder Abuse and the Role of Public Health Law and Health Services Administration

This presentation discusses public health law, administration, and health services management as they address primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention efforts dedicated to elder abuse. Public health law and civil and criminal law inform and influence general elder abuse prevention efforts as well those undertaken by entities and agencies charged with addressing the problem.   Management of public agencies such as Adult Protective Services (typically housed in departments of social services) as well as investigatory and regulatory agencies (often the purview of public health departments) is an essential but often underappreciated element of preventing elder abuse and intervening to stop the problem when it occurs.