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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

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Addressing social determinants to achieve health equity: A regional perspective


Tuesday, November 3, 2015 : 8:50 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.

James Lando, MD, MPJ, Office of the Secretary/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health/Region V, US Department of Health and Human Services, Chicago, IL
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
The importance of addressing health equities from a regional perspective will highlight the complexities in the development of policies and practice satisfactory across populations.

Learning Areas:

Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Explain the importance of the development of goals and their impact on health policy and practice.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have over 20 years of broad public health experience at the local, state. federal and international levels on a broad range of topics including chronic disease, mental health, infectious diseases and environmental health.
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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