2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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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.

Online Program

338370
Large-Scale Partnerships: Reaching the Hardly Reached


Monday, November 2, 2015 : 10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Terri Wright, PhD, MPH, Centers for Public Health Policy and School, Health and Education, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC
Audio (mp3) recording
APHA is a leader in health policy development and will use the findings from IndexUS to inform its policy positions to reduce health inequalities. This session will highlight the importance of partnerships between national organizations with large affiliate structures to translate research into relevant policies at the community level.

Learning Areas:

Communication and informatics
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Discuss APHA’s role in advancing Black women’s health. Identify strategies for disseminating the findings to State affiliates. Compare the efforts of APHA state affiliates in their public-private partnership development work with BWHI program partners to translate IndexUS into relevant policies and programs.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: tba
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: 3126.0: IndexUS: Findings for the Future of Black Women