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Online Program

339470
Cityhealth: Finding Policy Solutions to Make Cities the Healthiest Places


Monday, November 2, 2015 : 2:50 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Elizabeth Jacob, MA, Cityhealth.org, Washington, DC
  
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
How can we make cities the healthiest places possible? Evidence for the social determinants of health shows us that place and policies matters when it comes to people’s chances at well-being, productivity and success. Health care, education, food, housing, employment, and safe communities are all key factors, but the evidence base lags for which policy solutions are best. This presentation will preview the new Cityhealth.org project, which is a national policy research effort to make major cities the healthiest places in the nation. We will assess strategies for identifying the viable policies with the best chance of improving urban-dwellers’ health and productivity. For this presentation, we will focus on childhood education policy as a case study on the challenges and opportunities for integrating health into policy solutions when direct evidence for health outcomes is still emerging. We will identify issues for researchers, advocates and decision-makers to consider in finding policy solutions that match the problems they most need to solve.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Assess strategies for identifying city-level policies with the best chance of improving urban-dwellers’ health and productivity. Describe childhood education policy as a case study for integrating health into policy solutions when direct evidence for health outcomes is still emerging Identify issues for researchers, advocates and decision-makers to consider in matching policy solutions to pressing problems in urban health.

Keyword(s): Policy/Policy Development, Urban Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Beth Jacob brings nearly twenty years’ experience in the policy trenches to her work as Director of CityHealth.org. A true Jill of all trades when it comes to health and social policy, she’s managed national advocacy campaigns, advised some of our country’s leading foundations, and held elected office in a town famous for political junkies. Beth graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College and received her M.A. in educational policy from University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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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