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

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Statewide efforts to monitor and improve population health in California


Monday, November 2, 2015 : 1:05 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.

Karen Smith, MD, MPH, California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, CA

Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Presentation will provide an overview of California’s work toward meeting the Healthy People 2020 goals and becoming the healthiest state in the nation. The Let’s Get Healthy California Collaborative and metrics will be reviewed as will a public private partnership to develop Accountable Communities for Health.

Learning Areas:

Program planning
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Describe California’s statewide efforts to become the healthiest state in the nation.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the California State Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health. The Department is the lead agency in California for Let’s Get Healthy California project, Accountable Communities for Health and the California Wellness Plan. I am, therefore, uniquely qualified to present on these projects.
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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