251885 Linking substance abuse and mental health screenng to primary care

Friday, June 24, 2011 : 11:30 AM

Eric B. Broderick, DDS, MPH , Deputy Administrator, SAMHSA, Rockville, MD
     
This session highlights initiatives designed to connect clinical prevention programs operated by community based organizations, community health centers, public health departments and hospitals.

Learning Areas:
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Clinical medicine applied in public health

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the impact that the Affordable Care Act will have on the provision of the mental health and substance abuse preventing and screening services at the state and local level

Keywords: Screening, Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have served over 34 years in the Department of Health and Human Services as a commissioned officer in the USPHS and have extensive experience as a clinician as well as in health program operations, health policy development, program assessment, and management.
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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