252409 Public health context for reform

Thursday, June 23, 2011 : 2:10 PM

Celinda Lake , President, Lake Research Partners, Washington, DC
     
This presentation will focus on the context for health reform with a focus on primary prevention. Community-level prevention currently enjoys broad public support, but there is still work to be done by public health advocates to galvanize this support to pass and implement policy.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Identify opportunities for public health advocates to broaden and galvanize support for community prevention programs. Discuss the most effective messages at selling community prevention efforts tot he public and key target groups.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Celinda Lake is a prominent pollster and political strategist for Democrats and progressives. She currently serves as President of Lake Research Partners. Lake’s polling and strategic advice helped candidates such as Jon Tester, Tim Walz , and Gov Bob Wise defeat incumbent Republicans and her expertise guided Senator Mark Begich to victory, making him the first Senate candidate in Alaska to oust the incumbent in 50 years.
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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