273007 How the YMCA is responding to the nation's health crisis

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 : 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Terrence Roche, MS , YMCA of the USA, Chicago, IL
     
Learn how since 2004 the YMCA's Healthier Communities Initiatives has provided a comprehensive process to more than 200 community leadership teams across the nation to ensure healthy living is within reach of all people who live in those communities. This presentation will cover lessons learned that have resulted in local leaders influencing 26,749 changes in policies and the physical surroundings related to active living, healthy eating and tobacco-free living impacting up to 46 million lives.

Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and prevention
Public health or related education
Public health or related public policy
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
1.Describe the YMCA's approach to building healthier communities.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the principal investigator of multiple federally funded grants focusing on creating healthier communities through policy, systems and environmental change strategies related to active living, healthy eating and tobacco-free living.
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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