273107 Establishing a Culture of Health - The Cleveland Experience

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 : 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

Karen Butler, Director Public Health , Department of Public Health, City of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
     
This presentation will provide a detailed overview of the development and implementation of a unique city-wide collaborative called the Healthy Cleveland Initiative designed to establish a culture of health in Cleveland and to create improved health outcomes in health status for Clevelanders.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
1. Define the model used by the City of Cleveland to city-wide initiative to improve the overall health and vitality of Cleveland residents.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As Director of the Cleveland Department of Public Health, I am responsible for ensuring the health and well-being of Cleveland residents through improving access to health care, promoting healthy behavior, protecting the environment, preventing disease, air pollution monitoring and enforcement and making Cleveland a healthy place to live, work and play.
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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