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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

295015
Challenges and outcomes of Washington state's efforts to pay for public health services


Saturday, November 2, 2013 : 10:45 a.m. - 10:57 a.m.

David Fleming, MD, Public Health-Seattle/King County, Seattle, WA
The Institute of Medicine's 2012 report on public health funding recommended that a minimum package of public health services be available in every community. This recommendation provided a starting place for Washington State to conceptualize and cost a specific yet customizable package of foundational public health services. The approach and results to date for this ongoing work will be presented.

Learning Areas:

Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Describe the process, challenges and outcomes of Washington state's efforts to create and assign costs to a set of foundational public health services

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Director and Health Officer for Public Health-Seattle & King County, a large metropolitan health department with 1,430 employees and a budget of $332 million, serving a population of 1.9 million. I oversee programs ranging from core prevention activities to environmental health, community-oriented primary care, emergency medical services, correctional health services, preparedness, and community-based assessment and practices. I have faculty appointments at the University of Washington and the University of Oregon.
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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