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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

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Implementation of the Massachusetts Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund: Strategy, Progress, and Challenges


Wednesday, November 6, 2013 : 12:30 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.

Cheryl Bartlett, RN, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA
This presentation will describe the implementation strategy for the first-in-the-nation Massachusetts Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. The $60 million fund aims to Reduce rates of the state's most costly preventable health conditions and reduce health disparities, while supporting the state's goal to reduce health care costs. The presentation will describe the role of the Prevention and Wellness Advisory Board, the process for developing a funding strategy and funding application, the evaluation plan, as well as lessons learned and challenges to date.

Learning Areas:

Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
Describe the implementation strategy for the Massachusetts Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. Explain the role of the Department of Public Health and the Prevention and Wellness Advisory Board. Describe the evaluation plan, lessons learned, and challenges in implementation to date.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and I have held numerous leadership positions at DPH. I am a former director of DPH’s Bureau of Community Health and Prevention where I spearhead nationally recognized programs like the Mass in Motion anti-childhood obesity campaign.
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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