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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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What Has the IOM Roundtable Learned About Community Engagement and Empowerment?


Tuesday, November 5, 2013 : 3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Winston Wong, MD, MS, National Program Office, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
        
Since its creation in 2007, the IOM Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities has held a number of public workshops across the country. This presentation will share ideas from these workshops on the topic of community engagement.

Learning Areas:

Diversity and culture
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Evaluate the role of community engagement in reducing health disparities and promoting health equity. Identify potential community engagement strategies to inform implementation efforts with the ACA.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the medical director for community benefit at Kaiser. I am responsible for creating partnerships to advance population health, with a particular focus on the elimination of health disparities. I am a family physician and I hold a masters degree in health policy.
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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