141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Online Program

4284.1
Lessons Learned from Community Transformation Grant Communities

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Oral
Created by the Affordable Care Act, the Community Transformation Grants (CTG) program supports States and communities that tackle the root causes of poor health so Americans can lead healthier, more productive lives. In this session, invited program grantees will discuss their efforts to date, their success, and their lessons learned.
Session Objectives: Formulate a better understanding of successful strategies that are being implemented at the community level with Community Transformation Grant funds. Formulate an awareness of strategies that could be transferred to other communities.
Moderator:
Shawn McIntosh
Organizer:
Shawn McIntosh

2:30pm
Strategies for policy and systems change supporting the integration of community health workers   

Pamela Ford-Keach, MS, Lily A. Chaput, MD, MPH and Kate Cheyne, MPH
     
2:50pm
LearnWELL, an initiative of Healthy CPS (Chicago Public Schools): Early lessons learned from implementation of wellness policies across a large urban district   

Rachael Dombrowski, MPH, Jamie Tully, MPH, MS, Annie Lionberger, MPP and Stephanie Whyte, MD, MBA
     
     
3:10pm
JUAs or Not: A Question in Rural Counties   

William Baldyga, DrPH, MA and Anna Stein, JD, MPH
3:30pm
Lessons Learned from LiveWell Lancaster County   

Eboni Bryant, MSPH, MBA and Alice Yoder, MSN
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: APHA-Center for Public Health Policy
Endorsed by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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