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Public Health Institutes Working to Achieve Health Equity

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Sarah Gillen , National Network of Public Health Institutes, New Orleans, LA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) is a collaborative network of 39 organizations that work together to support multi-sector activities that result in measurable improvements of public health structures, systems, and outcomes. Since 2010, NNPHI and Prevention Institute have trained and supported nine public health institutes on the Community Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE). THRIVE was developed based on extensive research linking medical conditions to the community factors (such as living wages and local wealth; civic participation; and access to healthy, economically stimulating businesses) that can improve them. NNPHI and Prevention Institute have also worked together to train public health institutes on the THRIVE approach that engages leaders in efforts to promote community resilience.

During this session, NNPHI will share a brief overview of public health institutes and highlight accomplishments achieved by the nine institutes that have supported the implementation of the THRIVE approach in the communities they serve.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe the power of a national network in disseminating a tool/community-driven process to improve community conditions for health.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I oversee a collaborative network of 39 organizations that work together to support multi-sector activities that result in measurable improvements of public health structures, systems, and outcomes.
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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