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MCH and ACA

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Deborah Klein walker, EdD , ABT Associates, Cambridge, MA
This session will address the impact of the early years of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on key maternal and children health populations: women and children, adolescents, and children/youth with special health care needs.  In addition, a perspective from the community in a state that has not embraced the ACA will be presented.   The session will discuss the challenges and achievements of the ACA to date, as well as allow time for participation from the audience on their observations from their local communities and states.

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Chronic disease management and prevention
Clinical medicine applied in public health
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the challenges and achievements of the ACA to date and identify and discuss observations and personal implementations of ACA in local communities and states.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been doing maternal and child health research and policy implementation for over 40 years in several settings: federal and state government, academia, and consulting company. I have been the President of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs and the American Public Health Association. I have over 150 publications, including 3 books.
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.

Back to: 4245.0: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA): How Are MCH Populations Doing?