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Bringing Effective Prevention Strategies to Your Rural or Urban Community: California's Research-Based Comprehensive Mental Health Promotion Campaign

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Wayne Clark, PhD , Director, Monterey County Behavioral Health Services, California Mental Health Services Act Joint Powers Authority, Salinas, CA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Wayne Clark, PhD  will offer California as a case study in implementing a research-based public health approach to preventing mental illness and promoting mental health. Dr. Clark will describe a multiyear statewide comprehensive strategy developed for people from diverse age and ethnic populations living in rural and urban settings. Accessible tools and strategies that support population-based mental health promotion will be offered to symposium participants.

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Describe a multiyear statewide comprehensive strategy developed for people from diverse age and ethnic populations living in rural and urban settings. Identify accessible tools and strategies that support population-based mental health promotion will be offered to symposium participants.

Keyword(s): Mental Health System, Health Systems Transformation

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Director, CalMHSA Joint Powers Authority.
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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