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Building a Culture of Health in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Building a Culture of Health in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
: 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Cambridge is a diverse community committed to working together to improve the health and well-being of all residents, of whom a quarter are foreign-born, a third are non-white and 15 percent live in poverty. The community is located in one of the dense hubs of education and innovation. The health status of the community is often termed the tale of two cities. This presentation will describe RWJ Culture of Health award winning efforts ito improve population health such as literacy ambassadors, innovative physical education classes in schools, healthy school meals and health support for men of color.
Learning Areas:
Diversity and culturePublic health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health
Learning Objectives:
Describe how the Cambridge community is a tale of two health stories.
Discuss three impactful interventions to improve community health.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
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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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