March 2009
Post date: Jan 26, 2010 1:16:32 AM
- measures to prevent medical conditions
- screening
- lifestyle mods
- diet/ excercise / smoking / alcohol / sexual practices-- risk modification
- education
- vaccines
Education
- clinics, schools, hospital, community
Venue
- Family Meetings (clinic, group visit, home visits)
- Community Resources
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Health Policy
- joining organizations
- committees
- staying informed - newsletter, listserves,
- phone, email, letters. sign a petition
Disparity
- allocation of resources
- cost efficiency
- access / coverage
- increases burden of overall health system
- inequity / inequality
- resources/ education/ money/ quality/ health care/ ethnicity/ race/ SES / gender / sexual orientation / geographic area / age / language spoken / nationality / state