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VIDEO: A How-To for South Carolina PA's: Communities and Practices Join the Obesity Fight

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Date & Time of Recording:
June 1, 2015 | Open Ended
Modality:
  • On-demand video
Registration Fee(s):
Free
Additional Details
Instructional Hours:
3.00
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Presenter(s)
Description
The economic cost of obesity in South Carolina is estimated to be $8.5 billion per year and growing. Obesity impacts all medical providers; surgical, non-surgical, adult, geriatrics, and pediatrics. The risks of not reversing this epidemic will surely be detrimental to all of our health in the future. You and your healthcare team members can learn the “How-To” for fighting obesity in your practice and community, please accept our invitation to a free CME tele-conference led by our state's most respected obesity experts.
Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Define the various social and environmental influences that impact a person’s health.
  • Use the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps to describe the current health and factors that affect health in your community and identify resources to facilitate action.
  • Identify resources to positively influence the social and cultural contributing factors resulting in better weight control.
  • Implement utilization of the 5-2-1-0 Toolkit within your respective community environment. (schools, child care, healthcare and workplaces).
Disclosures
No disclosure available
Credits Available
  • Physician Assistants
    American Academy of Physician Assistants
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: Free (Until 5/31/2016)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: Free (Until 5/31/2016)
    Credit Statement
    This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 3.00 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of 06/01/2015 . Participants may submit the post-test at any time during that period. This program was planned in accordance with AAPA's CME Standards for Enduring Material Programs and for Commercial Support of Enduring Material Programs. This program was supported by an educational grant from the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and in partnership with the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health.
  • All other participants
    Area Health Education Consortium
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: Free (Until 5/31/2016)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: Free (Until 5/31/2016)
    Credit Statement
    This program provides 3 CEUs by South Carolina AHEC and meets South Carolina AHEC Best Practice Standards.
Locations/Participation Options
  • On-demand Video
Contact(s)

If you have questions, please contact alp@scahec.net.

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