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2016 Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy Pt 4/5 (Carter Center)

Topic: "Widening the Circle of Health and Wellness: The Central Role of Behavioral Health"

Building on The Carter Center’s leadership in the mental health field, this year’s symposium addresses an emerging issue: the central role of behavioral health and wellness in managing the overall health and wellness of defined populations including organizations, communities, or another defined group. Currently, the strategic focus of health care policy is transitioning away from the management of illnesses in individuals towards the management of health within defined populations. And behavioral health and wellness are essential to the success of such initiatives.

PLENARY III – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH’S ROLE IN POPULATION HEALTH
Moderator: David Shern, PhD; Senior Science Advisor, Mental Health America; Senior Public Health Advisor, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

The Role of Behavioral Health and Wellness in Overall Health
- Ron Manderschied, PhD; Executive Director, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors

How Big Should the Reach and Scope of Integration Be?
- Camara Jones, MD, MPH, PhD; President, American Public Health Association

Behavioral Health and Wellness’ Contributions to the Workplace
- Fik Isaac, MD; Vice President, Global Health Services (ret.), Johnson & Johnson

SPECIAL ADDRESS
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DPH; Robert A. Knox Professor and Dean at the Boston University School of Public Health

DISMISSAL TO MINI-PLENARIES
Lei Ellingson, MPP; Senior Associate Director, Carter Center Mental Health Program

Learn more about the Carter Center's mental health work: http://www.cartercenter.org/health/mental_health/index.html

Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in partnership with Emory University, The Carter Center is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. The Center wages peace, fights disease, and builds hope worldwide.