Building Healthier Communities
for Our Youth and Adults

July 17-19, 2006
San Francisco, California

This conference allowed state legislators to exchange ideas and learn more about innovative policies to prevent chronic diseases and improve the health of children and adults in the communities where they live, work and play. The conference covered topics about children and adolescents in schools and the community, as well as adults in the workplace, in the community and health care settings.

Click here to view the final agenda. Click on the names below for presentations from the speakers (.pdf).

Monday, July 17, 2006

Children and Adolescent Wellness Introduction

Clarissa Snapp, director, Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy, Indiana Department of Education

Martin Gonzalez, assistant executive director, California Department of Education

Michael Danzik, nutrition education specialist, California Department of Education

Christine Wood, oral health program manager, Nevada State Health Division

Youth Targeted Prevention Strategies in the Community

Dr. Corinne Husten, acting director, Office of Smoking and Health, CDC

Bill Kohl, III, team leader/epidemiologist, Physical Activity and Health Branch, CDC

Jennie Hefelfinger, bureau chief, Florida Department of Health

Facilitator-led Discussion Groups:

• Youth Physical Activity Discussion Group
  - Bill Kohl, III, CDC
  - Victor Colman, senior policy advisor, Washington State Department of Health
• Youth Nutrition Discussion Group
  - Joel Kimmons, epidemiologist, Chronic Disease Nutrition Branch, CDC
  - Jennie Hefelfinger, Florida Department of Health 
• Tobacco Cessation Discussion Group
  - Dr. Corinne Husten, CDC

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Harold Goldstein, executive director, California Center for Public Health Advocacy

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Adults in the Workplace

Dr. Riva Touger-Decker, professor and director, Graduate Programs in Clinical Nutrition

Representative Michael Murphy, Michigan

Donna Tomlinson, GE Power

Targeted Prevention Strategies

Dr. Frank Vinicor, associate director of public health practice, CDC

Representative Dora Olivo, Texas

Paula Marmet, director, Office of Health Promotion, Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Targeted Prevention Strategies for Adults

• Effective Preventive Care - Heart Disease and Stroke Discussion Group
  - Lazette Lawton, public health educator, CDC
  - Dr. Mark Alexander, research scientist, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente
  - Miriam Patanian, manager, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, Washington State Department of Health
• Effective Preventative Care - Diabetes Prevention Discussion Group
  - Paul Tibbits, Jr., director, Policy and Strategis Alliances, American Diabetes Association
  - Dr. Pamela Allweiss, consultant, Division of Diabetes Translation, CDC
  - Tom Boyer, president, The Boyer Group, LLC
• Physical Activity and Nutrition Discussion Group
  - Dr. Desiree Backman, manager, California 5 A Day Campaign, Public Health Institute

Healthy Aging

Marcia Ory, director, Active for Life, Texas A & M University System Health Science Center

Susan Snyder, director, Project Enhance, Seattle King County Senior Services

Assemblywoman Patty Berg, California

Community Needs Index: Addressing Unmet Health Needs

Richard Roth, senior director, Strategy and Business Development, Catholic Healthcare West

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

State Examples of Innovative Programs for Youth and Adults

Denise Robinette, executive director, Health Living Foundation

Sharon Moffatt, interim commissioner of health, Vermont Department of Health

Dr. Lynda Anderson, Chief Healthcare and Aging Studies Branch, CDC

Discussion Groups - Brainstorming Policy Areas of Greatest Concern

• Children/Adolescents
  - Peter Hunt, health specialist, Division of Adolescent and School Health, CDC
  - Representative Jim Riesberg, Colorado
• Adults
  - Dr. Ronald Ozminkowski, director, Health and Productivity Research, Cornell University Institute for Policy Studies
  - Sharon Moffatt, Vermont Department of Health
• Aging Adults
  - Dr. Lynda Anderson, CDC
  - Marcia Ory, Texas A & M University

Closing Speaker

Dr. Ann Allbright, Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, State Department of Health, California

Click here for more information about the conference hotel: The Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, CA.

CSG Contacts:

Crady deGolian
859.244.8068
cdegolian@csg.org

Pam Goins
859.244.8142
pgoins@csg.org