This educational forum was presented to state legislators versed in the areas of adolescent and adult wellness issues.  Attendees learned from state and national experts in the areas of primary prevention strategies, creative partnerships developed to address chronic disease prevention, and economic and environmental changes.  The conference agenda included a tour of New Orleans, with special emphasis on those areas hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina.  The tour began with a presentation focusing on child care, school, housing and health care systems recovery.  Following the briefing, legislators took a guided bus tour of the area that included site visits to a local school, a day care and a housing project.

Click here for a photo of the state legislators who attended the forum.

Review the 2007 state legislation summary on Adolescent & Adult Health and Wellness bills compiled by the Health Policy Tracking Service of Thomson West.

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

Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007

Welcome, Introductions and Opening Address

Dr. Howell Wechsler, director, CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health

Adolescent Mental Health and the Impact of Bullying

Mark Wiest, professor, Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland

Rodger Dinwiddie, executive director, STARS Nashville

Rep. John Mizuno, Hawaii

HPV Vaccine

Dr. Mona Saraiya, medical officer, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control

Coordinated School Health Programs

Dr. Midge Sabatini, manager, Coordinated School Health Program, Rhode Island Department of Education

Dr. Doug Winborn, president, Tennessee School Health Coalition

Teen Driving, Graduated Driver Licensing and Technology

Dr. Arlene Greenspan, senior scientist, CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Brenda Glahn, assistant general counsel, Illinois Secretary of State

Dr. John Lee, professor and director, Human Factors Research, National Advanced Driving Simulator

Rep. Phil Lopes, Arizona

Friday, August 24, 2007

Oral Health

Dr. Lynn Mouden, director, Office of Oral Health, Arkansas Department of Health

Sen. Hillman Frazier, Mississippi

Youth Risk Behaviors

Dr. Laura Kann, chief of surveillance and evaluation research branch, CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health

Kim Kovalchick, evaluation consultant, Michigan Department of Education

Opening Address for Adult Wellness

Dr. Wayne Giles, director, CDC Division of Adult and Community Health

Promoting Adult Mental Health

Kristen Raby, director of advocacy, Mental Health America of Louisiana

Angela Kimball, director of state policy, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Violence Prevention/Elder Abuse

Jeffrey Hall, behavioral scientist, CDC Division of Violence Prevention

Luncheon-Rebuilding After Hurricane Katrina

Dr. Cheryl Taylor, principal investigator, REACH 2010: At the Heart of New Orleans Coalition & director of Graduate Nursing, Southern University and A&M College

Teresa Falgoust, Kids Count Coordinator, Agenda For Children

The Real Story of Hurricane Katrina

Major General Hunt Downer, assistant adjutant general, Louisiana National Guard

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Role of the Built Environment to Wellness

Dr. Jeanette Gustat, principal investigator, Tulane University Prevention Research Center

Dr. LuAnn White, professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Public/Private Collaboration to Promote Wellness

Tracy Wiedt, program manager, Pioneering Healthier Communities, YMCA of the USA

Dr. Shannon Griffin-Blake, behavioral scientist, CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Promoting Adult Wellness in Rural Areas

Capt. Nancy Williams, acting lead program team, CDC Steps Program Office

Benjamin Neil, school health coordinator/partnership manager, Steps to a Healthier Pennsylvania, Fayette County

Barbara West, executive director and Steps program manager, Community Choices

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