Uniting Against Childood Obesity Conference agenda

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Conference Tracks & Sessions

I. Dispelling Myths
Presentations in this track will aim to provide accurate statistics and other evidence that challenges the common belief that change is too costly or too difficult.

II. We Need Each Other (I Can't Do It Alone)
These sessions will focus on collaborations that address the issue of childhood obesity by creating partnerships and alliances that may or may not typically be common.

III. Dare To Be Different
Presentations in this track will provide examples of creative childhood obesity prevention solutions that require the innovative thinking of various industries and their connections to collaborations, systems, practices, and policies.

IV. Look At What We Can Do
Presentations in this track will showcase the ability of a particular entity or organization to demonstrate (best practices) what they bring to the table to address childhood obesity.

V. Changing The Way People Think
Presentations in this track will focus on changing social norms such that making healthy decisions become mainstream thinking.

Proposed Schedule	Monday, April 26
1:00 – 5:00pm	Exhibitor/Sponsor Setup	Woodway III
12:00 – 5:00pm	AHEC Community Health Workers Meeting	W Alabama
1:00 – 5:00pm	Conference Check-In	Woodway Foyer
5:30 – 7:30pm	Networking Reception, Speaker - Dynamo President and General Manager, Oliver Luck	Woodway III
5:30 – 7:30pm	Exhibit/Sponsor Hall Open	Woodway III
	Tuesday, April 27
6:30 – 7:15am	Mall Walk Fitness Session - (Galleria I Walkway) Mark Fenton, MS, Walking Expert	Meet in Plaza Foyer
7:30 – 6:00pm	Exhibit/Sponsor Hall Open	Woodway III
7:30 – 8:25am	Networking Continental Breakfast	Woodway III
8:00 – 5:00pm	Conference Check-In	Woodway Foyer
8:30 – 9:40am	Opening Plenary
	Welcome Address Bill White, Former Mayor, Houston, TX	Plaza Ballroom
	Caring for the Uninsured David Lopez, Harris County Hospital District President & CEO, Houston, TX	Plaza Ballroom
	The Policy Change Challenge Joseph Thompson, MD, MPH, Arkansas Surgeon General, Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity	Plaza Ballroom
9:45 – 10:40am	Concurrent Breakouts A
	Fuel Up to Play 60: Teamwork - Change – IV Nan Cramer, RD, LD, DairyMAX Program Dir School Marketing & Nutrition, Bellaire, TX	Plaza I
	Improving Access to Healthy Foods Through Policy Change - III The Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative - III Tracey Giang, Program Manager, the Food Trust	Chevy Chase
	Environmental & Policy Determinants of Childhood Obesity - II Mark Fenton, MS, Walking Advocate PBS TV Host-America’s Walking, Washington DC	W Alabama
	Texas Bring It! Embracing Youth Culture and Opinion to Promote Healthy Living and Nutrition Lisa Losasso, Outreach Specialist, Texas Dept of Agriculture Food & Nutrition, Austin Tx	Woodway II-A
	El Paso Baby Cafe, The El Paso Experience - V Lizabeth J. Berkeley, MPH, CHES, IBCLC Texas Tech Health Science Center, El Paso TX	Woodway II-A
10:45 – 11:00am	Break	Woodway III
11:00 – 11:55am	Concurrent Breakouts B
	The Next STEPS for the S.T.E.P.S. for Kid’s Program: Making a Best Practice Better,Bridgeton NJ - IV Shelley Cohen, SJH, Garden AHEC Director/Steps for Kids Grant Mgr., Bridgetown NJ	Woodway II-A
	Sprouting Healthy Kids: Farm-to-School – V Andrew Smiley, Director, Farm Direct Projects, Austin, TX	Chevy Chase
	Solutions without Mandates – I Kathy Shields, CHES, Chronic Disease Prevention Mgr. San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio, TX	W Alabama
	Partnerships to Decrease Childhood Obesity - I Patricia Brill, PhD, Sr. Public Health Mgr., HCPHES, Houston, TX	Woodway I-A
12:00 – 1:25pm	Lunch & Keynote Plenary Address
	Weight of the Nation Dr. Ian Smith, MD, AB, Medical/Diet Expert on VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club, Founder/Creator - 50 Million Pound Challenge, Author - Extreme Fat Smash Diet, The Blackbird Papers, Radio Talk Show Host - Health Watch, Manhattan, NY	Plaza Ballroom
1:30 – 2:55pm	Concurrent Workshop A
	Improving Evidence Based Practice in Obesity Policy: An Update on the Texas Childhood Obesity Prevention Policy Evaluation Project - II Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RD, LD, CNS, T-COPPE Co-PI Director-Michael & Susan Dell Center of Advancement of Healthy Living, Professor-UT School of Public Health, Austin, TX Marcia Ory, PhD, MPH, T-COPPE Co-PI, Regent Prof, Dept. Social & Behavioral Health, TX A&M Health Science Cntr Sch of Rural Pub Health Klaus Madsen, MPH, Vice President, The Texas Health Institute	Woodway II-A
	Healthy Community Environments Mark Fenton, MS, National Walking Advocate, Washington, DC	W Alabama
	Empowering Minority Families to Fight Childhood Obesity & The Bounce Project- IV Norma Olvera, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Houston Bounce Program Director, Houston, TX	Woodway I-A
1:30 – 3:55pm	Food-Systems Education Programming – III Andrew Smiley, Director, Farm Direct Projects, Austin, TX	Chevy Chase
3:00 – 4:25pm	Concurrent Workshops B
	YEAH! Youth Excited About Health (YEAH) – IV Chermaine Tyer,PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX Deborah Woehler, MS, RD, LD, Exe. Dir. The Oliver Foundation Carissa Gilbert, Teen Advisory Board Member, The Oliver Foundation Jeremy Marchand, Tean Advisory Board Member, The Oliver Foundation Sydney Fucci, Teen Advisory Board Member, The Oliver Foundation	W Alabama
	Growing Community – I Carra Maroni, M.Ed, RD, LD, Regional Nutritionist, TX Dept. State Health Services, Houston, TX	Woodway II-A
	School Health (SHAC) & TEA Policy – IV Kelly Reed, HCPHES Public Health Program Manager, Houston TX	Woodway I-A
4:30 – 5:00pm	Evening Fitness
	Yoga Ron Mattox, 24-Hour Fitness, Houston, TX	Woodway II-A
	Workout @ Work Melodie Pierce, M.Ed, Health Educator, HCHD, Houston, TX	Woodway I-C
4:30 – 5:00pm	Poster Presentations
	It Takes a Village to Shrink a Child Keith Scruggs, Founder B.O.N.A. Foundation, Houston, TX	Woodway III
	Consumption of Refined and Complex Staple Carbohydrates and their Influence on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Rachel Condie, Institute for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX	Woodway III
	Catch 5 for a Healthy Weight: Building Collaboration Between WIC & Pediatric Clinics, Rosana P. Arruda MS ,RD,LD, Houston, TX	Woodway III
	Texas Bring it! Embracing Youth Culture and Opinion to Promote Healthy Living and Nutrition - V Lisa Losasso, Outreach Specialist, Food and Nutrition Division Texas Department of Agriculture	Woodway III
	The 3-Point Play Program: A school based program combat obesity and create a culture of wellness (Repeat Presentation) Jennifer Roberts, HCHD Sr. Health Educator	Woodway III
	Wednesday, April 28
6:30 – 7:15am	Mall Walk Fitness Session - (Galleria I Walkway) Houston Dynamo Soccer Team	Meet in Plaza Foyer
7:30 – 8:25am	Networking Continental Breakfast, Jason’s Deli - Sponsor	Woodway III
7:30 – 6:00pm	Exhibit/Sponsor Hall Open	Woodway III
8:00 – 5:00pm	Conference Check-In	Woodway Foyer
8:30 – 9:40am	Morning Plenary
	My Story Viola Hebert, MA, BSN, RN, Dir TX Nurses Assoc East Region, Reversing Childhood Obesity: The Role of Health Plans Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP, VP/Chief Medical Officer , Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas, Dallas TX	Plaza Ballroom
9:45 – 10:40am	Concurrent Breakouts A
	What’s Really Causing the Childhood Obesity Epidemic -III Robert Pretlow, MD, FAAP, Director/Author Weigh to Rock, President, eHealth International, Seattle, WA	Plaza I
	Learn How to Fight Fat with Fat Company Tactics – V Rusty Coco, Partner/Owner, Jason’s Deli Restaurant Chain, Beaumont,TX	Chevy Chase
	Growing Community - I (Repeat), Carra Maroni, M.Ed, RD, LD	Woodway II
	I on Health: Using Photos & Stories to Explore Health Perception & Choices - III Susan Gale, Field Coord/Liaison High Plains Research Netwk, Aurora,CO Christin Sutter, Field Coord. High Plains Research Netwk, Aurora, CO Kathy Winkleman, Community Advisory Council /Liaison HPR Network	W Alabama
	Community Based Nutrition Education: A Model for Raising Awareness of Childhood Obesity - II Selina Ahmed, PhD, Associate Professor Foods and Nutrition, Texas Southern University Annie Morgan, DrPH, RD, LD, Assit Professor/Director Didactic Programs in Dietetics, Texas Southern University	Woodway I-A
10:45 – 11:00am	Break	Woodway III
11:00 – 11:55am	Concurrent Breakouts B
	Massachusetts Partnerships for Healthy Communities - III Peter Lee, MPH, Program Director, Massachusetts Partners for Healthy Communities, Boston, MA	Woodway I-A
	Improving Access to Healthy Foods through Policy Change - The Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative - III (Repeat) Tracey Giang, Program Manager, The Food Trust, Philadelphia, PA	Chevy Chase
	Uniting Schools and Community to Prevent Childhood Obesity – II Sonya R, Kaster, RD, LDN, SNS, The Oliver Foundation, Houston, TX Tina Brown, Fort Bend ISD Principal Chermaine Tyler, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine	W Alabama
	Childhood Obesity: Changing the Shape of Things to Come – IV Wendy Scinta, MD, MS Pediatric Bariatrician Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Upstate Medical University-Syracuse, NY	Woodway II-A
12:00 – 1:25pm	Lunch & Plenary Address
	Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services	Plaza Ballroom
	Afternoon Plenary
1:30 – 2:30pm	Gary Earl, Sr. Vice President & CEO, Cigna Healthplan	Woodway II A-B
2:30 – 3:00pm	Break	Woodway III
3:00 – 4:25pm	Evening Workshops
	Using Economic Impact to Make the Case for Preventing Obesity - V Judy Warren, PhD, Professor, AgriLife Extension Service, College Station, TX Dr. Dean McCorkle, Extension Program Specialist, Agricultural Economics College Station, Tx Kimberly Avila-Edwards, MD, Dell Children's Medical Center College Station, Tx	Plaza I
	Healthy & Fun, Community-based Obesity Prevention Laboratories that are Sustainable and Evidence-based - II Michelle Lombardo, DC, President, OrganWise Guys, Inc., Duluth, GA Debra Woehler, MS, RD, LD, Exe. Dir., The Oliver Foundation, Hou, TX	Chevy Chase
	Demographic Variables Associated w/Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration among Texas WIC participants - V Cassandra Diep, Obesity Research and Program Evaluation TX A& M University, College Station, TX Katrina Serrano, Texas A&M Institute for Obesity Research & Prog. Eval	W Alabama
	Effective Advocacy during the Legislative Session - I Christiana Sanders, MPA Office of Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis, TX	Woodway II-A
4:30 – 5:00pm	Evening Fitness
	Line Dancing Miketta Williams, Dance Instructor, Houston, TX	Woodway I-C
	Learn to Salsa Raul Edward, Strictly Street Salsa, Houston, TX	Woodway II-C
4:30 – 5:00pm	Poster Presentations
	It Takes a Village to Shrink a Child (Repeat) Keith Scruggs, Founder B.O.N.A. Foundation, Houston, TX	Woodway III
	Consumption of Refined and Complex Carbohydrates and their Influence on Fruit, Vegetable, Consumption Rachel Condie, Institute for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation., College Station, TX	Woodway III
	Catch 5 for a Healthy Weight: Building Collaboration Between WIC & Pediatric Clinics, (Repeat) Rosana P. Arruda MS, RD, LD, Houston, TX	Woodway III
	Texas Bring it! Embracing Youth Culture and Opinion to Promote Healthy Living and Nutrition - V Lisa Losasso, Outreach Specialist, Food and Nutrition Division Texas Department of Agriculture	Woodway III
	The 3-Point Play Program: A school based program to combat obesity and create a culture of wellness Jennifer Roberts, HCHD Sr. Health Educator	Woodway III
	Thursday, April 29
7:30 – 8:25am	Networking Continental Breakfast	Woodway III
7:30 – 6:00pm	Exhibit/Sponsor Hall Open	Woodway III
	Morning Plenary A
8:30 – 9:40am	Conference Check In	Woodway Foyer
8:30 – 9:40am	A Call to Action Address Carol Alvarado, Texas State Representative, (Texas)	Plaza Ballroom
9:45-10:40am	The Four P’s of Policy Michelle Smith, MFS Consulting Chair Partnership for a Healthy Texas	Plaza Ballroom
10:45 – 11:00am	Break	Plaza Foyer
	Morning Plenary B
11:00 – 12:00p	A Call for Implementation Gracie Cavnar, Founder, Recipe for Success, Houston, TX	Woodway II A-B
12:00 - 12:30pm	Break	Plaza Foyer
12:30 – 1:30pm	Keynote Luncheon & Plenary Address	Plaza Ballroom
	A Call for Change, Dr. Regina Benjamin, MD, USPHS, United States Surgeon General	Plaza Ballroom