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STEPS TO A HEALTHIERUS Agenda
 
Tuesday, April 15

7:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Opening Session

Denise Austin
Member, President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

8:15 a.m. Welcome

Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
VADM, U.S. Public Health Service
Surgeon General and Acting Assistant Secretary for Health

8:20 a.m. Why Invest in Prevention: Health and Economic Perspectives

James S. Marks, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ron Z. Goetzel, Ph.D.
Director, Cornell University Institute for Health and Productivity Studies
Vice President, Consulting and Applied Research, MedStat

9:20 a.m. Partnerships for a HealthierUS: The Role of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
and the U.S. Department of Education

Ann Veneman, J.D., M.A.
Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rod Paige, Ph.D.
Secretary, U.S. Department of Education

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Prevention Research Today

Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.
Director, National Institutes of Health

11:00 a.m. Putting Prevention First: Programs in Business, Education, Public Health,
and Medicine

Moderator: Elizabeth Majestic, M.S., M.P.H.
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
(Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Business Joel R. Bender, M.D., Ph.D.
Corporate Medical Director
General Motors Corporation Health Services

Education Michael E. Ward, Ed.D.
State Superintendent
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Public Health David P. Hoffman, M.S.
Director, Bureau of Chronic Disease Services
New York State Department of Health

Medicine Francine R. Kaufman, M.D.
President, American Diabetes Association

12:00 noon Luncheon

Welcome and Introduction

Michael S. Steele, J.D.
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

Steps to a HealthierUS

Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:30 p.m. Break

1:45 p.m. Steps to a HealthierUS:  Putting Prevention First

Leslie D. Michelson
Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman
Prostate Cancer Foundation

2:15 p.m. Partners and Public Health Working Together

Speaker/Moderator: Howard Zucker, M.D., J.D., LL.M.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Designate
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Allen M. Spiegel, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health

Frank Vinicor, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Division of Diabetes Translation
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Suzanne L. Feetham, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N.
Senior Advisor
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Health Resources and Services Administration

3:00 p.m. Voices From the Private Sector: Commitments That Make a Difference

Moderator: Ann-Marie Lynch, M.A.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Mitzi Perdue
Founder, Healthy U of Delmarva

Alan M. Muney, M.D., M.H.A.
Executive Vice President/Chief Medical Officer
Oxford Health Plans

3:30 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

(1) Physical Activity and Fitness: Creating Change for a Healthier Lifestyle

James O. Hill, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

M. Katherine Kraft, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Melane Kinney Hoffmann
Director, Health Campaigns
AARP

(2) Using Health Communication To Prevent Disease and Promote Health

Linda Neuhauser, Dr.P.H.
Clinical Professor
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley

Michael Greenwell
Associate Director for Communications
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ann Taubenheim, Ph.D., M.S.N.
Coordinator, Women’s Heart Health Education Initiative
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health

(3) Addressing the Obesity Epidemic

David L. Katz, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Yale Prevention Research Center

Thomas N. Robinson, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine

Mary L. Jackson
Director, Trevose Behavior Modification Program

Susan Finn, Ph.D., R.D.
Chair, American Council for Fitness and Nutrition

(4) Reducing Health Disparities: Programs That Are Making a Difference

Kenneth A. Jamerson, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan

Susan Kinne, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Center for Disability Policy and Research
University of Washington

Carolyn M. Jenkins, Dr.P.H., M.S.N., R.D.
Associate Professor
Medical University of South Carolina

Florene Linnen
Chair, Board of Directors
St. James Santee Family Health Center

(5) Worksite Health Promotion: What Is Best for Your Organization?

David R. Anderson, Ph.D.
Vice President, Programs and Technology
StayWell Health Management

Shawn M. Connors
President, Hope Health

Nico P. Pronk, Ph.D.
Vice President, Center for Health Promotion
HealthPartners

Michelle Tropper, M.P.H.
Vice President, Strategic Health Initiatives
American Cancer Society

5:15 p.m. End of Day 1

Wednesday, April 16

7:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Opening Session

Reggie Freeman, AAAI/ISMA
Fitness Consultant

8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks

Claude A. Allen, J.D., LL.M.
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

8:30 a.m. A Public Health Action Plan To Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke

Speaker/Moderator: Julie L. Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Robert O. Bonow, M.D.
President, American Heart Association

Joxel Garcia, M.D., M.B.A.
Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Health
President-Elect, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

9:15 a.m. Health Care Challenges and Solutions

Moderator: Elizabeth Duke, Ph.D.
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration

Gerard F. Anderson, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Hospital Finance and Management
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Ralph Snyderman, M.D.
Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University
President and CEO of Duke University Health System

Robert G. Harmon, M.D., M.P.H., FACPM
President, American College of Preventive Medicine
Vice President and National Medical Director
Optum/UnitedHealth Group

10:00 a.m. Technology Tools for Prevention

Speaker/Moderator: Carolyn Clancy, M.D.
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Victor J. Strecher, Ph.D.
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education
University of Michigan School of Public Health

Frances Murphy, M.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Under Secretary for Health
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

(6) Healthy Students/Healthy Staff: Schools Play a Critical Role in Preventing Disease

Aaron M. Hardy, M.S.
Wellness Coordinator
Washoe County School District, Reno, Nevada

Steven L. Gortmaker, Ph.D.
Professor of Health and Social Behavior
Harvard School of Public Health

Jon Wayne Hisgen, M.S., CHES
Comprehensive School Health Education Consultant
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

(7) Addiction and Disorder: Model Programs That Work

Raymond L. Crowel, Psy.D.
Director, Child and Adolescent Services
Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc.

Douglas M. Ziedonis, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Sam Tsemberis, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Pathways to Housing

(8) Resources: Communities Contributing to a HealthierUS

Susan Downs-Karkos
Program Officer
The Colorado Trust

Donna Langill
Program Associate
Grantmakers In Health

Margot Zaharek, M.S.
Project Coordinator
Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center

Mary Bobbitt-Cooke, M.P.H.
Director, Office of Healthy Carolinians/Health Education
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

(9) Voices From the Community: Using Healthy People 2010 as a Framework for
Exemplary Programs in Action

Michelle Welch, R.D., L.D.
Coordinator, Avera Lifestyle Challenge and Public Relations Manager
Avera Holy Family Health

Kathy Little
Community Development Coordinator
Partners for a Healthy Community

Lynn Faria, P.D., M.A.
Director of Disease Management and Community Wellness, MidState Medical Center
Coordinator, Healthy Meriden 2010

Tammy L. Born, D.O.
Director, Born Preventive Health Care Clinic

(10) State Efforts in Prevention

Jean Chabut, M.P.H.
Director/Chief, Center for Chronic Disease and Injury Control
Michigan Department of Community Health

Elizabeth M. (Libby) Puckett, P.T.
Executive Director, North Carolina Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force

Annie R. Neasman, M.S., R.N.
Deputy Secretary for Health and State Public Health Nursing Director
Florida Department of Health

12:30 p.m. Luncheon

Michael H. Samuelson, M.A.
Director, National Center for Health Promotion

2:00 p.m. Break

2:15 p.m. Celebrity Panel: Athletes United for Prevention

Moderator: Christine Brennan
Sports Columnist, USA Today

Tiffany Cohen, Distance Swimmer Olympian
Bobby Convey, Pro Soccer Player, DC United
Muffy Davis, Paralympian Skier
Will Demps, Pro Football Player, Baltimore Ravens
Lauren Gregg, Assistant Coach, U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
Andrew Valmon, Track and Field Olympian

3:15 p.m. Closing Remarks

Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
VADM, U.S. Public Health Service
Surgeon General and Acting Assistant Secretary for Health

 

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