NCIHC AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS


Wednesday, May 26, 2010 

E1: Coalition Maintenance and Tune-Up

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Frances Dunn Butterfoss, Ph.D., President, Coalitions Work
 

This session will discuss research –based methods for successfully sustaining and growing coalitions and partnerships. The workshop will offer recommendations and resources for effective practice, as well as success stories from actual coalitions. 

 

 

E2: Utilizing the Media to Promote Your Message: An Interactive Training Workshop

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Amy Pisani, M.S., Executive Director, Every Child By Two
 

In conjunction with APCO Worldwide, the first half of this session will discuss practical strategies on preparing for and conducting media outreach and will train participants on how to become effective spokespeople. The second part of this workshop will be “Social Media 101.”

 

 

Opening Plenary

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Anne Schuchat, M.D., Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service; Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 

The National Current and Future Climate for Immunizations: Challenges and Successes

 

 

A1: Government Agencies and Coalitions:  Roles, Conflicts of Interest and Opportunities 

  • Tiffany Tate, M.H.S., Executive Director, Maryland Partnership for Prevention, Inc.

  • Greg Reed, Program Manager, Center for Immunization, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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  • Cari Rovig, M.B.A., Statewide Executive Director, Nevada Immunization Coalition

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This session will discuss the importance, benefits, challenges and successes of relationships between coalitions and government agencies.

 

 

A2: Using Logic Models to Document How Your Coalition Works

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  • Michael Fagen, Ph.D., M.P.H., Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Fagen will present an interactive session on how to use logic models to document how your coalition works.

 

 
A3:  Autism:  Respect, Research and Resources 

  • Eric Courchesne, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, Director, Autism Center of Excellence, University of California-San Diego

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  • Alison Tepper-Singer, M.B.A., Co-Founder and President, Autism Science Foundation

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This session will focus on the science behind autism and importance of providing resources and support to families affected by autism.

 

A4: Creating Innovative Partnerships and Win-Win Relationships 

  • Wendy Brolly, R.N., B.S.N., Public Health Nurse Coordinator, Immunization Action Program, Summit County, Ohio

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  • Erin Bachus, Adult Immunization Coordinator for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, San Francisco Department of Public Health

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  • Andrew Resignato, M.S.,  Director, San Francisco Immunization Coalition

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Speakers in this session will discuss their experiences with innovative partnerships that have benefited all parties involved. Highlighted in this session will be Teen Immunization Month, a Hep B prevention program with Asian Pacific Islanders, and an organization’s partnership with the San Francisco Giants.

 

 

A5: Immunization Provider Trainings: Examples from Around the Country

  • Priscilla Nkemdi-Robinson, Public Health Administrator 3, Chicago Department of Public Health

  • Lorraine Schoenstadt, R.N.,M.S., Public Health Nurse 4,  Chicago Department of Public Health

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  • Doreen Stangel, Education and Training Manager, Alaska Immunization Program, Coordinator, Vaccinate Alaska Coalition

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  • Lars Ullberg, M.A., Executive Producer, Applied Creative Training

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Speakers in this session will discuss training tools they are using with providers and the community to address immunization issues.

 

Thursday, May 27, 2010

 

Plenary Session

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Ari  Brown, M.D., F.A.A.P., Pediatrician , Author, Speaker
 

An immunization Expert’s Experience with Coalitions and the Media

 

B1: Legislative and Administrative Advocacy 

  • Debbie McCune Davis, State Senator, Arizona; Program Director, The Arizona Partnership for Immunization

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  • Diane C. Peterson, Associate Director for Immunization Projects, Immunization Action Coalition

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This session will discuss how coalitions can better their work on state legislative issues.

 

B2: Strategies to Reach the Hard-to-Reach 

  • Kari Sapsis, M.P.H., Health Communication Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  • Karen Elliott, Coordinator, Oregon Partnership to Immunize Children

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  • Rachel Pacheco, R.N., Consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  • Tamika Hinton, Project Director, Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition

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  • John Paul (JP) Jael, Project Coordinator III, Asian Human Services, Chicago

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This session will discuss strategies on how to reach out to the American Indian and Alaskan American population, inner-city pregnant and parenting mothers and the Asian American and Pacific Islander population.



 

B3: Coalitions and Media Relations 

  • Julie Deardorff, Columnist and Specialist Health and Fitness Reporter, Chicago Tribune

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  • Amy Pisani, M.S., Executive Director, Every Child By Two

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This session will discuss effective strategies to get health stories covered in the media and discuss Every Child By Two’s most recent media campaign.

 

 

B4: Breaking into Schools

  • Jaime Dircksen, M.S.W., Manager, Coordinated School Health, Chicago Public Schools

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  • Angela Forfia, M.A., Senior Program Manager, Action for Healthy Kids
     

  • Kimberly M. Harris, M.A., Program Manager, Child Health Advocacy Institute and Government & External Affairs, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

This session will discuss how to integrate health programs, including immunization and obesity prevention initiatives, into schools and pre-schools. 

 

 B5: Starting a Coalition
 

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Frances Dunn Butterfoss, Ph.D., President, Coalitions Work
 

This session will discuss the seven steps needed to build and maintain an effective coalition. 

 

       

C1: Coalition Effectiveness and Efficiency

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Judi F. Cramer, M.S., Senior Consultant, Southern Institute on Children and Families

 

In this session, tools will be discussed that assist in assessing the outcomes and impact of implemented strategies and/or action plans. 

 

 

C2: H1N1: Strategies and Updates

        

  • Maureen T. McHugh, Executive Director, DuPage County Health Department

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  • Julie Morita, M.D., Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Public Health and Safety, Chicago Department of Public Health

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  • Jeanel Montez, Senior Public Health Educator, Houston Department of Health and Human Services

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In this session, the strategies used to address H1N1 in Chicago, Suburban Chicago and Houston will be discussed. Additionally, updates on H1N1 issues will be provided.

 

 

C3: Vaccine Hesitancy Research: Causes Consequences and Communication

       

Jason Glanz, Ph.D., Epidemiologist, Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado

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The objective of this presentation is to describe vaccine hesitancy in the United States. The talk will also describe the epidemiologic risks associated with the parental decision to decline childhood immunizations.  

 

 

C4: Addressing Disparities in Health Outcomes

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Terry Solomon, Ph.D., Illinois African-American Family Commission

 

Through a video presentation and discussion, this session will discuss how the social circumstances in which we are born, live, and work can actually disrupt physiology as much as germs and viruses.  Unnatural Causes is a documentary series broadcast by PBS and shows the root causes of the socio-economic and racial inequities in health. 

 

 

C5: Collaborating with Faith Communities

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  • Rev. Kirsten Peachey, M.Div, D.Min, Director, Congregational Health Partnerships, Advocate Health Care, Staff to The Center for Faith and Community Health Transformation

  • Charlayne Guy-Moore, M.A., Health Ministry Coordinator, Greater Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, Chicago

  • Melissa Ponce, Senior Project Coordinator, Chicago Area Immunization Campaign

This session will discuss how to partner with faith communities on immunization and other  health initiatives.

 

 

Plenary Session

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Trish Parnell, B.S, Executive Director, PKIDs (Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases)
 

Social Media: Facebook, Web Pages, Blogging and More

 

 
 

Friday, May 28, 2010

 

 

D1: Coalition Fundraising in Lean Times

 

  • Debra A. Hass, M.A., Consultant, Donors Forum of Chicago

In this economy, fundraising is more important than ever. This session will examine the issues involved with fundraising in lean times and the nuances of fundraising for a coalition versus a traditional organizational structure.

 

 

D2: Collaboration Between Health Coalitions: Working Together and Sharing Agendas

 

  • Kathy Chan, Policy and Associate Director, Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition

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  • Rob Bisceglie, M.A.,  Executive Director, Action for Healthy Kids

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  • Diane Tracy, LaCHIP Coordinator, Covering Kids and Families, CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, Louisiana

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This session will address various strategies on how coalitions can work together on advocacy agendas, obesity prevention and health care reform. 

 

 

D3:  Using Technology

  • Ann Aikin , M.A., Social Media Strategist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  • Catherine Flores Martin, Director, California Immunization Coalition

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  • Dawn A. Crawford, Communications Director, Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition

The purpose of this session is to provide concrete examples of using social media to better promote an organization’s message.

 

 

D4: How to Use Volunteers 

  • Megan Erskine, previously a Project Coordinator, Illinois Coalition of School Health Centers

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  • Aaron Low, Coordinator and Co-Founder, The Hep B Project, Oakland, California
     

  • Josh Lee, Outreach Coordinator, The Hep B Project , Oakland, California

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  • Erin Suelmann, M.A., M.P.H., Program Manager, Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition

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This session will highlight various ways in which organizations can use volunteers. Speakers will discuss the use of an array of volunteers such as high school students, university students, fire fighters and Rotary Clubs.

 

 

D5: Parental Communication and Vaccines 

  • Michelle Basket, Health Communication Specialist, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  • Rachel Hamilton, Health Educator, San Diego YMCA; Co-Chair, San Diego Immunization Coalition

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  • Erica Bloom, M.A., Colorado Adult Immunization Coalition Coordinator, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

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This session will summarize research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on message development for parents.  Additionally, two parental communication programs will be highlighted:  utilizing science to address parental fears and Colorado’s Latino Influenza Vaccine Education Initiative.

 

 

Closing Plenary Session

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Daniel Swartzman, J.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor and Associate Division Director, Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
 

Social Marketing of Our Issues: Legitimizing the Emotional Content of the Controversy

 

 



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