[Health_Education_Promotion] Webinar Series: Hand in Hand, Together We Can: Working withCommunities to Improve America's Health

Mon Mar 7 13:22:59 PST 2011

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Adrienne Paige Mullock,  MPH, CHES, RYT
Public Health Educator
Oregon State WIC Program
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Portland, Oregon 97232-2162
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>>> "Garner, Carole B" <GarnerCaroleB at UAMS.EDU> 3/4/2011 8:28 AM >>>
Webinar Series: Hand in Hand, Together We Can: Working with Communities to Improve America's Health 

Please join The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity and your colleagues in the field for our new webinar series, "Hand in Hand, Together We Can: Working with Communities to Improve America's Health." Webinars will be held every other week on Thursdays at 2 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central, 12 p.m. Mountain, 11 a.m. Pacific).

Register for upcoming webinars:
A Focus on Health: The National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy ( http://cc.readytalk.com/r/hlia0zule2te )
March 10 -- 2 p.m. Eastern
(1 p.m. Central, 12 p.m. Mountain, 11 a.m. Pacific)
The Affordable Care Act created two federal initiatives focused on promoting health. The National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy and the Prevention and Public Health Fund set specific goals and objectives to improve the health of all US residents through federally supported and funded prevention, health promotion, and public health programs. This webinar will provide an overview of the national strategy, information about community implementation, and address potential implications of the current political and economic climate.
Featured Speakers: Katie Adamson, Director of Health Partnerships and Policy at YMCA of the USA Jeffrey Levi, Executive Director of Trust for America's Health, President's Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health  Craig Martinez, Health Policy Adviser, US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Moderator: Kristy Anderson, Senior Federal Policy Associate, RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity 

Weighing In On School Meals: USDA School Meal Regulations ( https://cc.readytalk.com/r/rwq0ln9vg58 )
March 24 -- 2 p.m. Eastern
(1 p.m. Central, 11 a.m. Pacific)
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating the nutrition standards for meals served through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast program. Their proposal will raise the standards for meal requirements for the first time in 15 years. USDA also wants to make critical changes to the quality of school meals and help improve the health and nutrition of nearly 32 million kids who eat at school every day. This session will provide a primer on USDA's proposal as well as offer guidance on how to submit comments. It will also highlight how schools have already begun making changes to improve their food environments.
Featured Speakers:Debra Nigri, Nutritionist, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Services, USDA Sal Valenza, Regional Director, Nu-Way Concessionaires, and Food Service Director, West New York School District Marjorie Paloma, Senior Policy Adviser and Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Moderator: Tracy Fox- Federal Policy Team Leader, RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity 

New York City Active Design Guidelines: A Model for Promoting Physical Activity ( https://cc.readytalk.com/r/gwzy2lucu0a4 )
April 7 -- 2 p.m. Eastern
(1 p.m. Central, 11 a.m. Pacific)
In January 2010, New York City released innovative Active Design Guidelines, a set of evidence-based and best-practice strategies to guide public and private sector architects, designers, planners, owners, and managers on how to promote physical activity in the design, construction, and operation of buildings, streets, and neighborhoods. These model guidelines are the result of a unique multi-agency, inter-disciplinary collaboration. This webinar will highlight some of the most promising strategies including urban design, building design, and synergies between active and sustainable design as well as offer concrete steps for promoting active living through the built environment.
Featured Speakers:Joyce Lee, AIA, LEED, Chief Architect, City of New York Office of Management and Budget Karen Lee, MD, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Jim Sallis, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University,  and Director, Active Living Research Moderator: Kevin Dedner, State and Local Policy Team Lead, RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity 

Farm Bill 101 ( https://cc.readytalk.com/r/r7vbnzhqfglr )
April 21-- 2 p.m. Eastern
(1 p.m. Central, 11 a.m. Pacific)
The Farm Bill is a massive piece of federal legislation that authorizes billions of dollars for nutrition and agriculture programs across the country. It governs a wide range of federal farm and food policy and programs including vital domestic food and nutrition programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill is reviewed and renewed every five years on average, with the next reauthorization slated for 2012. This webinar will give a brief overview of the current legislation and the political climate surrounding the pending reauthorization. It will also highlight how policies authorized through the Farm Bill are related to childhood obesity, and offer potential strategies for combating this epidemic through changes to our national, state, and local food policy.
Featured Speakers:David Walinga, Director, Food and Health Program, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Lorelei DiSogra, Ed.D., RD, Vice President, Nutrition and Health, United Fresh Produce Association Moderator: Tracy Fox, Federal Policy Team Leader, RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity 

Portraits of Success: The Farm Bill in Action ( https://cc.readytalk.com/r/5mfrs0l37b86 )
May 12-- 2 p.m. Eastern
(1 p.m. Central, 11 a.m. Pacific)
While the Farm Bill is shaped at the federal level, its policies are implemented at the state and local levels. Initiatives such as EBT access at farmers' markets, assistance for local farmers to produce and distribute fresh fruits and vegetables, and programs that help make healthy food available to low-income children year-round are all funded through the Farm Bill. This session will highlight some of the community-based promising strategies that are currently underway to help improve access to affordable, healthy food choices for all.

Featured Speakers:Jennifer Fike, Executive Director, The Food System Economic Partnership Miriam Leibowitz, Re/Storing Nashville Program Coordinator Elena Marin, CEO, Su Clinica Familiar Moderator: Kevin Dedner, State and Local Policy Team Lead, RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity 

For more information about past RWJF Center past webinars visit: www.reversechildhoodobesity.org/webinars

Carole Garner MPH, RD, LD
NPO Engagement Team Leader
RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
UAMS
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Little Rock, AR 72201
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