CityMatCH Conference - Expedition 2004: Exploering the Bundaries of Urban MCH

Expedition 2004: Exploering the Bundaries of Urban MCH

September 11-14, 2004 | Portland, Oregon

Expedition 2004 took us to beautiful Portland, Oregon, proclaimed North America's "Best Big City," according to Money magazine.

Together we:

Surveyed what more we need to know to strengthen communities and better meet the needs of urban women, children and their families.
Discovered how to take that knowledge and translate it into action.
Prepared to influence others to learn, act and advocate for the health of women, children and families in your community.

Publications

Promising Practice Abstracts

Final Program

At-A-Glance

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September 11, 2004 - Saturday: LEADERSHIP ENCOUNTER

08:00 am	-	09:15 am	Leadership Encounter Breakfast
08:00 am	-	12:00 pm	DaTA Institute Orientation (closed session)
09:30 am	-	11:30 am	Encounter Workshops Eliminating Disparities: How Can Leadership Development Make a Difference? Barbara Major, BA Collaboration: The New Political Mandate Laura Peck, MPH Decision Making: Leadership in Times of Crisis and Change Hugh H. Tilson, MD, MPH, DrPH, FACPM Persuasion: Harnessing the Science Carl Larson, MA, PhD
12:00 pm	-	01:15 pm	Leadership Luncheon Forum Urban Women's Health: A Panel of MCH Champions
01:30 pm	-	03:30 pm	Repeat Encounter Workshops
01:30 pm	-	03:30 pm	Perinatal HIV-Urban Prevention Collaborative and Urban Learning Network (closed session)
04:00 pm	-	05:00 pm	CityMatCH Membership Meeting
06:00 pm			Friends of CityMatCH Networking Dinner

September 12, 2004 - Sunday: KNOWLEDGE

07:30 am	-	08:00 am	Navigation Team Leaders' Meeting
08:00 am	-	08:30 am	Welcome Breakfast and Opening Ceremony
08:30 am	-	10:00 am	Opening Plenary: Building Knowledge – What Do We Need to Know? Cutting Edge Science for Urban MCH Paula Braveman, MD, MPH Michael Lu, MD, MPH Donna F. Stroup, PhD, MSc
10:15 am	-	11:30 am	Cutting Edge Symposia More on Social Determinants of Health Paula Braveman, MD, MPH Breaking the Cycle: Eliminating Inequities in Health across the Life Span Michael Lu, MD, MPH Chronic Disease and MCH Donna F. Stroup, PhD, MSc
11:30 am	-	01:30 pm	Interactive Lunch and Learn Navigation Team Challenge #1: Cutting Edge Knowledge
01:00 pm	-	05:00 pm	DaTA Institute Training (closed session)
01:15 pm	-	02:45 pm	Skills-Building Workshops Effective Public Health Communication: Community as an Asset Speaker: Latricia Tillman, MPH The Art of Powerful Questions: Catalyzing Insight, Igniting Change Download Speaker: Laura Peck, MPH Economic Analysis Speaker: Neal Wallace, PhD GIS Neighborhood Mapping Speaker: Alan Melnick, MD, MPH Impact Evaluation: Initiatives, Activities and Coalitions Download Speaker: Stephen Horan, PhD
01:15 pm	-	02:45 pm	How to Present a Poster for Promising Practice (closed session)
02:45 pm	-	03:30 pm	Navigation Team Challenge #2: Promising Practice Poster Review
03:30 pm	-	05:00 pm	Skills-Building Workshops (Repeated)
05:30 pm	-	07:00 pm	Promising Practice Poster Reception

September 13, 2004 - Monday: ACTION

07:00 am	-	05:00 pm	Registration
07:30 am	-	08:30 am	Exercising for Life!
08:30 am	-	09:00 am	Navigation Team Challenge #3: Tracking Your Expedition (Breakfast)
09:00 am	-	09:50 am	Plenary Session: What Do We Need to Do? Strategic Action for Making a Real Difference Download Speakers: J. Ricardo Guzman William Ridella
09:50 am	-	10:15 am	Introduction of Action Breakouts
10:30 am	-	12:00 pm	Action Breakouts Practical Steps for Undoing Racism Speaker: Barbara Major, BA Building Relationships with Foundations and Funders Download Speakers: Thomas D. Aschenbrener, MEd Mary Lou Hennrich, BSN, MS Meeting the Needs of Immigrant Populations Download Speakers: Consuelo Saragoza, MPA Ruby Ibarra Linda Castillo
12:00 pm	-	01:15 pm	Passport to the Northwest: Welcome, Networking and Reverse Site Visits Luncheon
01:45 pm	-	03:15 pm	Action Breakouts and Promising Practices Mentoring Fathers, Strengthening Families Michael E. Connor, MA, PhD Promising Practice Presenters: Anand Chabra, MD, MPH - San Mateo County Health Services Shirley Shelton - Black Infant Health Program, State Department of Health Services Focusing on Preconception Health: Improving Morbidity and Mortality Hani Atrash, MD, MPH Janis Biermann, MS Promising Practice Presenters: Kimberly West, MD, MPH and Arthur Durazo, BA - County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services Marjorie Angert, DO, MPH - Philadelphia Department of Public Health Shalena Eubanks-Worlds, MS and Linda Sutherland - Healthy Start Coalition, Orlando, Florida Diana Sierra, MPH - Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade Cynthia Farkas, BSN, MS - Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment Creating Healthier Communities for Our Children Marilyn Martin Rossmann, PhD Promising Practice Presenters: Vicki Alexander, MD, MPH - Berkeley City Health Department Wingshan Lo - University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Healthier Children Families and Communities Vivian Varela - Santa Clara County Public Health Department Linda Wagner, PHN, MPH and Sue Mitchell, MPH - Saint Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health Tracey Hawkins - City of Newark-Department of Health and Human Services Eleanor Padgett, MSW - District of Columbia Department of Health Integrating Urban Women's Health in Local Health Departments Holly Grason, MA Promising Practice Presenters: Ellen Eidem, MS - Los Angeles County Office of Women's Health Maria Carlos - Seattle-King County Department of Public Health Leah Henry-Tanner, BS, Joyce Williams and Shelley Means - United Indians of All Tribes Foundation Hollie Malamud-Price, MPH - Michigan Department of Community Health Mary Caffery, RN, MSN - Mother Child and Adolescent HIV Program, University of California, San Diego Karen Miyamoto, BSN - Santa Clara County Public Health Department Connecting Faith and Health Reverend Kenneth Harris Promising Practice Presenters: Kandi Buckland, RN, BS and Ann Zielinski, RN, MS - El Paso County Department of Health and Environment Yolanda Lewis, MS - First Church of God, Columbus, Ohio Addressing the Epidemic of Overweight Children: Practice and Policy Rosa Soto, BA Promising Practice Presenter: Félix Aguilar, MD, MPH, FAAFP - Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services Inside or Outside our Circle: Do Mental Health Concerns Affect our Outcomes? Peter J. Morris, MD, MPH Promising Practice Presenters: Urmi Bhaumik, MS, DSc and Maia Brodyfield, MPH - Boston Public Health Commission Becky Decker, MSW, LCSW - Louisiana Office of Public Health Ann Vrabel, RN, BSN - Multnomah Education Service District
03:30 pm	-	05:00 pm	Promising Practice Sessions (repeated)
05:15 pm			Portland Walking Tour

September 14, 2004 - Tuesday: INFLUENCE

07:30 am	-	08:00 am	Navigation Team Challenge #4: Federal Focus (Breakfast)
08:00 am	-	08:45 am	Federal Focus: Straight Talk Speakers: Jose F. Cordero, MD, MPH Director National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Download Peter C. van Dyck, MS, MD, MPH Associate Administrator Maternal and Child Health Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration Download
08:45 am	-	10:15 am	Concurrent Sessions Building Bridges between Communities and Public Health Noël Wiggins, MSPH Gonzalo Gonzalez Maria Avila Jovita Walker Denise Johnson, BA Promoting Alternative Approaches to MCH Shafia M. Monroe, BA David Eisen, LAc, MSW, OMD Kassy Daggett, LMT Assuring Access for Women and Children Lillian Shirley, RN, MPH, MPA Promising Practice Presenters: Norma Doyle, BSN, MPA - Sonoma County, Department of Health Services Justice Armattoe, MPH, MHA - District of Columbia Department of Health Susanne Morrow, MS - Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition Advocacy: Strategies for Local Leaders to Advance MCH Policy and Programs Kay Johnson, MPH, MEd Promising Practice Presenters: Katherine Maus, MSS - Philadelphia Health Department Vicki Alexander, MD, MPH - Berkeley City Health Department
10:30 am	-	11:30 am	Closing Plenary: How Do We Influence Others? Advocacy and Action Political Will and Partnership Download Kay Johnson, MPH, MEd It Ain't Over Till It's Over, and It Ain't Ever Over The Honorable Margaret Carter
11:30 am	-	12:00 pm	Heading Home Story

Post Conference PPOR Activities

Perinatal Periods of Risk "How to Do" Workshop

Healthy Start PPOR Level 2 Practice Network Meeting

Navigation

Navigating through a complex array of learning opportunities can be safer and more rewarding if you don't try to do it alone. To aid conference participants on their Expedition, CityMatCH once again incorporated "Navigation Teams" into this year's meeting.

Activities included a series of team-based exercise woven throughout the two-and-a-half-day meeting. Using CityMatCH developed tools and strategies, participants had the opportunity to enhance their skills related to important MCH leadership issues. As a team, they developed products that have utility beyond this meeting.

All conference participants were assigned to a "Navigation Team" comprised of up to 10 individuals with whom they learned and worked throughout the conference. Teams were provided with a Navigation Team Leader as a guide, a team journal to chronicle their adventures and a "campsite" to meet and share their experiences.

Journal Highlights

Prenatal Care: Take the Quiz

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