Providence 2006: Where Obstacles Become Opportunities
August 20-22, 2006 | Providence, Rhode Island
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08:00 am - 12:00 pm DaTA Institute Graduation Workshop (Closed Session)
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm DaTA Institute and Board of Directors' Luncheon (Closed Session)
01:00 pm - 05:00 pm Board of Directors' Meeting (Closed Session)
       
08:00 am - 09:00 am 16th Annual CityMatCH Conference Welcome
09:00 am - 10:00 am Plenary I - Towards a "Fair Health" Movement 
10:15 am - 11:45 am Promising Practice Sessions
      Addressing Obesity throughout the Lifespan 
      Infant Morbidity and Mortality 
      Building Partnerships for Change 
      Dealing with Disaster in MCH 
      Reducing Disparities 
      Preconception Health 
11:45 pm - 01:45 pm Keynote: Power, Race and Racism: Lessons Learned from the Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes Experiment
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm Skills-Building Sessions
      Evaluation Skills 
      Institutional Review Boards (IRB's) and Local Health Departments 
      Developing Negotiation Skills for the Future of MCH
      Community-Based Participatory Research 
      Working with Foundations
      LATE BREAKER! Using Data to Influence Policies 
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm Promising Practices Peer Poster Review 
04:00 pm - 05:30 pm Skills-Building Sessions
      LATE BREAKER! Cultural Sensitivity and Language (policy track) 
06:00 pm - 09:00 pm Friends of CityMatCH Networking Dinner (Raphael's Bar Risto)
       
06:15 am - 07:00 am Light Exercise
07:30 am - 08:30 am Women's Health Partnership Meeting (Closed Session)
08:30 am - 10:00 am Plenary II: Community-Based Early Childhood Interventions 
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Promising Practice Sessions
      Integrated Data Analysis 
      Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schools 
      Teen Pregnancy Prevention 
      Child Health and Development  
      Pre- and Inter-Conception Health 
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm Reverse Site Visit
01:30 pm - 05:00 pm Breakout Sessions
      Child Death Review and Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation 
      Do Children Have a Right to be Safe and Healthy in their Homes and Neighborhoods? 
      Framing Adolescent Health to Build Public Will 
      Reducing Health Inequities in Communities 
      Designing Effective Science-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs  
      Healthy Weight in Women of Reproductive Age 
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm Awards Reception
       
07:15 am – 07:45 am DaTA Institute Information Meeting
07:45 am – 09:00 am CityMatCH Membership Meeting
09:00 am – 10:00 am Federal Focus 
10:30 am – 11:30 pm Plenary III: Preconception Health and Health Care 
11:30 pm – 12:00 pm Closing Ceremony