2012 Annual Public Health Conference

Keynote Presentations

American Public Health Association Update
Melvin D. Shipp, OD, MPH, DrPH
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Growing Great Leaders for the Public's Health
Magda Peck, ScD
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Leading Through Challenge and Change - Taking a Systems Approach to Public Health Practice
Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE

Achieving is Believing: The Future of Public Health
Ron Bialek, MPP
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Breakout Sessions - Block 2
May 22, 2012
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
1.1 Preparing for the Future: Student Public Health Nursing Field Experiences through Academic/Practice Linkages
Pam Guthman, BSN, RN
Kathy German-Olson, MSN, RN 
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1.2 The Wisconsin Health Impact Assessment Collaborative: Promoting Healthy Community Design Through Diverse Partnerships
Paula Tran Inzeo
Marjory Givens, PhD, MPH

1.3 Public Health Agency Accreditation and Shared Service Delivery
Dan Stier, JD
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1.4 The Changing Face of Hepatitis C in Wisconsin and Network Diagramming as a Tool for Public Health Partnerships, Evaluations, and Investigations
Marisa Stanley, MPH - Click here for session 1.4 presentation handouts
Shelley Hersil, MPH, CHES - Click here for session 1.4 presentation handouts
Amy Wergin, RN  - Click here for session 1.4 presentation handouts
Katarina Grande, MPH
 
1.5 Accountable Care Organizations and Public Health - How New Care Models Will Benefit From a Strengthened Public Health System
Tim Bartholow, MD
Breakout Sessions - Block 2
May 22, 2012
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
2.1 Marquette Neighborhood Health Center and Marquette University: An Academic Practice Linkage for Sustainable, Accessible, High Quality Primary Care and A Multidisciplinary Systems Approach To Reducing Disease Burden; An Academic Public Health and Private Practice Partnership
Kelly Campbell, MSN, RN, CCM, APNP 
Kristin Haglund, PhD, RN, APNP
Norah Johnson, PhD, RR, APNP
Lisa Bell, RDH, MPH
Sharon Younkin, PhD
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2.2 Models for Happy and Meaningful Retirement
2.3 Changing the Culture of Risky Drinking Behavior: Strategies to Reduce Binge Drinking Behavior
Brenda Rooney, PhD, MPH
Catherine Kolkmeier, MS
Patricia Ruda, BS
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2.4 More Than Just Cookie Ingredient: CHIPPs in Wisconsin
Julie Hladky, MPH
Juile Willems Van Dijk, RN, PhD
Sarah Beversdorf, MPH, MSW
 
2.5 Predictors of Local Health Department Revenue from Non-Local-Government Sources
Senay Goitom, BA
Susan Zahner, DrPH, RN
Andrew Reschovsky, PhD
Enami Kohei, MS

Breakout Sessions - Block 3
May 22, 2012
3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

3.1 Breastfeeding and Depression: Barriers and Support
Janet Resop Reilly, DNP, APRN-BC
Geri Lowe, RN, CLS 
Billie Verbruggen, CD, IBCLC
Cindy Brylski, RN, IBCLC 
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3.2 Public Health Labs and Environmental Health, a partnership for community health
Julie Kinzelman, PhD, MT (ASCP)
Rick Wietersen, MS, RS

 

3.3 Strategies to Assess and Strengthen School Health Services in Wisconsin
Teresa DuChateau, DNP, RN, CPNP
Marie Wolff, PhD
Rachel Gallagher, RN, MSN, CPNP
Sarah Beversdorf, MPH, MSW 
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3.4 Effective Legislative Advocacy: Strengthening Public Health through the Political Process
Michael Welsh, Hoven Consulting, Inc.

 

3.5 Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Reducing Obesity in La Crosse County through Complete Streets
Jack Zabrowski

Breakout Sessions - Block 4
May 23, 2012
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
4.1 Understanding Multiple Perspectives to Create Bidirectional Communication for the Advancement of Translational Research within Public Health Practice
Anne Kissack, MPH, RD
Christina Ellis - Manager
Michelle Smith-Beckley, MPH, RD
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4.2 Short-Term Workforce Opportunities: Maximizing the Potential
Lisa Olson, MSW 
Mark Edgar, PhD, MPH
Sarah Beversdorf, MPH, MSW 
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4.3 Telling the Stories of Our Lives: 55 Word Narratives in Public Health
Christine McLaughlin, BS
Diane Wilkinson
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4.4 The Road to Accreditation in Wisconsin – Three Early Travelers
Cynthia Johnson
Sally Nusslock
Sue Kunferman
Akbar Husain
 
4.5 How the Farm Bill Can Improve Public Health
Jill Brueger, JD
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Breakout Sessions - Block 5
May 23, 2012
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
5.1 The Public Health Learning Laboratory at the Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Angela Rohan, PhD - Click here for session 5.1 presentation handouts
Amy Meinen, MPH, RD, CD
Justin Kohl, MPH
Barb Duerst, RN, MS - Click here for session 5.1 presentation handouts
 
5.2  Across Campuses, Across the State: Collaborating to Link Group Field Placements from Wisconsin’s MPH Programs
Mark Edgar, PhD, MPH
Marty Schaller
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5.3 Building Healthy School Food Environment in Wood County through Systems and Policy Change
Amy Alvig, MS
Kristie Rauter
Myoung Kim 
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5.4 Effectively Communicating your Message through Printed Materials (aka: I love population-level initiatives but sometimes I still need a brochure)
Emily Dieringer
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5.5 Learning, Experiencing, Doing QI - Creating Culture Change
Rebecca Cohen, MS
Kate Konkle, MPH