2012 Annual Public Health Conference - Breakout Session Details

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Breakout Sessions - Block 1
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 - Education Practice Liaison, Linking Education and Practice for Excellence in Public Health Nursing
Kathy German-Olson, MSN, RN - Clinical Agency Coordinator, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, School of Nursing
Additional Presentation Contributors:
Jean Durch, MPH, RN; Debbie Odden, BSN, RN; Jennifer Lenbom, BSN, RN; Kitty Rahl, MSN, RN; Margie Buchholz, BSN, RN; Denise Wirth, BSN, RN; Gretchen Sampson, MPH, RN; Janel Hemmesch, RD; Bonnie Leonard, BSN, RN, and Therese Armour, BSN, RN
 
1.2 The Wisconsin Health Impact Assessment Collaborative: Promoting Healthy Community Design Through Diverse Partnerships
*SPONSORED BY THE WPHA HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT SECTION
Paula Tran Inzeo, MPH - University of Wisconsin - Madison Population Health Services Fellow, Wisconsin Center for Health Equity
Marjory Givens, PhD, MPH - Health Disparities Research Scholar, University of Wisconsin – Madison
 
1.3 Public Health Agency Accreditation and Shared Service Delivery
Dan Stier, JD - Director, Network for Public Health Law
 
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 - Epidemiologist, Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene supporting the Wisconsin Department of Health Services AIDS/HIV and Viral Hepatitis Program
Shelley Hersil, MPH, CHES - Health Officer, Lincoln County Health Department
Amy Wergin, RN - Public Health Nurse Manager, Manitowoc County Health Department
Katarina Grande, MPH - Wisconsin Public Health Service Fellow, Wisconsin Public Health Institute
 
1.5 Accountable Care Organizations and Public Health - How New Care Models Will Benefit From a Strengthened Public Health System
Tim Bartholow, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Wisconsin Medical Society
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 – Nurse Manager, Nurse Practitioner, Marquette Neighborhood Health Center
Kristin Haglund, PhD, RN, APNP – Associate Professor, Nurse Practitioner, Marquette University
Norah Johnson, PhD, RR, APNP – Assistant Professor, Nurse Practitioner, Marquette University
Lisa Bell, RDH, MPH – State Public Health Hygienist, Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Sharon Younkin, PhD – Director of Community Service Programs, University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
 
2.2 Models for Happy and Meaningful Retirement
*SPONSORED BY THE WPHA RETIREE SECTION
More information coming soon!
 
2.3 Changing the Culture of Risky Drinking Behavior: Strategies to Reduce Binge Drinking Behavior
Brenda Rooney, PhD, MPH – Epidemiologist, Gundersen Lutheran Health System
Catherine Kolkmeier, MS – Director, La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium
Patricia Ruda, BS – Director, Coulee Council on Addictions
Al Bliss – Community Health Educator, La Crosse County Health Department
 
2.4 More Than Just Cookie Ingredient: CHIPPs in Wisconsin
More information coming soon!
 
2.5 Predictors of Local Health Department Revenue from Non-Local-Government Sources
Senay Goitom, BA – Graduate Student, Robert M La Follete School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Susan Zahner, DrPH, RN – Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Andrew Reschovsky, PhD – Professor, Robert M La Follete School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Enami Kohei, MS – PhD Candidate, Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison
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 – Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay

Geri Lowe, RN, CLS – Public Health Nurse, Green Lake County Pubic Health Unit

Billie Verbruggen, CD, IBCLC – Winnebago County Health Department

Cindy Brylski, RN, IBCLC – Lactation Consultant - Public Health Nurse, Outagamie County Health Department

 

3.2 Public Health Labs and Environmental Health, a partnership for community health

Julie Kinzelman, PhD, MT (ASCP) - City of Racine Health Department

Rick Wietersen, MS, RS – Rock County Health Department

 

3.3 Strategies to Assess and Strengthen School Health Services in Wisconsin

Teresa DuChateau, DNP, RN, CPNP – School Nurse Resource Coordinator, Wisconsin Public Health Association

Marie Wolff, PhD – Associate Professor and Director of Community Based Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin

Rachel Gallagher, RN, MSN, CPNP – School Nurse Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Sarah Beversdorf, MPH, MSW – Project Manager, Wisconsin Public Health Association, Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards

 

3.4 Effective Legislative Advocacy: Strengthening Public Health through the Political Process

Michael Welsh, Hoven Consulting, Inc.- on behalf of Wisconsin Public Health Association, Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards

 

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

Jack Zabrowski, La Crosse County 

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 - Manager, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin
Christina Ellis - Manager, Healthy Wisconsin Partnership Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
Michelle Smith-Beckley, MPH, RD – Coordinator, Healthy Wisconsin Partnership Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
4.2 Short-Term Workforce Opportunities: Maximizing the Potential
Lisa Olson, MSW – Program Director, AmeriCorps, Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
Mark Edgar, PhD, MPH – Coordinator, Wisconsin Center for Public Health Education and Training at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Sarah Beversdorf, MPH, MSW - Wisconsin Public Health Association and Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards
 
4.3 Telling the Stories of Our Lives: 55 Word Narratives in Public Health
Christine McLaughlin, BS – Research Specialists, The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Diane Wilkinson - Research Specialists, The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
 
4.4 The Road to Accreditation in Wisconsin – Three Early Travelers
Cynthia Johnson – Director/Health Officer, Kenosha County Division of Health
Sally Nusslock – Interim Director/Health Officer, City of West Allis Health Department
Sue Kunferman – Director/Health Officer, Wood County Health Department
Akbar Husain – University of Wisconsin Public Health Fellow, Wisconsin Division of Public Health/Western Region
 
4.5 How the Farm Bill Can Improve Public Health
Jill Brueger, JD – Senior Attorney, Network for Public Health Law

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 – Senior MCH Epidemiologists / CDC Assignee, Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Amy Meinen, MPH, RD, CD – Nutrition Coordinator, Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Justin Kohl, MPH – Epidemiologist / SOS Team Coordinator, Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Barb Duerst, RN, MS – Associate Director, Masters in Public Health Program, University of Wisconsin – Madison
 
5.2  Across Campuses, Across the State: Collaborating to Link Group Field Placements from Wisconsin’s MPH Programs
*SPONSORED BY WPHA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Mark Edgar, PhD, MPH – Coordinator, Wisconsin Center for Public Health Education and Training at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
 
5.3 Building Healthy School Food Environment in Wood County through Systems and Policy Change
Amy Alvig, MS – Nutrition Education and School Breakfast Initiatives Specialist, UW Extension-Cooperative Extension
Kristie Rauter – Community Health Improvement Planner, Wood County Health Department
Myoung Kim – Associate Researcher, University of Wisconsin – Madison Population Health Institute
 
5.4 Effectively Communicating your Message through Printed Materials (aka: I love population-level initiatives but sometimes I still need a brochure)
Emily Dieringer – Health Educator, Winnebago County Health Department and reTH!NK
 
5.5 Learning, Experiencing, Doing QI - Creating Culture Change
Rebecca Cohen, MS - Performance Improvement Manager, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Public Health improvement Initiative (WPHII)
Kate Konkle, MPH - Quality Improvement Consultant Institute for Wisconsin’s Health Inc.; Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute