National Health Outreach Conference

Wednesday Keynote Bio and Link to DRAFT Program

2016-03-30T11:30:00.005-07:00

Andy Thomas

Focused, centered and balanced energy is exactly what places Andy Thomas at the top of career and life coaches, and as a sought after speaker to motivate employees and individuals alike to fully engage in how their careers can balance with their lives.

Andy Thomas began his 30 year broadcasting career when he was 19 years old. A foundation as an on-air personality, program director and sales manager at 17 radio stations, served to establish his
South Carolina based radio syndication company. Some of the highlights from his broadcast career include his years at WKBW (Buffalo, NY), WARM (Scranton, PA), WPTF (Raleigh-Durham) among other markets.

He began South Carolina’s first non-sports related state radio talk show by satellite on ten radio stations in the 3PM-6PM time slot Monday through Friday. He established Teen Forum, an innovative, provocative, and informative program that aired on 18 radio stations in the South East.

Away from the microphone, he continued helping people by becoming a sales manager with Good People Staffing (a subsidiary of Goodwill Industries in Lower South Carolina). The role expanded to employment recruiter and career counselor,equipping thousands of eager job seekers during one of the most challenging job markets our nation has experience by instilling hope, confidence, and the necessary skills to not only land a job, but a career. He identified the demand and heeded the calling to take his methodology on the road by forming his motivational career seminar company, providing seminars for CBS-TV in Atlanta,GA, and other South East markets in 2009-2010.

After a strenuous two year national tour, Andy Thomas career and life coach settled into writing The Job I Need Needs Me, with the assistance of coauthor Denise K. James. The book covers everything you need to land the job this is actually right for you. Andy teaches you how to reinvent yourself, at any age, and how to market yourself in any economy. The Job I Need Needs Me provides a necessary blueprint moving forward. Proving his process once again, Andy spent the next three years working in the new digital marketing field with CBS Radio and NBC TV in Charlotte, NC. Coaching clients continued to reach out to him, and the desire to hit the seminar path again brought it all full-circle to what is Andy Thomas Careers Now. Andy provides active career counseling, and traveling seminars around the globe.

His mission is to serve as a resource instilling confidence to move forward by identifying individual talents, interests, and passions propelling people toward the goal of professional and personal fulfillment.

Link to the ENTIRE DRAFT of the Program can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByGSCd5ofZbfX0o4cWVSRHZGU0U/view

2016 NHOC Program Listing Available NOW

2016-02-22T14:00:00.003-08:00

Are you thinking about going to the National Health Outreach Conference and you haven't made up your mind. Check out the listing of presentations available on the program page at Virginia Tech's National Health Outreach Conference.
http://www.cpe.vt.edu/2016nhoc/program.html

Links to the abstracts will be available soon.

Diversity is apparent when you look at the sessions. There are sessions devoted to reaching the faith community - "Faith Communities Alive!" Promotes Health within Faith-based Settings -- to a presentation acknowledging the differences in culture when educating about diabetes - Adapting for Cultural Relevance: Diabetes Prevention Program.

Policy Level issues are a component of NHOC. A session entitled Conducting Cost Effective Analyses of Health Education Programs for Policy is one. Collaboration with WSU Extension and Nursing to Address Farmworker Health is another.

Collaborative presentations are numerous due to collaborations being a goal of the 2016 NHOC. Beginning with Building Partnerships to Extend Program Outreach and ending with Overview of Let’s Move Childcare the spirit of collaboration is present from the first day to the last.

IgNITE Sessions at NHOC

2016-02-22T10:15:00.003-08:00

Fast-paced grouped presentations, called ‘Ignite Sessions’, will pack more information into a session that you ever imagined. 5-7 minute presentations with up to 15 PowerPoint slides. They will focus on one program or evaluation.

The presentations are grouped together to form one fast-paced session hosted by a moderator.

Dining with Diabetes in Pennsylvania

What Do You See When You Look in the Mirror? Body Image and American Women

Kitchen Creations: A Cooking School for People with Diabetes

Collaboration among rural hospitals & health programs in central Appalachia

Campus Partnership Assists Chronic Disease Program in Improving Impacts

Economic Impact of Dining with Diabetes

Healthy Kansas is…

Visit the NHOC registration site for more information and to register http://www.cpe.vt.edu/2016nhoc/index.html

Last Day to be an Exhibitor for National Health Outreach Conference March 30, 2016

2016-02-17T14:36:00.004-08:00

If you are looking to Exhibit at the National Health Outreach Conference the deadline is March 30, 2016.

Visit the Virginia site pages at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/2016nhoc/sponsors.html - you can pay online!

Exhibitors:

Health and related health focused educational non-profit organizations may exhibit for $250. This provides for one skirted 6 foot table and chairs and electricity.

Commercial (for profit) exhibitors may exhibit for $500 per space. This provides for one skirted 6 foot table and chairs and electricity.

For information please contact:

Leslie Thornton-O'Brien
Project Manager
Continuing and Professional Education, Virginia Tech
[email protected]
540-231-9617

Registration deadline is March 30, 2016.

Roanoke website w/ NHOC info available

2015-12-21T11:31:00.001-08:00

Check out the new Roanoke NHOC available now @ http://www.cpe.vt.edu/2016nhoc/

The Registration should be LIVE soon. The hotel link should be working already!

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Jeanne M. Priester Award

2015-11-17T11:06:00.001-08:00

Jeanne Priester

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Jeanne M. Priester Award. The awards will be presented at the 2016 National Health Outreach Conference Priester Award Luncheon, April 8, 2016 in Roanoke, Virginia. The due date for nomination materials is December 11, 2015. Award winners will be notified by January 14, 2016. It is expected that award winners (or at least one representative from team) will be present at the conference to receive their award.

Purpose

The Jeanne M. Priester Award honors the accomplishments and contributions of Jeanne M. Priester to the Cooperative Extension System. Ms. Priester was a leader in advancing health education within the Cooperative Extension Service during her tenure at the United States Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the award is to honor Extension programs and professionals that positively impact the health and wellness of people across the United States and provide leadership to expand Extension’s capacity to increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life. The Priester Award will recognize sound and innovative health and wellness programs at the county, state and national level.

Link to WORD form

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByGSCd5ofZbfaHZDT2hwOHAwYTg/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msword

Link to PDF form

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByGSCd5ofZbfRFl3UTA0U29uczg

Submit Nomination Form and Project Description as one PDF to [email protected] by December 11, 2015.

Link to Jeanne Priester Bio http://blogs.extension.org/priesterconference/priester-conference-2012/history-of-priester/

Registration Site coming SOON!

2015-11-09T11:37:00.002-08:00

We are working on NHOC Conference Registration and will be linking to Virginia Tech developed pages soon -- Hopefully in early December.

Proposals are being reviewed and we hope to get out acceptance notices ASAP.

Thanks for your patience.

Spring 2016 Perhaps

Proposals being sought from fields related to health

2015-10-19T09:35:00.000-07:00

There is still time to submit your proposal for the National Health Outreach Conference. The deadline has been extended to October 22 at 11:59 PM EST. We are seeking proposals in a variety of fields related to health, so please consider submitting your proposal!

One of the great things about the conference is that there is a variety of ways you can present the information about what you are doing. There are 5 formats:

Workshop - Sixty-minute interactive capacity-building workshop. Participants learn how to utilize a new approach, program, curriculum, or method.
Seminar - Sixty-minute session designed to help participants gain a deeper understanding of a phenomenon, concept, or issue.
Research/Evaluation Report – Thirty-minute presentation of a scholarly paper that shares results of community assessments, applied research, programmatic interventions, or campus-community partnerships.
Poster - Information about a program, project, or resource displayed and hosted by the presenter during a reception.
iGNITE Session – 5-7 minute presentations with up to 15 PowerPoint slides. Focus on one program or evaluation. Ten presentations will be grouped together to form one fast-paced session hosted by a moderator.

We hope you will join us to share how you are affecting the health and well-being of Americans!

NHOC Proposal Deadline Extended to October 22 at 11:59 PM EST

2015-10-16T15:13:00.000-07:00

Hotel Roanoke - Location of 2016 NHOC Meeting

Due to several glitches with the Qualtrics survey link, the deadline for the National Health Outreach Conference Call for Proposals has been extended to Thursday, October 22 at 11:59 PM, EST.

All glitches within the survey have been fixed, and those who have submitted a completed proposal will receive an email October 16, 2015, from Carol Smathers notifying them of such.

If an email isn’t received and a proposal was submitted, please resubmit the proposal using the web link provided below.

Please communicate this deadline extension as well as information on the confirmation email from Carol to all appropriate listservs.

To submit proposals, please use the following survey web link:
https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3fW18frku1WJwWN

Thanks so much!
Tonya and Carol
NHOC Program Committee, Co-Chairs

Using best practices in health literacy

2015-09-09T08:42:00.000-07:00

Developing Effective Educational Materials Using Best Practices in Health Literacy
Niebaum, Kelly; Cunningham-Sabo, Leslie; Bellows, Laura
Health literacy is emerging as a leading issue affecting U.S. consumers' health. It has been shown to be a stronger predictor of a person's health than age, income, employment status, education level, or race. To best meet the health literacy needs of consumers, Extension educators can use best practice guidelines for improved health communications to develop effective educational materials, which include getting to know the target audience; sending clear, actionable message(s); and using appropriate formatting with meaningful visuals. Extension educators can apply these best practice guidelines to better promote health-related behaviors and communicate science more effectively to consumers.
Http://www.joe.org/joe/2015august/tt2.php

Proposal Submissions for National Health Outreach Conference

2015-09-01T12:57:00.000-07:00

Greetings,

The National Health Outreach Conference Planning Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2016 National Health Outreach Conference All-Aboard!: Building Partnerships for a Healthy America to be held April 6-8, 2016 in Roanoke, Virginia.

Who's invited: We are soliciting presentations from a wide variety of professionals doing work that fosters health and wellness for individuals, families and communities. Those professionals may include, but are not limited to: university faculty in medical and other academic institutions; public health professionals; local, state and federal agency partners; practitioners in the health care industry; students and Cooperative Extension professionals.

When: April 6-8, 2016

Where: The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Roanoke, Virginia

Conference theme: All Aboard!: Building Partnerships for a Healthy America

Conference goal: Build a collaborative approach among organizations and agencies to achieve a healthier and safer America by promoting health and wellness, advancing health equity and reducing health disparities.

Interested individuals may submit proposals for five different types of presentations:

Workshop - Sixty-minute interactive capacity-building workshop. Participants learn how to utilize a new approach, program, curriculum, or method.

Seminar - Sixty-minute session designed to help participants gain a deeper understanding of a phenomenon, concept, or issue.

Research/Evaluation Report – Thirty-minute presentation of a scholarly paper that shares results of community assessments, applied research, programmatic interventions, or campus-community partnerships.

Poster - Information about a program, project, or resource displayed and hosted by the presenter during a reception.

iGNITE Session – 5-7 minute presentations with up to 15 PowerPoint slides. Focus on one program or evaluation. Ten presentations will be grouped together to form one fast-paced session hosted by a moderator.

Submitted proposals will undergo a blind, peer-refereed process leading to the selection of the highest quality presentations possible.

Proposal Submission Deadlines:

October 16, 2015
Individuals will be notified of status of proposal no later than February 1, 2016.

For more information, visit the National Health Outreach Conference website www.nationalhealthoutreach.org. To submit proposals, please use the following survey web link: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3fW18frku1WJwWN

Thanks,

Tonya Price and Carol Smathers,

NHOC Program Committee Co-Chairs

Tonya T. Price, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, 4-H

2322 Blue Stone Hills Drive, Suite 140

Harrisonburg, VA 22801

TEL: (540) 432-6029, Ext. 116

FAX: (540) 432-6251

Call for Reviewers-National Health Outreach Conference April 2016

2015-09-01T11:48:00.000-07:00

The National Health Outreach Conference Planning Committee is now accepting reviewers for the2016 National Health Outreach Conference All-Aboard!: Building Partnerships for a Healthy America to be held April 6-8, 2016 in Roanoke, Virginia.

Who's invited: We are soliciting professionals to review a wide variety of proposals focused on work that fosters health and wellness for individuals, families and communities.

When: April 6-8, 2016

Where: The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Roanoke, Virginia

Conference theme: All Aboard!: Building Partnerships for a Healthy America

Interested individuals will be selected to review proposals for five different types of presentations:

Workshop - Sixty-minute interactive capacity-building workshop. Participants learn how to utilize a new approach, program, curriculum, or method.

Seminar - Sixty-minute session designed to help participants gain a deeper understanding of a phenomenon, concept, or issue.

Poster - Information about a program, project, or resource displayed and hosted by the presenter during a reception.

If interested in serving in this capacity, submit the reviewer information via Qualtrics, https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_a3R16IQ5GGYvLgN, by October 1, 2015.

Expectations and Commitment:

Submit reviewer information via Qualtrics by October 1, 2015
Review proposals between October 19 – November 6, 2015
Participate in one conference call between November 6-10, 2015.

For more information, visit the National Health Outreach Conference website www.nationalhealthoutreach.org. To submit a reviewer application, please use the following survey web link: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_a3R16IQ5GGYvLgN

Thanks,

Tonya Price and Carol Smathers,

NHOC Program Committee Co-Chairs

Tonya T. Price, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, 4-H

2322 Blue Stone Hills Drive, Suite 140

Harrisonburg, VA 22801

TEL: (540) 432-6029, Ext. 116

FAX: (540) 432-6251

What Really Makes Us Healthy?

2015-08-31T11:02:00.002-07:00

MIRROR, MIRROR on the Wall, What country is the healthiest of them all? Not the U.S. for sure!! Did you know that:

· the U.S. spends more on health care than any other nation in the world
($9,000/person/year), yet does not rank in the 20 for health outcomes;

· the U.S. ranks 37^thin health care systems and 43^rd in longevity;

· there is a stronger relationship between your health and your ZIP Code than your GENETIC Code;

· health care only accounts for 10% of your health outcome; 20% is genetic and 70% is associated with environment, behavioral patterns and lifestyle choices; and,

· health and community involvement/development, are closely connected

What Really Makes Us Healthy? Health beyond Healthcare
The top contributors to long-term health may be surprising to most. As it turns out, only a fraction of what affects our health is actually related to healthcare. To truly improve outcomes, we need to look beyond healthcare at a variety of social determinant factors that impact health. This brief YouTube examines this issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx6dJ4O4sZQ

Start Planning for the 2016 Health Outreach Conference

2015-08-27T09:11:00.005-07:00

2016 Location - Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, VA

The 2016 National Health Outreach Conference will be hosted by the state of Virginia in the beautiful mountains of Roanoke, Virginia. Flights may be booked to Roanoke, Virginia. Often guests must travel through a hub such as Charlotte, Raleigh, or DC to get to Roanoke. Alternatively, check into flying into Lynchburg, VA if you are renting a car and enjoy the scenic drive 1.5 hours away.

You may wish to consider wrapping a short vacation around the time you will be attending the National Health Outreach Conference. Virginia is a lovely place to visit and the Star City-Roanoke is nestled in the mountains of the Roanoke Valley (enjoy this video). You will be within 3 hours of the famous Barter Theatre, and 4 hours from Williamsburg.

Roanoke is known as a transportation hub, in particular, train travel. The Virginia Museum of Transportation is located within walking distance of the conference venue as is the City Market and other interesting shops and sites.

Watch this site for information as it unfolds in the planning of the conference!

Social Determinents of Health & NHOC Meeting Roanoke 2016

2015-08-11T11:08:00.000-07:00

As we plan for the 2016 Roanoke meeting we are looking more closely at the issue of social determinants of health. A blogpost from the Urban Institute discusses the fact that the USA has high expenditures on healthcare, but due to issues related to issues outside of healthcare many Americans are not have the health or healthcare they deserve. Issues such as environmental justice, race relations, housing, and school policies impact health and health outcomes.

If you are researcher or have an interest in this area plan to attend the NHOC meeting in Roanoke, VA 2016.

Visit the Urban Institute of more information about Social Determinants of Health http://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/social-determinants-health/understanding-what-it-takes-improve-health-people-and-communities

NHOC in Roanoke Virginia for 2016

2015-05-18T14:02:00.000-07:00

The 2015 National Health Outreach Conference is over but plans are beginning for the 2016 Conference. The 2016 will be held in Roanoke, Virginia April 6 - 8, 2016.

If you would like to be part of the planning committee contact Karen DeBord ([email protected]) or Tonya Price ([email protected])

Photos from the Hands-On Activity from Hunger, Health, and Wellness: How Big is the Problem? And What Can Agriculture and Human Sciences Do? Maria Navarro, Ph.D. University of Georgia

National Health Outreach Conference Program

2015-05-04T13:51:00.000-07:00

For a PDF of the program visit ttp://tinyurl.com/NHOCProgram2015

National Health Outreach

Conference

Promoting Connections to Create Healthy Individuals, Families and Communities

May 6 – 8, 2015

Crowne Plaza Ravinia

Atlanta, Georgia

Welcome!

On behalf of the planning committee for the first annual National Health Outreach Conference, we are delighted to welcome all of the participants and guests to the exciting city of Atlanta, Georgia. The theme of this year’s conference is Promoting Connections to Create Healthy Individuals, Families and Communities.

The purpose of the 2015 National Health Outreach Conference is to build a collaborative approach between organizations and agencies to achieve a robust America through the promotion of health and wellness, advancing health equity and reducing health disparities among all populations.

Our goal is that you will explore participatory and collaborative approaches with organizations and agencies allowing for work across systems locally, regionally, and nationally to address current and future health and wellness education, practices and needs. The conference was designed for you to learn innovative and creative strategies for development and dissemination of health and wellness information that you can apply to your neighborhoods, communities and states.

Resources are here for your discovery and to assist in filling the gaps in knowledge and/or skills needed to advance the health and wellness across your communities and beyond.

Also, we hope you will develop new and lasting partnerships around the social determinants of health, public health preparedness, health literacy and educational services with an intentional focus on underserved, vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations. Most of all, we want you to leave Atlanta energized and enthusiastic about the possibilities that are ahead of you.

We would like to extend our appreciation to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for their sponsorship of the 2015 National Health Outreach Conference, and to all of our partners: the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Prevention Strategy.

Have an amazing time in Atlanta!

Deborah Murray                                                                                              Nicole Peritore
Conference Chair                                                                                             Program Chair
University of Georgia                                                                                     University of Kentucky

Conference at a Glance Tuesday May 5, 2015
12:30 PM – 4:00 PM	Extension Committee on Organization and Policy: Health Action Team Meetings By Invitation Only
Wednesday May 6, 2015
6:00 AM – 6:30 AM Ravinia Lobby	Morning Walk Georgia Activity Come and join us for a walk
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Ravinia Lobby	Registration Desk Open
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Ravinia A-C	Board of Human Sciences and Board of Agriculture Assembly Steering Committee Meeting Healthy Foods Systems, Healthy People By Invitation Only
12:30 PM – 5:00 PM Oakwood	Health Conference Educational Tours (boxed lunch provided at noon)
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM Maplewood A & B	Health Insurance Literacy Pre‐Conference Workshop (boxed lunch provided at noon)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Ravinia EFG	Opening Session and Banquet Welcome *Hunger, Health, and Wellness: How Big is the Problem?* *And What Can Agriculture and Human Sciences Do?* Maria Navarro, Ph.D. University of Georgia
Thursday May 7, 2015
6:00 AM – 6:30 AM Gardenia	Morning Walk Georgia Activity Come and join us for a Yoga class
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Ravinia Lobby	Registration Desk Open
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Ravinia D	Poster Drop Off Please bring poster to registration desk for drop-off
7:45 AM‐9:20AM Ravinia Ballroom	Breakfast and Plenary Session BMPs of Story Telling: Helping Do-Gooders Do Better Andy Goodman The Goodman Center
9:20 AM‐9:40 AM	Break
9:40 AM‐10:40 AM	Concurrent Sessions
Azalea AB	Nourishing Boomers and Beyond Program Promotes Health among People Ages 50-Plus
Maplewood A	Assessing, Prioritizing, and Addressing Community Health Needs through New Partnerships
Maplewood B	Texas GROW! EAT! GO! University-Extension Partnership for Research and Evaluation in Child Obesity Prevention
Gardenia	HomeStyles: A Case Study in Developing a Childhood-Obesity Prevention Intervention And Elevate: Helping Couples Manage Stress, Improve Health, and Enhance Couple Functioning
Camellia	Community Assessment and Behavioral Health Planning and Education (CAPE) in the New River Valley And Behavioral Health Planning and Evaluation for Dona Ana County, NM (CAPE)
10:40 AM–10:50 AM	Break Beverages available in Ravinia D
10:50 AM‐11:50 AM	Concurrent Sessions
Azalea AB	The Use of Community Partnerships for a Successful Youth Drug Education Program: Kentucky's Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours And Using Schools and Youth Adult Partnerships to Deliver 4-H Health Rocks! Substance Abuse Prevention Program
Maplewood A	Microbiome: The Mystery and Magic of Our Body Bugs And Chesapeake WaterSHed: Integrating Public Health and Environmental Conservation through Clean Water Education for Homeowners
Maplewood B	Texas GROW! EAT! GO! Developing Extension Supported, Health-focused School Interventions for Adoption & Implementation
Gardenia	Mindful Extension: Disseminating Stress Reduction Strategies Across Ohio And RELAX: Recognize, Empathize, Listen, Accept, and X-out the Past- A Program to Educate on Managing Anger Constructively
Camellia	Health Insurance Smarts And Improving Health Literacy to Empower Communities: The Role of Lay Health Workers
11:50 AM‐NOON	Break
NOON – 1:30 PM Ravinia A-C	Luncheon Leadership for Health Extension: Panel Discussion Moderator: Roger Rennekamp, PhD Associate Dean Outreach and Engagement, Oregon State University College of Public Health and Human Sciences
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions
Azalea AB	Narrowing the Gap: Online Health Literacy Training for Child Care Practitioners And “Health for All: Integrating Health Literacy Concepts into K-8 Curriculum”
Maplewood A	Improving Health by Increasing Wealth: A Summary of Research Linking Health and Personal Finance And Engaging Partners in Funding Opportunities: Short Turn Around Times and Keys to Success
Maplewood B	Connections to Health: Promoting and Building Capacity for Healthy Youth (Rural Alaska and Standing Rock Reservation) And Native STAND Dissemination, Implementation, and Evaluation Project (American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Health Educators)
Gardenia	Wellness Works! - Urban Extension's Response to Workplace Health and Wellness And Focus Group Findings from Extension Employees about Wellness and Health Issues
Camellia	Implementation and Evaluation of a Sugar Sweetened Beverage Campaign on Awareness and Intent to Change in Limited Income Adults in West Virginia And Effective Dissemination of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program via the Extension Service (Walk With Ease Program)
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM	Break
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM	Concurrent Sessions
Azalea AB	Reducing the Risk of Heart Disease with Million Hearts
Maplewood A	Building the Health Extension Movement: Innovative Collaboration between Cooperative Extension Service and Academic Health Centers to Improve Community And Creative Partnerships Increase Capacity of Extension's Health Research and Programming
Maplewood B	An Innovative Approach to Integrate Health and Wellness Programs into Community Development (Eliminating Environmental Barriers to Health) And Healthy Savannah Making a Difference for Savannah's Children (Childhood Obesity/Environmental Barriers)
Gardenia	The Boomers Have Arrived: A Collaborative Approach Impacting the Health, Well-being, and Attitude of Older Rural Adults And Aging Well: Understanding the Role of Protein Related to Muscle Mass and Weakness
Camellia	Working on Wellness in South Texas: One Colonia Takes Action to Promote Healthy Living And A Sustainable Food Hub Model for Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices and Strengthening Local Communities
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Ravinia A-C	Plenary Speakers How the CDC Works to Improve Health Literacy John Parmer, PhD Health Communication Specialist Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention How Cooperative Extension Works with CDC to Address High Obesity Areas Claire Heiser, MS, RD Team Lead, Program Advancement Team Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Margaret West, MPA Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
5:30 PM –7:00 PM Camellia, Azalea, Oakwood and Maplewood Rooms	Poster and Share Session and Reception
	*Dinner on your Own*

Friday May 8, 2015
6:00 AM – 6:30 AM	Morning Walk Georgia Activity
7:00 AM – NOON Ravinia Lobby	Registration Desk Open
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Ravinia EFG	Breakfast Buffet Open
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Ravinia EFG	Plenary Session 2016 National Health Outreach Conference Invitation 2016 Health Extension Conference Planning Committee Eliminating Health Disparities to Build a Culture of Health in America Dwayne Proctor, PhD Senior Advisor and Director Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM	Break
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM	Concurrent Sessions
Azalea AB	You Go Teens! Challenge Impact Health Through Videos
Maplewood A	Changing Health Policy: Skin-lightening Practices and Mercury Exposure in the Somali Community
Maplewood B	Needs Assessment Process: Community Engagement without Exhaustion And Oklahoma's Collaborative Approach to Tobacco Prevention and Cessation: A Life Course Model
Camellia	Building a Culture of Health: Multi-Sector Community and University Partnerships to Address Childhood Obesity (Reaching Families through Child) And Enhancing the Integration and Effectiveness of the Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Management Systems
Oakwood B	Engaging County Agents in Health Program Development: The HealthTalk Express Exemplar And Extension's Role in State Adolescent Health Planning
10:40 AM- 10:50 AM	Break
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM	Concurrent Sessions
Azalea AB	Keeping it Real: Resources for Implementing Evidence-based Public Health Programs in the Community (Web Portal Introduction)
Maplewood A	Your Life. Your Story: A Resilience-Building Program for Latino Youth
Maplewood B	Understanding Community College Students’ Attitudes and Intentions to Enroll or Maintain Health Insurance
Camellia	iGrow Readers, Can You?--Improving Preschoolers Health Through Literacy And Youth Adult Partnerships to Promote Healthy Eating: Results from a Washington State University Extension Youth Advocates for Health (YA-4H!) Program
Oakwood A	University of Georgia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Program (UGA SNAP-Ed) And Connecting Internally to Build Healthy Youth (SNAP- Ed/Eat Smart Idaho)
11:50AM – NOON	Break
NOON – 2:00PM Ravinia EFG	Priester Awards Luncheon Presiding Caroline Crocoll, PhD Director Division of Family & Consumer Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture Priester Speaker Rear Admiral Peter J. Delany, PhD, LCSW-C Director, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

We look forward to seeing you next year in Virginia!

Please watch your Email inbox for an online evaluation

of the 2015 National health outreach conference,

Your Participation will be greatly appreciated.

Plenary Speakers

Hunger, Health, and Wellness: How Big is the Problem? And What Can Agriculture and Human Sciences Do?

Maria Navarro, PhD

University of Georgia

Maria Navarro, an associate professor in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has worked in many countries on projects related to hunger and poverty and brings this international experience to her UGA classes. She has worked in many places, including several countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Western Asia. She has worked in small, grass-roots community development projects and national/international initiatives. She has participated in think-tanks to propose solutions to poverty, coordinate capacity building programs, and participates in needs assessment and evaluation efforts. Her proudest moment was when her 7 year old son introduced her to a large group of UGA students during a Hunger Banquet: “This is my mom, and she works to eliminate hunger and poverty in Georgia and around the world. The associate professor's ability to inspire students and instill a new social consciousness has made her classes popular with students across the UGA campus and has won her national recognition. In 2013, she was awarded the New Teacher Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of the National Awards Program for Excellence in College and University Teaching in Food and Agricultural Sciences for the social conscientiousness she brings to her students and classes.

BMPs of Story Telling: Helping Do-Gooders Do Better

Andy Goodman
Director, The Goodman Center

Andy Goodman is a nationally recognized author, speaker and consultant in the field of public interest communications. Along with Storytelling as Best Practice, he is author of Why Bad Ads Happen to Good Causes and Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes. He also publishes a monthly journal, free-range thinking, to share best practices in the field.

Andy is best known for his speeches and workshops on storytelling, presenting, and strategic communications, and has been invited to speak at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs at Princeton, the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, as well as at many national nonprofit conferences. His clients include the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Ford Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation.

When not teaching, traveling, or recovering from teaching and traveling, Andy also serves as a Senior Advisor for Encore.org and is on the advisory boards of VolunteerMatch and Great Nonprofits. He is also host of "Rant & Rave: The Podcast," a weekly program featuring spoken word performances by writers in Los Angeles. For more information about his work, please visit www.thegoodmancenter.com

Eliminating Health Disparities to Build a Culture of Health in America

Dwayne Proctor, PhD

Senior Advisor and Director

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Dwayne Proctor, PhD, is the Senior Advisor to the President and Director of RWJF’s Eliminating Health Disparities Portfolio. He believes that the Foundation’s vision for building a Culture of Health presents a unique opportunity to achieve health equity by advancing and promoting innovative systems changes related to the social determinants of health.

Proctor came to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in 2002 as a senior communications and program officer, providing strategic guidance and resources for several child health and risk-prevention initiatives like the Nurse-Family Partnership, Free to Grow, Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol-Free, Partnership for a Drug-Free America and the National Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy. In 2005, Proctor was tapped to lead RWJF’s national strategies to reverse the rise in childhood obesity rates. In this role, he worked with his colleagues to: (1) promote effective changes to public policies and industry practices; (2) test and demonstrate innovative community and school-based environmental changes; and (3) use both “grassroots” and “treetops” advocacy approaches to educate leaders on their roles in preventing childhood obesity. Proctor is known for his strategic collaborations. He worked on several cross-sector initiatives (e.g., Partnership for a Healthier America, the evaluation of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, ChildObesity 180) and national programs that focused on decreasing childhood obesity disparities gaps (e.g., Healthy Schools Program; Salud America!; Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities; Communities Creating Healthy Environments; National Policy and Legal Action Network; and Voices for Healthy Kids). In 2014, as multiple municipalities and states were reporting signs of progress in reversing the childhood obesity epidemic, Proctor was reassigned to direct RWJF’s work to eliminate health disparities.

Before coming to the Foundation, Proctor was an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine where he taught courses on health communication and marketing to multicultural populations. During his Fulbright Fellowship in Senegal, West Africa, his research team investigated how HIV/AIDS prevention messages raised awareness of AIDS as a national health problem. Proctor received his doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in marketing and communication science from the University of Connecticut. He is the former chairman of the board of directors for the Association of Black Foundation Executives and currently is the chairman of the board of trustees for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

How CDC Works to Improve Health Literacy
John Parmer, PhD
Health Communication Specialist
Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. John Parmer is a Health Communication Specialist in the Office of the Associate Director for Communication. His work focuses on using insights from health literacy research to improve public health communication. He tracks and reports CDC’s progress in implementing the agency’s health literacy action plan, has developed online health literacy training courses, and revises existing webpages and fact sheets to conform to clear communication principles. His work in public health over the past ten years includes HIV testing promotion, evaluating injury prevention programs, and exploring the use of new media channels to reach target audiences and promote healthy behaviors.

How States and Communities Work with CDC to Address Obesity

Claire Heiser, MS, RD

Team Lead, Program Advancement Team

Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Claire Heiser is the Team Lead of the Program Advancement Team in Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has held this position since December 2007. As the team lead, Ms. Heiser is responsible for leading a team of project officers who provide technical assistance and training to state and territorial public health departments’ nutrition, physical activity and obesity programs. Claire joined the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at CDC in August 2003 as a project officer. Prior to joining CDC, Claire was a public health nutritionist and obesity program director with the Texas Department of Health for 10 years. Claire is a registered dietitian who received her Masters of Science in Nutrition from Virginia Tech University.

Margaret West, MPA

Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Margaret West is a Public Health Advisor in the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has 23 years of public health experience working with states and communities. Eight of these years were spent in Hawaii learning and working on improving Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander health and wellbeing. Areas of focus include community-based participatory research, educational interventions for behavior change, and addressing health disparities in multiethnic populations. She has also served on several boards for non-profits and professional organizations. Margaret received her Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Georgia.

Jeanne M. Priester Awards Luncheon Program Speaker
Rear Admiral Peter J. Delany, PhD., LCSW-C
Director, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Rear Admiral (RADM) Peter J. Delany, Ph.D., LCSW-C, serves as the Director of the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). In this role he leads a diverse team of professionals engaged in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of critical public health data on substance use, mental illness, and other health topics. These efforts include contracts totaling more than $500 million in support of comprehensive, national data collection efforts focusing on the incidence and prevalence of substance use and mental disorders, their treatment, and adverse health consequences stemming from behavioral health conditions. He led the creation of this Center on behalf of the agency. He also served as the agency's senior official coordinating the strategic initiative for data, outcomes, and quality for the period 2011-2014.

Dr. Delany received his bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and his Master in Social Work and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Catholic University of America. He also completed the Senior Executive Fellows program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Concurrent Session Descriptions

Thursday, May 7, 2015

9:40 AM-10:40 AM

Azalea AB Nourishing Boomers and Beyond Program Promotes Health among People Ages 50-Plus

Julie Garden-Robinson PhD, Kimberly Beaucham & Robert Bertsc - North Dakota State University Extension Service

The rapid change in demographics as the Baby Boom generation ages will place increasing demands on the nation’s healthcare system. “Nourishing Boomers and Beyond” aims to improve dietary choices and physical activity levels, and to improve health literacy and use of technology among people 50-plus. The monthly face-to-face lessons are based on body systems (muscles, heart, bones, brain, eyes, etc.). The program includes a custom website (www.ndsu.edu/boomers), Facebook, Pinterest, online modules and an electronic monthly newsletter. This session will showcase two of the hands-on lessons and provide information about implementing the program in other states.

Using Schools and Youth -Adult Partnerships to Deliver 4-H Health Rocks Substance Abuse Prevention Program

Amy Chilcote, MS, Autumn Guin, & Shannon McCullum - North Carolina State University

North Carolina 4-H partners with National 4-H to provide educational content to youth ages 9-14 on social emotional health and alcohol-tobacco-drug use prevention education through the Health Rocks curriculum. North Carolina 4-H implemented Health Rocks in collaboration with Health and PE teachers and through launching youth adult partnership teams. Participants in this seminar will learn about both of these approaches, the challenges of implementing through school systems and through youth adult partnerships, and lessons learned in implementing research-based youth-focused substance abuse prevention curriculum. An overview of the

Maplewood A Assessing, Prioritizing, and Addressing Community Health Needs through New Partnerships

Alison Davis, PhD, Angela Carman, Margaret McGladrey, Marisa Aull - University of Kentucky

The Affordable Care Act stipulates that all not-for profit hospitals must conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA) every three years. In addition, many health departments across the country are applying for accreditation making them more competitive for funding. One of the requirements for accreditation is to complete a community health assessment, often conducted through the MAPP process (Mobilizing Assets through Planning and Partnerships). A new partnership has forged at the University of Kentucky between the Colleges of Agriculture and Public Health to assist hospitals and health departments and the communities they serve to improve health outcomes.

Maplewood B Texas GROW! EAT! GO! University-Extension Partnership for Research and Evaluation in Child Obesity Prevention

Judith L. Warren, PhD, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; Carolyn L. Smith, University of Texas Austin Regional Campus; Michael L. Lopez, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; YaJuan Li, Texas A&M University

A five year, USDA AFRI funded, randomized controlled trial study in 28 Title 1 elementary schools, grounded in a Social Ecological framework will be described. The benefits of interdisciplinary, multi-university and College–Extension partnerships in the intervention design and evaluation methods will be illustrated. Outcomes related to targeted child, parent and parent-child behaviors and child BMI will be presented. Implementation variation and economic effects related to the programmatic components – Coordinated Approach to Child Health, Junior Master Gardener and Walk Across Texas will be discussed.

Gardenia HomeStyles: A Case Study in Developing a Childhood-Obesity Prevention Intervention

Jennifer Martin-Biggers - Rutgers University

Childhood obesity prevention programs guided by best practices are needed, yet little is published describing the key factors and pivotal decisions made during program development. The workshop describes best practices for development of obesity intervention programs using the USDA-funded HomeStyles project as a case study. HomeStyles is an in-home program that enables and motivates parents to shape their home environments and lifestyle practices (diet, exercise, sleep) to prevent excessive weight gain in their preschool children. The workshop traces the development and implementation of the HomeStyles program from its conceptualization to the implementation of its randomized controlled trial using best practices.

Elevate: Helping couples manage stress, improve health, and enhance couple functioning

Ted Futris, PhD, University of Georgia

Francesca Adler-Baeder, Julianne McGil & Sandy Morrison - Auburn University

While better health may be a consequence of healthy relationships and marriages, better health also has emerged as a significant predictor of higher couple relationship quality. Making the association between individual health behaviors and couple functioning can bolster greater attentiveness to individual health, enhance couple functioning, and in turn yield long-term health benefits. Based on the National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Model, ELEVATE blends relationship skills training with individual health promotion. Workshop participants will be introduced to this free curriculum and learn strategies to teach couples skills that will enhance couple functioning and individual health.

Camellia Community Assessment and Behavioral Health Planning and Education (CAPE) in the New River Valley

Suzanne Lo, Holly Lesko & Mary Beth Dunkenberger, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance

Through the national CAPE project, local decision makers and thought leaders provided input on critical community behavioral health issues and determined four priority focus areas; substance abuse, teen pregnancy, child abuse and access to integrated healthcare services. With national team assistance in collecting and analyzing secondary and primary data, a custom profile of chronic disease indicators was prepared to inform New River Valley community leaders’ consideration of needed and appropriate prevention and management strategies. The local CAPE team facilitated awareness of the priority issues and explored potential ways of coordinating systems and resources to effectively address regional chronic disease challenges.

Behavioral Health Planning and Evaluation for Dona Ana County, NM

Esther Devall, PhD - New Mexico State, Family and Consumer Science; Elsa Arroyos and Valois Pearce - New Mexico State University

The Community Assessment and Education to Promote Behavioral Health Planning and Evaluation project (CAPE) was developed to help decision makers understand local behavioral health concerns. Dona Ana County, New Mexico was one of 10 communities selected to participate. Community leaders were surveyed about which behavioral health issues were most important and then a custom profile was created. The results of the survey and the custom profile were presented to community members, and they began exploring ways of addressing the issues. The data will be compared to data from the other communities, and implications for policy and practice will be presented.

10:50 AM-11:50 AM

Azalea AB The Use of Community Partnerships for a Successful Youth Drug Education Program: Kentucky's Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours

Nicole Peritore, MS & Christy Nuezman, MS- University of Kentucky

“Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours” is a substance abuse prevention activity designed to show youth the impact of involvement with illicit and legal substances. This program utilizes the socioecological model to guide involvement from parents, community workers, and schools. The activity consists of role-play scenarios with various substance abuse-related behaviors and experiences. Depending on the scenario, students will visit appropriate officials and/or agencies to experience the consequences of their behavior. Participating students are able to distinguish between facts and myths of drug use, and through the program, understand the physical, emotional, financial and legal consequences of substance abuse.

Maplewood A Microbiome: The Mystery and Magic of Our Body Bugs

Donna Green - The Ohio State University Extension

Human microbiome is composed of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that are unique to every individual. Scientists are now discovering just how critical those microbes are to our health. They are impacted by food intake, how often we bathe, wash our hands, or use antibiotics. Microbiome influence our immune system, how well we digest food, and act as a first line of defense against pathogens.

Chesapeake WaterSHed: Integrating Public Health and Environmental Conservation through Clean Water Education for Homeowners

Daphne Pee, University of Maryland, School of Public Health; Karen Aspinwall, University of Maryland Extension; Amy Sapkota, University of Maryland School of Public Health

Homeowners with private wells and septic systems must act as their own water and wastewater treatment managers. Little is known about how they maintain their systems and what contaminants could be in their water. The Chesapeake Water and Septic Homeowner Education (WaterSHEd) Project is an effort designed to increase drinking water quality and promotion of water conservation strategies. Pilot results, comprised of water testing, homeowner surveys, and follow-up evaluations, show a continued research and educational need. Based on the limited data collected thus far, and the interest of attendees, the project team is in the process of developing this program into a self-sustaining effort with a state-wide reach to continue evaluating private drinking water and homeowner needs.

Maplewood B Texas GROW! EAT! GO! Developing Extension Supported, Health-focused School Interventions for Adoption & Implementation

Judith L. Warren, PhD, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Increased school district focus on “high-stakes” student testing to measure teacher and school effectiveness presents challenges for “health focused” interventions. Texas GROW! EAT! GO! designed two Extension programs for teacher adoption around core science, math and language arts standards of learning for use in a randomized controlled study in 28 Title 1 elementary schools. This session will illustrate the revised Junior Master Gardener and Walk Across Texas focused on: 1) redesigning program components for school & classroom adoption; 2) recruiting partners in five school districts; 3) working with local Extension educator teams and volunteers on program implementation and support.

Gardenia Mindful Extension: Disseminating Stress Reduction Strategies across Ohio

Marie Economos, MA, Terri Worthington, MSSA, Patrice Powers-Barker, Christine Kendle, Pat Holmes, Kathy Green, Melinda Hill, & Shannon Carter - Ohio State University Extension

Mindful Extension is a 4-week program based on mindfulness research and intended to serve as an introduction to mindfulness meditation and its stress reducing benefits. The movements and breathing exercises can easily be done on a daily basis with no equipment and in regular work clothes. In this session, the Mindful Extension team will take participants through the first week of the class, teaching the basic mindful awareness principles, historic perspectives of mindfulness meditation and the medical research behind this particular program. Mindful Extension will help participants go forward to live the life that we all want to lead!

RELAX: Recognize, Empathize, Listen, Accept, and “X” out the past- A program to Educate on Managing Anger Constructively

Holly Tiret, MA, Gail Innis, Carolyn Penniman & Terry Clark-Jones - Michigan State University Extension

How we deal with anger affects not only ourselves but the people around us, including children in our lives. Learning to handle our own emotions is the first steps in helping children manage their emotions. RELAX: Alternatives to Anger is an anger management program designed to help adults understand and manage anger develop communication skills, learn to manage stress and make positive behavioral changes.

Camellia Health Insurance Smarts

Elizabeth Kiss, PhD & Roberta Riportella, PhD - Kansas State University

Health Insurance Smarts, a flexible, multi-lesson curriculum, was developed in response to the need to increase health insurance literacy among consumers. The peer-reviewed curriculum was designed to enable educators working with consumers in a variety of settings to increase the health insurance knowledge and confidence of their audiences. Curriculum materials are flexible. Hands-on learning activities are included. Workshop participants will learn how to access and utilize this curriculum. Preliminary results from ongoing educational sessions, including participant knowledge change and self-assessed ability to make an appropriate health insurance choice for their family situation, will be reported.

Improving Health Literacy to Empower Communities: The Role of Lay Health Workers

Jocelyn Curtis, PhD & Janel Lowman, MHA - University of South Alabama Coastal Resource and Resiliency Center

Health literacy in disadvantaged and under-served communities is a major public health concern. Increased health literacy empowers individuals to manage their health and improves overall health outcomes. Trained Lay Health Workers (LHWs) play an integral role in assisting community members to increase health literacy. This workshop will identify various types of LHWs and the roles they play in educating the public. Positive impacts of LHWs will be reviewed and approaches to expanding their roles to more effectively utilize their skills will be explored. Finally, essential components of three effective training programs for LHWs will be presented and discussed.

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Azalea AB Narrowing the Gap: Online Health Literacy Training for Child Care Practitioners

Claudia Mincemoyer, PhD & Jill Cox, MS, RD - Pennsylvania State University

Building healthy habits in childhood is the foundation for lifelong wellness. Almost two-thirds of young children are in childcare outside the home and half of them live in poverty. Children in limited resource families have poorer health than their higher income peers and this gap continues to widen over time. Childcare practitioners have tremendous potential to promote healthy behaviors and to educate families to optimize health outcomes through health literacy

Health Rocks program will also be provided.

training. Exploration of online training impact examines a flexible and wide reaching option for narrowing the health gap.

Health for All: Integrating Health Literacy Concepts into K-8 Curriculum

Tracy Hunter, & Dawn Denton, RN - Atlantic General Hospital; Tamara Mills - Worcester County Public Schools, Linda Aldoory, PhD - Horowitz for Health Literacy, University of Maryland

Little research and action has been done with children regarding health literacy. Atlantic General Hospital, Worcester County Public Schools, and the Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy at the University of Maryland have addressed health literacy in a collaborative way that integrates health literacy concepts into general elementary curriculums in public schools in Worcester County, Maryland. Children are the perfect audience for building health literacy skills because they are just beginning to form lifelong habits. By the time children reach 8th grade they will have developed the skills necessary to make healthy decisions and turn away from risky ones.

Maplewood A Improving Health by Increasing Wealth: A Summary of Research Linking Health and Personal Finance

Barbara O'Neil, PhD & Karen Ensle, PhD - Rutgers University Cooperative Extension

The Conference Subtheme 1 description states “improving the health of the nation requires working across systems.” These systems include subject matters within the Family and Consumer Sciences field such as personal finance, along with health, food, and nutrition. This session will help participants gain a deeper understanding of research linking health and personal finance with an emphasis on findings to inform health outreach efforts. Research findings and implications for Extension health education will be presented, including findings about health and personal finance behavior linkages. The need to reduce obesity along with a reduction in health care costs will be emphasized.

Engaging partners in funding opportunities: Short turn around times and keys to success

Heather Wallace, PhD, Laura Stephenson, PhD, & Lynn Brookins - University of Tennessee Extension

This seminar will discuss how community-based participatory engagement theory was implemented and facilitative to gaining nearly 50 letters of support in less than three weeks across four rural food deserts in Tennessee. Participants will learn to: a) Recognize and respond to county needs in a manner that resonates at the professional and personal levels for partners and organizations; b) Capitalize on the established networks and connections of Cooperative Extension in a manner that respects the socio-historical and cultural contexts; and c) Use grounded theory and participatory practices to promote a trust-based relationship with Cooperative Extension agents.

Maplewood B
Connections to Health: Promoting and Building Capacity for Healthy Youth
Debra Jones, PhD & Mara Bacsujlaky - University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Sue Isbell - North Dakota State University

Workshop presenters will share experiences in development, implementation and evaluation of 4-H programs with youth and their families of remote rural Alaska and Standing Rock Reservation. These experiences lead us to suggestion of best practices that may be replicated with underrepresented audiences in a variety of out-of-school time contexts whether tribal, rural or urban. We invite participants to identify common themes for success, and develop opportunities for networking and collaborating beyond the conference.

Native STAND Dissemination, Implementation, and Evaluation Project

Tosha Zaback, MPH, William E. Lambert, Michelle Singer, Ashley Thomas & Thomas M. Becker - Oregon Health & Science University; Stephanie Craig-Rushing - Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

In this session we will describe a dissemination and implementation project which will train and support American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health educators to implement Native STAND a theory-guided, evidence-based curriculum that reflects the unique needs and experiences of tribal youth. Utilizing the RE-AIM framework, we will describe methods to measure and evaluate the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation fidelity, and maintenance of the curriculum between tribal organizations who receive active vs. passive levels of technical assistance. Our evaluation measures will characterize the systems serving AI/AN youth and inform improvements in the delivery of health education programs.

Gardenia
Wellness Works! - Urban Extension's Response to Workplace Health and Wellness

Cynthia Swenda, Susan Howington, & Kisha Faulk, MPA - University of Georgia Cooperative Extension

Health problems associated with obesity and chronic disease have a major impact on Georgia businesses due to increased healthcare cost and lack of productivity. Employee wellness programs are associated with increased employee retention, as well as decreased employer healthcare costs and employee presenteeism - when people come to work but underperform because of illness and stress. Employees practicing healthy lifestyles can live better and reduce healthcare costs. A team of urban agents and University of Georgia Specialist built a strong collaborative force with Piedmont Healthcare. Through the simultaneous delivery of two 8-week wellness programs, Walk-A-Weigh and Walk Georgia, employees were encouraged to adopt increased physical activities and healthy nutrition practices.

Focus Group Findings from Extension Employees about Wellness and Health Issues

Karen Franck, PhD & Joseph Donaldson - University of Tennessee

This presentation is about a study conducted with Extension employees to identify major health issues facing employees as well as motivations, barriers and organizational culture that influence health. A series of 16 focus groups were conducted throughout Tennessee. Job-related stress was identified by employees as a major barrier to healthy lifestyles. Employees also identified health benefits of working for Extension and strategies to help develop and implement an effective employee wellness program. This presentation will discuss implications for health outcomes for Extension employees based on these findings.

Camellia
Implementation and Evaluation of a Sugar Sweetened Beverage Campaign on Awareness and Intent to Change in Limited Income Adults in West Virginia

Kristin McCartney, Johnna Beane, Amy Gannon, Elaine Bowen, & Kerri Wade, WVU Extension

Rethink Your Drink is an evidence-based social marketing campaign targeting decreased intake of sugar sweetened beverages. In June 2014, a Rethink Your Drink campaign of radio advertising, billboards and digital marketing was implemented in low income areas of West Virginia. Direct outreach and education efforts including booths at community events, fairs, farmers markets, and 4-H camps were also carried out. A phone-based survey of SNAP participants in targeted vs. untargeted areas of the state was used to evaluate the impact of the social marketing campaign on awareness and intent to change sugar sweetened beverage intake behavior.

Effective Dissemination of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program via the Extension Service

Tonya Johnson, MPH, Jeanne Brandt & Katie Conte, Oregon State University Extension Service

This presentation will discuss the statewide dissemination of the evidence-based Walk with Ease (WWE) program via the Extension Service. WWE is an evidence-based chronic disease self-management program aimed at improving mobility and decreasing pain. The Extension Service identified volunteers and partners, developed systems for implementation, and provided training and technical assistance. Over 2.5 years, 251 volunteer leaders were trained and 593 people participated. At the end of WWE program, 95 percent of participants reported that they were confident that they would continue to walk or be active after WWE.

2:40 PM-3:40 PM

Azalea AB
Reducing the Risk of Heart Disease with Million Hearts

Patricia Brinkman - Ohio State Extension; Kate Gawlik - Ohio State University College of Nursing; Michelle Treber, Lisa Barlage, Elizabeth Smith, & Jamie Seger - Ohio State University Extension

With heart disease the number one killer in American of both men and women, the Million Hearts’ Initiative focuses on four keys, “ABCS” to reduce a person’s risk. Come explore curriculum written to promote the Million Hearts’ Initiative helping people reduce their cardiovascular risk factors. Results of pre-post surveys and how to obtain the curriculum will be shared. Partnership development with the College of Nursing will be explained, and how it has resulted in blood screenings at the beginning of the classes and six months later. Learn how you can partner with health agencies to provide screenings.

Maplewood A
Building the Health Extension Movement: Innovative Collaboration between Cooperative Extension Service and Academic Health Centers to Improve Community

Arthur Kaufman, MD - University of New Mexico Health Science; Sonja Koukel, PhD & Cindy Davies - New Mexico State University; Carolina Nkouaga & Francisco Ronquillo - University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Health extension is a model for helping communities overcome barriers to health improvement by sharing common resources including local expertise coupled with the technical resources of universities. A growing number of institutions from around the country have sought information about health extension: how it operates, its primary health outcomes, and how it can be implemented in their home states. This session will describe how this national movement has built momentum (currently pioneered in 18 states) as well as describe the specific experience of one lead state, focusing on collaboration between its land grant-based Cooperative Extension Services and flagship-based Academic Health Center.

Creative partnerships increase capacity of Extension’s health research and programming

Jeff Dwyer, PhD - Senior Associate Dean for Innovation and Partnerships, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

The Cooperative Extension National Framework for Health and Wellness identifies the need for Extension to create partnerships and secure adequate resources in order to respond to Americans’ health conditions and disparities. Recently a team of Extension educators partially funded by the college of human medicine was formed to develop systems and strategies to involve citizens in research to improve their health outcomes. This college recognizes Extension as experts embedded in communities who can provide linkages, recruitment assistance and dissemination expertise. Participants will gain knowledge of creative strategies to increase funding and capacity for Extension health research and programming.

Maplewood B
An innovative approach to integrate health and wellness programs into community development

Elizabeth Gonzalez-Suarez, MA - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Anita Morson-Matra & Angela Kelly - Madison Park Development

Housing and community development organizations are in a unique position to address social determinants of health. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute partnered with Madison Park Development Corporation, a community-based nonprofit investing in affordable housing, and the economic revitalization of Lower Roxbury, Boston. This partnership aims to eliminate built environment barriers to healthy affordable foods and physical activity through a Fresh Food Initiative that includes incentives to increase utilization of community gardens, farm stands, a CSA program, and physical activity opportunities at each participating housing development. Furthermore, it empowers community residents by providing training, stipends, and opportunities for resident engagement and advocacy.

Healthy Savannah: Making a Difference for Savannah

Paula Kreissler, MBA - Healthy Savannah; Virginia Dick - Next Step Evaluation

The Healthy Savannah Initiative was launched in 2007 by Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson, with the aim of making Savannah a healthier place to live. In the fall of 2013, Healthy Savannah received funding from the Healthcare Georgia Foundation to prevent childhood obesity. As part of this funding, Healthy Savannah is focusing on the adoption of local Complete Streets ordinances, progress on the Truman Linear Park Trail, and supporting family and youth activity (particularly walking and biking to school and work) in communities surrounding 10 target schools. This presentation will discuss the evaluation findings from the first year of this effort.

Gardenia
The Boomers Have Arrived: A Collaborative Approach Impacting the Health, Well-being, and Attitude of Older Rural Adults

Gayle Price ,MS, RD, LD, Libby Curry& Barbara Stockebrand - Kansas State University

Are you ready? The “Boomers” have arrived and the resulting demographic shift will have significant consequences in terms of health, health care costs and wellness of the population. “Aging With Attitude” and “Full Circle” Regional Expos promote positive attitudes about aging and educate older adults and caregivers on issues supporting physical, mental and financial health. A community-based collaborative approach as part of an on-going aging program has proven to be successful in reaching and impacting rural older adults and caregivers. The expos go beyond networking and partnering to effective collaboration.

Aging Well: Understanding the Role of Protein Related to Muscle Mass and Weakness

Kathleen Morgan, PhD - Rutgers University Cooperative Extension

For many researchers, it has been difficult to define sarcopenia. Many agree that it is defined by the decrease of muscle mass and performance associated with age. Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass and function with aging. Inadequate food intake may be one of the main causes of sarcopenia and a protein poor diet often determines a reduction in lean body mass. This session will assist participants to gain a deeper understanding of sarcopenia and how prevention efforts can delay the onset of disease and disability, lessen the severity and improve the health related outcomes, thereby reducing healthcare costs.

Camellia
Working on Wellness in South Texas: One Colonia Takes Action to Promote Healthy Living

Alice Kirk, MPH & Michael Lopez, MUP - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Since the inception of the Starr County Community Transformation Grant (CTG) in 2011, the Working on Wellness (WOW) Coalition has steered several improvements within the community geared towards promoting a lifetime of health through the power of prevention. This session will introduce participants to the strategies that are supporting environmental change in a limited resource and underserved South Texas Colonia. These strategies can be replicated on a national scale and real life examples will introduce participants to best practice methods for coalition building, school/community gardens, implementing a mobile market, and improving access to physical activity areas.

A Sustainable Food Hub Model for Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices and Strengthening Local Communities

Grace Peterson, PhD - Louisiana State University AgCenter

A neighborhood food hub model offers a context for implementing a variety of programs addressing issues such as food security, food policy, and health promotion. The food hub model utilized by the We Grow Together! Coalition in Northwest Louisiana will be discussed, with emphasis on how the model can be adapted in different settings. The model encourages collaboration with community organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies. Outcomes and best practices of the model will be discussed. Participants will explore the seven neighborhood food hub components in the context of their own community, and will formulate some initial action steps.

Friday, May 8, 2015

9:40 AM–10:40 AM

Azalea AB
You Go Teens! Challenge Impact Health Through Videos

Patricia Brinkman, PhD, Lisa Barlage, MS, Michelle Treber & Cindy Shuster - The Ohio State University Extension

Come and learn how an email challenge using videos made by teens increased knowledge and wellness change of behavior for teens participating in the challenge as measured by an online pre and post survey. Results from the use of these videos with classes in schools will also be shared. Information about the production of the videos and how they were shared privately will be provided. Examples of how, where, and types of videos that can be shared with teens to help impact behavior change will be discussed. Examples of the pre and post surveys will be shared.

Maplewood A
Changing Health Policy: Skin-lightening Practices and Mercury Exposure in the Somali Community

Amira Adawe, MPH - Saint Paul-Ramsey County Public Health

Somali women often use creams and soaps to lighten skin tone, fade freckles or get rid of age spots. Use of these products raises a health concern, as some have been found to contain mercury. This session describes an investigation that involved interviewing Somali women about skin-lightening practices and the products they use and then testing those products for mercury. Twenty-seven samples of products purchased at markets in Minneapolis and St.Paul were analyzed by the Minnesota Department of Health for specific mercury levels. Eleven of the 27 (47%) were found to contain mercury. Some exceeded the current FDA threshold of 1 part per million. This has prompted both state and federal health officials to issue warnings about the use of these products.

Maplewood B
Needs Assessment Process: Community Engagement Without Exhaustion

Heather Wallace, PhD, Laura Stephenson, PhD, Lynn Brookins & Karen Franck, PhD - University of Tennessee Extension

This report will discuss how community-based participatory practice (CBPP) was implemented, and facilitative to gathering needs assessment information across entities. UT Extension capitalized on established county-level needs assessments in four rural food deserts. This approach enabled evaluators to provide a critical gap analysis while accounting for county-level differences. In this report participants will learn: a) how Cooperative Extension on campus can support community partnerships using the “Plan/Act/Reflect” model of CBPP, b) to account for contextual variation while minding the need for consistent measures, and c) the results of initial needs assessment reports associated with the CDC’s 1416 grant in Tennessee.

Oklahoma's Collaborative Approach to Tobacco Prevention and Cessation: A Life Course Model

Courtney Peters, MPH & Bradon Nave, RRT, MS, Oklahoma State Department of Health

This session is presented by two divisions of the Oklahoma State Department of Health. We will use a programmatic life course approach to address our state’s high adult smoking prevalence. Our presentation will focus on multiple initiatives including smoking cessation for pregnant women through “Preparing for a Lifetime,” asthma education for children through “Open Airways,” and policy passage and implementation for smoke-free multiunit housing through the “Communities of Excellence” program. We anticipate that participants will gain a deeper understanding of our smoking cessation and prevention efforts and learn how to apply our research and evidence-based programs in their own communities.

Camellia
Building a Culture of Health: Multi-Sector Community and University Partnerships to Address Childhood Obesity

Marsha Davis, PhD, Mel Garber, Sue Chapman, Courtney Still, Greg Coop, Roy Reeves,& Andrea Scarrow - University of Georgia

This session will describe how one Southwest Georgia community (Colquitt County) partnered with the University of Georgia to address childhood obesity and transform the health of their community. This partnership resulted in the Action Pack Families Program, a nutrition and physical activity intervention being implemented in 10 elementary schools during 2013 - 2016 that utilizes the child as a change agent to prevent the development of obesity in children and families through school-based and family oriented components. The process of engaging community partners across multiple sectors, components of the program, and initial study findings will be discussed.

Enhancing the Integration and Effectiveness of the Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Management Systems

Dara-Leigh Spector &Pamela Barnes - Department of Health and Human Services

Since the inaugural National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) 2010-2014 was released, the nation has made progress toward establishing the foundation for integrated public health, healthcare, and emergency management systems to ensure national health security. However, recent responses to adverse health incidents, such as the Ebola outbreak, demonstrate that much work remains to be done to ensure that public health, healthcare, and emergency management systems are able to work together day-to-day, mutually supporting one another so that they can seamlessly scale up to handle increased requirements or demands during the mitigation, response, and recovery phases of the incident life-cycle. The NHSS 2015-2018 is the next step toward improving the coordination and resilience of health systems.

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Engaging County Agents in Health Program Development: The HealthTalk Express Exemplar

Ninfa Purcell, PhD - Texas A & M AgriLife Extension

This study explores the development of HealthTalk ExpressTM, one-time or one-shot presentations promoting chronic disease prevention and management. These brief talks (< 30 minutes) utilize a persuasive public speaking style. A community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach guided the study. County agents’ engagement was central to creating HealthTalk ExpressTM and provided valuable insight regarding community need. A 14-item online needs assessment of agents was conducted. Of 129 agents, 46% delivered more than 10 one-shot talks in the past year. Nutrition and chronic diseases are topics of interest. With agent participation, five talks were developed and piloted. Expanding program offerings is planned.

Extension's Role in State Adolescent Health Planning

Elaine Johannes, PhD - Kansas State University

Kansas State University Research and Extension has led Kansas’ development of its first adolescent health plan, and the results have been surprising. Through state-level population data, online surveys that had 854 responses and focus groups reaching 349 adolescents, K-State Research and Extension identified the health needs of adolescents, service gaps, barriers and program recommendations. Through this session, participants will learn strategies for Extension-conducted state needs assessments that contribute to health planning. Most importantly, the health needs and opinions of adolescents and adult health leaders will be revealed.

10:50 AM–11:50 AM

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Keeping it Real: Resources for Implementing Evidence-based Public Health Programs in the Community (web portal introduction)

Margaret Farrell & Sarah Bruce Bernal, MA - National Cancer Institute

Working across partnerships with community and provider organizations to solve “real-world” problems is central to improving health outcomes. Decision makers at all levels can improve the public’s health by understanding what interventions and strategies work, and knowing how to select, adapt, implement, and evaluate evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in real-world settings. The National Cancer Institute (NCI)’s Research-to-Reality (R2R) community of practice and Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. portal help move "programs that work" into the communities where they are needed most. This workshop will describe how these programs and resources help translate research into practice by maximizing opportunities for collaboration and application of EBIs and strategies.

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Your Life. Your Story: A Resilience-Building Program for Latino Youth

Silvia Bigatt, PhD & Katrina K. Conrad, MPH - Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

In this presentation the authors will share results from a pilot Community-Based Participatory Research study investigating mental health in Indianapolis Latino youth and how it was transformed into action. They will detail the structure and preliminary findings of an interdisciplinary, multicomponent, intervention based on Positive Youth Development, which was created to increase resilience and decrease or prevent depressive symptoms in Latino youth. The presenters will discuss the partnerships involved, qualitative and quantitative findings, include a video presentation, as well as plans for future work.

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Understanding Community College Students Attitudes and Intentions to Enroll or Maintain Health Insurance

Jennifer McCaffrey, PhD & Chelsey Byers -University of Illinois Extension; Laura Payne - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

This session will describe the results of a project aimed at understanding the awareness, attitudes, subjective norms, and behaviors regarding health insurance, including the Affordable Care Act, among community college students in Illinois. Results will include information from a cross sectional survey of 850 community college students and four focus groups about having and enrolling in health insurance. Discussion will include ongoing work from a second phase that is being implemented to test three message strategies intended to influence student’s decision making process.

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iGrow Readers, Can You?--Improving Preschoolers Health Through Literacy

Suzanne Stluka - South Dakota State University Extension

It started with a few children’s books and one or two activities that extended the learning. Thirty-one books and 120 activities later, focusing on children between the ages of 3 to 9 years of age, iGrow Readers curriculum is being used to teach healthy behaviors in multiple and varied childcare settings. See the preliminary research results and learn how partnerships with early childhood agencies have driven development, feedback, testing and implementation of the curriculum. Also learn about the cultural tailoring to the Native American population.

Youth Adult Partnerships to Promote Healthy Eating: Results from a Washington State University Extension Youth Advocates for Health (YA-4H!) Program

Elizabeth Weybright, PhD, Missy Cummins, AnaMaria Martinez, Alison White, Kevin Wright, Lauren Hrncirik, Dale Larson, Mary Katherine Deen, & Shirley Calodich - Washington State University Extension

Healthy nutrition is an important contributor to healthy youth development. Despite well-known benefits of healthy eating, obesity and overweight status in youth has increased. One successful method for promoting healthy behavior is the teens as teachers (TAT) approach. The current project engaged teens to teach children nutrition skills. Outcomes targeted increased knowledge and behaviors around healthy nutrition in teens and children and positive youth development skills in teens. This interactive presentation will include final results, strategies for a successful implementation of a TAT approach, and information about the YA-4H! Teens as Teachers curriculum.

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University of Georgia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Program (UGA SNAP-Ed)

Jung Sun Lee, PhD, Sarah Stotz, MS, Caree Cotwright, Diane Bale & Deborah Murray, EdD - University of Georgia

Georgia is one of the poorest states in the nation and shows higher prevalence of unhealthy eating and physical activity patterns and diet-related chronic conditions. There is an urgent need to promote healthy eating and physical activity behaviors among low-income Georgians. This session will highlight the findings and lessons learned from the new statewide University of Georgia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Program (UGA SNAP-Ed) that provides evidence-based culturally appropriate nutrition education and obesity prevention interventions to low-income adult Georgians based on a unique model combining robust interdisciplinary research, Cooperative Extension, and collaboration with diverse stakeholders across the state.

Connecting Internally to Build Healthy Youth

Maureen Toomey , MEd, Grace Wittman, Joey Peutz, Bridget Aman, Shelly Johnson, Rhea Lanting & Surine Greenwa - University of Idaho

Rural states face unique challenges that can make delivering effective health education more difficult. Remote communities with long travel distances and minimal staffing are some examples. Idaho delivered an impactful healthy living program by connecting 4-H and Eat Smart Idaho (SNAP-Ed/EFNEP). The 4-H Food Smart Families program incorporated college interns, nutrition advisors and teens to reach over 2500 youth. Presenters will share the strategies used to connect internally for a greater impact with community partners, how interns and teen advocates were trained and taught alongside nutrition advisors, and how capstone events set the stage for another year of program delivery.

Poster and Share Session

Thursday May 7, 2015

Camellia, Azalea, Oakwood & Maplewood Rooms

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

1. Building a Hispanic Health Ambassadors Program with Abriendo Caminos

Jennifer McCaffrey, PhD

U.S. Hispanics have higher risk than other groups of serious chronic diseases and yet are underserved by Extension as well as by the existing healthcare infrastructure. Economic realities have strained Extension’s capacity at the same time that the Hispanic demographic is increasing steadily across the country. Volunteers can be a mechanism to reach underserved audiences in the context of limited resources. We describe the construction a new framework for serving Hispanics in Illinois, the Hispanic Health Ambassadors program, including consideration of ethnotheories related to volunteerism, best practice principles, review of existing programs, and description of key informant interviews.

2. Community Volunteers as Health Motivators

Becky Smith, MBA

Regular physical activity plays a major role in decreasing the risks and managing many chronic diseases. Although benefits of physical activity are well known, most adults are not active enough to gain these health benefits. West Virginia University Extension Service, with involvement of Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS), created The Health Motivator Initiative. This initiative aims to increase personal health awareness and physical activity habits among West Virginia CEOS club members. CEOS is a community based education and service organization for adults (predominantly older women), with clubs throughout West Virginia.

3. BodyWorks in Wyoming

Melissa Bardsley MS, RD, LD

BodyWorks is an obesity prevention program that teaches healthier options in a family-centered approach. The program provides parents and youth with education and tools to help them make small, specific behavior changes to achieve and or maintain a healthier weight. Three pilot programs were provided in Laramie, WY. Instructors included one University of Wyoming (UW) Extension Nutrition and Food Safety Educator, and one UW Extension 4-H Youth Development Educator. Programs consisted of five weekly classes. Seventeen people have participated in the BodyWorks in Wyoming program, 10 adults, and 7 youth (between the ages of 9 and 16).

4. UW WWAMI Diabetes Education Program for Uninsured Patients

Melissa Bardsley, MS, RD, LD

A collaboration was formed between the Laramie Downtown Clinic, University of Wyoming (UW) WWAMI Medical Students, UW Extension, UW Health Sciences, and UW Family & Consumer Sciences to provide diabetes education to a population that is uninsured in Laramie. 21 medical Students have been instructed on five diabetes topics and they have worked with 19 uninsured clinic patients with prediabetes and or Type 2 diabetes. UW WWAMI Medical Students applied for and received approval for this project as the only Service Learning Activity sponsored by the University of Washington School of Medicine, for first year medical students in Wyoming.

5. Healthy Babies through Infant-Centered Feeding: An Intervention Aimed at Reducing Infant Obesity

Mildred A. Horodynski, PhD, RN

Poor feeding practices during infancy contribute to obesity risk. The poster presentation highlights the Healthy Babies (HB) intervention, a series of six lessons based on the theory of planned behavior, designed to promote the development of healthy eating habits at an early age through effective nutrition and parenting education. HB uses a learner-centered approach and was field tested with 514 diverse, low-income mother-infant dyads. Paraprofessionals were trained to deliver HB during an in-home 60- minute visit. The intervention, over time, showed positive impacts on mothers’ beliefs, knowledge, and observed behavior on infant feeding. Mothers indicated high satisfaction with the lessons.

6. Community Collaborative Approach to Connecting People to Resources for Healthy Lifestyle (To Reduce Chronic Disease and Improve Quality of Life)

Joanne Cavis, MBA

Participants will learn about developing a collaborative with organizations and agencies to achieve a vision of building a better community through healthy living. The Coalition formed Five Pillars of Healthy Living on which to base its work of empowering individuals, families and organizations to improve their quality of life. The Pillars are: healthy eating, active lifestyle, positive mind and mental health, preventative screening, and environmental stewardship. Childhood obesity epidemic, the driving issue, was addressed with a multi-dimensional action plan, to raise a generation of people with healthy lifestyle behaviors, attitudes and values, in order to decrease future adult obesity.

7. Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More: A Practice-Tested Faith-Based Health Promotion Intervention

Annie Hardison-Moody, PhD

Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More is a faith-based health promotion intervention developed by North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the North Carolina Division of Public Health. The program has been certified as a practice-tested intervention by the UNC-Chapel Hill Center for Excellence in Training and Research Translation. During this workshop, participants will learn about Faithful Families, including how to implement and adapt the program for diverse faith audiences. In addition, we will discuss how to partner effectively with faith communities to promote healthy eating and physical activity.

8. Building Capacity of Rural Schools to Take Action to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Patricia Case, MS, RD

Research suggests that youth living in rural communities have higher rates of obesity than their urban counterparts. Generating Rural Options for Weight Healthy Kids and Communities is a 5-year project that utilizes a community-based participatory action approach to identify and change factors that contribute to obesity in elementary-aged children living in rural communities. Extension faculty helped mobilize data-driven changes at school sites using research-based tools. Data shared with school partners resulted in measurable activities. Common denominators for successful action include: community readiness to change, long term presence of change agent, data to make informed decisions, engaging community leaders, and securing resources/funding.

9. UW-Extension Affordable Care Act Google+ Community

Nancy Crevier

University of Wisconsin-Extension’s Affordable Care Act Google+ Community began in June of 2013 as a means of building the capacity of Wisconsin’s Extension educators in their educational response to the Affordable Care Act. Using technology to reach educators throughout Wisconsin with timely information, educational resources and updates has proven to be very effective. In partnership with Wisconsin Covering Kids and Families, three community moderators have reached close to one hundred educators throughout the state from all four program areas including Family Living; Community, Natural Resources and Economic Development; 4-H Youth Development; and Agriculture and Natural Resources colleagues.

10. Child Passenger Safety in Georgia’s Minority Communities: Identifying Needs and Addressing Disparity

Meaghan Gibson

This poster will provide an overview of data collected and efforts made from the past year to integrate minority outreach into the Child Occupant Safety Program. Specifically highlighted during the presentation will be programs that have been redesigned or that are in development help to improve the literacy of child passenger safety to not only Georgia’s largest minority community (Latino/Hispanic), but also to smaller minority communities in conjunction with the Refugee Health Program.

11. Farmers and Health Care Reform: A Challenge and Opportunity for Extension and Policy Makers

Shoshanah Inwood, PhD

Farmers may benefit from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as the cost of health insurance has been a major barrier to farming full-time. This poster presents qualitative and quantitative research findings from a national USDA-AFRI funded study investigating how health insurance influences farm enterprises. Data from five case study sites examines how farm families (n=792) obtain health insurance, attitudes toward ACA reforms, the use of technical assistance providers, and decisions farms make for their families and employees. We examine how issues and attitudes vary across different farmer types and identify education, outreach and policy needs.

12. Process Evaluation of a Grocery-Store Shelf-Labeling Intervention to Address Low-Income, Minority Community Needs in Atlanta

Marian Creasy

The purpose of this study was to conduct an evaluation of a nutrition intervention in a small grocery-store serving a predominately African-American community in Atlanta, Georgia. Using shelf-labels, educational signage, food demonstrations, and supermarket tours, the intervention goal was to help consumers make healthy food decisions. Quantitative and qualitative process data is currently being collected through observations, key informant interviews, and customer surveys to assess fidelity, reach, dose and context of the intervention to evaluate implementation. These findings will inform improvement on the existing program model and will be used to plan an expanded trial in several Atlanta grocery-stores.

13. University of California Sustainable Community Project: Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk

Anne Iaccopucci

The UC 4-H Youth Development Program’s Communities, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) project engages K-12 youth in Healthy Living programming. This five-year project, now in its fourth year, is implemented at four sites. The program is structured around positive youth development curricula and practices, providing intensive engagement of at-risk children, teens, families, afterschool staff and stakeholders to address childhood obesity. In 2014, local teens will be trained to deliver program components and assume a leadership role. The project aims to increase knowledge and skills to create behavior change related to nutrition, cooking, gardening, physical activity and agriculture literacy.

14. Live Life Healthy - West Carroll Healthy Communities Initiative

Terri Crawford, MEd

The purpose of the Live Life Healthy West Carroll project is to improve the health and well-being of West Carroll parish residents by developing locally supported coalitions that promote healthful eating and physically active lifestyles. A partnership between LSU AgCenter, Southern University Ag Center, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and the community of West Carroll Parish was established. The partners are developing, implementing, and evaluating a model nutrition and fitness program. The key components of the project have included: Community Advisory Board Formation, Community Health Assessments, Population Phone Health Survey, Walking Programs, School and Community Gardens, and Community Health Prevention efforts.

15. Food Safe Practices for Home and Community Gardens and Farms

Jeanne Brandt

There is a recent surge of interest in local food production. Establishing new garden and farm spaces and having novice and multiple people involved in the projects provide a select set of challenges to ensuring that food products and the settings where food is produced are safe and healthy. This poster will highlight some best practices around the issues of assessing threats in soil, water, garden spaces and participant behaviors to reduce risks of contamination, injury and food-borne illness.

16. Community Coalitions for Change: Healthy Living in Tennessee (C3)

Heather Wallace, PhD, CFLE

In 2014 the University of Tennessee Extension received funding from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to reduce obesity and increase physical activity in an effort to prevent and control chronic diseases in four rural Tennessee counties: Haywood, Humphreys, Lake, and Lauderdale. This poster will describe the contextual need and evidence-based responses to decreasing obesity rates of 40% or greater in these four rural Tennessee food deserts. Central to this explication is the operationalization of community-based participatory practice (CBPP) using a family systems framework. Participants will learn: a) the proposed approach; b) community involvement efforts; and c) progress to date.

17. Smarter Lunchroom Movement in Northeast Ohio

Marie Economos, MA

The Smarter Lunchroom Movement provides the best practices and lunchroom solutions that have been researched and proven effective in a wide variety of schools across the nation. Five Northeast Ohio schools implemented these best practices in their lunchrooms to promote healthy eating behaviors with simple inexpensive changes to school lunchroom environment that have had positive outcomes for students.

18. Kids Cooking Camps Promote Food Safety and Nutrition Knowledge among Native American Youth

Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, RD, LRD

Researchers have reported that Native American youth are at twice the risk for obesity compared with youth from all other races. Helping with food preparation can improve nutritional choices. The Kids Cooking Camp program created a 4-day culturally sensitive day camp environment for children to practice their cooking skills, learn basic gardening and food preservation techniques, and to encourage adventurous food choices. From pre- to post-survey, children increased their reported consumption of vegetables (most days or every day) from 43% to 90% and fruits, from 78% to 90%. Family members reported their child(ren) became more adventurous eaters.

19. Protective Factors for Early Sex Initiation among Adolescents

Amanda McDougald-Scott, MS

Data from an NIH-funded study of adolescent dating violence among rural South Carolina youth examined protective factors for early sexual initiation. Results showed that higher family functioning, lower levels of depression, lower risk influence by friends, lower alcohol and tobacco use, and less exposure to dating violence led to lower rates of early sexual initiation. However, these factors differed by the adolescents’ ages and gender. This presentation will highlight the study’s findings and discuss implications for policy and practice.

20. Teens Take on Health: The Voice of Teens on Health in the U.S.

Stacey MacArther & JoAnne Leatherman

4-H and other teens from across the U.S. were polled on personal, family, and community health issues through social media, a video contest, and town hall meetings in five states. Over 1,000 teens identified four major health concerns: obesity; health care access and cost; sleep, stress, and mental health; and personal, family, and public action. Teens offered “Big Ideas” for addressing these issues. This poster presents key findings, recommendations and implications for youth health programs.

21. Answering 1,000 Teens Top Health Issues: Next Steps for the Teens Take on Health Report

Virginia Brown, DrPH

Teens Take on Health report revealed health issues that mattered to teens: a) obesity, b) sleep, stress and mental health, c) health care access and d) personal, family, community and public health action. It revealed a picture of teens ready to make lifestyle changes to address personal, family and community health. Now is the time to answer the question raised by Molina Healthcare and National 4-H Council: How can we help youth shape a healthier future?

22. Utilizing Family-Based Nature Activities to Improve Family Health and Well-being

Dina Izenstark, MS

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the research and theory of the effects of nature on families and how families utilize natural environments to improve their health and well-being. They will also explore practical program suggestions on how to encourage increased participation in family-based nature activities within their community.

23. The Role of Socio-Structural & Social Network Factors in HIV/AIDS Risk among African American youth in GA

Chinekwu Obidoa. PhD

Given the growing disproportionate burden of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among African American youth in the state, there is a significant need to focus research attention on understanding the contextual factors that contribute to the increasing spread of the disease among African American youth, particularly among those between the ages of 13-24 years. This mixed method study examined the collective influence of individual socio-demographic, social network characteristics, and neighborhood socio-structural factors on HIV/AIDS risk among African American young adults living in a mid-sized city in GA. Data collection involved key informant interviews, in-depth individual interviews and a cross-sectional survey.

24. Engaging Youth in Sexual Health Education Interventions: A Best Practice Approach

Mercy Mwaria, PhD

Engaging youth in learning how to make healthful choices can be a daunting task to health educators. Several underlying environmental factors constrain and shape young people’s health and decision-making processes. A vast body of literature suggests that a positive, caring environment fosters a culture of learning. Every health education classroom interaction must be considered an opportunity to engage and motivate students towards increased health-risk knowledge and skills in healthful decision-making. In this presentation, we discuss Program Reach facilitators use of specific strategies to maximize the value of interaction with program participants in a sexual health replication project among at-risk youth.

25. Is Your 4-H Youth Event Healthy?

JoAnne Leatherman, MPH, MBA

You may have a great youth event for your 4-H Club, County, State or even Region but is it really healthy for the youth (and adults as well)? This poster will review the evidence-based Healthy Event 4-H Youth Checklist developed by the National 4-H Healthy Living Management Team. This checklist can be used for simple short term 4-H Club events or more complex multi-day ones to be sure you are providing a safe environment, healthy food, enough physical activity, adequate sleep, etc. Each recommendation is backed by research and it can be used for any subject matter event.

26. Results from youth focus groups about sweetened beverage consumption and related efforts to involve youth as advocates for healthier beverages

Carol Smathers, MS, MPH

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with weight gain and obesity. SSBs are the single largest source of added sugars in adolescents’ diets. Educational campaigns about SSBs have targeted youth and public health interventions have encouraged policy and environment changes. However, most campaigns and environment change efforts have been developed without youth involvement and have lacked youth advocacy components. This research report describes focus groups conducted with youth about SSB campaigns, concerns about being advocates, and effective learning activities for encouraging peers to take on advocacy roles. Curriculum activities shaped by these focus group responses will also be shared.

27. Rounding out the Four “H''s: What is Health and How Can We Teach it to 4-H Participants?

David Buys, PhD, MSPH

Health is an evolving concept, changing between people and over time. Teaching health to 4-H participants is challenging. This poster will feature an overview of the World Health Organization’s definition of health, including a description of health’s physical, mental and social domains; a description of an engaging hands-on activity in which small groups peruse popular magazines and newspapers to identify images of positive and negative health, clip them, paste them on a story board, and present back to the group about how their images relate to health; and insights on how this activity meets national 4-H priorities.

28. Teen Advocates Impacting Idaho’s Health

Maureen Toomey, MEd

Idaho 4-H was tasked with delivering a healthy living and nutrition education program, 4-H Food Smart Families, across the state. 4-H staff, Eat Smart Idaho advisors (SNAP-Ed/EFNEP) and college interns taught 2,581 youth over eight months. Key to the success was the addition of the teen advocates for healthy living. The impact on the teen advocates was greater than anticipated. The program created passionate teens, making them aware of their health and advocating within their communities. The teen advocates showed greater leadership skills, knowledge about eating healthy and moving more, and modeled that behavior for younger children.

29. Connecting Internally to Build Healthy Youth

Maureen Toomey, MEd

Rural states face unique challenges that can make delivering effective health education more difficult. Remote communities with long travel distances and minimal staffing are some examples. Idaho delivered an impactful healthy living program by connecting 4-H and Eat Smart Idaho (SNAP-Ed/EFNEP). The 4-H Food Smart Families program incorporated college interns, nutrition advisors and teens to reach over 2,500 youth. Presenters will share the strategies used to connect internally for a greater impact with community partners, how interns and teen advocates were trained and taught alongside nutrition advisors, and how capstone events set the stage for another year of program delivery.

30. Adoption of an Evidence-Based Healthy Living Program in a Rural Setting

Bryce M. Abbey

Building Healthy Families (BHF) is a 12-week evidence-based pediatric obesity treatment program that has resulted in a reduction of inappropriate weight gain (4.7% reduction in body mass) among 6 to 11 year old children when offered in a university research setting. The purpose of this presentation is to describe the packaging of an ancillary curriculum for program adoption by a rural Midwest community. Formative evaluation assisted with development of the rural community team, packaging of the curriculum, in addition to program adherence to program fidelity. The community-based program resulted in 4.6% body mass loss among participants.

31. Engaging teens in a discussion of long and Short term Impacts of an MIP Citation

Robin Maille

The 2013 Oregon Healthy Teen Survey conducted in Union County showed that 41% of 11th graders reported drinking alcohol on at least one day in the past month. OSU Extension Family and Community Health helped deliver an “MIP Panel” presentation to students discussing impacts resulting from MIP citations.

32. The Public Value of Eat Smart Idaho

Bridget Morrisroe-Aman, MSW

Eat Smart Idaho is Idaho’s SNAP-Ed program administered through University of Idaho Extension. Poor nutrition and lack of physical activity are two of the most common causes of chronic diseases. UI faculty gathered evidence-based information to better communicate the public value of Eat Smart Idaho. Our research showed that adults who completed a series of four basic Eat Smart Idaho classes, “graduates,” measurably improved their eating and physical activity behaviors. By combining the behavioral and cost-of-treatment data, we were able to conclude that Idaho can potentially save $14.55 in future health care costs for every $1 invested in healthy living education.

33. A Community Designed Healthy Urban Food System

Marilyn Rabe, MS

To support a community as they explored how food could be a catalyst for urban neighborhood development, a cross-program OSU Extension team collaborated with community partners and developed an Educational Plan for the emerging Food District at Weinland Park, titled Learning About Food in Urban Communities. The plan is a comprehensive guide that draws upon a foundation of national, state and local Extension research-based programming as well as the literature, urban agriculture resources, and existing community assets and more than a year of engagement with community residents.

34. Engaging Youth Using Curriculum to Purposefully Improve Health through Positive Youth Development

Scott Scheer, PhD & Rhonda Williams

Participants at this session will gain knowledge and skills about implementing curriculum for elementary age children that specifically targets the improvement of both their physical and mental health. The activities are part of a 4-H Extension program that is developmentally age-appropriate and includes subject areas such as “Making Health Food Choices,” “Fitness is Fun,” “Looking Your Best,” and “I Am Special.” It is adult-leader directed in which participants are involved in positive youth development activities that utilizes cooperative learning and success-based strategies.

The Jeanne M. Priester Award

The Jeanne M. Priester Award honors the accomplishments and contributions of Jeanne M. Priester to the Cooperative Extension System (CES). Ms. Priester was a leader in advancing health education within the CES during her tenure at the United States Department of Agriculture.

The purpose of the award is to honor Extension programs that are positively impacting the health of people across the United States, and that are providing the leadership to expand Extension’s capacity to effectively implement health programs. The Priester Award recognizes county, state, and national health education programs that are sound and innovative.

2015 Awardees

Individual/Family Program Award - Dining with Diabetes

Lisa Graves, Purdue University Extension

Fran Alloway, Penn State University Extension

Melissa Bardsley, University of Wyoming Extension

Diana Fair, Michigan State University Extension

Stephanie Faroh, Purdue University Extension

Cindy Fitch, West Virginia University Extension

Shari Gallup, Ohio State University Extension

Daniel Remley, Ohio State University Extension

Diabetes is a serious, expensive, and common disease in the U.S. and around the world. The complications of untreated or undertreated diabetes are devastating. Studies have shown that when blood glucose is controlled, complications of diabetes are delayed or prevented. In response, Extension professionals across the country are delivering practical, research-based information through the Dining with Diabetes program to help individuals prevent diabetes or to help those with diabetes lessen their risk of long-term complications. The Dining with Diabetes program, developed by West Virginia University Extension and adapted for use by states nationwide, is a series of face-to-face classes that include education and cooking demonstrations to emphasize that preparation of healthy foods can be a part of a healthy lifestyle. The program is not only designed for people with diabetes, but also their family members and those at risk of developing the disease. The program is led by Extension Educators/Agents who often partner with health professionals in the community, such as Registered Nurses, Certified Diabetes Educators or Registered Dietitians, to identify participants and assist with program delivery. Local community centers, faith-based organizations, libraries, and hospitals are used as locations in which to offer the program. State and local health departments and community health coalitions are active in marketing the program.

Community Program Award – Georgie Traffic Injury Prevention Institute

Don Bower, University of Georgia Extension

Francine Jones, Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute

The Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) uses evidence-based educational interventions to reduce injuries and deaths from highway travel across Georgia. With more than $12 million in grant support to UGA Extension from various state, federal and private partners over 30 years, GTIPI is a key component of Georgia's comprehensive approach of education, enforcement, engineering and emergency medical services that is resulting in significantly safer travel for children, teens, adults and seniors.

GTIPI focuses on reducing traffic-related morbidity and mortality by increasing correct use of child safety seats and seat belts, increasing safer teen driving through guided parent-teen family communication, and increasing safer senior driving through appropriate adjustment of vehicle features. GTIPI targets family members across the lifespan, with particular emphasis on infants, children, teens and senior drivers. GTIPI also provides certification and continuing professional education to health care, law enforcement, and education professionals and volunteers statewide.

GTIPI programming emphasizes communication with senior drivers and their family members about safer driving decisions and practices. GTIPI is the host organization in Georgia for the nationwide CarFit program developed by a partnership of national organizations, including the American Society on Aging and the American Occupational Therapy Association. It focuses on helping senior drivers adjust and adapt vehicle features such as mirrors, seats, pedals and seat belts for optimal safe operation. Senior drivers who complete a CarFit assessment are able to continue driving longer and more safely, thereby extending the independence. In Georgia since 2007, GTIPI has trained more than 200 CarFit event coordinators who have checked more than 760 senior drivers and their vehicles.

Innovative Program Award – Text2BHealthy

Lisa Lachenmayr, University of Maryland Extension

Amy Bortnick, University of Maryland Extension

Erin Braunscheidel Duru, University of Maryland Extension

Nicole Finkbeiner, University of Maryland Extension

Stephanie Grutzmacher, University of Maryland School of Public Health

Ashley Munger, University of Maryland School of Public Health

Katherine Speirs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Laryessa Worthington, University of Maryland Extension

Lindsey Zemier, University of Maryland School of Public Health

Maryland Food Supplement Nutrition Education Program (FSNE) partnered with the University of Maryland's School of Public Health (UMD-SPH) to create and implement Text2BHealthy, a school-based text message program that targets low-income parents of elementary school children receiving nutrition education in the state of Maryland. Parents and caregivers play an important role in guiding weight-related behaviors and managing the environments in which these behaviors occur (Birch & Davison, 2001). Interventions targeting parents as agents of change in addressing childhood obesity have been found to be more effective than methods that focus exclusively on children (Golan & Crow, 2004). Texting has been found to be an effective way to access low-income parents with limited resources (Ahlers-Schmidt, 2010), who may be unavailable to attend school-based interventions. Programs delivered via text message have the potential to provide nutrition education to parents and connect them to their children’s school-based nutrition education activities.

Text2BHealthy was designed as an easy-to-access intervention program with the broad goal of facilitating behavior change in nutrition and physical activity through targeted text messages. Program objectives include: increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, increasing the variety of fruits and vegetables consumed, and increasing daily and weekly physical activity. Text2BHealthy sends 2-3 targeted English or Spanish text messages to parents each week, promoting nutrition and physical activity, connecting parents to school and community nutrition resources and events, and reinforcing key messages taught in classroom-based nutrition education in the home. Messages are tailored to elementary schools and the communities in which the schools are located, serving to complement the FSNE education in each school.

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