Sunday, August 27, 2006 |
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
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NAHEC Board Meeting |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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NAHEC Board Dinner |
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Monday, August 28, 2006 |
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
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NAHEC Board Meeting |
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
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Early Registration/Information Desk |
11:00 AM- 5:00 PM |
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Pre-Conference Workshops* |
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Workshop I: It’s Time! Changing the Community Conversation About Depression(Program Purchase and Training) |
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Workshop II: Videoconferencing – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly |
1:00 PM- 5:00 PM |
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Workshop III: New National Health Education Standards - Achieving Excellence |
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006 |
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
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Registration/Information Desk |
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM |
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New Attendee Orientation |
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
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Welcome & Keynote Address
Dr. Joycelyn Elders, MD, MS
Former U.S. Surgeon General Professor Emeritus, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR
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9:15 AM - 9:30 AM |
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Break/Visit Exhibitors |
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
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Breakout Sessions I |
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NAHEC Annual Membership Meeting
Chris Abele |
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Best Practices for Developing/Enhancing HEC Outreach Programming
Renee McFarland, M.Ed. Health and Physical Education & Eileen Zarnas, M.S., M.Ed
Best practices for outreach programming will be discussed and explored throughout this interactive presentation. Successful teaching techniques, tools, and helpful advice will be shared with participants to help establish or enhance existing HEC outreach programming. The Weller Health Education Center has been very successful over the past several years with outreach development and programming. The center has seen over 75,000 students in the past year!
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Teaching Health from ‘Scratch’
Marilyn Grechus, Ph.D.
What can you do when the school's budget doesn't allow you to purchase materials to enhance your Health classes? This session will show you how to create Health teaching aids from items you can find anywhere and for minimal cost comparison to commercial versions.
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The ABCs of Second Hand Smoke
Tracie Bull, M.P.H, CFLE
This poster session will provide child care providers with parental education materials about the harmful effects of secondhand smoke on children. Twenty daycare centers in Knox County, Tennessee have been provided the ABC's of Secondhand Smoke curriculum and parental education materials on dangers of secondhand smoke exposure. |
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Community Collaboration with Emergency Medical Services
Charity Smith, Ph.D., M.P.H., CHES
The Community Coalition on Family Violence in Knoxville, TN, partnered with the local emergency medical services to place placards on ambulances. Trainings were conducted with emergency medical services providers to increase awareness about domestic violence dynamics and screening of patients to identify potential domestic violence victims in their patient population. This poster session will identify innovative ways community collaboration can influence institutional policy change and state law to increase awareness of family violence. |
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
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Break/Visit Exhibitors |
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM |
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Breakout Sessions II |
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Making It Stick: Learning Styles and Retention
Kevin Young, M.A. International Management
Today's Educators are challenged by the large volume of course content that must be covered in the short number of classroom hours permitted each semester. At the same time, much of the available curriculum is written in such a fashion as to address only a percentage of the learning styles of the larger student body, adding the burden of adjusting course methods to affect the full range of student needs. This program will facilitate the participant's reflection on the range of learning styles that teachers/educators see each day in the classroom. |
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Drugs of Abuse and the Brain: An Interactive Approach to Teaching about Substance Abuse
Leslie M. Miller, Ph.D. & Janice Mayes, M.A.
In this presentation, the participant will be introduced to the award-winning RECONSTRUCTORS™ web adventures. These episodic mysteries explore how drugs of abuse affect the structure and function of the brain and nervous system. Originally designed for the middle school level, this innovative teaching approach is being used by a wide variety of science and health educators. The National Institute on Drug Abuse funded the project and all materials are free through the internet. |
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Successful SEPA Partnerships
Robert S. Beury, M.Ed. & Beth Blakeley
Come interact with the Louisville Science Center's NIH-NCRR Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Health and Life Science Coordinators and learn about the nine successful partnerships we formed all through just one, 5 year grant. We'll tell you our successes, challenges, and give you an opportunity to network with everyone in the room and generate new partnership ideas for you to bring back to your center.
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NAHEC Accreditation Program
Alec Fraser & David Midland
NAHEC will start offering accreditation of health education centers in 2007. For the past year, the NAHEC Accreditation Task Force has developed the criteria and procedures to be used. Accreditation will voluntary and will be offered to all full members of NAHEC. |
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What's New from KidsHealth?
Kira Ebert
Find out what's new from the most-visited website for children's health. In this session we will highlight what's new & what's cool on the site (including articles, animations, & movies) as well as the NEW KidsHealth in the Classroom website. KidsHealth in the Classroom is a free resource for educators that includes teacher's guides and reproducible handouts for teaching health from pre-K through grade 12.
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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Break for Lunch on your own |
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
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Breakout Sessions III |
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The HeART of Gift Gathering
Susan P. Byrnes, R.N.
Susan P. Byrnes inspires others on the art of fund raising based on her eighteen years of grassroots gift gathering experiences. Just as the heart pumps blood through every vessel in the body, gift gathering is the lifeblood of every nonprofit organization. Whether your organization is involved in annual giving, capital campaigns or establishing an endowment, the framework and strategies presented in The HeART of Gift Gathering will enhance your efforts. Discover Susan's art of "Picking Pockets" with affection.
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Community Collaboration - An Elementary School Anti-Violence Program
Charity Smith, Ph.D., M.P.H., CHES
This poster session will identify innovative ways community collaboration can increase awareness of violence and help break the cycle of violence. A collaborative effort between local coalitions and public schools in Knox County, Tennessee, the program provides hands-on activities for children, teaching them positive ways to use their hands when angry, and ways to be safe.
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The BodyQuest Challenge
Jeri Hasselbring
The health and well being of American children is a national issue. Nashville and the state of Tennessee are recognized leaders in the health care field yet TN ranks among the fattest and least fit states in the union. ASC, together with four health care providers and foundations, responded to this critical issue. BodyQuest is the largest permanent exhibit area in the Science Center. Its three themes are in direct response to requests from these funders: learn about the body systems, inspire careers in the health care fields, and help children and families learn to make healthy choices.
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Web-Based Learning: Collaborating to Change State Training Structures and Teaching Practices of Health Education
Paul J. Giguere, Ed.D. & Nancy A. Hudson, R.N., M.S., CHES
The Council of Chief State Officers, State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards, Health Education Assessment Project is a collaborative of 24 states working together to develop assessment resources in health education. 1400 assessments have been developed as well as professional development resources to support implementation of skills-based health education. This project is not only changing the way educators deliver health education, but also is influencing the way training is delivered in states. |
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Grossology LIVE
Tim Barshinger
More information coming soon. |
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Director's Sharing
David Midland, Meg Miller & Sue McKenzie
Health Education Centers are experiencing changes. Schools are cutting back on field trips. HECs are focusing more on outreach programs. Some are providing presentations via distance learning using interactive videoconferencing and web based activities. HEC Executive Directors and Presidents are invited to urged to learn about trends and share experiences.
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3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
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Break/Visit Exhibitors |
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM |
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Breakout Sessions IV |
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Increasing Community Capacity Through Use of Underutilized Resources
Tracie Bull, M.P.H, CFLE
Charity Smith, Ph.D., M.P.H., CHES
Tobacco Reduction and Prevention Coordinator, Knox County Health Department Communities have existing resources that are frequently underutilized in public health initiatives. During this workshop, ways to increase the capacity of the community through inclusion of diverse non-traditional tobacco and violence initiatives involving youth, healthcare providers, and help lines will be described along with ways to implement these strategies in other communities.
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Perspectives of a Group of Educators in Northwest Florida
Karen Turner, Ed.D., CHES
A presentation of the findings of a descriptive research study using survey methodology to measure attitudes, knowledge and perceived competence of a group of educators in educating students with fetal alcohol syndrome. Implications for professional teacher preparation as well as in-service teacher training are discussed.
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Effective Program Development: Objectives, Content, Graphics and Student Interaction
Eileen F. Zarnas, M.Ed.
This presentation will encompass basic steps in program development from the initial creation of quantifiable objectives to selecting attractive design for a completed program. Writing objectives to focus the direction of the program will be demonstrated and the identification of grade appropriate content will be presented and discussed. Criteria and ideas for creating interactive activities related to program content will be summarized and examples demonstrated for a variety of content topics.
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It's Time! Adults Addressing Youth Depression
Sue McKenzie, M.A.
Experience an evidence-based staff development program on youth depression that increases recognition, positive interventions and referrals by adults working with youth in school and community settings. Teens' stories educate and motivate adults to positive action.
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Utilizing a CD-ROM Game to Promote Physical Activity and Goal Setting for School and Community Youth
Martha Griffin, M.Ed. & Kathleen Middleton, M.S., CHES
This presentation provides a model for classroom and museum educators to use a CD game and its accompanying educational materials to inspire youth to engage in physical activity. Attendees will be entered into a raffle in which the winner receives a free IMPACT package.
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Race Should be Central in Health Education
Dhananjaya Arekere, M.S., Ph.D., B. Lee Green & Brian Rivers
Increasing the quality of life and eliminating health disparities, the two overarching goals of Healthy People 2010, are intrinsically linked. This panel discussion will provide understanding of the circumstances within which minorities live and function, give recognition to the connection between institutional setting and health behavior and facilitate the design of health promotion programs based on needs of the subpopulation group.
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6:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
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BBQ & Country Music at the Adventure Science Center*
Please see Special Events for pricing information. |
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 |
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
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Registration/Information Desk |
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
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Keynote Address
Robert S. Gold, Ph.D, FAAHB
Dean, Collage of Health and Human Performance
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9:15 AM - 9:30 AM |
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Break |
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
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Breakout Sessions V |
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Collaborating to Turn Safety Into Child's Play
Patricia Rhynders, Ph.D., M.P.H, CHES & Regina Michael Campbell, M.S., O.T.R., FAOTA
Promoting health is an interdisciplinary challenge. AAHE and NAHEC can lead the way in preparing future health promotion professionals to engage community organizations in teaching children safety through fun, hands-on, interactive physical activity. This session will profile an innovative teaching strategy that combines service learning, distance learning, and community-based programming to promote child health and safety in after-school setting.
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Teacher Sharing 1 |
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Simple Strategies to Encourage Physical Activity in a Built Environment
Cheryl Kolander, HSD, Kristina Dunham, Kimberly Demling-Castelluzzo, Barbara Mercer, Carol Stinson Stefanie Wooten, Patricia Benson
The Campus Health Initiative at the University of Louisville reviewed the barriers and created opportunities for successful walking programs within the built environment. Trek to Greatness and Take 10 engaged sedentary faculty/staff in movement activities. We will discuss our efforts to overcome barriers and build opportunities in an urban setting
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Keeping Up with Continuing Change: The Alignment Project Update
Jill M. Black, Ph.D., CHES, Judith A. Ausherman, Ed.D., CHES, Debra Synatschk
This session will provide an overview of the REVISED National Health Education Standards, as well as an introduction to the on-going innovative program alignment process currently being offered to all of the Health Education Centers, nationwide. Examining how your program aligns with the new national health education standards can improve the teaching, learning, and delivery of your programs.
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Healthy Active Kids...What More Can We Ask For?
JoAnne Owens-Nauslar, Ed.D., M.P.E, FASHA, F.N.A.S
This session will focus on a collaborative project with business industry, policy makers, and school stakeholders to provide opportunities to increase health literacy and physical activity. The project (Roper Romps) is targeted at 5th grade students powered by pedometers while meeting national technology, character education, health education and progress to date as well as assessment instruments.
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10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
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Break/Visit Exhibitors |
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM |
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Breakout Sessions VI |
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Move It! Move On! Move Out! Winning with Wellness! A School Based Community Initiative for the Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Sherry Franks, R.N.
This program is the first community school based initiative addressing childhood obesity in the state. Utilizing the Coordinated School Health Model from the CDC, this program has been built from the ground up beginning with teacher and parent focus groups, student surveys, etc. Changing the entire environment of the school, educating parents and teachers, this program is beginning to show results in the epidemic that is robbing our children of their health.
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Teaching Excellence: How to Improve Classroom Instruction
Jenine De Marzo
Building the next generation of healthy people is not effective if it stays on the nation's agenda and never gets into the classroom. This workshop will address classroom activities, reflective of the major health content areas that participants can utilize in their courses easily and effectively. Cultural and ethnic learning styles will also be considered. Handouts will be included.
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"Community Challenge" Challenging Students to Become Healthy!
Ryan L. Yates & Nancy Falvo, Ph.D.
Community Challenge 2005-2006 is an outreach, school based program being conducted by the Clarion University's Health Science Education Center in partnership with Clarion Area Elementary School. The program will be implemented over a 2 year period with students in 4th through 6th grade. The primary objective of this program is to improve the nutritional status and physical activity level of students leading ultimately to improved body mass indexes. This presentation will describe a longitudinal program study completed in the community. Teacher evaluations of student performances as the result of year 1 will also be shared.
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Project X
Cory Darr & Nancy Falvo, Ph.D.
Project X was developed as a school-assembly anti-tobacco program geared toward 4-7th grade students. The purpose of Project X is to provide an introduction to a comprehensive school based health education curriculum. The content of the program will focus on the different forms of tobacco, social influences on tobacco use, chemicals in cigarette smoke, short/long term effects of tobacco policy, refusal skills and decision making. Delivered in a "Matrix" style, this is a presentation that really captures the students' attention.
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Health Careers: What Are Centers Doing to Promote the Choice?
Sue McKenzie, M.A.
Sharing session on what centers are doing to address health careers. How do you incorporate careers into standard programs? Do you offer specific health careers programs? Have you collaborated with your local AHEC? What opportunities do you have for youth to volunteer in your center? Have you collaborated with any college health career programs? How have you used pre-service health career students at your center? Join us and learn from those who are doing.
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Successful Special Events: Streamlining Institutional Events into Models that Work for You
Robert S. Beury, M.Ed
Come see how The Louisville Science Center has been able to use its successful Health Celebration format to serve as an internal program model for its other departments. Science Saturdays have grown out of our Health Celebration and we have been able to appear multiple times on the local evening news and local newspapers. Also, even more importantly, directors, marketing and education staff can come together and use what they've learned in today's session to work in a group and co-design your own "mock" special event.
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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
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NAHEC Annual Awards Luncheon |
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
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Breakout Sessions VII |
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Curriculum Development for Health Education Centers
Diana Ruschhaupt, M.S., CHES & David A. Birch, Ph.D., CHES
An interactive curriculum development process will be presented, based on health education theories and program planning models. The process will be examined within the context of program development by health education centers. The process includes stakeholders (educators, community, parents, students, etc.) resulting in curricula that are based on based on best practice.
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Asking Effective Questions/Handling Difficult Questions
Sue McKenzie, M.A.
Questions are a wonderful tool for many purposes. This program will teach health education teachers how to use questions effectively and handle difficult questions.
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Integrating Technology into Health Curriculum
Heather Pizzo
Heather Pizzo will provide instruction on delivering effective teacher in-service training on how to integrate technology into the health curriculum. This 'train the trainer' session will demonstrate to health education professionals how they can provide training to teachers on the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Attendees will see first hand how to infuse technology into health curriculum by utilizing the innovative Web site Learntobehealthy.org and research based strategies, such as Webquests, pre and post testing.
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Creative Camp Programming: Site Location and Outreach
Devra Shiba, B.S., R.D., LDN
This program describes the steps to successful camp programs including the process of putting together and marketing camp programs as well as hiring staff. Information about existing health education camp programs will be offered and participants will have the opportunity to brainstorm outreach camp possibilities.
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A Distance Learning Project for Health Education Staff Training
Donald I. Wagner, H.S.D., CHES, M.Ed.
This session examines the program components and best practice strategies for developing a distance education program for health education staff training. Participants will be engaged in interactive brainstorming on the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing a distance education model.
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3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
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Break/Visit Exhibitors |
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
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Breakout Sessions VIII |
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Health-ful Teaching Tips
Shawna D. Smith, Ed.D., M.S., B.S.E. & Jennifer Thomas, Ph.D.
When teaching health education, many focus on covering all of the basic content areas in health education. While this is important, it is also beneficial to have a connection and theme consistent throughout the course, which is easily done with the determiners and dimensions of health. This session will focus on providing several different teaching strategies that can be used in a classroom on various topics. These activities will demonstrate a connection with the 5 determiners and different dimensions of health.
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Tampax Sponsorship: Feeling Good about Being a Girl
Iris Prager
Beinggirl.com is a site designed for girls between the ages of 10-18. Come and see how this site can be used in your health education programs.
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The FUN Group: Fitness, Unity & Nutrition
Starr Eaddy, Ph.D., CHES & Darleen Reveille
The FUN Group is a multi-sector collaborative taking a life-span approach to reducing childhood obesity. The program integrates fitness and nutrition activities for students and their teachers including environmental, family and cultural concerns perceived to be barriers to achieving and maintaining healthy body composition. The presentation will focus on the development of a collaborative group to plan, design, pilot and fund an innovative obesity intervention for middle school children.
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An Innovative Approach to Reducing Childhood Obesity by Focusing on the Built Environment
Joy L. Anderson, M.S., Nia K. Davis, M.Ed., Reggie I. Louis, B.S., Kristina M. Garcia, M.S., Lucy N. Matkin, B.S., Qian Ji, B.S., Beth J. Skypala, B.S., B. Lee Green, Ph.D., Dhananjaya Arekere, Ph.D., Brian M. Rivers, Ph.D.
This poster describes the idea for an innovative after school program to reduce childhood obesity by focusing on the built environment. The program will enhance the participants' quality of life by increasing their intake of nutritional foods, engaging them in physical activity, and increasing their utilization of existing recreational resources.
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Experience Spanish TAM & 3-D Applications
Diana Ruschhaupt, M.S., CHES, Kathy Lesch, Brian K. Lucas, M.S., CHES
Come experience and gather information to understand the importance and necessity of collaborations for upgrading existing technology! Learn about Transparent Anatomical Mannikin upgrades that can help meet challenging customer needs. Also, learn about bringing 3-D/Stereo technologies to health education centers or to other venues using such visual applications.
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How to Use the KidsHealth KidsPoll To Create Value for Your Center
Kira Ebert
Learn secrets and success stories from other centers including tips for garnering local and national media exposure, how to use KidsPoll to promote your programs and initiatives to schools, and how to leverage the value of KidsPoll to enhance your donor base. This session is recommended for any individual who would like to use the KidsPoll to enhance their center - executive directors, marketing/PR folks, etc.
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5:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
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Exhibitors Reception |
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Thursday, August 31, 2006 |
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Registration/Information Desk |
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
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Breakout Sessions IX |
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Teacher Sharing 3 |
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NIDA Goes Back to School: Science Based Resources for Youth Health Advocates
Brian Marquis
In an effort to bring back the power of science to reduce drug abuse and addiction, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has created the NIDA Goes Back to School campaign for use by children, teens and a variety of youth health advocates. The NGBTS campaign is a source for free science-based publications and teaching materials that can empower individuals with new resources, skills and strategies to improve school and community health. Participants will learn how to access cost-free, interactive, research-based publications and resources that augment current skills and strategies.
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When I'm Happy, I'm Healthy: Health Activities for Pre-K Children
Dr. Bill Stinson
This Presentation will provide preschool teachers and health educators with a variety of hands-on, multi-sensory experiences utilizing the developmental characteristics and needs of young children, and elements of play in their learning domains. This session will be participatory and informal in nature.
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How to Use the KidsHealth KidsPoll To Create Value for Your Center
Kira Ebert
Learn secrets and success stories from other centers including tips for garnering local and national media exposure, how to use KidsPoll to promote your programs and initiatives to schools, and how to leverage the value of KidsPoll to enhance your donor base. This session is recommended for any individual who would like to use the KidsPoll to enhance their center - executive directors, marketing/PR folks, etc.
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Connecting the Dots: How Health Education Fits into the Community
Shawna D. Smith, Ed.D., M.S., B.S.E.
This session will cover Service Learning and how it can be successfully used in the health education classroom. By covering basic terminology of Service Learning, as well as showing various examples of community collaborations and special events that have been very successful, the participants of this session will explore what they can do within their own classroom to address community health issues.
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Non-Pharmacologic Approach to Prevent Human Illness and Transmission of Emerging Pathogens
Will Sawyer, M.D. & Henry the Hand Champion Handwasher
This is a very effective Hand Awareness Program teaching the 4 Principals of Hand Awareness using social marketing strategies. It uses auditory, visual and kinesthetic techniques to convey the message so ALL understand, regardless of language. We will be using music, video, posters, stickers, tattoos, germ potion and spray bottle as part of the program. It is very applicable to schools, public health, food service and many other categories.
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10:45 AM -11:30 AM |
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Closing Session & Door Prizes |
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