Daily Agenda Friday, March 27th
Time
Session
8:00am - 8:30am

Registration/Coffee


Pre-registered attendees' pickup registration packet
Onsite registration available
8:30am - 9:45am


Healthcare Access and Childhood Obesity
Moderator: Dr. Reed Olsen Economics Department, MSU
Speakers:
Trudi Scott, Jordan Valley Community Health Ctr.
Jean Grabeel, Coordinator of Health Services, Springfield Public School System
Cameron Parker Bradshaw,Springfield Greene County Health Department

Chronic Health Conditions Associated with Childhood Obesity
Speakers:
Cindi Kapica- Goddard, St. John’s

10:00am - 11:15am


Social Determinants, Childhood Obesity and Interventions
Moderators: Pamela Sailors Philosophy Department, MSU
Speakers:
Vetta L. Senders Thompson, Ph.D.; MPH; Washington University
Terry Leet, St. Louis University School of Public Health


Promoting Healthy Activities to Children
Moderator: Dalen Duitsman,Director of the Master of Public Health Program, MSU
Speakers:
Cheryl M. Kelly, St. Louis
Ian Thomas PhD., Executive Director, PedNet Coalition

11:30am - 1:15pm

Lunch

Keynote Speaker: Carole Garner, University of Arkansas-Medical  Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health
1:30pm - 2:45pm

Access to Affordable Healthy Food Alternatives
Speakers:
Deborah Piland, Ph.D.,RD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, MSU
Tammy Roberts, MS,RD,LD, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, University of Missouri Extension


Managing the Psychological Impact of Childhood Obesity
Speakers:
Wanda Holloway,, PsyD, Biofeedback Program Director, Burrell Behavioral Health Center
Paul Thomlinson , PhD., Vice President of Research nd Quality Assurance, Burrell Behavioral Health Center
3:00pm - 4:15pm

What Can I DO? Fighting Childhood Obesity in Latino Populations
Speakers:
Suzanne Walker-Pacheco, PhD., MSU. Dept of Anthropology, Sociology, and Criminology
Judy Gonzalez PsyD, Associate professor/Licensed Psychologist, School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute


Public Health and Private Medicine Collaboration in Preventing childhood Obesity
Speakers:
Daniel Sontheimer, M.D., Cox Health

 

Daily Agenda Saturday, March 28th
Time
Session
8:00am - 8:30am

Registration/Coffee

8:30am - 9:45am
Engaging Children in Health Living: Food and Physical Activity
Speakers:
Bill Ingemi,Health and Wellness Director, Springfield Park Board
Brenda Goodwin,M.S. Ed, Health, Physical Education & Recreation Department, MSU


Role of Primary Care in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Speaker:
Mark Rushefsky, Political Science Department, MSU
Lance Lauria, M.D., Medical Director of St. John's Health Plans and St. John's Health and Wellness
Bernard Griesemer, M.D., Health Tracks Training Center of St. John's Health System
10:00am - 11:15am
State Policy Innovations and Experimentations
Speakers:
Donna Merhle, MPH,RD,LD,MOCAN Coordinator, University of Missouri Columbia Extension
Carole Garner ,MPH, RD,LD, assistant professor, Univeristy of Arkansas -- Medical Sciences(UAMS) College of Public Health
Olivia M. Thompson,PhD., MPH, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Local Public Policies to Encourage Healthy Eating

 Moderator: Jon Mooney

Speakers:
Roseann Bentley, Greene County Commissioner Cindy Rushefsky, City Council, Springfield
11:30am - 1:15pm

Lunch


Childhood Obesity: Where Do We Go From Here?

Moderator: Dr. Mark Rushefsky, PhD., Political Science Department, MSU Keynote

Speaker: Charlotte Pratt, Ph.D., R.D. Program Director, Clinical Applications & Prevention Branch, Division of Prevention & Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

 

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Springfield/Greene County Community Success Stories: Where Do We Go From Here?

Moderator: Dr. Kant Patel, Political Science Department, MSU

Speakers:
Jean Grabeel,Coordinator of Health Services, Springfield Public School System
Ashley French , Senior Branch Executive, Downtown YMCA, Springfield
Melissa Haddow, Community Partnership of the Ozarks
Sandra Pratt, Springfield Park Board
Rebecca Anders , WIC Program, Springfield-Greene County Health Dept

Julie Humphrey, Hand in Hand Ministries
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Reception