2011 Joint Conference on Health
Building Community Together – Creating Opportunities for Better Health
October 17-18, 2011 Vancouver Hilton, Vancouver WA
Sunday, October 16th
3:00 – 6:00 pm Early Registration
Monday, October 17th
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibitors
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfas
8:15 – 8:45 am Opening Remarks
8:45 – 10:00 am The State of Washington’s Health: A panel with Secretary of Health Mary Selecky, DSHS Secretary Susan Dreyfus and Deputy Administrator of WA Health Care Authority Heidi Robbins Brown
10:00 – 10:30 am BREAK – Poster Session Presentation (Exhibit Room)
2012 Puget Sound Earthquake Exercise Series – Health and Medical Participation
Lessening Urban-Rural Disparities of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
Associations between Cesarean Section and Public or Private Insurance
Maternal Risk Factors for Infant Mortality in Premature Infants
Strengthening Bonds through Collaboration While Introducing New Training Methods
Assessing Urban Rural Gaps in Health Insurance Coverage in Washington Stat
Preterm Birth among American Indian/Alaskan Natives in Washington and Montana
Understanding How Washington Cities Create Opportunities for Healthy Living
10:30 – 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions (90 minutes)
Community Planning and Health
Can Anyone Hear Us? Using Earned, Paid, and Social Media to Get Our Message Out
Factors Affecting LHJ Leaders’ Decisions in a Budget Crisis: A Washington PH PBRN Study
Weaving Bright Futures for Children Exposed to Adverse Trauma
A Model for Measuring the Public Health System in Washington State
Does Research Help LJHs? Why Public Health Systems & Services Research Matters
Growing Healthier: Incorporating a Health Element into a Comprehensive Plan
Back to Basics: Strategies to Re-energize your Workforce
Vaccine Hesitancy: Building Solutions for Washington State and Beyond
Improving Collaboration among Local Boards of Health
Health Disparities: Washington State through the Lens of the 2011 CDC Report
Next Steps in the Governmental Public Health Agenda for Change
12:00 – 12:45 pm LUNCH
12:45 – 2:00 pm Jeff Selberg “Creating the Connection between Health and Health Care: IHI’s Triple Aim”
2:00 – 2:15 pm BREAK
2:15 – 5:15 pm 3 Hour Workshop
Performance Management in Public Health
2:15 – 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions (45 minutes)
STOP GERMS! Communicable Disease Concerns in Settings that Serve the Homeless
Measuring the Output of Local Health Department Services: The PHAST Study
New Pet Business Regulations Address Zoonotic Disease Prevention
Public Health “Meaningful Use” Update for Electronic Lab Reporting, Immunization, and Syndromic Surveillance
Buprenorphine (Suboxone) in the Treatment of Opiate Dependence
CK@CWU – Bring a Community Kitchen to Campus, and Students will Cook!
Performance Evaluation for a Local Health Officer
The Development of an Undergraduate Program Addressing Public Health Challenges
Public Health is Public Safety: How We Got a 1% Property Tax for Public Health
WSPHA Advocacy/Policy & Resolution Meeting
3:00 – 3:30 pm BREAK – Poster Session Presentation in Exhibit Room
Effect of a Dental Referral Process on Emergency Department Use for Non-Urgent Dental Care
Should Tall Pregnant Women Step on a Different Scale?
Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Women with Epilepsy: A Population-Based Study
Evaluation of a Motivational Interviewing Training Course
Agricultural Pesticide Drift and Acute Pesticide-Related Illness in Washington
Immunomagnetic Separation (IMS) of Shigatoxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
The Effect of Marriage on Lesbians’ Mental Health, Physical Health, and QOL
3:30 – 4:15 pm Concurrent Sessions (45 minutes)
The Spectrum of Prevention: Application to Program Development and Evaluation
Surveillance for Influenza Hospitalizations Using Electronic Data, Spokane, WA
Community Design Indicators for Environmental Public Health Tracking in Oregon
Healthy Corner Store Partnerships Improve Access to Healthy Foods
Health and Environmental Challenges in King County’s Dry Cleaning Community
Cultural Considerations in Disease Investigation
The Prescription Drug Epidemic and Promising Strategies To Address It (90 min)
Collaborate! Improve Access for the Uninsured with Project Access and Advocacy (90 min)
Managing in an Environment of Change (90 min)
4:15 – 4:30 PM BREAK
4:30 – 5:15 PM Concurrent Sessions (45 minutes)
Federal Health Reform: The Hospital Perspective
MCH Home Visiting in Montana: Effects on Birth Outcomes and Medicaid Costs
Learning from Immigrant Parents: Strategies to Build Lead-Free Communities
Cost Effective Way to Enforce Tobacco Laws
Effectiveness of Public Health-to-Health Care Provider Emergency Communications
Results of Health Impact Assessment on Pedestrian Bridge in Spokane
Tuesday, October 18th
7:00 am
8:00 am – 4:00 pm Exhibitors
7:30 – 8:15 am Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 am Announcements
8:45 – 10:00 am Legislative Panel
10:00 – 10:30 am “Birds of a Feather” Networking Session
Poster Sessions
Cultural Barriers to Accessing Behavioral Health Services in Rural Washington
Improving Access to Translated Health Materials through Machine Translation
Improving STD Reporting Timeliness: Lessons from Spokane County
Vibrio Mimicus Infection after Crayfish Consumption
Rainier Valley Eats! Community Organization for Change
Implementing Asthma Education and Home Visit Program for the Suquamish Tribe
A Partnership to Improve Washington’s EHDDI Process from Birth to EI
Chemical Risks Associated with Eating Shellfish Harvested from Oakland Bay, Washington
10:30 – 10:45 BREAK
10:45 – 12:15 pm Concurrent Sessions (90 minutes)
WATrac: Building a Preparedness & Response Network for Healthcare in Washington
Building Community Using Community Health Advocates in Public Housing
Electronic Cigarettes Regulations in King County
Innovative Approaches to Improving Family Health Outcomes
Partnering To Meet the Challenge of Healthcare Associated Infections
How to Use the Exemplary Practices Compendium to Improve Public Health
Utilizing the Determinants of Health to Improve the Work of Public Health
A New Solution – AmeriCorps and Rural Community Health Promoters
Developmental Benefits of Outdoor Play in Head Start Preschools
Leading and Managing the Change Process using Reshaping Governmental Public Health in Washington State An Agenda for Change
Breaking the Chain: Taking the Lead in the Tobacco Cessation Quitline Initiative
12:15 – 1:45 pm LUNCH
WSPHA Annual Business Meeting
(Board Elections, Member Resolutions and Annual Report)
1:45 – 2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions (45 minutes)
Improving Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response in Washington
Addressing STD Notification and Disclosure: Anonymous Online SMS/Email Program
Teen to Teen: Building Community Through Peer Health Education
Building Capacity in Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
Public Health-Primary Care Collaboration: The Future of Obesity Prevention
Building Community Resilience through Mobile Technology
Pregnancy Partners: A Patient Navigator System to Improve Early Prenatal Care
Extension Nutrition Educators’ Views About Promoting Children’s Healthy Eating
The Pacific Coast Response to the Fukushima Radiation Releases
Determining the Best Public Health Messaging for Kitsap County Homeless Persons
2:30 – 2:45 pm BREAK
2:45 – 3:30 pm Dr. Howard Frumkin “The Future of Public Health: Now More than Ever”
*Some changes and adjustments may be made before October 2011, so please check back regularly for updates.