Weighing the Evidence:  Changing Policy, Systems, and the Environment
for Preventing and Managing Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes

Conference Co-Sponsor  

Plenaries

Allison Kleinfelter, MA. Founder, achievABILITY, LLC
"Make the Move": Implementing the US Physical Activity Plan from the Local Trenches to National Policy Change

David Zauche, Managing Senior Fellow and Senior Program Officer, Partnership for Prevention
Cessation - The Orphan of the Tobacco Control Movement
Download his presentation here:  David Zauche presentation 1/28/11

Monica Kleinman, MD, Clinical Director, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital, and Member of American Heart/Stroke Association Emergency Cardiovascular Committee
New CPR Guidelines:  What You Need to Know
Download her presentation here:  Monica Kleinman presentation 1/28/11

Workshop:  Making Healthier Choices the Easier Choices in Communities

Stephen Winslow, Senior Project Manager, Get Fit Gloucester!  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Download his presentation here:  Stephen Winslow presentation 1/28/11 

Judith Coykendall, MSM, Program Manager, Seven Hills Behavioral Health Tobacco-Free Community Partnership, New Bedford This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Diane Knight, RN, Director, North Essex Tobacco-Free Community Partnership  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Judith Coykendall and Diane Knight - Communities Workshop 2011

Facilitator:  Maya Mohan, MPH, PAPHS, Physical Activity Coordinator, MA Department of Public Health; Mass in Motion Municipal Wellness & Leadership Coordinator; President, National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health

Workshop:  Making Healthier Choices the Easier Choices in Schools

Max Fripp, Metro-Boston Executive Director, Playworks This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Paula Mueller, RN, MSN, School Nurse, Apponequet Regional High School This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Download her presentation here:  Paula Mueller - Schools Workshop 2011

Maria Melchionda, Executive Director, MA Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Facilitator:  Anne Sheetz, BSN, MPH, Director of School Health Services, MA Department of Public Health

Workshop:  Making Healthier Choices the Easier Choices in Worksites

Lisa Erck, MS, Health Promotion Consultant This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Nicole Champagne, EdD, Associate Professor of Community Health and Sustainability, University of MA Lowell This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Download their presentation here:  Lisa Erck and Nicole Chapagne presentation 1/28/11

Workshop:  Making Healthier Choices the Easier Choices in Healthcare Systems

Lucy Candib, MD, Family Health Center of Worcester; Professor, University of MA Medical School This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jo-Ann Kwass, MS, Project Manager, MA Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program, MA Department of Public Health This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Patricia Daly, MS, RN, Health Systems Specialist, Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, MA Department of Public Health This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Facilitator:  Nora Saul, MS, RD, CDE, Manager of Nutrition Services, Joslin Diabetes Center

Workshop:  Responding Effectively to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Stroke

Bryan McNally, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator, Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sander Schultz, EMS Coordinator, Gloucester Fire Department This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Bill Mergendahl, Professionall Ambulance Service This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Paul Hughes, Boston Emergency Medical Services This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jeff Olmstead, Amherst Fire Department This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Facilitator:  Denise Daudelin, RN, MPH, Assistant Director, Quality Improvement, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Closing Speaker

Dave McGillivray, Race Director, BAA Boston Marathon

Defining Moments

Guided stretching and movement

Old Ship Labyrinth Dancers

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