Table of Contents CPHA on the Web A Message from the President 1 Remember to visit the CPHA website at . There you will find updated information about CPHA’s activities around Connecticut; resources focusing on Connecticut, the U.S. and the world; and you can update your CPHA profile. In addition, the CPHA Facebook page and follow us on our Twitter account (@CTPublicHealth) where regular updates and discussion topics will be posted. Contact CPHA: c/o Eileen Kehl 241 Main St. Second Floor Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 293-1183 Board of Directors 2 Program Committee Members 2 Conference and Objectives 3 Schedule of Events 4 Keynote Speaker Biographies 5 Breakout Session Objectives and Speaker Biographies 6 Student Poster Session 15 Awards 21 Committee Reports Advocacy 23 Communication 24 Development 24 Health Education 24 Membership 25 Mentoring 25 Program 26 Sponsors, Exhibitors, Advertisers 27 Advertisements 28 Map of Aqua Turf 36 Notes 37 Conference Goal and Objectives Goal: To support the development of a public health agenda that promotes actions to address the root causes of health inequities for racial, ethnic minority and low income populations in Connecticut Objectives: Increase awareness of the scope and impact of health disparities in Connecticut Explore the root causes of health disparities Profile existing initiative to end health disparities Promote multi-disciplinary and multi-sector solutions to health inequities involving public health partners traditional
Hire student to monitor Facebook page, update the webpage, database, and prepare for workshops Overcoming Racial, Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Connecticut” focuses on the underlying causes of health inequities and features a diversity of regional and national speakers who will discuss program and policy interventions to tackle these inequities in our local communities, our state and our nation. The primary goal of the conference is to support the development of a public health agenda that promotes actions to to emerging infectious diseases, effective public health advocacy methods, evidence based interventions for young and older populations, and myriad environmental health topics. This year’s conference “Equal Opportunities for Health: improve health for all in Connecticut. Conference Objectives are to: 1)Increase awareness of the scope and impact of health disparities in Connecticut; 2) Explore the root causes of health disparities; 3) Profile existing initiatives to end health disparities; and 4)Promote multi-disciplinary and multi-sector solutions to health inequities involving non-traditional public health partners. Sponsors, Exhibitors and Advertisers Thank you to all of our sponsors, exhibitors and advertisers. Your support is vital to CPHA’s continued involvement in Connecticut’s public health activities. Main Sponsor Connecticut Health Foundation Platinum Sponsors Aetna Foundation Connecticut Association of Directors of Health Gold Sponsors Merck Vaccines University of Connecticut Health Center, Center for Public Health and Public Policy Silver Sponsors Connecticut Area Health Education Center Connecticut Department of Public Health Shipman & Goodwin Friends of CPHA Bill Derech Philip and Greiner Renee Coleman-Mitchell Tracey and Sean Scraba Joan Segal Exhibitors Connecticut Cancer Partnership Connecticut Public Health Association Health Education Committee with the Connecticut Poison Control Center Connecticut Influenza and Pneumococcal Coalition Connecticut Department of Public Health – Connecticut Health Associated Infections Program Connecticut Department of Public Health – Office of Multicultural Health, Connecticut Multicultural Health Partnership Connecticut Department of Public Health – Workforce Development/Genomics GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines MedImmune National Library of Medicine New England Consortium – UMASS at Lowell Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, Inc. Southern Connecticut State University University of Connecticut – Master of Public Health Program Walden University Yale School of Public Health