2010 Priester National Extension
Health Conference

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Conference Registration and Exhibitor Set-up

8:30 AM-11:30 AM

Alabama Public Television --Raising Readers/Health Literacy (pre-conference)

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

1:00 PM-1:30 PM

Bon Secour Bay II

1:30 PM-2:15 PM

2:15 PM-2:45 PM

Lunch on your own

(A list of local restaurants is included in your packet)

Conference Welcome

Laura Booth, Administrator for Outreach Education, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Greetings

W. Gaines Smith,  EdD, Director,  Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Sam Jones, Mayor of Mobile

Jim Todd, County Extension Coordinator, Mobile County

Introduction of Speaker

Clarene Teague-Johnson, MEd, EdS, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Invited Presentation

Errol Crook, MD, University of South Alabama

America on the Move/ USDA-NIFA Partnership  

Shirley Gerrior, PhD, RD  and Sylvia Montgomery, USDA/NIFA

Concurrent Sessions

Track A: Working with Diverse Audiences

Mobile Bay Ballroom I

Track B: Nutrition and Health

Mobile Bay Ballroom II

Track C: General Health/Special Topics

Mobile Bay Ballroom III

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Presentations

Diabetes Outreach Supported Through Physical Activity with Limited Resource Participants

Crystal Wiltz, Texas

Gussie McConnell, Texas

Carolyn Frank, Texas

Food from the Farm: Farm to school in Kansas City

Annette Triplett, Missouri

Introducing the Pesticides and Farmworker Health Toolkit

Catherine LePrevost, North Carolina

Julia Storm, North Carolina

3:30 PM-3:45 PM

Break

3:45 PM-4:15 PM

Presentations

Focus Groups with Latino Families on Healthy Foods

Shelley Sherman, Minnesota

Using Stories to Enhance Diabetes Prevention across Culture: Teaching Black Children with Eagle Books

Virginie Zoumenou, Maryland

Melinda Schwarz, Maryland

Eunice Bonsi, Alabama

Chancellor’s Challenge Blog

Heli Roy, Louisiana

4:20 PM-4:50 PM

Presentations

Exploring the Cultural Context of Food and Nutrition among East African Families in Minnesota

Shelley Sherman, Minnesota

Ali Hurtado, Minnesota

Nutrition Literacy among SNAP-eligible adults: Implications for nutrition label, My Pyramid and food advertising policies

Stephanie Grutzmacher,

Maryland

Katherine Speirs,

Maryland

Implementing Men’s Health Education Programs with Limited Resource Audiences

Montreka Dansby, North Carolina A&T

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Set Up for Share Fair/Posters

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Jubilee Suite

Share Fair and Reception and Exhibits

With heavy hors d’oeuvres

Welcome

Carolyn Nobles, PhD, Prairie View A&M University

Diet Dinnerware, L.L.C.

Share Fair exhibitors and Posters

Potty Pointers

LaVona Traywick, Arkansas

Lindsey Smith, Arkansas

MyActivity Pyramid for Adults

Robin Gammon, Missouri

Family Nutrition Night—An Intergenerational Approach to the Prevention of Childhood Obesity

Terri Crawford, Louisiana

Cathy Agan, Louisiana

Kid Chef Culinary & Nutrition Camp

Quincy Cheek, Louisiana

Amy Juneau, Louisiana

Learning to Live Well with Diabetes—Healthy Eating

Diane Mincher, Vermont

Dianne Lamb, Vermont

Watch Us Grow!

Robin Landry, Louisiana

Margo Castro, Louisiana

Eat Better, Move More

Rita Fleming, Tennessee

Leslie Speller-Henderson, Tennessee

Help a Friend, Help Yourself Diabetes Awareness in Low-Income Middle School Students

Beth Reames, Louisiana

Kathryn Wroten, Louisiana

Georgiana Tuuri, Louisiana

Lessons in a Box

Christina Morgan, New York

Angelina Garefis, New York

Fit in 10

LaVona Traywick, Arkansas

Terrie James, Arkansas

Lisa Gilmore, Arkansas

The Effects of Culture on the Older Adults in the United States: A Perspective

Barbara Canada, Tennessee

Elizabeth Brown, Tennessee

What We Know about the Effectiveness of Farm Safety Day Programs

Debra McCallum, Alabama

Deborah Reed, Alabama

Deborah Claunch, Kentucky

Susan Reynolds, Progressive Agriculture Foundation

Healthy Homes Partnership

Laura Booth, Alabama

Donna Shanklin, Alabama

Arizona Cooperative Extension—Healthy, Weathy and Caring

Linda Houtkooper, Arizona

Exhibitors

ALL Kids

USDA/NIFA

Together RX Access

Diet Dinnerware L.L.C.

The Southeast Dairy Council

Alabama Department of Public Health—Diabetes Branch

Alabama Radon Education Program

eXtension

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

6:30 AM-7:15 AM

Optional Walk/Jog Activity—Meet in Hotel Lobby

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Bon Secour Bay II

Breakfast Buffet

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Jubilee Suite

Exhibits Open

Concurrent Sessions

Track A: Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

Mobile Bay Ballroom I

Track B: Successful Aging

Mobile Bay Ballroom II

Track C: General Health/Special Topics

Mobile Bay Ballroom III

8:15 AM-9:00 AM

Workshops

Reaching the Hispanic Population through EFNEP

Easter Tucker, Arkansas

Terrie James, Arkansas

Celia Boon, Arkansas

Wellness and Active Living in the United States and Prague: Geri Olympics

Ted Mullenburg, West Virginia

Just Be it Program Increases Fifth Graders’ Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Physical Activity, and Nutrition

Jacqueline Baca, New Mexico

Desaree Jimenez, New Mexico

General Session

Bon Secour Bay II

9:15 AM-9:50 AM

9:50 AM-10:25 AM

Introduction of Speaker

Arturo Menefee, PhD, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Rural Health

John Wheat, MD., MPH, University of Alabama, College of Community Health Sciences

Introduction of Speaker

Debra Griffin, RN, BSN, Alabama Department of Public Health

Pre-Diabetes

Zari Aliabadi, PharmD, PhD., University of South Alabama

10:30 AM-10:45 AM

Break

Concurrent Sessions

Track A: Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

Mobile Bay Ballroom I

Track B: Successful Aging

Mobile Bay Ballroom II

Track C: General Health/Special Topics

Mobile Bay Ballroom III

10:45 AM-11:30 AM

Workshops

Nudge: Changing Behavior through Healthy Choice Architecture

Stephanie Grutzmacher, Maryland

Tiffani Stevenson, Maryland

Don’t Let Falls Get You Down: How Collaborative Programming Promotes Successful Aging

Amy Hosier, Kentucky

The Process of Food Shopping, Food Purchase Decision Influencers and Cooking Practices of Kansas Older Adults

Mary Higgins, Kansas

Head Smart for a Healthy Start: A Garden-Enhanced Healthy Lifestyles Education Program

Octavia Jackson, Georgia

Keith Lassiter, Georgia

11:45 AM-1:45 PM

Bon Secour Bay II

11:45 AM-12:15 PM

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

1:00 PM -1:15 PM

1:15 PM-1:45 PM

Jeanne Priester Awards Luncheon

Greetings and Luncheon

Introduction of Speaker

Kajuandra Harris-Huntley, MS, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Invited Presentation

Health Literacy and Disparities:  The Impact on the Diabetes Epidemic in the United States

Kenneth Moritsugu, MD, MPH, FACPM, Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute, former Acting  U.S. Surgeon General

Special Guest via Webcam

Jeanne Priester Awards Presentation

Shirley Gerrior, USDA/NIFA

Concurrent Sessions

Track A: Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

Mobile Bay Ballroom I

Track B: Successful Aging

Mobile Bay Ballroom II

Track C: General Health/Special Topics

Mobile Bay Ballroom III

2:00 PM-2:45 PM

Workshops

Health Literacy: “My Growing Gains and Pains”

Bonnie Parsons Dunn, West Virginia

Designing a Collaboration: Fall Prevention is the Right Side Up

Abby Gold, North Dakota

Sara Van Offelen, Minnesota

A Survey to Identify Extension’s Strengths and Needs Related to Nutrition and Health Programs

Ninfa Purcell, Texas

Elaine Bowen, West Virginia

2:50 PM-3:35 PM

Workshops

Evaluating the Influence of Educational Videos and Printed Materials on SNAP-Ed Clients’ Intentions to Select, Purchase, Prepare and Consumer Healthier Foods

Natasha Pittman, Louisiana

Understanding and Communicating with Multigenerations

Deborah Thomason, South Carolina

How Missouri Extension Regional Faculty and Staff are Improving Their Wellness

Melissa Bess, Missouri

3:45 PM-4:15 PM

Break

4:15 PM-5:00 PM

Workshops

Standardized Written Outcome Evaluation System for SNAP-Ed

Trina Barno, Minnesota

Shelley Sherman, Minnesota

Kay Lovett, Minnesota

Calling for Your Health

Elaine Bowen, West Virginia

Hannah Fincham, West Virginia

Kay Davis, West Virginia

Live Fit for Life: A Worksite Health and Wellness Program

Deborah Melvin, Louisiana

Kristen Manes, Louisiana

Dave Woerner, Louisiana

5:30 PM-8:30 PM

Dinner on Your Own in Downtown Mobile

A list of restaurants will be provided in registration materials

Thursday, April 22, 2010

6:30 AM-7:15 AM

Optional Walk/Jog Activity—Meet in Hotel Lobby

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Bon Secour Bay II

Breakfast Buffet

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Jubilee Suite

Exhibits Open

Track A: Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

Mobile Bay Ballroom I

Track B: Environmental Health

Mobile Bay Ballroom II

Track C: General Health/Special Topics

Mobile Bay Ballroom III

8:15 AM-9:00 AM

I CAN Prevent Diabetes: An Adaptation of the NDEP Power to Prevent Program for Extension

Connie Crawley, Georgia

Four Interactive Curricula on Environmental Health

Shirley Niemeyer, Nebraska

Putting Your Heart into Your Health Brown Baggin’ Lunch and Learn

Linda Early Brown, Louisiana

Fatemeh Malekian, Louisiana

9:05AM-9:50 AM

Engaging Emerging Populations of Adults with Interactive Food Safety Activities in a 3D Virtual Learning Environment

Amelia McGrew, Alabama

Getting Citizens Moving—Resources for Making it Happen

Debby Mathews, Alabama

Tammy Perry, Alabama

Records and Important Papers for Caregivers

Lelia Wissert, Alabama

Ruth Brock, Alabama

Estate Planning for Rural Caregivers

Rick Zapata, Alabama

10:00 AM-10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM-11:30 AM

Bon Secour Bay II

General Session & Conference Closing

Introduction of Speaker

Donna Shanklin, MPH, MS, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Invited Presentation

Children’s Environmental Health

 Angela Martin, MD, Anniston, Alabama

Closing Remarks