Pathways to Prevention: Launching a New Era of Collaboration

Updated Program Agenda (as of 11/20/12 -- subject to change)
8:00 AM - Registration & Exhibits
8:30 AM - Opening Session
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Ron O Connor, MPH, Southeast Regional Director, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
What is a "chuh-NAW"?
David Weed, PhD, Partners for a Healthier Community/Healthy City Fall River
Keynote Address: Pathways to Prevention: Launching a New Era of Collaboration"
Lea Susan Ojamaa, MPH, Director, Division of Prevention and Wellness, Massachusetts Department… Show more of Public Health
Break: Exhibits - Walk & Learn
Making Collaboration Work:
Hospitals, Community Health Centers, and Communities Working Together (Part 1)
Healthy Plymouth: Policy & Environmental Change for Active Living and Healthy Eating
Jordan Health Systems, Community Partners
Youth Suicide Prevention Project of Cape Cod and the Islands
Cape & the Islands Community Health Network, Community Health Center of Cape Cod, Cape Cod Healthcare
Helping Children Cope
South Shore Hospital, Community Partners
Luncheon & Speaker
The New Political Landscape for Public Heath: What You Can Do To Make a Difference
Massachusetts Public Health Association
Making Collaboration Work:
Hospitals, Community Health Centers, and Communities Working Together (Part 2)
Community Health Workers Making a Difference: The Greater New Bedford Cancer Health Disparities Project
Southcoast Hospitals Group, Greater New Bedford Allies for Health & Wellness, Pilot Project Grantee(s)
The Collaborative Care Committee: Working Together for Better Health Care
Good Samaritan Medical Center, Morton Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital
T o be determined
Signature Healthcare/Brockton Hospital, Old Colony YMCA
2:45 pm - Closing Remarks
If you are Deaf or hard of hearing, or are a person with a disability who requires accommodation, please contact Ron O'Connor at 508-984-0615 (Voice); 508-984-0636 (TTY); 508-984-0605 (Fax); or ron.oconnor@state.ma.us by November 16, 2012.

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