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for supporting Promising Practices 2010! Conference Program Conference Photos - Professional photography by: Gus Bennett, Jr.  On behalf of the Health Education Council, Break Free Alliance and the National African American Tobacco Education Network (NAATEN), thank you to everyone who attended and/or supported our second national conference, Promising Practices: Achieving Health and Social Equity in Tobacco Control in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27-28, 2010. This conference focused on three tracks: integrating tobacco control into chronic disease planning; access to tobacco prevention, education and cessation services; and influencing policy, legislation and health care reform. This year's conference attracted over 300 attendees representing 41 states and Canada. Both during the event and in follow-up conversations with attendees, our conference was praised for its diversity of topics, applicable presentations and overall organization. Break Free Alliance Coordinating Council members, NAATEN Stakeholders, moderators and our conference planning committee all volunteered many hours to make this conference a success, and for that they have our sincerest gratitude. We were fortunate to have such inspirational speakers as Dr. Louis W. Sullivan (Chairman, the Sullivan Alliance ; Chairman, The National Health Museum), Dr. Alan Blum (Professor and Endowed Chair in Family Medicine; Director, University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco; Medical Activist; Historian) and Debra Oto-Kent (Executive Director, Health Education Council). We'd also like to thank our generous sponsors: Public Health - Seattle & King County ; Pfizer ; the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Tobacco Control Program ; The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living ; Legacy ; the State of Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control Program ; American Lung Association ; Roswell Park Cancer Institute ; ATTACK Toolkit ; and the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network. And, a shout out to the excellent New Orleans-based musicians who performed during our conference - The Soul Rebels Brass Band and Lyle Henderson and Emmanuel. Here's what some conference attendees have been saying: "Thank you and your team for all your hard work in making this a marvelous and outstanding conference where many good ideas were gained and much information was shared. And the venue and timing were perfect. You all get gold stars!!!!!" - Percy Brown, Oklahoma State University "I really enjoyed the conference. The attendees were not the usual tobacco control advocates and seemed to be people more involved at the community level." Janet Williams, American Medical Association "It was an awesome conference, thank you for the wonderful hospitality, interesting topics and wonderful presenters." Jean Leroux, National Latino Tobacco Control Network Our next conference will tentatively take place in Spring 2012 - keep an eye out for our updates! Presentations: TRACK A: Integrating Tobacco Control into Chronic Disease Programming WORKSHOP: Developing and Sustaining Integrated Tobacco and Chronic Disease Programs: The Why, What and How for Implementing a Dual Emphasis Program Marlin L. Williams, MBA, Health Promotion Council, Philadelphia, PA Integration of Tobacco into HIV, Asthma and Diabetes Programming Asthma, Diabetes, Tobacco, Oh My! Blending tobacco prevention with Chronic Disease Programs Kathy Danberry, MS, West Virginia Division of Tobacco Prevention, West Virginia The Risks Associated with Continued Tobacco Use among the HIV + Community Danielle Grospitch, CTTS, Lake County Health Department, Illinois Nontraditional Approaches for Improving Health Outcomes Oregon's Tobacco Control Integration Project - Bringing Tobacco Control to the People Who Smoke Cathryn Cushing, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Section, Oregon Public Health Division, Oregon Community Based Interventions to Improve Health in Latino Populations Aide Silva, BSc and Philip Bensing, BS, Network for a Healthy California, Health Education Council, California Strategic Planning and Collaboration at the State and Community Level Common Ground: Empowering and Engaging Communities to Address Tobacco-related Disparities Lawrence Carter, MS, MS, and Denise Victory, MS, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Maryland Breaking Down the Silos: NH Tobacco Prevention and Control's Collaboration with Chronic Disease Programs Judith Lanouette Nicholson, MEd and Susan L. Morrison, MEd, New Hampshire Division of Public Health, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, New Hampshire Incorporating Strategic Planning into Integrated Chronic Disease Initiatives at the State and Community Level Mark Perry, MPA, Tasha Bergeron, MSPH, RN, Tiffany Netters, MPA, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals; Charlotte Poland, RN, Delhi Rural Health Clinic, Louisiana TRACK B: Access to Tobacco Prevention, Education and Cessation Services Community Involvement in Cessation Interventions Reaching the Poor who Smoke: The Zip Code Project Maureen C. Hill, MS, MPH, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Poverty Network and Project, The Salvation Army of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan; Bruce Christianson, PhD, University of Wisconsin Center of Tobacco Research and Intervention; Stephanie Pruitt, Vincent Family Resource Center, Michigan The Kaleidoscope Project: Defining the Wellness Equation in the African American Community - Nita Mosby Henry, PhD, The Kaleidoscope Project, Colorado Divine Interventions A Faith-Based Approach to Help Somali Immigrant Smokers Quit Theresa Leonard, MPH, ClearWay Minnesota; Mohamed Mohamud, BS, Confederation of Somali Community of Minnesota, Minnesota 40 Days to Freedom: A Faith-Based Tobacco Cessation Curriculum for African Americans Reverend James Patterson, Partnership for African American Churches; Bishop Anthony L. Sims, Anointed and Divine Ministry Christian Church, Alabama; Reverend Elaine Walters, Bethel AME Church, Marion, Indiana Education and Cessation for Pregnant Women and their Families Giving Infants and Families Tobacco Free Starts Bobbye Gray, RN, BS, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, Department for Public Health; Kristin Ashford, ARNP, PhD, University of Kentucky College of Nursing; Irene Centers, BA, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, Department for Public Health, Kentucky Providing Smoking Cessation Treatment to Low-Income Rural Pregnant Women and Expectant Fathers Kevin D. Everett, PhD, Linda Bullock, PhD, RN, Mansoo Yu, PhD and Jane McElroy, PhD, University of Missouri, Missouri House Calls: Building Effective Tobacco Treatment Services for Pregnant and Parenting Women - Tiffany J. Doolittle, RN, BSN, Ingham County Health Department, Michigan Expanding the Reach of Quitline Services to Priority Populations Helping African American Smokers via a Quitline: Past Success and Future Challenges Shu-Hong Zhu, PhD, University of California San Diego; Phillip Gardiner, DrPH, Tobacco Related Disease Research Program; Christopher Anderson and Sharon Cummins, PhD, California Smoker’s Helpline; California Quitlines in Prisons: A Tailored Approach for the Incarcerated Janet Porter, MPH, Break Free Alliance, Health Education Council, California; Tamatha Thomas-Haase, MPA, North American Quitline Consortium, Arizona Interventions to Reach Rural, Low SES Populations Spit It Out! Comprehensive Prevention & Cessation Strategies for Low SES populations Donald Reed Jr., MA, CTTS, CPS I, Southern Coalfields Tobacco Prevention Coalition Network, West Virginia Supporting Tobacco Prevention at the Grassroots Level: Alaska’s AmeriCorps Members Ella Morris, Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., Alaska Tobacco and Tradition Don't Mix! Healthy Choices: Why I Choose to be Tobacco Free Preventing Tobacco Uptake and Use in Rural, Low-Income, and American Indian Communities Jeffrey E. Holm, PhD and Nancy Vogeltanz-Holm, PhD, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, North Dakota Partnering with Head Start Programs on Policy and Cessation Programming Medical Students Reach Out to Head Start Families Janet Williams, MA, Tobacco Control Projects, American Medical Association, Illinois; Sherri White, Environmental Protection Agency, District of Columbia Getting a HEAD START on Living Tobacco Free: Educating Head Start Staff and Families on the Importance of Smoke-Free Homes Katelin Ryan, MA and Miranda Spitznagle, MPH, Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, Indiana Smoke-Free Living for a Healthy Family Paul Zemann, Public Health Seattle & King County, Washington Partnerships with Youth African American Youth Earn a Tobacco Free PhD: Photo Dialogue and Youth Tobacco Use Prevention Jamie Magee Miller, MSW, MSPH, Durham County Health Department, Health Education Division, North Carolina Welcome to My Neighborhood: Using Photo Voice and Google Earth to Engage Your Community in Tobacco Prevention Eric Mose, BA, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Against Tobacco, Washington Youth Empowerment in Action! Tobacco Education, Advocacy, and Media in Missouri Melinda C. Bier, PhD and Billy Rucker, Center for Character & Citizenship, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri Policy and Cessation in Prisons and Beyond "Fight the Power of Tobacco" -- A Pilot Cessation Project in Community Re-entry Facilities Janelle Okorogu, MPH and Brandie Flood, MSW, Center for MultiCultural Health, Washington Does Smoke-Free Policy + Tobacco Education = Smoke-Free Inmates? Marie Mulroy, Breath New Hampshire; Jane Coplan, New Hampshire Department of Corrections, New Hampshire The Successful Implementation of a Statewide Smoking Ban in Louisiana’s Prisons Raman Singh, MD, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Louisiana Programming for Homeless, Mentally Ill and Substance Abusing Populations Butt Out For Better Health: A Best and Promising Practice Approach to Tobacco Cessation for Mental Health Consumers, the Homeless, and Disadvantaged Populations Dan Steeves, BEd, DAUS and Dion Thomas Hodges, Addiction Prevention & Treatment Services, Nova Scotia, CANADA Developing, Implementing and Sustaining a Tobacco Cessation Program for Homeless and Underserved Individuals with Co-Occurring Disorders in (1) a Residential Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Program, and (2) within a Community-Based Free-Standing Health Clinic Paul J. Freyder, LSW, MSW, CAC, CCS, CCJS, CCDP-Diplomat, ICCS, ICAODC, ICCDPD, CFSM, The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center, Pennsylvania The Courage to Quit; Tobacco Recovery Peggy Keigley, MA and Deborah Keefe, Center for Smoking Cessation at Seton Health Promising Strategies in Clinical Settings Community Health Center Based Tobacco Cessation Treatment Program for Low-Income Tobacco Users in Iowa Kate Burgener, MPH and Sarah Dixon Gale, MPA, Iowa/Nebraska Primary Care Association, Iowa Improving Tobacco Use Interventions in Massachusetts Community Health Centers: A Health Systems Approach to Increase Access to Cessation Resources for Low SES Populations Jo-Ann Kwass, MDiv, MS and Thomas Land, PhD, Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program, Massachusetts The Efficacy of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among African American Smokers Monica S. Webb, PhD, Elizabeth Baker, BS and Denise Rodriguez de Ybarra, University of Miami, Florida TRACK C: "Yes We Can" - Influencing Policy, Legislation and Health Care Reform WORKSHOP: Blacks & Menthol: Before FDA, Now and in the Future - Policy Advocacy in Action William S. Robinson, MA, National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, North Carolina It's About the Smoke, Not the Smoker: Advocating for Smoke-Free Policy Adoption in Public and Affordable Housing Amy K. Olfene, BA and Tina Pettingill, MPH, CPC, Smoke-Free Housing Coalition of Maine, Maine A Smoke-Free Apartment Certification Program: Reducing Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Low SES Tenants Nicole Alberti, MA, NCC, Chronic Disease Prevention Program, Washoe County District Health, Nevada Saving Our Legacy: African Americans for Smoke Free Safe Places: An Outdoor Dining Policy Project Kimberly Bankston Lee, BS and Alexey Tyannikov, BA, Breathe California, Sacramento-Emigrant Trails, STAND Projects, California Influencing Policy through Civic Engagement Rebuild, Revitalize and RETHINK Wellness in Community Development Sharon Covert, MS and Patty Deutsch, MA, Wellness Council of West Virginia, West Virginia "Yes We Can": Mobilizing the Navajo Communities towards a Commercial Tobacco-Free Navajo Nation Patricia Nez Henderson, MD, MPH, Black Hills Center for American Indian Health, South Dakota Tobacco Cessation and Medicaid Delivery Systems Turn MediCAN'T into MediCAN: What You CAN Do to Improve Your State's Medicaid Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Treatments Jennifer Singleterry, MA, American Lung Association National Headquarters, District of Columbia Utah Tobacco Prevention and Control and Medicaid Partnership: Decreasing Smoking Rates Among Medicaid Recipients Marci Nelson, BS, CHES and Erika Davis, BS, CHES, Utah Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, Utah Population Based Cessation: The Medicaid Delivery System Tasha Bergeron, MSPH, RN, Evangelin Beedilla, MBBS, MPH, Shelton Evans, MPA, ABD in Political Science, Tiffany Netters, MPA, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana |
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