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Conference Program

Similar to previous Promising Practices conferences, the 2012 program will consist of a mix of plenary, poster and oral panel sessions. Please note that the final, official program will be provided upon conference check in.

Legacy will be providing a Basic Tobacco Intervention Skills for Maternal and Child Health Certification Program on Monday, April 16th as an ancillary session. Read the description here.

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session One, Tuesday, 10:45am - 12:00pm
Tracks A/C - Promising e-Practices and Message Mapping as Tools for Communities
Track B - Helping Pregnant & Post-Partum Smokers Quit
Track C - Tobacco Cessation and the Affordable Care Act: What's in it for Low SES Communities?

Breakout Session Two, Tuesday, 1:15pm - 2:30pm
Track A - Working Across Community Sectors to Promote Health
Track B - Road to Wellness:  Cessation Programming for Those with Mental Illness
Track C - The Big Picture: Policy, Systems Change and Unintended Consequences

Breakout Session Three, Tuesday, 3:00pm- 4:15pm
Tracks B/C - Building Meaningful Programs with Diverse Low SES Communities
Track B - The Correctional Health Care Continuum: Policy and Cessation Programming
Track C - Leveling the Playing Field: Enforcing Tobacco Retailer Licensing in Low SES Communities

Breakout Session Four, Wednesday, 9:00am - 10:15am
Track A - Integrated Partnerships and Programming to Address Obesity, Diabetes and Tobacco Use
Track B - Reaching our Most Vulnerable: Integrating Tobacco Cessation and Policy Initiatives into Social Service Settings
Track C - Fighting Against Corporate Tobacco: Using the Power of Teen Advocacy to Influence Policy

Breakout Session Five, Wednesday, 10:45am - 12:00pm
Track B - Community-Based Partnerships for Social Justice and Systems Change
Track B - Social Marketing and Messaging Through Community Collaboration
Track C - Engaging Disadvantaged Communities in Advocacy and Education

Breakout Session Six, Wednesday, 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Track B - Nontraditional Approaches to Reaching Low SES Communities
Track B - Creating Diverse and Durable Community Coalitions
Track C - Home Sweet Home: Smoke-Free Low Income Housing

Agenda at a glance

Tuesday, April 17
7:30 am - 5:00pm:  Registration
8:00am - 8:45am:  Continental Breakfast (poster presenters/exhibitors begin setting up)
8:45am - 10:30am:  Plenary session
10:30am - 10:45am:  Break
10:45am - 12:00pm: Breakout Session One
12:00pm - 1:15pm: Lunch
1:15pm - 2:30pm: Breakout Session Two
2:30pm - 3:00pm: Afternoon break
3:00pm- 4:15pm: Breakout Session Three
4:15pm - 5:00pm: Poster/Exhibitor session
5:00pm - 5:30pm: Prize drawings

Wednesday, April 18
8:00am - 4:00pm: Registration
8:00am - 8:45am: Continental breakfast and Poster/Exhibitor session
9:00am - 10:15am: Breakout Session Four
10:15am - 10:45am: Break with prize drawings
10:45am - 12:00pm: Breakout Session Five
12:00pm - 1:30pm: Lunch on your own
1:30pm - 2:45pm: Breakout Session Six
2:45pm - 3:00pm: Break
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Closing plenary session - Dr. Anthony Iton



Presentations from Promising Practices 2012 will be available approximately one month after the conference.

Check out past conference presentations:

Promising Practices 2010 Presentations

Promising Practices 2008 Presentations



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