Leap into Action:
National Action Summit
Schedule
Please note that times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST). Summit registration opens at 11:00 a.m. EST, which translates to 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, 9:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time, and 8:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Tuesday - February 28, 2012
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
12:00 - 1:30 PM
OPENING PLENARY and LUNCHEON: CHWs in Innovative Health Initiatives
Panelists:
1. James M. Galloway, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, Assistant Surgeon General and Regional Health Administrator - Region V, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2. Brent M. Ewig, MHS, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
3. Diana Derige, Program Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
4. Naima Black, Breastfeeding Coordinator, Maternity Care Coalition
1:30 - 1:45 PM
Break
1:45 - 3:15 PM
SESSION #2A: Integration of Early Health and Early Learning
Panelists:
1. Sheila Capestany, MPH, MSW, Executive Director, Open Arms Perinatal Services - Seattle, WA
2. J.Ricardo Guzman, LMSW, MPH, Chief Executive Officer, Community Health and Social Services Center (CHASS) - Detroit, MI
3. Seiji Hayashi, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA - Washington, DC
4. Katherine A. Beckmann, PhD, MPH, Senior Policy Analyst for Early Childhood Health and Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - Washington, DC
SESSION #2B: Comfort Measures for Pregnant and Parenting Families
Loretha Weisinger, CD (DONA), Community-Based Doula, Marillac Social Center - Chicago, IL
3:15 - 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 - 5:00 PM
SESSION #3A: Leap Into Action - Advocacy Day Training
Presenters:
1. Melanie Garrett, Early Childhood Fellow, HealthConnect One
2. Macaire Grambauer, Advocacy Consultant, HealthConnect One
3. Laura McAlpine, Advocacy Consultant, HealthConnect One
SESSION #3B: Breastfeeding Exclusivity
Helen Dimas, CLC, LSP, Project Coordinator, HealthConnect One - Chicago, IL
Wednesday - February 29, 2012
7:30 - 8:30 AM
BREAKFAST: Advocacy Day Preparation
8:45 - 9:15 AM
Travel to Capitol Hill (by Coach Bus)
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Leap Into Action! Advocacy Day
Visit your elected officials on Capitol Hill
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Travel to Hotel (by Coach Bus)
12:30 - 1:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 - 3:00 PM
SESSION #4: Where Do We Leap From Here?
Session to be led by Mayra Alvarez, Director of Public Health Policy in the Office of Health Reform (invited), and HealthConnect One staff
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Closing Comments / Reflection
REGISTRATION
- To register online, please complete this Registration Form.
- To register by mail and pay by check or credit card, please download the Registration Brochure.
- To register by fax and pay by credit card, please download the Registration Brochure.
For more information:
Please contact Summit Coordinator Melanie Garrett by phone at (312) 243-4772, ext. 237 or by email.
