The
Mississippi State Department of Health
is having its 3rd Annual "Empowering Communities for a Healthy Mississippi Summit."
The conference will be held May 21-23, 2008 at the Jackson Hilton
& Convention Center, 1001 East County Line Road, Jackson, MS.
The conference will bring together approximately 300 participants from a
wide range of local, state, governmental and private
sectors.
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Engage
people more directly where they live, work and play to embrace healthy lifestyles for themselves & those they
care about
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Collaborate with schools, workplaces, faith-based
organizations and other community partners
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Empower communities to make better health-related
decisions and choices
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Strengthen the behavioral science to develop
effective health maintennance and interventions for individuals and
communities
Preconference Workshops, Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Ancillary Meetings & Preconference
Workshops
1 Jackson Roadmap to
Health Equity
2. Fire
Academy for Kids
3. Mississippi Partnership for Comprehensive Cancer
Control (MP3C)
4. Brief Treatment of the Tobacco Dependent Patient: A Training Program for Health Care Providers
5. Community Tobacco Coaltions
To register
for only a pre-conference workshop, please contact their respective
committees, as follows:
Brief Treatment of
the Tobacco Dependent Patient
Dena Pope
Office of Tobacco
Control
Mississippi State
Department of Health
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
(601) 364-5790
dena.pope@msdh.state.ms.us
Fire Academy for Kids
Nikki Johnson, Fire
Coordinator
Office of
Preventive Health
570 E. Woodrow Wilson
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 576-7830
nikki.johnson@msdh.state.ms.us
MP3C
Kimalesha Brown,
Chronic Disease Intern
Office of
Preventive Health
570 E. Woodrow Wilson
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 576-7781
kimalesha.brown@msdh.state.ms.us
Jackson Roadmap to Health Equity
Beneta D. Burt,
Project Director
350 W. Woodrow
Wilson
Suite 3140
Jackson, MS 39213
jacksonroadmap@comcast.net
Community Tobacco Coalitions
Charlotte Reddix-Williams,
Community Tobacco Control Director
Office of
Preventive Health
Mississippi State
Department of Health
570 E. Woodrow Wilson
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
charlotte.williams@msdh.state.ms.us
Wednesday, May 21,
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7:30 Registration and Continental
Breakfast
8:15
Opening Plenary Session
Dr. Ed Thompson, Mississippi
State Health Officer (invited)
Governor Haley Barbour
(invited)
Dr. Robin E. Mockenhaupt
10:15
Breakout
Session: Innovative Approach to Public Health
(choose one)
A. Management of
Hypertension
B. Impacting Employee Health
C. Database Collaboration and Skill Building
D.
Fostering
Healthy Behavior in Children & Lead Poisoning Prevention
E. Community
Health and Weight Loss Programs
11:30
Lunch
12:15 Town Hall Meeting
1:30
Breakout Session:
Emerging Issues and Hot Topics
(choose one)
F. Teaching Mothers to Help Reduce
Infant Mortality
G. Mental Health in Men and Women
H. When Toothache Leads to Death
I.
Growing Healthcare Professionals
J. Engaging Community Members
3:00
Break
3:30
Breakout Session:
Implementing Best Practices at the Local Level (choose
one0
K. CVH and Hypertension Initiatives
L. Prostate Cancer
M. Asthma and Smoking Cessation
N. Healthier
US Initiative: Four Pillars
O. Jackson Roadmap to Health
Equity
Thursday, May 22, 2008
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7:30 Continental
Breakfast
8:15 Plenary
Session
Dr. Luke Lampton, Mississippi State Board of
Health
Janie Guice, Mississippi Rural Physician Scholarship Program and
Commission
10:15
Breakout Session: Innovative Approach to Public
Health (Choose One)
P. Clinical Reminders to
Patients
Q. Effects of Systemic Disease on Oral Health
R. Childhood
Obesity and Healthy Eating and Living
S. Cervical Cancer
T. Breast
Cancer Awarenes
11:30 Recognition
Luncheon
1:30 Breakout Session: Emerging Issues and Hot
Topics (Choose One)
U. Health Coverage for
Children
V. Bringing Wellness Home
W. Social Health IssuesAffecting
African Americans
X. Increasing Cultural Awareness to Improve Access to
Care
Y. Preventing Teenage Pregnancy
3:30 Breakout Session: Best Practices at the Local Level (Choose One)
Z. Age Appropriate Screenings
AA. HIV Testing Guidelines
BB. Congregational Health Nurses: Diabetes Prevention
CC. Jackson Roadmap to Health Equity
DD. Delta Health Alliance
5:30 "Festival of Wellness" Conference Reception
Friday, May 23, 2008
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