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Health Care Approaches to Prevention
Mini-Plenary: MP 1.1: The Evolution of Obesity Prevention: Accelerating Upstream Prevention to Improve Health and Equity in Communities, and to Help a Reforming Health Care System
This session will highlight how obesity prevention practice and policy is evolving. Once the province of nutritionists and fitness advocates, the movement to prevent obesity has been adopted in other sectors including education, agriculture, and environment, and has taken on an equity agenda. Implementing health reform presents both opportunities and imperatives to advance obesity prevention. Our expert panel will highlight initiatives that infuse upstream, multi-sector approaches, address the social determinants of equity and obesity, and that are beginning to integrate with the health care delivery system, with an eye for scale and sustainability.
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Gina Celano, Population Health Specialist, Nemours Health and Prevention Services
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Gina Celano, MS, CHES, is a Population Health Specialist at Nemours Health and Prevention Services. She currently works on community-based work to promote systems and environmental changes to improve access to healthy eating and opportunities for active living. Prior to this, Gina has worked on training and technical assitance initaitves in schools and child care and was one of the authors of “First Years in the First State: Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity in Delaware Child Care”, a five toolkit series funded by a USDA Team Nutrition Grant. Gina earned her Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and Master of Science in Health Promotion, both from the University of Delaware.
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Dr. Flores is a Program Manager for The California Endowment. His work involves strengthening the health workforce and public health system, linking primary care and community-based prevention to address the social and environmental factors that shape health outcomes. Dr Flores previously managed grant-making to Healthy Eating Active Communities and the Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program. Formerly Public Health Officer in San Diego and Sonoma Counties, Dr. Flores received his MD from Utah, and MPH from Harvard. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine committees on Preventing Childhood Obesity, Future of the Public’s Health; and Population Health Improvement Roundtable.
Loel Solomon, Vice President, Community Health, Kaiser Permanente
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Loel Solomon, Ph.D., M.P.P., joined Kaiser Permanente’s Community Benefit Program in 2003 and serves as Vice President for Community Health. In this position, Dr. Solomon works with health plan and medical group leaders to establish the strategic direction for Kaiser Permanente’s multi-faceted approach to prevention and community health and develops national partnerships to advance those ends. He was a co-founder of the Convergence Partnership, a collaborative of national funders working to advance policy and environmental approaches to community health, and currently serves on the Convergence Partnership’s steering committee. Dr. Solomon also leads Kaiser Permanente’s Community Benefit Community of Practice and oversees the program’s evaluation and community health needs assessment activities. Prior to coming to Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Solomon served as Deputy Director of the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) for Healthcare Quality and Analysis where he oversaw the state’s hospital outcomes reporting program, analyses of racial and ethnic health disparities and dissemination of healthcare data to researchers and members of the public. He served as a senior manager at the Lewin Group in Washington, D.C. and as a member of Senator Edward Kennedy’s health staff. Dr. Solomon received his Ph.D. in Health Policy from Harvard University and a Master of Public Policy degree at University of California, Berkeley.
Moderator: Ginny Ehrlich, Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Ginny Ehrlich, an expert in childhood health, directs child obesity initiatives at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In 2012, she started the Clinton Health Matters Initiative, the Clinton Foundation’s initiative focused on reducing preventable deaths and closing health inequity gaps in the United States. Ehrlich set the vision, strategy, and blueprint for the organization and building partnerships with more than 50 corporations and non-profits to support access to health and wellness. From 2006 to 2013 Ehrlich was CEO of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. While head of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Ehrlich oversaw the transition of the organization, originally a joint venture of the Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association, to an independent non-profit. She also positioned the Alliance as a national leader in the childhood obesity prevention arena, as evidenced by its distinction as a Founding Member of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Initiative. And from 2006 to 2008 Ehrlich was founding Director of the Healthy Schools Program, what is now the largest school-based obesity prevention effort in the country, active in more than 30,000 schools in all 50 states. Ehrlich holds a Doctorate of Education in Education Leadership and a Master of Science in Special Education, both from the University of Oregon, a Master of Public Health from Boston University and a BA in Community Health Education, from the University of Oregon.
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WS 1.2: Are you Tech Savvy? How to Assess if Technology Can Help Kids and Families
This session will provide participants with examples of how technology has been used with children to promote behavior change. Participants will learn ways to approach technology to determine if and how it fits a need. Part of the session will be interactive group discussions where the audience will share their own experiences using or thinking about technology.
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Jennifer Bass, Quality Lead for Pediatric Exercise and Obesity, Kaiser Permanente, Northwest Region
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Jennifer Bass went to NYU School of Medicine and did her pediatric residency at Albert Einstein Montefiore Hospital. Next, she was a chief pediatric resident at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, and then worked at Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, NY as a staff physician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. There, she ran a Family Weight Management Program. She currently resides in Portland, Oregon and works at Northwest Permanente as a general pediatrician and Regional Quality Lead for Pediatric Exercise and Obesity.
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Tamie Tlustos-Arnold, RN, BS a Pediatric Care Manager with Northwest Kaiser Permanent developed and implemented a pediatric obesity weight management clinic at the Rockwood medical home in Gresham, Oregon. The program utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to weight management and is geared toward a primarily underserved population in the community. Tamie is a graduate from Walla Walla College School of Nursing and has been a nurse for over 18 years working primarily in the field of pediatrics and education. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the Oregon Health Science’s University in Portland, Oregon. Tamie is an active advocate for healthy living in her community and was instrumental in the adoption of the Healthy Eating and Active Living campaign and the Let’s Move Cities, Towns and Counties Initiative in the city where she and her family reside.
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Kimberly Young, MS, is a Health Promotion Consultant for Kaiser Permanente in Colorado. She co-developed the group curriculum for Zamzee as a resource for health and fitness leaders. She was also one of the stakeholders for the Zamzee pilots for KP in Northern California and Colorado. Her passion in life is combining her skills as an elementary school teacher and health educator to produce engaging programs for children and families. When she’s not consulting, she’s out with her dog hiking and cross country skiing in the Colorado Rockies.
Moderator: Julia Lee, Senior Consultant, Digital Health Strategy, Kaiser Permanente
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Julia Lee is a health care technology strategist and consultant. In her role on Kaiser Permanente's Digital Health Strategy Team, she helps develop the technology roadmap to facilitate virtual care experiences. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, she assisted health care non-profits develop new technologies for screening programs and studied cost factors associated with Traumatic Brain Injury patients at UCSF. She holds a BA in Economics and a MBA from the University of California, Davis.
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WS 2.7: Family Centered Group Visits: Reducing Childhood Obesity in Vulnerable Populations
This session will highlight two innovative, evidence-based programs that utilize an interdisciplinary model to address obesity through a family centered approach. Active & Healthy Families of Contra Costa County is a culturally and linguistically tailored program for Latino families that utilizes interactive learning activities and measurable, goal- oriented tools for children and their families in the adoption of healthier habits. The Bite to Balance program in Alameda County utilizes fresh produce as a novel incentive and intervention for participation in an engaging pediatric group education program. Replicable lessons learned will be shared.
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Michele Bunker-Alberts is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC), Internationally Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and longtime advocate for low-income women and children’s healthcare programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her current work at Highland Hospital, part of Alameda Health System (former Alameda County Medical Center), in Oakland covers both inpatient and outpatient women’s and pediatric care; in these capacities, Ms. Bunker-Alberts developed and manages the Medical Center's lactation program, recently designated as a Baby-Friendly Hospital, is co-PI of a clinic-based, grant-funded, pediatric obesity-prevention program and research project, and works in the colposcopy and LEEP program.
Annabelle Cadiz, Senior Public Health Nutritionist, Contra Costa Health Services
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Annabelle Cadiz, MS, RD is a Senior Public Health Nutritionist for Contra Costa County Health Services. She has worked in both the acute care and public health settings and for the last 12 years with the county’s public health division, her focus has been on pediatric obesity. Her most significant contribution is the initiation, development and expansion of Contra Costa’s Active & Healthy Families pediatric obesity group appointments program. This model aims at primarily serving low-income families. The program is culturally and linguistically tailored to meet the needs of Contra Costa's diverse population.
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Daniela Jaramillo, RD works for Contra Costa County Public Health Clinic Services. She has a passion for delivering nutrition education and working at the prevention level of childhood obesity with the underserved Hispanic community. Currently, Daniela is dedicated to the expansion of the Active & Healthy Families program, a pediatric childhood overweight medical group appointment program for Hispanic families in the San Francisco Bay Area. Daniela enjoys cooking, doing yoga and spending time outdoors with her family.
Tola Williams, Nurse Case Manager, Bite to Balance, Alameda Health System
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Tola Williams, MSN, RN, PHN, has been a longstanding advocate for pediatric and community health. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a Masters in Public Health Nursing and a Bachelors in Kinesiology. She served as the nurse case manager for Highland Hospital’s innovative childhood obesity intervention study, Bite to Balance. Tola also has experience working as a pediatric nutrition educator. She currently works in pediatric home health and school nursing.
Moderator: Kristine Madsen, Associate Professor, Joint Medical Program & Public Health Nutrition, UC Berkeley, School of Public Health
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Dr. Kristine Madsen, an Associate Professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, is a pediatrician and research scientist studying pediatric obesity and health inequalities. With funding from the NIH, the American Heart Association, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, she works to identify policies and programs that will improve youths’ nutrition and physical-activity environments. Research topics range from the impact of soda taxes on sugar-sweetened beverage consumption to the use of technology to increase participation in school lunch programs.
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WS 3.7: The Continuum of Care: From Primary Prevention to Tertiary Management
This session will highlight collaborative partnerships that have resulted in innovations in health care delivery across the spectrum of obesity management from primary prevention to tertiary care. A primary prevention approach will be shared that focuses on building healthy habits among children ages 0-5 years old, as well as a multidisciplinary and tertiary management program that features partnerships to promote sustainable and effective care.
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Samantha Anzeljc, Quality Improvement Consultant, Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Dr. Anzeljc is the Quality Improvement Science Lead at the Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics. She received her PhD from The Ohio State University in Nutritional Sciences with an emphasis on childhood obesity prevention and management in primary care. She has authored research and provided presentations throughout Ohio and nationally on this topic. She is currently serving as the Quality Improvement Consultant for the Ohio Chapter on the Preschool Vision Screening, Injury Prevention, Parenting at Mealtime and Playtime, Good4Growth, and Transforming Adolescent Care Learning Collaboratives.
Amy Sternstein, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, OSU and Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition Nationwide Children’s Hospital
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Amy Sternstein, MD, FAAP, is the coordinator of the Ounce of Prevention program at the Nationwide Children's Hospital/ AAP,Ohio Chapter and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Sternstein is board certified in general pediatrics. Her clinical interests include wellness and nutrition education, obesity prevention, school health and physical fitness. Prior to joining the Center, she spent 11 years in general Pediatrics and was a staff member of The Borden Center for Nutrition and Wellness. She is currently a clinical staff member within The Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
Miranda Westfall, Program Manager & Clinic Dietitian, Fit for Healthy Weight Program University of California, Los Angeles
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Miranda Westfall is the Program Manager and Clinic Dietitian at the Fit for Healthy Weight program at the University of California, Los Angeles. Ms. Westfall coordinates the Fit for Healthy Weight multidisciplinary pediatric obesity clinic, which provides comprehensive care to patients and families through in-person and telehealth clinics. As part of the multidisciplinary care team, Ms. Westfall provides dietary assessment and behavior change support to children and their families. Miranda Westfall is a Registered Dietitian and holds a Masters Degree in Public Health from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health where she graduated magna cum laude in 2014.
Jennifer K. Yee, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology, Be Forever Fit Program at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
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Dr. Yee received her medical degree and completed pediatric residency at the University of California, Irvine. After fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, she became a faculty member with an NIH Career Development Award, conducting research on fatty acid metabolism in development of obesity. Dr. Yee is Director of the Be Forever Fit pediatric weight management program at Harbor-UCLA. She is also Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, and Director of the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program.
Moderator: Megan Lipton-Inga, Director of Program Development, Diabetes and Obesity Program Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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Megan Lipton-Inga, MA, CCRP is the director of Program Development for the Diabetes and Obesity Program, and research administrator for the Division of Endocrinology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. As Director and Principal Investigator of Kids N Fitness©, she has been involved in researching, implementing, and adapting weight-management interventions in hospital and community-based settings such as FQHCs, afterschool programs, parks, and faith-based settings for 10 years. She holds a Master’s in International Affairs with a focus in Public Health from Columbia University.
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