Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Maximizing Access to Care:
Discuss and debate approaches to making health care more accessible. This track will include not only coverage for the uninsured, but also the many aspects of accessible health care.

Consumer Driven Health Care - Myth or Reality?
Mark Rukavina, The Access Project (Boston, MA)
Jeffrey Prottas, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)

Habla Espanol? Sprechen sie Deutsche? Providing Care to Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Ph.D., Health Research and Educational Trust (Chicago, IL)
Mara Youdelmann, National Health Law Program (Washington, DC)

ER and Inpatients Without a Primary Care Physician Transitioned to a Medical Home
Amy Jo Gladfelter, West Suburban Medical Center (Oak Park, IL)
Harry Z. Piotrowski, West Suburban Medical Center (Oak Park, IL)

Expanding Access for Uninsured Populations: A Portfolio of Financial Strategies
Wes Thompson, Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City, UT)

Winning Approaches for Increasing Access to Care: AHA NOVA Award Winners Share Their Stories
Jo Pauling-Jones, Healthy Learners (Columbia, SC)
Beth Llewellyn, St. Joseph Healthcare (Lexington, KY)
Carol Pickett, St. Joseph Mobile Health Care Services (Lexington, KY)

Ensuring Care for Low-Income Residents: Coverage and Safety Net Models (Organized by Communities Joined in Action)
Chris Phillips, Whatcom Alliance for Healthcare Access (Bellingham, WA)
Vondie Woodbury, Muskegon Community Health Partnership (Muskegon, MI)
Moderator: Laura Brennan, MSW, PacificSource Health Plans (Springfield, OR)

Beyond the Primary Care Home: Providing Access to Pharmaceuticals and Specialty Care (Organized by Communities Joined in Action)
Marcy Buren, Health Access (Flint, MI)
Cathy V. Maxwell, RN, MA, HealthKey (Tawas City, MI)
Sue Sharpe, Whatcom Alliance for Healthcare Access (Bellingham, WA)
Moderator: Patrick Hughes, Ed.D., Solano Coalition for Better Health (Solano, CA)

Care Coordination Models for Uninsured Populations: Methods and Successes (Organized by Communities Joined in Action)
Ann Kitchen, Indigent Care Collaboration (Austin, TX)
Lisa Hadden, Healthy Community Partners (Saginaw, MI)

Innovating for Community-based Chronic Disease Prevention:
Share and explore successful community-based and health system approaches to creating the conditions for health that will prevent and reverse the course of chronic illness, including attention to resolving disparities.

An Innovative Approach to Diabetes Screening and Prevention in Youth
Jeanne Hutson, MPH, RN, RD, WakeMed (Raleigh, NC)

Big Vision to Practical Action: Washington's Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign
Greg Vigdor, Washington Health Foundation (Seattle, WA)

Childhood Obesity and the CATCH Model: Rural and Urban Case Studies
"Building Community Capacity: Steps to a Healthier Houston / Harris County Consortium"
     Martha L. Cuccia, MPH, CHES, Harris Cty Public Health and Environmental Services
     Stephanie Wood-Jones, Harris Cty Public Health and Environmental Services (Houston, TX)
"CATCH Kids Early for a Lifetime of Health"
     Merry Hutton, St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center (Missoula, MT)
     Laura Del Guerra, RD, St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center (Missoula, MT)

Community-Oriented Disease Management
Katherine A. Schneider, MD, Middlesex Health System (Middletown, CT)

Faith-based Approaches for Effective Health Promotion
"Finding Care in Your Community: A Leadership Development Model"
     Karyl DeBruyn, Omni Faith Hlth Partnership, Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, MI)
"The Joy Program: Touching Lives by Linking Faith & Health"
     Yolonda Thompson, Bon Secours Richmond Health System (Richmond, VA)

Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions: Maine Rural Demonstration Project
Ronald Deprez, Ph.D, MPH, Center for Health Policy Planning and Research (Portland, ME)
Jean Mellett, FHFMA, CPA, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (Brewer, ME)
Brian Moody, M.Ed., Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
Erik Steele, DO, FAAFP, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems

Youth Obesity Prevention in Schools and Communities
"Family Nights: Engaging Underserved Communities in Physical Activity"
     Jesus Mejia, Little Company of Mary (Torrance, CA)
     Alina Bueno Nadsady, Little Company of Mary (Torrance, CA)
"The Shape-Up San Francisco Experience"
     Christina Goette Carpenter, MPH, San Francisco Dept of Public Health (San Francisco, CA)
     Amy Adkins, California Pacific Medical Center (San Francisco, CA)

Achieving Community Benefit Excellence:
Learn from hospitals and health systems that are leading improvements in community benefit practice by structuring community benefit departments, defining job descriptions, adding community benefit to their strategic plans, linking it to other hospital departments, involving governance and connecting with community.

Community Benefit: A 360 Approach to Measuring Return on Investment
Mary Rudnicki, MS, RN, Provena Mercy Medical Center (Aurora, IL)

Community Benefit as a Business Strategy
Sherry L. Bright, MSPH, VHA Mountain States (Denver, CO)

Developing a Strategic Community Benefit Agenda
Betsy Fallon, Brooks Health System (Jacksonville, FL)
Brian Fuller, Brooks Health System (Jacksonville, FL)

From Theory to Practice: Planning and Reporting Community Benefit
Julie Trocchio, Catholic Health Association (Washington, DC)
Kim Saiswick, RN, MS, LMHC, Holy Cross Hospital (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

The Heart of the Elements: An Integrated Community Benefit Approach
Dory Magasis Escobar, St. Joseph Health System Sonoma County (Santa Rosa, CA)
Smruti Shah, St. Joseph Health System Sonoma County (Santa Rosa, CA)

Toward Taking Responsibility for the Health of the Community
Joan Quinlan, Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA)

Leading Community Health Assessments with Impact:
Learn the pros and cons of different assessment models, successful community engagement, data collection and presentation strategies, and methods for priority setting and action planning.

Engaging the Health System in Community Health Assessment
Alice Yoder, Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster, PA)

Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Community Health Assessments
James Burdine, School of Rural Public Health (College Station, TX)
Michael Felix, School of Rural Public Health (College Station, TX)
Monica Wendel, Center for Community Health Development (College Station, TX)

MAPP: The Community Path to Better Health
Heidi Deutsch, MA, MSDM, National Assn of County and City Health Officials (Washington, DC)
Stephanie Welch, MS-MPH, RD, LDN, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, (Fort Campbell, KY)
Sue Grinnell, Cowlitz County Health Department (Longview, WA)

The Path to Improving Health is Lined with Good Data
Debra Wesley, Sinai Community Institute (Chicago, IL)
Steven Whitman, Ph.D., Sinai Urban Health institute (Chicago, IL)
Alan Channing, Sinai Health System (Chicago, IL)

Advanced Practice Breakout Sessions

This year's conference will feature a new series of Advanced Practice Breakout Sessions. Each will consist of interactive, facilitated discussion on advanced community health topics, and is designed for an audience of experienced health professionals.

Beyond Counting: Governance, Management and Community Benefit Leadership
Kevin Barnett, Principal Investigator, Advancing the State of the Art in Community Benefit
Linda McDonald, Vice President, Mission Integration, St. Bernardine Medical Center - CHW (San Bernadino, CA)

Rebuilding Community Capacity to Protect New Orleanians' Health after Katrina
Shelia Webb, Center for Empowered Decision Making (New Orleans, LA)
Vinny Lafronza, Ed.D., MS, CommonHealth Action (Washington, DC)
Natalie Burke, CommonHealth Action (Washington, DC)

Policy Goals to Advance Childhood Obesity Prevention, Identification and Management
Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH, FAAP, Nat'l Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (Boston, MA)

Shared Community Health Assessments: Creating, Sustaining and Delivering Value
"Community Health Assessments - Building Capacity and Empowering Change"
     Pamela Austin, MSW, CFGD, Orange County Health Needs Assessment (Santa Ana, CA)
     Ed Kacic, CAIA, Irvine Health Foundation (Irvine, CA)
"The Community Health Checkup - A North Central Texas Collaborative"
     Sue Pickens, Parkland Health & Hospital System (Dallas, TX)
     Paul Boumbulian, University of Texas, School of Public Health (Houston, TX)

The Role of Hospitals in Improving the Public's Health
Susan Barrera, JD, MPP, Health Research and Educational Trust (Chicago, IL)
Stephanie Bailey, MD, MSHSA, Centers for Disease Control (Atlanta, GA)
Edward Martinez, MS, Consulting for Health Care Management in U.S. Communities (Viroqua, WI)

Proposal Review Panel

ACHI would like to thank the Proposal Review Panel for volunteering their time and expertise to ensure the success of the conference.

• Suzanne Alewine, Consultant, Community Asset Builders (Jefferson City, MO)
• Anthony DeLucia, Chair-elect, Kingsport Tomorrow (Kingsport, TN)
• Linda Dewolf, Vice President of Community Health Improvement, VHA Inc. (Irving, TX)
• Peter Doliber, StepOne, Inc. (Savannah, GA)
• Ron Graybill, Community Outreach Director, Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda, CA)
• Lyn Hester, Vice President of Community Services, INTEGRIS Health (Oklahoma City, OK)
• Penrose Jackson, President, Vermont Health Foundation (Burlington, VT)
• Maureen Kersmarki, Regional Director of Government and Public Affairs, Florida Hospital (Orlando, FL)
• Christine Lyman, Community Health Program Manager, Maine Bureau of Health (Augusta, ME)
• Klaus Madsen, Policy Analyst, Texas Health Institute (Austin, TX)
• Patsy Matheny, Community Benefit Consultant (Sugar Grove, OH)
• Bob Newton, President, Moses Green Wesley Long Community Health Foundation (Greensboro, NC)
• Mark Rukavina, Director, The Access Project (Boston, MA)
• Jane Schadle, Office for Healthy Communities, Iowa Dept of Public Health (Des Moines, IA)
• Ron Sorensen, Director of Community Outreach, Providence Health System (Burbank, CA)
• Julie Trocchio, Senior Director, Catholic Health Association (Washington, DC)
• Sharon Vitousek, North Hawaii Outcomes Project Leader, North Hawaii Outcomes Project (Kamuela, HI)