Health Care Conference 2008 Agenda
Coahoma Community College, Pinnacle
Clarksdale, Mississippi
April 18 – 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
(Booth set-up 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.)
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Conference Opening
Welcome
Opening Remarks
Conference Logistics
9:25 a.m. Opening Session
LaNelle Weems, RN, MSN, Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce
10:00 a.m. General Session
Gerald Berenson, M.D., Tulane University
10:50 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session I
10:50 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Pinnacle Room 1
Linda Godley, PhD; Alcorn State University
Health Promoting Practices Among Overweight/Obese African American Women
Pinnacle Room 2
Mary Thompson, PhD Candidate, MS, APRN-BC, PNP; University of Virginia
Parental Feeding and Childhood Overweight: A Nursing Perspective
Pinnacle Room 3
Scott Owens, MA, PhD; University of Mississippi
Feasibility of a Home-Delivered Internet Obesity Prevention Program for Fourth – Grade Students
Pinnacle Room 4
Patricia Cowen, MN, PhD; University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Clinical predictors of impaired glucose tolerance in overweight African-American adolescents
Poster Session
Shirleatha Lee, RN, MSN; University of TN Health Science Center
Diminished Heart Rate Variability in Overweight Youth with Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Concomitant Hypertension
Deborah Hadley, RN, MSN, CNOR; Alcorn State University
A Descriptive Study of Non-Enrollment of Accepted Nursing Students
Dana Manley, MSN, ARNP; University of TN Health Science Center
Physical activity and fitness in overweight and normal weight rural middle school children
Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, PhD; Bonnie Harbaugh, PhD; Lei Zhang, PhD; University of Southern Mississippi
Prevalence of overweight among children and youth in Mississippi: A comparison between 2003 and 2005
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon Keynote:
Betty Kennedy, PhD; The Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Research Advances: Obesity Prevention and Treatment in African Americans
Concurrent Session II
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Pinnacle Room 1
Sukhen Dey, MBA, EdS, PhD; Indiana University
Information Systems Literacy: An Essential Skill for Rural Healthcare Personnel
Pinnacle Room 2
Kathleen Yadrick, PhD, RD; University of Southern Mississippi
Combating Obesity and its consequences through a community walking program
Pinnacle Room 3
Gerald Berenson, M.D.; Tulane University School of Nursing
Health Ahead/ Heart Smart
Pinnacle Room 4
Imani Goodwin, PhD Candidate, MSN, FNP-BC; Troy University School of Nursing
Weight Perceptions of Rural Alabama African American women
Concurrent Session III
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pinnacle Room 1
Beverly McCabe-Sellers, PhD, RD, LD; United States Department of Agriculture
Strategies for Promoting Healthy Weight and Healthy Lives for Children in the Delta
Pinnacle Room 2
Eva Jean Dubois, EdD, RN, MSN, CRNP; Teresa Gore, RN, MSN, CPAN; Auburn University School of Nursing
Stop Numbing Your Brain and No More Weight You Will Gain
Pinnacle Room 3
Jerome Kolbo, PhD, ACSW; Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, PhD, MDP, CHES; Bonnie Harbaugh, PhD, RN; and Lei Zhang, PhD, MSc, MBA; University of Southern Mississippi
What do Mississippians think about childhood obesity?
Pinnacle Room 4
Byron Jackson, Author; Life University College of Chiropractic
Are You Eating According to Your Body Type?
Saturday, April 19, 2008
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registration/Morning Networking
9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session I
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Pinnacle Room 1
Gerri Cannon-Smith, M.D., MPH; Jackson State University
Preschool Obesity Prevention: It’s Never too Early to Start
Pinnacle Room 2
Amanda Williams, MPH, CHES; University of Southern Mississippi
A Look at Obesity in the Food Choices of Adults in Hollandale, Mississippi?
Pinnacle Room 3
Mark Dessauer, MA; University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Active Living by Design
Making Change: Lessons Learned About Creating Healthy Communities
Concurrent Session II
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Pinnacle Room 1
Valeria Hawkins, MPA; The Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Childhood Obesity: Resources to support schools to implement programs and policies that promote physical activity and healthy eating among students and staff
Pinnacle Room 2
Hua Xu, PhD Candidate; Jackson State University
Health Care in Comparative Perspective: Current Challenges in Health Care System of China
Pinnacle Room 3
Reginald Rodges, DC; Chiropractic Elite
TBA
Poster Session
Shirleatha Lee, RN, MSN; University of TN Health Science Center
Diminished Heart Rate Variability in Overweight Youth with Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Concomitant Hypertension
Deborah Hadley, RN, MSN, CNOR; Alcorn State University
A Descriptive Study of Non-Enrollment of Accepted Nursing Students
Dana Manley, MSN, ARNP; University of TN Health Science Center
Physical activity and fitness in overweight and normal weight rural middle school children
Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, PhD; Bonnie Harbaugh, PhD; Lei Zhang, PhD; University of Southern Mississippi
Prevalence of overweight among children and youth in Mississippi: A comparison between 2003 and 2005
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Luncheon Keynote:
Rich DiGirolamo; Rich DiGirolamo: The Big Kid, Marion, CT
Park the Donuts! Recreate the Community
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Adjournment |
