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HEAL NH Conference
Accelerating Progress Towards
Healthy People & Healthy Places
October 16, 2014
8:30am - 4:00pm
Register online at http://healnh.org
Registration Fee: $50 ($40 early-bird before September 30)
Church Landing at Mill Falls
281 Daniel Webster Hwy. Meredith, NH
The HEAL Conference serves as a gathering to celebrate,
learn, and engage with people in New Hampshire working to
promote and support improved access to healthy foods and
safe places to play and be active. With this meeting we will
celebrate the progress of NH communities, introduce NH’s
new Healthy People Healthy Places Plan, and strengthen and
forge new partnerships to further advance the work.
Conference Agenda
8:30am – 9:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
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9:00am – 9:10am
Welcome and Opening Remarks, Patti Baum, Interim President, HNH Foundation
9:10am – 10:25am
Celebrating our HEAL Communities: Presentations and best practices from HEAL NH’s 2012-14
grantees. Facilitated by Madeline Dalton, Hood Center for Children and Families, Geisel School
of Medicine at Dartmouth
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Community presenters:
Fran Newton, Town of Ashland
David Toth, Town of Ashland
Angela Martin Giroux, City of Berlin
Amy Lovisek, City of Laconia Parks and Recreation
Beverly Doolan, City of Nashua, Division of Public Health and Community Services
Lianne Bower, City of Nashua, Marguerite’s Place Inc.
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10:30am – 10:45am: Break
10:45 – 12:00
Healthy People Healthy Places: The Next Horizon for HEAL NH
Introduction: Terry Johnson, HEAL NH
Healthy Food Promotion: Stacia Clinton, Health Care Without Harm
Healthy Food Access: Tom Kelly, UNH Sustainability Institute
Active Transportation: Nik Coates, HEAL NH
Active Recreation: Cindy Heath, GP RED
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12:00pm – 1:10pm
Lunch catered by the Common Man Restaurant; Exhibits
1:10pm – 2:20pm
Afternoon Workshops (select one)
• Transforming NH’s System for Active Travel: Making Streets Safe
ORIS, Manchester, NH; Source: ORIS Facebook
for Everyone Who Uses Them
Moderator: Robin LeBlanc, Plan NH.
Presenters: Nik Coates, HEAL NH; Rob Houseman, Town of Wolfeboro; Chris Parker, City of Dover
• Maximizing Opportunities for Recreation and Play Through Joint Use Agreements
Moderator: Scot Foster, NH Department of Health and Human Services
Presenters: Ronald O’Keefe, Property-Liability Trust Inc.; Paul Coats, Lebanon Recreation & Parks
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• Incentive Programs: Advancing Access to Healthy Food in High Need Communities
Moderator: Rebecca Brown, Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
Presenters: Helen Costello, NH Food Bank;
Andrea Bye-Munene, Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success (ORIS)
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• Healthy Food in Health Care: A Model for Creating a Healthy Sustainable Food System in NH
Moderator: Stacia Clinton, Health Care Without Harm
Presenters: Charlene Andersen, NH Community Loan Fund;
Deborah Keane, RD, LD, Food and Nutrition Services, Dartmouth-Hitchcock !
2:20pm - 2:30pm: Break
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2:30pm - 3:45pm
Regional Dialogues: Accelerating Healthy People Healthy Places in NH Communities
Facilitated by Charlie French, UNH Cooperative Extension
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3:45pm - 4:00pm
Final Thoughts
Register online at http://healnh.org
Workshop Descriptions
11:00am - 12:00pm
Healthy People Healthy Places: The Next Horizon for HEAL NH
This session will introduce the new Healthy People Healthy Places (HPHP) Plan to conference participants.
First, HEAL NH’s own Terry Johnson will provide participants with an introduction to the HPHP Plan. This will be
followed by four presentations given by NH experts in the field who will discuss:
1. Why this work is important in NH
2. Benefits of HPHP for NH communities
3. The key HPHP strategies aimed at accelerating progress towards Healthy People and Healthy Places in NH
Presenters:
Stacia Clinton, Regional Director, Healthy Food in Health Care Program, Health Care Without Harm
Nik Coates, HEAL NH Active Living Coordinator
Cindy Heath, Executive Director, GP RED
Tom Kelly, Founding Director, UNH Sustainability Institute
1:10 - 2:20
Afternoon Workshops
With each breakout focused on one strategy in the HPHP plan, the goal of each session is to provide participants a
“how to approach” with suggested tools and resources to help catalyze work in the HPHP strategy.
In each breakout, participants will:
1. Learn about one focused strategy within each HPHP goal.
2. Learn practical steps, tools and resources available for communities to implement the HPHP strategy. 3. Listen to real examples of HPHP strategies being implemented in NH 4. Participate in a group discussion regarding next steps, challenges and opportunities to support HPHP
strategies in NH communities.
Transforming NH’s System for Active Travel: Making Streets Safe for Everyone Who Uses Them Active Transportation specific: This discussion will focus on the experiences of two New Hampshire communities in
making their neighborhoods and communities safer and more accessible to get around by bicycle and walking.
Participants will be provided an overview of a the guide for assessing walkability and bikeability in communities
compiled by the Foundation for Healthy Communities, and will then learn from two seasoned municipal planners
how to implement complete streets elements into their communities. There will also be an open discussion with
participants about the successes and challenges they have had in their communities, and how to overcome those
challenges.
Presenters:
Moderator:
Nik Coates, HEAL NH Active Living Coordinator
Rob Houseman, Wolfeboro Director of Planning & Development
Chris Parker, Dover Community Development Director
Robin LeBlanc, Executive Director, Plan NH
Maximizing Opportunities for Recreation and Play Through Joint Use Agreements
Active Recreation specific: Is a handshake all you need to share space and opportunities in a community? While NH
is known for the power of a friendly agreement, a formal, written document can provide a place for clear
expectations, reduced liability, and successful partnerships.
Presenters:
Moderator:
Ronald O’Keefe, Risk Management Manager, Property-Liability Trust Inc.
Paul Coats, Director, Lebanon Recreation & Parks Scot Foster, Physical Activity Coordinator, NH Department of Health and Human Services
1:10 - 2:20
Afternoon Workshops Continued…
Incentive Programs: Advancing Access to Healthy Food in High Need Communities
Healthy Food Access specific: The NH Nutrition Incentive Program is leading the way to establishing a network of farmers
market incentive programs with the capacity to grow and sustain incentives in ways that increase produce consumption,
improve health, increase farmers’ revenue, and bolster local economies.
Presenters:
Moderator:
Helen Costello, Program Manager, NH Food Bank
Andrea Bye-Munene, Agricultural Training Coordinator, Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success
Rebecca Brown, Executive Director, Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
Healthy Food in Health Care: A Model for Creating a Healthy Sustainable Food System in NH
Healthy Food Promotion specific: In 2013, 25 of NH health care facilities reported a collective food budget of $19.2
million. Stronger relationships with local producers, healthy hospital dining initiatives, and on-site farmers markets are
just a few examples of how health care institutions are helping to shape a healthy food system in NH.
Presenters:
Moderator:
Charlene Andersen, Manager of Business Education, NH Community Loan Fund
Deborah Keane, RD, LD, Director, Food and Nutrition Services, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Stacia Clinton, New England Regional Director, Health Care Without Harm
2:35pm - 3:45pm
Regional Dialogues: Accelerating HPHP in NH Communities
Armed with the new HPHP Plan, participants will gather in regional groups to brainstorm steps they can take to accelerate
the work of HPHP in their communities. Participants will be encouraged to use an “equity lens” to identify strategies with
the greatest potential for impact.
Facilitated by Charlie French, Program Team Leader, Community and Economic Development, UNH Cooperative Extension
Funding and support for HEAL and the HEAL conference are generously provided by
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Register online at http://healnh.org