Designing a Strong and Healthy New York New York State’s Obesity Prevention Coalition and Policy Center DASH-NY Coalition Conference Healthy Community Development: Economic and Infrastucture Strategies to Reduce Obesity Disparities March 24, 2014 Hyatt Regency Rochester 125 East Main Street Rochester, NY Twitter: @DASH_NY #DASHNY2014 Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASHNewYork Welcome Special Thanks to Our Steering Committee Members On behalf of DASH-NY and The New York Academy of Medicine, we are delighted to welcome you to the DASH-NY Coalition Conference, Healthy Community Development: Economic and Infrastructure Strategies to Reduce Obesity Disparities. This year’s conference will feature speakers, panelists, and poster presenters who will connect health disparities with economic and infrastructure development and policy change strategies. This conference is also intended to be a networking opportunity. Stop by our poster and networking session where you can learn about impressive initiatives from around New York State, network with your colleagues, and speak with one of our partner organizations that will be tabling. We would like to thank our amazing and committed Steering Committee members and Conference Co-sponsors who have been instrumental in bringing this conference together for you. Sincerely, The DASH-NY Team American Farmland Trust American Heart Association Action for Healthy Kids Empire State Future Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Inc. NAACP New York State Conference New York State Department of Health and Co-Sponsors DASH-NY Staff at NYAM Jo Ivey Boufford President Monica Chierici Project Director Martine Edmund Administrative Assistant Ruth Finkelstein Senior Vice President for Policy and Planning Maysoun Freij Senior Evaluator Ana Garcia Director, Division of Health Policy Shara Siegel Policy Associate Rachel Manes Policy Associate Shauneequa Owusu Manager, Age-friendly Commerce Dana Martens Project Coordinator, Age-friendly Commerce North Country Healthy Heart Network Parks & Trails New York The Alliance of the New York State YMCA’s, Inc. The Children’s Agenda The New York State Council on Food Policy U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development Conference Agenda Conference Agenda 8:30-9:30 Registration and Breakfast 9:30-9:40 Welcome 9:40-10:10 Keynote Speaker Mildred Thompson, Senior Director and Director of the Center for Health Equity and Place at PolicyLink 10:10-10:55 Panel: Healthy Food Businesses as a Driver for Health Moderator: Ellie Wilson, Price Chopper Supermarkets & DASH-NY Steering Committee Co-Chair Growing Food Connections Jeanne Leccese, Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab at the University of Buffalo Food Access and Economic Development Mitch Gruber, Foodlink, Inc. Healthy Shopper Rewards Rebecca Bostwick, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion at Syracuse University 10:55-11:15 Investing In Food Retail for Health Sajan Philip, NY Healthy Food, Healthy Communities Fund at the Low Income Investment Fund 11:15-12:00 Networking and Poster Session 12:00-12:30 Lunch 12:30-1:15 Healthy Food System, Healthy People, Healthy Economies Moderator: Monica Chierici, The New York Academy of Medicine David Haight, American Farmland Trust Tanya Fields, The BLK ProjeK 1:15-2:00 Panel: Community Infrastructure Planning Moderator: Barbara Devore, Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Inc. Healthy Trails, Healthy People Fran Gotcsik, Parks & Trails New York Community Benefit and Obesity Programming Stephanie David, Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance Healthy Waterways Katrina Kormacher, Environmental Health Sciences Center at the University of Rochester 2:00-2:30 Opportunities for Federal Investments in Healthy Community Development Jennifer Cribbs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Sabina Pendse, Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 2:30-2:45 Break 2:45-3:30 Reducing Health and Economic Disparities through Comprehensive Community Development Moderator: Shauneequa Owusu, The New York Academy of Medicine Shaquana Divers, Health Engagement and Action for Rochester’s Transformation (H.E.A.R.T) Tracey Capers, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation 3:30-4:15 Panel: Building a Healthy Workforce Moderator: Francesca Mesiah, Kaleida Health Community Health Workers and Chronic Disease Prevention Donya Williams, City Health Works The Impact of Social Wellness at Paychex Bob Merberg, Paychex, Inc. Eat Well, Live Well Initiatives Trish Kazacos, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. 4:15-4:30 Closing Conference Speakers and Panelists Rebecca Bostwick Program Director, The Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion, at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University Tracey Capers Fran Gotcsik @PTNY Director of Programs, Healthy Trails, Healthy People Parks & Trails NY @BSRC Executive Vice President of Programs and Organizational Development, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Mitch Gruber Jennifer Cribbs @Farmland New York State Director, American Farmland Trust @HUDNY_NJ New York / New Jersey Regional Sustainability Coordinator, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Stephanie David @STOPObesity Assistant Research Professor, Department of Health Policy at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Barbara Devore Director of Development, Independent Living Center of Hudson Valley, Inc. Shaquana Divers @URMed_GCH Program Manager, Monroe County Community Transformation Grant, Health Engagement and Action for Rochester’s Transformation (HEART) Tanya Fields @theblkprojek Executive Director, The BLK ProjeK @FoodlinkNY Food Access Programs Manager, Food link David Haight Conference Speakers and Panelists Sabina Pendse @EPAregion2 @EPAsmartgrowth Sustainable Communities Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Office in New York City Sajan Philip @liifund Loan Officer and Program Manager, New York Healthy Food and Healthy Communities Fund (HFHC Fund) at the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) Trish Kazacos @Wegmans Registered Dietitian, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Katrina Kormacher @UR_Med Associate Professor and Director of Community Outreach in University of Rochester Medical Center’s Environmental Health Sciences Center Jeanne Leccese @GFConnections Growing Food Connections Program Coordinator, University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning, Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab Bob Merberg @wellwork Wellness Program Manager, Paychex Inc. Mildred Thompson @policylink Senior Director and Executive Director, PolicyLink Center for Health Equity and Place Donya Williams @CityHealthWorks Director of Operation, City Health Works Ellie Wilson Senior Nutritionist, Price Chopper Supermarkets Co-Chair DASH-NY Steering Committee Poster Presenters Creating Healthy Place: Main St. Niagara Falls Natalie Cook , Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County Complete Streets Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties Kate O’Stricker/Lindsay Ball, Cornell Cooperative Extension Allegany and Cattaraugus Move it Monday and the Monday Mile- Jump Start Your Week! Leah Moser, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion Rochester’s Got HEART Shaquana Divers, Center for Community Health, URMC Neighorhood Health Status Improvement: Evaluation Framework Barbara J. Zappia, Greater Rochester Health Foundation Eileen Flanagan & Ann G.T. Young, Community Development Consulting Healthy Bodega Initiative Stacey Jackson, American Dairy Association & Dairy Council, Inc. The Wellness Impact: Breakfast in the Classroom Kim McLaughlin, New York State Action for Healthy Kids Eleven Years of Evidence with 1907 Community Participants: Program Evaluation of a Lifestyle Intervention to improve Physical Activity and Dietary Practices in “Real-World” Community Settings from 2001 to 2012 Lisa Lowenstein, The Center for Community Health of the University of Rochester Healthiways-Community & Neighborhood Planning Focused on Health Stephen Ferranti, SRF & Associates Walk It Out! Walking Trails in Harlem, NY Amparo Abel-Bey, Walk it Out, at Harlem Hospital Center Communities for Healthy Food NYC Colleen Flynn, Local Initiative Support Cooperation New York City, (LISC NYC) Rochester Walks! We’re on the Move Candice Lucas, University of Rochester Medical Center, (URMC) Barrington/Starkey/Dundee Health Improvement Project Lauren Snyder, S2AY Rural Health Network Connect with DASH-NY Connect with DASH-NY and our partners through online resources and workgroup opportunities. Below you will find a list of DASH-NY resources and how they can help you learn more about or implement evidenced-based and sustainable obesity prevention strategies! Our website provides a wealth of resources, including policy briefs, policy implementation guides, and training materials. Most recently we published Time to Play: Mandatory Daily Active Recess Policy Implementation Guide and fact sheets in support of the NYS Prevention Agenda (2013-2017) on Breastfeeding, Complete Streets Policy Implementation, Nutrition Standards for Healthy Food Procurement, and Promotion of Evidence-based Interventions for Chronic Disease Self Management. Peruse our website, download a webinar training, learn more about our Coalition Steering Committee, and join one of our workgroups (Healthy Schools & Child Care, Economic & Community Development, Clinical & Community Linkages, Food Policy, and Active Communities). WWW.DASHNY.ORG DASH-NY created a policy database to help researchers, advocates, and decisionmakers learn more about evidence-based obesity prevention strategies. On our policy database you will find examples of policies from around the country with supporting evidence-based literature, implementation examples, and resources. WWW.OBESITYPOLICIES.ORG Our blog covers a diverse range of obesity prevention related topics. Find out more about events from DASH-NY and partners. We also feature interesting news on obesity prevention from around the country. Subscribe to our blog and make sure to leave comments! WWW.DASHNYBLOG.ORG Friend us on Facebook WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/DASHNEWYORK Follow us on Twitter @DASH_NY