2015 Conference Presentations
Thursday, October 1
Producing Health by Connecting Community and Clinical Care
Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, MS
Chief Medical Officer for Prevention
American Heart Association
100 Million Healthier Lives by 2020
Soma Stout, MD, MS
Executive External Lead for Health Improvement
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Humility & Courage, Leading Change
Vondie Woodbury, MPA
Vice President Community Benefit
Trinity Health
**BRIGHT SPOT BREAKOUTS**
Session A: “What’s Driving Population Health? The State of the Field in 2015”
Julia Resnick, MPH
Program Manager
Association for Community Health
Improvement/American Hospital Association
Eric Thrash-Sall, MBA
Community Benefit, Lead
St. John Province
Marcy Buren, LMSW
Director, Community Health
Ascension Health
Session B: “Learning What You Though You Already New”
Alicia Barlow
Senior Administrative Specialist
Rural and Urban Access to Health
Session B: “Showcasing Student Organizing Efforts to Improve Community Health”
Kate Hilton
Senior Faculty
Rethink health & Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Becka DeSmidt
Community Manager
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Cheryl Welbeck, MBA
Project Director
DHPE – Partnering4Health
Nicolette Warren, MS, MCHES, DrPH(c)
Director of Health Equity
Society for Public Health Education
Elizabeth Hartig
Project Coordinator
American Planning Association
Quinney D. Harris, MPH
Program Manager, CPHMC
National WIC Association
Session C:”Engaging WIC Agencies in Community Health”
Martelle Esposito, MS, MPH
Government Affairs Manager, CDC Community Partnerships
Grant Director, National WIC Association
Quinney D. Harris, MPH
Program Manager
CDC Community Partnerships Grant National WIC Association
Camille Miller, MSSW, CJA Board Member
President/CEO
Texas Health Institute
Arthur Himmelman, MPH
National Team Expert
AHEAD
Session D: “PacificSource’s Coordinated Care Model – A Force for Community Health”
Kate Wells, BS
Director of Community Health Development
PacificSource Health Plans
Marian Blankenship
Vice President of Government and Community Relations
PacificSource Health Plans
Rhonda Poirier, DrPH
Managing Partner
Trega Partners International
Session E: “Pathways Community HUB – A Community Approach to Achieve the Triple Aim”
Judith Warren, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Health Care Access Now
Jan Ruma, BS, Med, CFRE
Vice President
Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio
Friday, October 2
Leadership in Advancing Population Health and Social
Nick Macchione, MS, MPH, FACHE
Director and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Health and Human Services Agency for the County of San Diego, California
How Algoma, Wisconsin Leverages & Aligns Dollars to Promote Health, Well-Being & Equity
Peter Knox, MS, BS
Executive Vice President
Bellin Health
**BRIGHT SPOT BREAKOUTS**
Session A: “Where Are You on the Pathway for Transforming Regional Health?”
Ruth Wageman, PhD
Senior Scholar
Rethink Health
Jane Erickson, MPA, MAIR
Project Director
Inclusive Business Planning for Health, Rethink Health
Session B: “Improving Outcomes with Chronic Disease Management in Rural Communities”
Kelly Warnock, FNP
Director
Access Kershaw
Session B: “Transitional Care Program – Reducing Homeless Patient Hospital Readmissions”
Joanie Erickson
Executive Director
Solano Coalition for Better Health
Jaymee Lewis Desse, MS
St. Vincent Medical Group, Indiana
Rea Panares, MPH
Senior Advisor
Prevention Institute
Session C: “Patient Activation Using Trained Behaviorists”
Lisa Ladendorff, LCSW
Executive Director
Northeast Oregon Network
Denise Gomez, MPA
Community Initiatives Manager
Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved
Session D: “Bringing a Community to Consensus on a Health Improvement Agenda”
Laura Randall
SVP External Affairs
The Health Collaborative