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2009 Chronic Disease Conference |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP)
4770 Buford Hwy, NE
MS K-40
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 |
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What is "Debate and Dialogue"?
The goal of Debate and Dialogue format is to examine differing, often
conflicting aspects of an issue. These sessions are designed to encourage
panelists to react thoughtfully and concisely to a set of critical questions
posed by the moderator; relying less on prepared reflections and more on
immediate critical engagement with the core of the substantive issues
raised, and to encourage audience members to participate by reacting to the
flow of the debate and dialogue and pose their own critical questions to the
panelists.
The four sessions are:
Monday, February 23, 2009, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Health Reform: Act Now and Make a Difference
Moderator: |
Corrine Husten, Partnership for Prevention |
Panelists: |
Paul Jarris, Executive Director, Association of State and
Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Georges C. Benjamin, Executive Director, American Public Health
Association
Paul Speranza, Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of
Directors, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Vice Chairman, General
Counsel, and Secretary, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. |
In the health reform dialogue, which involves both health care and
health systems, the focus is almost entirely on the issue of insurance
payment for services, leaving the issue of prevention largely out of the
conversation. This session will focus on the issue of prevention in the
context of health reform, including how to raise the priority of
prevention among competing interests, and the role that public health
should play in shaping health reform opportunities. Panelists will address potential
roles for a variety of sectors and levels in public health, as well as
discuss some of the untapped opportunities for practitioners and the
business sector to connect around health reform for community-wide
improvements and worksite health promotion.
Monday, February 23, 2009, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
What Can We Do about the Effects of Food Advertising on Childhood
Obesity?
Moderator: |
Bill Dietz, Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical
Activity and Obesity, CDC |
Panelists: |
Margot Wootan, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Elaine Kolish, Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising
Initiative, Better Business Bureau Gary Knell, President and CEO Sesame Street Workshop
Mary K. Engle, Associate Director for Advertising Practices,
Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission |
The relationship between television viewing and childhood obesity has
been reasonably well established, and may be mediated by the effect of
television advertising on children’s diets. High caloric density foods
are heavily advertised during children’s programs, and the more
television that children watch, the more likely they are to consume the
foods advertised on television. This Debate and Dialogue will consider
innovative approaches to programming to promote healthy foods, the
effectiveness of voluntary approaches to the control of food
advertisements aimed at children, and potential regulatory alternatives.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 3:30 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Health care delivery in the 21st century: Is the medical home
model ready for primetime?
Moderator: |
James S. Marks, Senior Vice President and Director, Health
Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
Panelists: |
Larry Green, Program Director, Prescription for Health,
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Richard C. Wender, Chairman, Department of Family Medicine,
Jefferson Medical College
Carol Callaghan, Coordinator, Michigan Primary Care Consortium,
Michigan Department of Community Health |
The health care system is faced with a mounting set of challenges in
the 21st century most notably skyrocketing costs; uncoordinated care and
barriers to access; inefficiencies and errors care in delivery; a
growing shortage of primary care clinicians due to adverse practice
conditions; and the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases among the
U.S. population. These issues are at the heart of the patient-centered
medical home model. The Institute of Medicine defines
patient-centeredness as a health care partnership among practitioners,
patients, and their families (when appropriate) to ensure that decisions
respect patients’ wants, needs, and preferences and that patients have
the education and support they require to make decisions and participate
in their own care. But is the medical home ready for primetime? The
medical home is based on a set of joint principles adopted in 2007 by
the American Academy of Family Practice, the American Academy of
Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, and the American
Osteopathic Association with the basic premise that care managed and
coordinated by a personal physician with the right tools will lead to
better health outcomes. The vision has yet to be put into full scale
practice and there is a lack of consensus on exactly what and where it
is, who operates it, and how is it paid for. This debate and dialogue
session will examine the structure and functions of a medical home
model; what medical homes are expected to deliver; opportunities for
coordination with public health, providers, business, insurers, and
community organizations; and what is the role and opportunity for
prevention in the model.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 3:30 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Addressing the Social Determinants of Health and Achieving Health
Equity
Moderator: |
Rachel Poulain, Director of Outreach, California Newsreel
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Panelists: |
Fiona Adshead, Director of Noncommunicable Diseases and
Health Promotion, World Health Organization
John Auerbach, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public
Health
Brian D. Smedley, Vice President and Director, Health Policy
Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies |
The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age as
well as access to quality health care have a direct influence on their
opportunity for a healthy and long life. Generally referred to as the
social determinants of health, we are witnessing a global movement in
public health to address the social conditions that shape health
outcomes. In this session, we will debate what public health’s role
should be in addressing the social determinants of health, and dialogue
about what is needed in the U.S. to build a system of public health
practice that integrates the social determinants in its programs,
policies, and administrative structures. This session will also
explore how to work with sectors closely tied to the social determinants
(e.g., the housing and food industries, major employers and small
businesses, and public safety and transportation, to name a few) and
debate issues of measurement and surveillance that are key components of
public health practice.
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Page last modified: January 9, 2009
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