2004 Annual NECON Regional Conference

The Science of Prevention

FRIDAY - OCTOBER 8, 2004
Registration Fee: $75
The Westin
1 West Exchange Street
Providence, RI

8:00am	Welcome Bertram A. Yaffe, Chair, NECON The Honorable Donald L. Carcieri, Governor, State of RI Introduction: Charles Tretter, Executive Director, New England Governors' Conference, Inc.
8:30am	Panel: The Science of Prevention Moderator: Michael Samuelson, Sr. Management Lead, Health & Wellness Division, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Terrie Fox Wetle, Ph.D., Assoc. Dean of Medicine for Public Health and Public Policy, Brown University Bill Whitmer, MBA, President & CEO, Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) Steven L. Gortmaker, Ed.D., MS, Ph.D., Director of Society, Human Development & Health, Harvard School of Public Health Deborah Riebe, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, Director, Yale Prevention Research Center
10:30am	Networking Break
10:45am	What Works 1) What Works in Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Prevention Gilbert J. Botvin, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Institute for Prevention Research, Weill Medical College of Cornell University Introduction: Joseph Bevilacqua, Ph.D., Chair, NECON Task Force on Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Prevention 2) What Works in Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS Donna M. Gallagher, RNC, MS, ANP, FAAN, Director, New England AIDS Education & Training Center
12:15pm	Working Lunch Recognition of New England Legislators: Promoting Prevention Keynote Address -- The Science of Prevention: Translating Discovery into Policy & Practice Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., President, the Institute of Medicine of The National Academies
1:30pm	What Works Introduction: Bert Yaffe, Co-Chair, New England Healthy Weight Collaborative 3) What Works in the Control of Overweight & Obesity Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr. P.H., Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
2:30pm	Panel: Building State Coalitions for Prevention Moderator: Patricia Risica, Dr.PH Assistant Professor, Brown University Institute for Community Health Promotion CT - William Gerrish, MBA, Director, Office of Planning, Communications and Workforce Development, CT DPH MA - Christine C. Ferguson, JD, Commissioner, MA DPH ME - John R. Nicholas, Commissioner, Maine Bureau of Health NH -William J. Kassler, MD, MPH, State Medical Director, NH DHHS RI - Patricia A. Nolan, MD, MPH, Director of Health, RI Department of Health VT - Donald Swartz, MD, Director of Maternal & Child Health, VT Department of Health
4:30pm	Closing Remarks
5:00pm	Conference Wrap-up and Cocktail Reception

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