"On The Issues" Event Registration -- The Power of Prevention: Healthy Families, Healthy Communities
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Registration opens in the lobby at 9:00 a.m.)
Location: Wakonda Club - 3915 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA
Keynote Speaker: Ellen Goodman - Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, national speaker and commentator for women
Agenda
9:00 - 9:45 Registration - Wakonda Club Lobby
Morning Session
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome
Sally Pederson - Executive Director, Iowa Initiative
10:15 - 11:00 Keynote Speaker: Ellen Goodman
11:15 - 12:15 Healthy Families, Healthy Communities: Working Toward a Common Goal
Panelists:
Julie Baker - Family Planning Director, Visiting Nurse Services
Laura Jackson - Executive Vice President, Health Care Strategy & Policy, Wellmark
Corinne Lambert - Technical Assistance Manager, United Way of Central Iowa
James Merchant - Director, Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence, University of Iowa
Laurie Wolf - Executive Dean, Student Services, Des Moines Area Community College
Moderator:
Sally Pederson
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon Session
Please note: While the afternoon session is tailored specifically for family planning providers and clinicians, all are welcome to stay and participate.
1:30 - 2:30 Good Ideas, Locally Grown
Colleagues will share successful outreach & marketing ideas
Moderator: Laura Riordan - Iowa Initiative
2:45 - 3:45 Community Conversations: Encouraging Ongoing Dialogue in Iowa
Speaker: Sandra Keist Wilson - President, Iowa Chapter of the American Association of University
Women
3:45 - 4:00 Concluding Remarks
Sally Pederson
There is no registration fee for this event.