2009 Event Program & Presentation Materials
Update 6/23/09: The slides and materials for many presentations are now available to download. Please see the breakout session schedules below for links to the files.
Breakout Session Descriptions (doc)
Speaker Biographies (doc)
Session Title Speaker(s) Slides/Materials
Healthy Wellness Policy = Healthy School Bill Evans Slides (pdf)
School Environmental Health and Safety in WA State Nancy Bernard Slides (pdf)
Helping Youth Succeed Through Afterschool Programs Travis G Smith
Nutrition & Media: Food for Thought Jennifer Slack Presentation based on materials and activities available on nutritionandmedia.org
Oral Health and Learning Joseli Alves-Dunkerson Slides (pdf)
Understanding the Five Components to Building Self-Esteem and a Healthy School Environment Kim Fantor Slides (pdf)
Nutrition Education Programs funded by USDA Elizabeth Kimball Slides (pdf)
Rev it Up! Yakima County Jessica Brown, Melanie Willis Slides (pdf)
Session Title Speaker(s) Slides/Materials
Policy Legislation and Nutrition: What Works to Improve Student Health in Washington? Donna Johnson and Anne Lund Slides (pdf)
Transportation for a Better World Jen Cole
Engaging the Whole Family in Coordinated School Health Adam Fletcher
CATCH - Coordinated Approach to Child Health Kathy Chichester
Bullying in Washington Schools: 2008 Update Kyra Kester
Do Amazing Things with Nutrition Education Cara Stayton Slides (pdf)
Supporting homeless and/or pregnant/ parenting teens in being successful at school Gabriele Ross, Pat Orr Notes (doc)
Resources (doc)
9:45-12:00 - 2 Hours Small Group Sessions
Session Title Speaker(s) Slides/Materials
Youth violence and its effects on a healthy environment
Seattle youth/ youth ambassadors
Slides (pdf)
Supporting Military Youth and Families After Deployment
Kevin Wright
Slides (pdf)
How to Talk to Teens about Sex
Anna Kashner
Social and Emotional Learning: The Key to School and Life Success
Dr. Sheryl L. Harmer
GLBTQ Youth: School Safety & Risk for Suicide
Heather Carter
Slides (pdf)
Closing the Believing - Doing Gap. Whole Community, Whole District, Whole Schools, Whole Child
Dave Larose
Slides (pdf)
The Power of Play
Dana LoVecchio
Outline (doc)
1:15-2:15 - 1 Hour Small Group Sessions
Session Title
Speaker(s)
Slides/Materials
2008 Healthy Youth Survey……What do Our Students Have to Say?
Dixie Grunenfelder and Diane Pilkey
Slides (pdf)
King Co BOH advocates for healthy school nutrition
Donna Oberg and Donna Johnson
Slides (pdf)
Public Health and coordinated school health
Nicole Willis, Adam Fletcher, Linda Graves
Slides (pdf)
Health Trek: Nutrition Program
Marcelene Dorian-Richardson
Don't Turn Away: Responding to youth with mental conditions in high schools
C. Johnson; Amy Eva; Linea Johnson; Bridget Walker
Leading The Way With Physical Best
Jeff Carpenter
Slides (pdf)
Session Title Speaker(s) Slides/Materials
Coordinating Resources for a Positively Healthy Elementary School Climate using THE GREAT BODY SHOP
Roxanne Burns
Green Cleaning
Pat Nicholson
Beg, Borrow, Bribe: Community Partnerships and Fund Leveraging
Racie McKee
Slides (pdf)
Examining and Addressing Health and Educational Disparities: A Look at Student Visits to School Nurses and School-Based Health Providers
Robin Fleming
Slides (pdf)
Increasing Student Success Through Effective Tobacco Policy
Michele Haymond
Slides (pdf)
Food is Elementary: Engaging Students and the Community
Nancy Lyons
Slides (pdf)
Session Title Speaker(s) Slides/Materials
Do healthy kids learn better
Dr. Julia Dilley
Slides (pdf)
“Hitched to the Universe”- Taking a Ride with the Cool School Challenge
David Reid, Katie Fleming
Addressing the Academic Achievement Gap
Erin Jones
Slides (pdf)
The Heart of Learning and Teaching: Compassion, Resiliency, and Academic Success.
Mona Johnson
Slides (pdf)
Farm-to-School Programs for improving health, nutrition and environmental awareness
Tricia Sexton Kovacs
Slides (pdf)
Stress –busters we all need it!
Kristin Schutte
Slides (pdf)
Friday Half & Full Day
Session Title Speaker(s) Slides/Materials
Building Successful Learning Communities
Scott VanderWey
Teacher Handbook (pdf)
Advocating for Healthy Schools in Very Tough Times
Don Sloma, Vic Coleman, Julie Peterson
Notes (doc)
Research Findings (pdf)
Healthy Students Successful Students Summary (pdf)
New Habits of Mind for New Solutions: A Systems Thinking Workshop
Colleen Ponto, Steve Byers and Nalani Linder
Coordinated School Health
Greg Williamson & Adam Fletcher
School Staff Working Together to Select Sexual Health Curricula
Lesley Eicher, Kurt Conklin
Cultural Competence: Creating a Healthy Climate for All Students
Ilsa Govan
Slides (pdf)
Session Title Speaker(s) Slides/Materials
A Process of Coordination: Applying Health Promotion Practice in the School Setting
Tena Hoyle
Understanding and Addressing Sexual Diversity at School
Beth Reis
Slides (pdf)
THE GREAT BODY SHOP for Middle School: A Basic Teacher Orientation
Roxanne Burns
Serving Up Snack Food Standards in Schools: A Training for Stakeholders
Lori Stern, Kate Link, and Amy Ellings
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