366 Session Number Battle Creek Room Day 1:30 PM TimeStart
Jessica A. Antezano, MPA
Benefits of Breastfeeding: Supporting Working Mom's who Breastfeed
SessionTitle
Wed WIC Supervisor, IBCLC
Jessica Antezano grew up primarily in Utah. She attended BYU, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Nutritional Science. She began working for the Salt Lake County WIC program in 2005. She currently works as a supervisor for the Sandy WIC clinic, and she is also the Vendor Coordinator for the WIC program in Salt Lake County. She has three young boys ages 6,4, and 5 months and has breastfeed each of them while working full time. She became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2011. She recently completed her Master's in Public Administration Degree from Southern Utah University, in December of 2013.
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James Bemel, PhD, MSPH/HSA
College Student Financial Health and the Impact on Other Dimensions of Health
SessionTitle
Tue Assistant Professor
Dr. James Bemel received both his Ph.D. in Health Promotion & Education and Masters of Science in Public Health from the University of Utah. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Public and Community Health Department at Utah Valley University (UVU) and teaches the Environmental Health, Principles of Community Health, Research Methods, Personal Health & Wellness, and Foundations of Nutrition courses. James’ primary research interest is the topic of financial health. He strongly believes an individual’s financial status impacts every other aspect of their health. Dr. Bemel believes this impact is so profound that “Financial Health” should be included as a new ‘dimension of health.’ Dr. Bemel’s research has been presented at conferences for the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), International Journal of Arts and Sciences (IJAS), International Union for Health Promotion and Education, American Public Health Association, Health Education Association of Utah (HEAU), and Utah Public Health Association. Additionally, James’ research is published in the IJAS.
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Jenni Bloomfield, BS
Utah Mammography Action Committee: Increasing Utah's Mammography Screening Rates
SessionTitle
Wed
Health Program Specialist
Jenni Bloomfield is a Health Program Specialist for the Cancer Control Program at the Utah Department of Health, working primarily with the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. As a Health Program Specialist, Jenni is responsible for completing grant reports and working with other program employees to plan, implement, and evaluate programs to increase cancer screening rates in Utah. She serves on the Utah Cancer Action Network’s Survivorship and Quality of Life Committee and on several of the Utah
Mammography Action Committee’s implementation teams. Jenni has a Bachelor of Science in Public Health with an emphasis in Health Promotion from Brigham Young University. Resume Co Presenters 261 Session Number Cascade D Room Day 2:30 PM TimeStart
Adam Bramwell, BS
Electronic Cigarettes: What We Know So Far SessionTitle
Tue
Marketing Manager/Media Liaison
After receiving my undergrad degree in public health from BYU, Adam worked for the advertising agency that oversaw The TRUTH, Utah's anti-tobacco campaign, for 6 years. In April of this year, Adam changed positions and now work for the Utah Department of Health's tobacco prevention and control program, overseeing the work of our new ad agency.
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363 Session Number Cascade B Room Day 1:30 PM TimeStart
Rebecca Castleton, BS, CHES
Living Well with Chronic Conditions - Where We Live, Work, and Play
SessionTitle
Wed
Arthritis Program Manager
Rebecca Castleton has been in the Utah Arthritis Program since November 2008. She administers arthritis self-management interventions throughout the state through program planning, implementation, and evaluation. She is involved with public outreach and building partnerships with other agencies to increase awareness of and participation in arthritis-related and chronic disease self-management
programs. Rebecca received a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health from Brigham Young University and was CHES certified in 2009. She brings experience in infant mortality program services, nation-wide research on reduced tobacco use in Russia, and international micro-business and health education experience in El Salvador.
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Jessica Church, MPH (c)
Recovery Plus: A Qualitative Evaluation SessionTitle
Tue Evaluation Intern
Jessica is a second year MPH candidate at Brigham Young University. She currently works as an Evaluation Intern at the Utah Department of Health in the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, and as a Health Systems Research Assistant for the Doris Duke Foundation.
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Kim Clausing, BS
Tobacco Specialty Store City Regulations SessionTitle
Tue
Tobacco Prevention Contract Coordinator
Kim Clausing is the Tobacco Prevention Coordinator for Tooele County Health Department (TCHD). Kim has worked as a Health Educator for TCHD for 11 years. Kim was a 6th grade teacher prior to coming to the TCHD. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Utah State University in 1999. Kim has served as a Board Member for the Coalition of Tobacco Free Utah for almost nine years. She was a Past President, Vice President and Treasurer for the CTFU. As a member of the CTFU she worked on legislative committees to advocate for smoke free Commissioners. She has served as the Urban Coordinator for three years.
Kim is an active member and co-founder of Tooele
Interagency Prevention Professionals, a nationally recognized community coalition. She has served as Chair many times and helps coordinate a variety of community activities. Kim enjoys her work as a Health Educator. Kim also advocated for smoke free parks and all the parks in Tooele County, Tooele City and Grantsville City are now smoke free.
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Emily Cook
Olympian's Perspective on Right To Play SessionTitle
Tue
American Freestyle Skier, 3-Time Olympian
Emily Cook is an American freestyle skier and three-time Olympian competing for the US in 2006, 2010, and 2014. Emily is a six-time US National Champion with Nine-time World Cup Podiums including three wins. She is also a six-time World Championship Team Member. Even though Emily’s main focus is the Olympics, she also has a passion to give back to children and young athletes. During her injury, she created “Visa Champions Creating Champions”, a mentoring program during which Olympians from a variety of winter sports worked with youngsters in the community. Emily is a dedicated Right To Play Athlete Ambassador and has visited our programs in Tanzania (2013) and Jordan (2009). We are lucky she is on the Right To Play team!
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264 Session Number Silver Creek Room Day 2:30 PM TimeStart
Stephanie Croasdell
Student Caucus Speed Mentoring SessionTitle
Tue
UPHA Student Caucus President
Stephanie Croasdell, is the co-president for the Utah Public Health Association Student Caucus and is a recent graduate from the Division of Public Health at the University of Utah. After receiving a B.S. in psychology, she developed a passion for women’s health through her travel experiences in Central America and counseling experiences within the field of perinatal loss. Her graduate academic emphasis was focused on reproductive health and public health workforce
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Ronnie Daniel, MS
Using the Road Map and BRFSS Data to Address Cognitive Decline & Alzheimer’s Disease in Utah SessionTitle
Tue Executive Director
Ronnie Daniel became the Executive Director of the Utah Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association on January 6, 2014. He brings over 23 years of nonprofit leadership experience to this position. He started his career working with the Boy Scouts of America in local council positions in California, Colorado and Indiana. He also worked as the development director for the Natural History Museum of Utah located at the University of Utah and most recently as the development director at the Living Planet Aquarium where he led the effort to generate funding to build the new aquarium facility in Utah. Ronnie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Nonprofit Administration from Brigham Young University and a Master’s Degree in organizational leadership from Argosy University.
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Lora L. Dreibelbis, ACJ, BS
Bed Bug: Public Health or Annoyance SessionTitle
Wed LEHS
Lora has been employed with Salt Lake County for 22 years, 18 of those years have been with the Salt Lake County Health Department. She began her Health Department career as support staff in the Bureau of Sanitation and Safety, meanwhile she continued with her education, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies at the University of Utah. After a promotion to Environmental Health Scientist, she joined the Bureau of Sanitation and Safety’s Zoonosis team. Lora receives regular requests to provide community education and outreach on bedbug abatement issues. She also partners with the State Health Department, local Animal Control Agencies, physicians, and victims regarding
appropriate response to animal bites making
recommendations regarding case management to mitigate the risk of rabies transmission.
Lora is licensed by the State of Utah as an Environmental Health Scientist, and is presently assigned as the
Environmental Health Inspector in South Salt Lake City, Holladay City, and the Millcreek Township; her normal duties include enforcement of housing and solid waste violations and conducting inspections of personal service facilities.
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Gary L. Edwards, MS
Feeling Comfortable and Confident in the Health Policy Arena
SessionTitle
Tue Executive Director
Gary Edwards is the Executive Director of the Salt Lake County Health Department. He has worked in public health for 32 years; his career began as a public health educator for the Southwest Utah Public Health Department. Gary spent 11 years with the Utah Department of Health in the Bureau of Health Promotion, directing the Bureau for three years. He was the Director of the Southwest Utah Public Health Department for 12 years prior to his current position. During his career, Gary has been involved in investigating and managing cases and outbreaks of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, measles, plague, pertussis, cryptosporidiosis, novel H1N1 influenza, and other communicable diseases. He has been actively involved in efforts to prevent and control tobacco use in Utah, responsible for some of the initial work in the nation addressing smokeless tobacco. His work has also included investigating suspected anthrax exposure sites and evaluating the potential public health impacts of large hog operations. He has served on numerous state and national boards and committees.
In addition to his work in public health, Gary has taught as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah, Southern Utah University, and Ball State University.
Gary received his undergraduate degree in health education from Utah State University and a Master of Science degree in health science from Western Illinois University. He has completed advanced leadership training with the Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership and the Homeland Security Executive Leadership Program at the Naval Postgraduate School.
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David J. Erickson, PhD
Health and Community Development SessionTitle
Tue
Manager, Center for Community Development Investments
David J. Erickson is director of the Center for Community Development Investments at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and edits the Federal Reserve journal Community Development Investment Review. His research areas in the Community Development Department of the Federal Reserve include community development finance, affordable housing, economic development, and institutional changes that benefit low-income communities. Erickson has a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on economic history and public policy. He also holds a master’s degree in public policy from Berkeley and an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College. He has also been a leader in the collaboration between the Federal Reserve and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in bringing the health sector together with community
development. To date, this collaboration has resulted in 15 conferences around the country and numerous publications, including a cluster of articles in Health Affairs in November, 2011. His book on the history of community development, The Housing Policy Revolution: Networks and
Neighborhoods, was published in 2009 by the Urban Institute Press. He also co-edited Investing in What Works for America’s Communities: Essays on People, Place, and Purpose. It is available at: http://whatworksforamerica.org
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254.2 Session Number Silver Creek Room Day 1:45 PM TimeStart
Teresa Garrett, RN, DNP, MS, APHN-BC
Public Health Workers & Influenza Immunization: Barriers & Facilitators
SessionTitle
Tue
Assistant Vice President
Teresa is the Assistant Vice President for Integrated Care Management with Intermountain Healthcare. Prior to this, Teresa worked for 17 years with the Utah Department of Health in a variety of leadership roles for 17 years. She serves as a Governing Councilor for the American Public Health Association and the Past President of the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing & the Utah Public Health Association.
Teresa is a Fellow of the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program (2007 Cohort) and a Clinical Faculty member of the University of Utah, College of Nursing, teaching in the graduate and undergraduate programs. She recently completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice and earned the credential of a board certified advanced practice public health nurse (APHN-BC).
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John Gaspari, LCSW
Psychological First Aid: Helping Others in Time of Trauma or Emergencies
SessionTitle
Tue Executive Director
John Gaspari received his Masters in Industrial Social Work from USC in 1988 and since that time, has made the workplace the sole focus of his professional practice. John has over 25 years of experience as an employee assistance professional, mental health practitioner, organizational and management consultant and coach, workplace behavioral health educator and program administrator. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the USC Center for Work and Family Life, the University’s employee assistance, work-life and wellness program, which was recently honored by the American Psychological Association in its Psychologically Healthy Workplace competition. Celebrating its 34th
anniversary at USC, this program serves all USC faculty, staff, and their dependent family members, as well as retired employees. In this role, John is the administrative and clinical lead for the Center, and carries a caseload of individual and management clients across the University. He also provides field instruction and clinical training for graduate students and post-graduate practitioners.
Mr. Gaspari is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified Employee Assistance Professional, and a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. He is a member of the senior leadership teams for both USC Division of Human Resources and the Graduate School of Social Work and serves on several standing committees at USC including the Provost’s Advisory Committee for Work and Family Life, the Personnel Council, the Employee Relations Committee, the Employee Benefits Advisory Committee. John created and leads the USC Disaster Mental Health Response Team, a multidisciplinary group of mental health professionals, emergency response specialists, academics and clergy from across the University community and was named the winner of the 2013 President’s Award for Staff Achievement. John is widowed and has two daughters, ages 12 and 16.
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Olga M. Gray, MPH
Overcoming Obstacles in Field Research: An Evaluation of the IMCI CHW Summer 2012 Training
SessionTitle
Wed
Olga holds a Master of Public Health and is a graduate of the University of Utah. She has studied abroad in Ghana with the Division of Public Health for the past two summers, working to decrease the number of deaths in children under five through the teaching of a World Health Organization program and evaluation of the impact of this program. She hopes to be able to continue to work in the area of childhood illness and help to improve the health outcomes of children living in Africa.
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Sara Hart, PhD, RN
Catching Yourself in A “What I thought I Saw” Moment: How Understanding a Person’s ‘Backstory’ Can Improve the Quality of Interactions and the Outcomes of Care
SessionTitle
Tue Assistant Professor
Dr. Hart is an educator, health systems researcher and registered nurse with experience in curriculum design, program development, and the legislative and executive branches of government. As Chair of our Baccalaureate Curriculum Committee and a Community Engaged Learning Scholar, Dr. Hart frequently engages with local and state health systems and the K-12 education infrastructure. In her faculty role, she uses social and ecological models of health to guide students in building linkages between the health of populations and the public policies which directly, or indirectly, influence health. She believes early and frequent emphases on the complex drivers of health prepare students for integrating social justice knowledge and action into a framework for professional practice and advocacy.
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Shaheen Hossain, PhD
Developmental Screening Practice Among Pediatrics in Utah
SessionTitle
Tue
Program Manager/MCH Epidemiologist
Dr. Shaheen Hossain is the Utah MCH epidemiologist and manager of the Data Resources Program in the Division of Family Health and Preparedness at the Utah Department of Health. Dr. Hossain earned her Ph.D. from the University of Utah in Sociology. She has been on the faculty at the University of Utah and Westminster College as an Adjunct Professor. Resume Harper Randall Robert Satterfield Teresa Whiting Co Presenters 232 Session Number Cascade A Room Day 10:30 AM TimeStart
Beverly Hyatt Neville, PhD, MSPH, RDN
The Obesity Paradox: Effective Messages to Help Without Harming
SessionTitle
Tue
Health Promotion Bureau Manager
Beverly Hyatt Neville currently manages the Health Promotion Bureau for the Salt Lake County Health Department. She teaches nutrition and public health courses at local and online universities. Early in her career she worked as a nutrition supervisor and clinical dietitian. She is a Past President of UPHA and current president of the Utah Nutrition Council. She has worked on humanitarian projects in Utah, Colombia and the Dominican Republic and has done nutrition research on all seven continents. She recently authored a book on healthy eating for consumers titled The Five Hungers: Stealth Appetites You Can Satisfy without Overeating.
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233.2 Session Number Cascade B Room Day 11:00 AM TimeStart
Sapna Kaul, PhD
Costs of Late Effects for Childhood Cancer Survivors SessionTitle
Tue
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Sapna is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Department of Pediatric and Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah. My research interests include health economics, cancer research, environmental economics and applied econometrics. I am working on a range of projects with my Mentor, Dr. Anne Kirchhoff. I am currently examining several issues associated with the late effects of pediatric cancers. For instance, what is the cost that patients and their families incur in treating late effects of cancer and what values do patients place on follow-up care for reducing the risk of developing late effects. I am also working on a project that analyzes the determinants of medical wastage among primary care doctors in the U.S.
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Deanna L. Kepka, PhD, MPH
Low Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Knowledge Among Latino Parents in the Intermountain West SessionTitle
Tue
Assistant Professor and Investigator
Deanna Kepka, PhD, MPH, is a Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) investigator and an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Utah. She is a member of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences (CCPS) research group
Kepka’s main research interests are the gaps in health care access and quality for vulnerable populations. She focuses specifically on preventing cervical cancer among US Latinas, who have higher rates of cervical cancer than most other racial and ethnic groups. Utah has one of the lowest rates of completion of the HPV vaccination series in the country, and Kepka’s work with CCPS and the College of Nursing intends to develop more effective patient-provider interventions that will help increase this rate. She is also dedicated to improving health care services for cancer prevention and control among minority and underserved populations.
Dr. Kepka has worked with teams in at-risk communities, promoting positive health behaviors in Jamaica, Chicago, North Carolina, and Washington. Since 2007, she has worked with Hispanic and Latino communities in Mexico, Peru, Chicago, North Carolina, Washington, and Utah. She has also developed a radionovela (a Spanish short story broadcast) that successfully improved knowledge and sparked interest in the HPV vaccine among rural Latino parents in the United States.
Kepka was most recently a posdoctoral fellow in the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, where she received the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Merit Award. She received her PhD in health services from the University of Washington School of Public Health and her MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public
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236 Session Number Battle Creek Room Day 10:30 AM TimeStart
Karmella Koopmeiners, RN, MS, FNP
Unique Patient-Guided Grant: Will Patient Created Asthma Tracking Tool Improve Quality of Life for Children with Asthma?
SessionTitle
Tue
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Karmella Koopmeiners RN MS FNP, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Primary Children’s Hospital. She has been a nurse for over 30 years working in both acute and primary care settings in Critical Care, Pediatrics and Women’s Health. She is the nursing lead and co-chair of the Primary Children’s Hospital Asthma Team since 2008 and nurse researcher with the University of Utah Asthma Team since December 2010. Karmella assisted with the development and implementation of the Pediatric Clinical Programs Care Process Model for Intermountain in 2011 and 2012. She also assisted with research on a paper-based and electronic Asthma Tracker, a tracking tool that helps patients in self-assessment and monitoring of asthma symptoms. Articles in Pediatrics were published in July 2012 and November 2013 regarding asthma quality improvement measures. She presented at the Pediatric Issues Conference, Asthma Telehealth May of 2013 on “Patient and Provider Education”; and a “Live Asthma Chat for Intermountain Moms” in August of 2013.
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Matt LaFrance, MPH
What to Expect During Your PHAB Accreditation Site Visit
SessionTitle
Tue
Accreditaiton Coordinator/ Epidemiologist
Matt LaFrance has worked at the Tooele County Health Department since January 2012. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Utah and an MPH from George Mason University. Prior to joining the TCHD he worked for The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland and the Pan American Health Organization in Washington D. C. Resume Jeff Coombs Co Presenters 252 Session Number Cascade A Room Day 1:15 PM TimeStart
Jennifer Larson
Bridges Out of Poverty SessionTitle
Tue
Adolescent Services Program Administrator
Jennifer Larson is currently the Adolescent Services Program Administrator for the Division of Child and Family Services. Jennifer has been with the agency for 14 years working all program areas including child protective services, in-home service and foster care. Jennifer is a fierce advocate for youth in foster care. Jennifer received her certification to teach Bridges Out of Poverty from Dr. Ruby K. Payne, Philip E. DeVol and Terie Dreussi Smith, the researchers and authors behind the Bridges work. She currently uses her knowledge and resources regarding poverty for the Intergenerational Poverty Project, the Homeless Discharge Planning
Committee, the Governor’s Commission on Homelessness and other government and non-profit organizations.
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Traci D. Lee, MA
Delivering a 360° Service Package in Senior Centers SessionTitle
Tue
Active Aging Program Manager
Traci Lee graduated from Brigham Young University in 2005 with a degree in Psychology. Traci pursued graduate study and completed a master of arts in Human Services
Administration from Bellevue University in 2011. Traci has worked in the Human Services field throughout her career and is a strong advocate for providing quality services to
vulnerable populations. Traci currently oversees a network of nineteen senior centers in Salt Lake County.
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341 Session Number Cascade D Room Day 11:00 AM TimeStart
Bill Marler, BA, JD, LLP, PS
How to Break a Foodborne Illness Story SessionTitle
Wed
Managing Partner, Marler Clark
An accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert in food borne illness litigation, William Marler has been a major force in food safety policy in the United States and abroad. He and his partners at Marler Clark have represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies whose contaminated products have caused serious injury and death. His advocacy for better food regulation has led to invitations to address local, national, and international gatherings on food safety, including recent testimony to US Congress Committee on Energy and Commerce. Marler Clark is considered the nation’s foremost law firm representing victims of foodborne illness.
William Marler began litigating foodborne illness cases in 1993, handling the seriously injured survivors of the landmark Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Since then, Marler has represented victims of every large foodborne illness outbreak in the United States against such companies as Wholesale Club, Chili’s, Chi-Chi’s, ConAgra, Dole, Excel, Golden Corral, KFC, Sheetz, Sizzler, Supervalu, and Wendy’s, securing over 500 million dollars for his clients.
In 2010, Bill Marler was awarded the NSF food Safety Leadership award for Education. He has the top rating from Martindale, is voted a Superlawyer every year, and has been voted into Best Lawyers in America. He received the Public Justice Award from the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Outstanding Lawyer Award from his bar
association, and has been in the Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys every year since 2002.
Bill Marler is the publisher of the highly regarded Food Safety News, and his award-winning blog, Marler Blog, is read by over 1,000,000 people around the world every year. In 1998, Mr. Marler formed the not for profit Outbreak Inc.; under its
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Bill Marler, B.A, JD, LLP, PS
Current Issues in Food Borne Illness SessionTitle
Wed
Managing Partner, Marler Clark
An accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert in food borne illness litigation, William Marler has been a major force in food safety policy in the United States and abroad. He and his partners at Marler Clark have represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies whose contaminated products have caused serious injury and death. His advocacy for better food regulation has led to invitations to address local, national, and international gatherings on food safety, including recent testimony to US Congress Committee on Energy and Commerce. Marler Clark is considered the nation’s foremost law firm representing victims of foodborne illness.
William Marler began litigating foodborne illness cases in 1993, handling the seriously injured survivors of the landmark Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Since then, Marler has represented victims of every large foodborne illness outbreak in the United States against such companies as Wholesale Club, Chili’s, Chi-Chi’s, ConAgra, Dole, Excel, Golden Corral, KFC, Sheetz, Sizzler, Supervalu, and Wendy’s, securing over 500 million dollars for his clients.
In 2010, Bill Marler was awarded the NSF food Safety Leadership award for Education. He has the top rating from Martindale, is voted a Superlawyer every year, and has been voted into Best Lawyers in America. He received the Public Justice Award from the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Outstanding Lawyer Award from his bar
association, and has been in the Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys every year since 2002.
Bill Marler is the publisher of the highly regarded Food Safety News, and his award-winning blog, Marler Blog, is read by over 1,000,000 people around the world every year. In 1998, Mr. Marler formed the not for profit Outbreak Inc.; under its
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Lori Mau, MPH
Evaluating Social Media and Recommendations to Improve Reach
SessionTitle
Tue Evaluator
Lori Sugiyama is an Evaluator with the Asthma Program at the Utah Department of Health. Lori earned a BS in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University in 2005 and a Master of Public Health from Brigham Young University in 2008. She has done evaluation and public health work internationally in Guyana and Tonga. She is a board member with the Queen Center, a Polynesian anti-tobacco group, and teaches at the University of Phoenix. Lori has presented at several
conferences and most recently at the American Evaluation Association Conference in 2013. Resume Co Presenters 365.2 Session Number Hobble Creek Room Day 2:00 PM TimeStart
Laine McCullough, BS
Examination of Service Quality of The Health Clinics of Utah
SessionTitle
Wed
Westminster Public Health Student
Laine McCullough is a Public Health student at Westminster College. Laine graduated this December with her B.S. in Public Health, and plans to continue on to graduate school and achieve her MPH. She hopes to one day become an Epidemiologist in communicable diseases on either a state or local level. Resume Co Presenters 262 Session Number Cascade A Room Day 2:30 PM TimeStart
Brett McIff, PhD, MSPH
Physical Activity in Children: Perception and the Role of Place
SessionTitle
Tue
Community Transformation Coordinator
Brett has worked in physical activity promotion for over 15 years, working in a variety of fields from personal training to policy development. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Utah in Exercise and Sport Science. His graduate work continued with a Master of Science in Public Health and a Ph.D. in Public Health at Walden University. Brett’s dissertation focused on the role of perception of the built environment among 4th through 6th grade students and their parents in physical activity participation, with a focus on making a connection between public health and urban planning. Brett works with several boards and committees at the national, state, and local levels to promote environments that encourage regular physical activity. He currently coordinates the Community Transformation Program at the Utah Department of Health.
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Homa Rehmani, MSW
Public Health and Health Care Systems Working Together to Improve Quality of Care
SessionTitle
Wed
Quality Improvement Specialist
Homa Rehmani, MSW works as a Quality Improvement Specialist for the Utah Pediatric Partnership to Improve Healthcare Quality (UPIQ). Her educational background is in the field of Social Work and she has 7 years of experience working in the healthcare field. Homa received her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University – Bloomington and Master’s from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Homa has diverse experience in the healthcare setting working with the patients within the full life-span with diverse
socioeconomic status as well as working for the non-profit and Fortune 500 industry.
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Kellie Baxter
243 Session Number Cascade C, D, E Room Day 12:15 PM TimeStart
Right To Play
Right To Play SessionTitle Tue Right To PlayRight To Play is a global organization that uses sport and play activities to educate and empower children facing adversity. Right To Play serves over one million children around the world every week in activities that promote health, conflict resolution, basic life skills, education, self-esteem, dignity and respect. These are children who may have lost family
members, have disabilities, are affected by HIV and AIDS, live in refugee camps, or are former child combatants.
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Kelly Robinson, BS, ACSM
Health Systems Big System Change and Little Old You -How to Affect Change in a Big Way!
SessionTitle
Tue
Health Program Specialist
Kelly has an Exercise and Sport Science degree from the University of Utah and is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine. She has worked in public health for over 20 years and has a wide variety experience. She is currently employed at the Utah State Health Department where she works as the clinical linkages specialist for the Cancer Control program. Her experience includes working as a case manager for seniors in one of the poorest communities in the nation and living with families in Spain and Guatemala. Kelly is interested in social justice issues and how nature deficit affects health.
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Sarah Schafer
Utilization Patterns of the University of Utah Emergency Department by Patients Who Are Insured and Have Established Primary Care Providers
SessionTitle
Tue Capstone Researcher
This abstract is submitted by three Westminster College capstone researchers; Jessica Kelley, Annabelle Milliken, and Sarah Schafer. Resume Annabelle Milliken Jessica Kelley Co Presenters 219 Session Number Cascade C, D, E Room Day 9:05 AM TimeStart
Frederic E. Shaw, MD, JD
The Affordable Care Act, Prevention, and Public Health SessionTitle
Tue
Senior Advisor for Health Reform
Frederic E. Shaw, M.D., J.D. is the Senior Advisor for Health Reform, Office of the Associate Director for Policy, CDC. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire his medical doctorate from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington. He completed residencies in internal medicine at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, University of Vermont, Burlington, and in
preventive medicine at CDC, and studied law at the Columbia and Harvard Law Schools. He is a member of the New Hampshire Bar. After serving three years in the National Health Service Corps, he joined the 1983 class of the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service. Subsequently, he served as the New Hampshire State Epidemiologist, New Hampshire
Division of Public Health Services, Concord; Staff Counsel to the U. S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Washington, D.C.; and Assistant Health
Commissioner for Policy and Planning at the Texas Department of Health, Austin. He also has worked in Washington, D.C. as a private consultant. Since returning to CDC in 2001, Dr. Shaw has served as the Associate Director for Global Services, Division of Viral Hepatitis, NCID; medical officer at the CDC Public Health Law Program; Editor-in-Chief of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), and Associate Director for Science in the Public Health
Surveillance & Informatics Program Office. Dr. Shaw is Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, where he teaches law.
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Miguel Silva, BS, CHES
Tobacco-Use Community Assessment: Lessons Learned When Collecting Data and Working with Minority, Racial, and Ethnic Populations in Utah
SessionTitle
Tue
Health Program Specialist
Miguel is the Disparities Coordinator for the Department of Health in the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program at the Utah Department of Health which partners with 5 community-based organizations that serve the LGBTQ, American Indian, Hispanics, African American, and Pacific Islanders in Utah.
Resume Betty Sawyer Ed Napia Danielle Watters Co Presenters 342 Session Number Cascade A Room Day 11:00 AM TimeStart
Sara E. Simonsen, PhD, CNM, MSPH
A Community-Based Partnership to Reduce Health Disparities and Promote Healthy Lifestyle Changes in Diverse Women: The Coalition for a Healthier
Community for Utah Women and Girls
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Wed Visiting Instructor
Sara Simonsen is a Visiting Instructor in the Division of Public Health at the University of Utah. Her work is focused on understanding and improving the health of women and their families through research, education, program planning and implementation, and clinical care.
Her specific interest are in the areas of reproductive health including family planning and fertility, understanding risk factors for pregnancy complications, health care delivery before, during, and after pregnancy, and interventions focused on primary prevention of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in women across the lifespan and how these interventions impact the heath of both women and their families.
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Community Faces of Utah, Valentine Mukundente, Pastor France A. Davis, Jeanette Villalta, Sylvia Rickard, Fahina Tavake-Pasi, Penelope Pinnecoose, Ed Napia
Co Presenters 364.1 Session Number Silver Creek Room Day 1:30 PM TimeStart
Sara E. Simonsen, PhD, CNM, MSPH
Gender Norms and Obesity-Related Health Behaviors in Five Diverse Utah Communities
SessionTitle
Wed Visiting Instructor
Sara Simonsen is a Visiting Instructor in the Division of Public Health at the University of Utah where she teaches
epidemiology. Her work is focused on understanding and improving the health of women and their families through research, education, program planning and implementation, and clinical care. Her specific interest are in the areas of reproductive health including family planning and fertility, understanding risk factors for pregnancy complications, health care delivery before, during, and after pregnancy, and
interventions focused on primary prevention of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in women across the lifespan and how these interventions impact the heath of both women and their families.
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Community Faces of Utah Co Presenters 383 Session Number Cascade C, D, E Room Day 3:15 PM TimeStart
Charles H. Smith, PhD
Reframing the Future: SAMHSA’s Public Health Efforts to Advance the Behavioral Health of the Nation
SessionTitle
Wed Regional Administrator
Dr. Smith is the Regional Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Region VIII. Dr. Smith is the former Director of the Colorado Division of Behavioral Health and Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse for the State of Colorado. Dr. Smith is a Licensed Psychologist with over 25 years of experience in fields of behavioral health administration, program
development, forensic/correctional psychology,
emergency/crisis intervention, recovery support systems, research, and consultation.
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364.2 Session Number Silver Creek Room Day 2:00 PM TimeStart
Grant Sunada, MPH
Using a Facebook Photovoice Campaign to Encourage Women to "Like” Healthy Behaviors SessionTitle
Wed Graduate Assistant
Grant Sunada is a member of the Community Faces of Utah, a community-based participatory project with members from five diverse racial/ethnic minority communities, the University of Utah, and the Utah Department of Health. He is currently a Graduate Assistant for the Office of Global Public Health at the University of Utah and a doctoral student in their Public Health PhD Program. He previously oversaw mass/social media marketing and distance continuing education for diabetes educators for the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program at the Utah Department of Health. He completed his Master of Public Health degree at Brigham Young University in 2008.
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Community Faces of Utah
Co Presenters 365.1 Session Number Hobble Creek Room Day 1:30 PM TimeStart
Malaena Toohey, BS
The "How-To's" of Partnership Formation / Collaboration SessionTitle
Wed Public Health Educator
Malaena has worked as a Public Health Educator for fourteen years; eleven years for Summit County Health Department and the past three years for Tooele County Health
Department. She currently oversees the obesity prevention and control program for Tooele County Health Department. She formed and chairs Live Fit Tooele County and has received awards for this program. Recently she was awarded the 2013 Person of the Year from the Tooele Transcript Bulletin, Tooele County’s local newspaper. They give this award every year to a community leader who has made a positive difference in a major local news event. In 2013, she also received a “friend of public health” award from UALBOH (Utah Association of Local Boards of Health) at their annual conference for her work in forming Live Fit Tooele County.
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Larry A. Tucker, PhD
Obesity and Weight Management: The Role of Physical Activity
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Wed Professor
Dr. Larry Tucker earned a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University. He taught at New Mexico State University for two years and at Auburn University for five years. Dr. Tucker came to BYU in 1988. He currently teaches Obesity and Weight Management; Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Prevention; and Research Methods. Currently has a little over 100 research publications. Resume Co Presenters 343.2 Session Number Cascade B Room Day 11:30 AM TimeStart
Phillip J. Waite, PhD
Do Truck Drivers Want to be Healthy Too? SessionTitle
Wed
Associate Professor of Health Education and Promotion
Dr. Waite has been teaching in higher education for over 12 years. He currently is faculty at Utah State University. He has been involved in doing research in health care and health promotion related areas. His interests of late have turned to the health of truck drivers.
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Joanna Watson, MSc, DPhil
Gonorrhea in Utah—2013 SessionTitle
Tue EIS Officer
Joanna is a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer assigned to the Utah Department of Health. She works on a variety of topics across both communicable and non-communicable diseases. Prior to joining the CDC she completed her doctorate and a post-doc in the Cancer Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford.
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Lynn Meinor
344 Session Number Silver Creek Room Day 11:00 AM TimeStart
April Young Bennett, MPA
Utah Minority Mothers: How the Rest of Their Lives Affects Their Pregnancies
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Wed
Health Program Specialist
April Young Bennett is the epidemiologist, webmaster and media liaison for the Utah Department of Health, Office of Health Disparities. She has been a finalist for the Robert Wood Johnson National Award for Using Data to Address Health Disparities and was awarded Outstanding Young Professional in Health by Utah State University. She previously worked at the UDOH Tobacco Prevention and Control Program and completed fellowships and internships at a research center specializing in mental health, a veterans’ hospital and the United States Senate. Ms. Bennett received her Master of Public Administration from the University of Arizona and her Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education from Utah State University.
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