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Jewett Ballroom F-G-H
Tuesday, October 30, 2007: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

D5: D-5 Best Practices for Integrating Preconception Health into Public Health Practice, Part-I

How can we best integrate preconception health into local public health practice? Four local health departments will share their stories for integrating CDC’s recommendations into existing programs and policies. CityMatCH, the national organization focused on urban maternal and child health, will frame the session and distill key lessons learned. The health departments represented will be the Los Angeles County Public Health Department (CA), Nashville/Davidson County Health Department (TN), City of Hartford, Health and Human Services Department (CT), and the Contra Costa County Health Department (CA).
Organizer:Kathleen Brandert
Moderators:Kathleen Brandert
Magda Peck
11:30 AM130Urban Practice Collaborative on Preconception Health - I
Magda Peck, Kathleen Brandert
11:40 AM131Incorporating Preconception Health into Programming at a Local Health Department: Taking Steps to Make Change Happen - I
Cheri Pies, Padmini Parthasarathy
11:50 AM132Initial Translation Strategies: Los Angeles, CA - I
Cynthia A. Harding
12:00 PM133Initial Translation Strategies: Nashville, TN - I
Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge
12:10 PM134Initial Translation Strategies: Hartford, CT - I
Leticia Marulanda

The 2nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care of CDC