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Jewett Ballroom F-G-H
Tuesday, October 30, 2007: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

E5: E-5 Best Practices for Integrating Preconception Health into Public Health Practice, Part-II

Building upon Part I, four health departments will host interactive roundtables for busting barriers and sharing lessons learned around 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 engage participants in discussion. 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),
Moderators:Kathleen Brandert
Magda Peck
2:00 PMUrban Practice Collaborative on Preconception Health - II
Kathleen Brandert, Magda Peck
2:07 PMIncorporating Preconception Health into Programming at a Local Health Department: Taking Steps to Make Change Happen - II
Padmini Parthasarathy, Cheri Pies
2:14 PMInitial Translation Strategies: Los Angeles, CA - II
Cynthia Harding
2:21 PMInitial Translation Strategies: Nashville, TN - II
Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge
2:28 PMInitial Translation Strategies: Hartford, CT - II
Leticia Marulanda

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