October 1, 2015 8:45am - 4:00pm

Grappone Conference Center 70 Constitution Ave, Concord, NH 03301

The HEAL NH Conference serves as a gathering to celebrate, learn, and engage with people in New Hampshire working to promote and support improved access to healthy foods and safe places to play and be active. With this meeting we will discuss the progress of the Healthy People Healthy Places Plan and strengthen and forge new partnerships to further advance the work.

Register online at http://healnh.org

HEAL NH Conference Leadership for Policy and System Change Working together for equitable access to healthy eating and active living

Featuring Keynote Presentation by Bill Purcell During his tenure, former Mayor Bill Purcell launched Nashville into the national spotlight as a model for creating healthy, economically vibrant communities. His commitment to community engagement and initiatives to strengthen public schools, revitalize neighborhoods, stimulate the economy, and expand parks, greenways, and walking/biking infrastructure improved the underlying social, economic, and physical conditions that influence health and quality of life.

Mr. Purcell will describe how his hands-on leadership style and policy priorities contributed to the city’s transformational improvements.

In addition to the generous support from our funders, the HEAL NH Conference is sponsored by:

Bill Purcell, Chair, Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Obesity Solutions and Former Mayor of Nashville

Conference Agenda8:00 – 8:45am: Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 – 8:55am Welcome and Opening Remarks - Karen Voci, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation

8:55 – 9:15am Healthy People Healthy Places: First Year Progress - Terry Johnson, Director, HEAL NH, Foundation for Healthy Communities

9:15 - 10:15am Keynote Presentation: Leadership for Healthy, Economically Vibrant Communities - Introduction by Patti Baum, HNH Foundation

- Keynote Presentation by Bill Purcell, Chair, Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Obesity Solutions and Former Mayor of Nashville

10:15 – 10:30am: Break, Exhibits and Networking

10:30 – 11:15am NH Leaders Respond: Reaction to Keynote Presentation

- Moderator: Ben Frost, NH Housing Finance Authority - Todd Fahey, NH AARP - John Hamilton, NH Community Loan Fund - Anna Thomas, City of Manchester Health Department

11:30 – 11:55am & 12:00–12:25pm Healthy People Healthy Places: Making a Difference in NH Communities Mini Sessions (select two)

1. Plan4Health-Nashua: Integrating Community Planning and Public Health - Beverly Doolan, City of Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services

2. Lebanon NH’s Safe Routes to Play Initiative - Paul Coats, Lebanon Recreation and Parks

3. Granite State Market Match: Progress in Coos County Farmers Markets - Heidi Barker, UNH Cooperative Extension; Laura Jamison, WREN

4. Monadnock Menus: Strengthening Connections Between Institutions and Farmers - Amanda Littleton, Cheshire County Conservation District

12:30 – 1:30pm: Lunch, Exhibits and Networking

1:30 – 3:30pm Afternoon Workshops (select one)

1. A Food Systems Approach to Improving Healthy, Local Food Access - Erin Allgood, NH Food Alliance, UNH Sustainability Institute

2. Hospitals as Leaders for Improving Healthy Food in Institutions and Communities - Jennifer Obadia, Health Care Without Harm

3. Photovoice: Introduction and Mini-Training - Anna M. Adachi-Mejia, Ph.D., Health Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth

4. Getting Serious About Active Transportation: Community Bicycle-Pedestrian Planning and Advocacy - Matt Waitkins, Nashua Regional Planning Commission

5. Health Equity and the HEAL NH Agenda – Innovative Ideas to Enhance Your Work - Rebecca Sky, Foundation for Healthy Communities - Amy Parece-Grogan, M.Ed., New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services

3:30 - 4:00pm Conference Wrap Up Activity and Thoughts for the Future of HPHP

Conference Agenda

Registration Information

$45 Early bird fee: Register by September 4

$55 Online Registration September 5 - 24

Fee: Includes lunch and break refreshments. No refunds will be offered for cancellations or non-attendance. Substitutions accepted.

Scholarship Information: Limited scholarships are available upon request. Scholarship inquiries can be addressed to Beth Gustafson Wheeler by email at bwheeler@healthynh.com or phone (603) 415-4278.

Education Credits: Application for 5 hours of CEU's through the NH Dietetic Association is pending.

Register online at http://healnh.org

8:45 – 9:15am Healthy People Healthy Places: Progress in the First Year

The 2014-2019 Healthy People Healthy Places Plan (HPHP) aims to improve equitable access to healthy food, options for getting around, and safe places to play and be active. It builds upon the work that was initiated with the 2008 HEAL NH Action Plan. HPHP Plan progress to date will be presented during this session, including network accomplishments, workgroup activities, efforts to align strategies with other statewide initiatives, and an invitation for new partners to join the HEAL NH network.

Presenter - Terry Johnson, Director, HEAL NH, Foundation for Healthy Communities

10:30 – 11:15am NH Leaders Respond: Reaction to Keynote Presentation

Can Nashville be a model for NH? NH leaders in economic development, the aging population, and public health provide their take on the Nashville experience. They will address the question, “What lessons and successes from Nashville can be applied to the NH landscape?” The audience will have an opportunity to contribute their own insights.

Panelists: - Moderator: Ben Frost, Director, Public & Legal Affairs, NH Housing Finance Authority - Todd Fahey, State Director, NH AARP - John Hamilton, VP of Economic Opportunity, NH Community Loan Fund - Anna Thomas, Deputy Public Health Director, City of Manchester Health Department

11:20 – 11:50am & 12:00–12:25pm Healthy People Healthy Places: Making a Difference in NH Communities Mini Sessions (select two)

What’s happening on the ground in NH communities to support the NH Healthy People Healthy Places Plan? In these mini-sessions, four NH communities will present local strategies that are making a difference to support healthy people and healthy places.

1. Plan4Health-Nashua: Integrating Community Planning and Public Health - Beverly Doolan, Program Coordinator, City of Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services

2. Lebanon NH’s Safe Routes to Play Initiative - Paul Coats, Director, Lebanon Recreation and Parks

3. Granite State Market Match: Progress in Coos County Farmers Markets - Heidi Barker, Program Coordinator, UNH Cooperative Extension - Laura Jamison, Berlin Farmers Market Manager, WREN

4. Monadnock Menus: Strengthening Connections Between Institutions and Farmers - Amanda Littleton, District Manager, Cheshire County Conservation District

Morning Workshop Descriptions

Register Onlinehttp://healnh.org

1:30pm – 3:30pm (select one)

1. A Food Systems Approach to Improving Healthy Food Access - Presented by: Erin Allgood, Project Coordinator, NH Food Alliance,

UNH Sustainability Institute To improve healthy, local food access it is vital that we create a sustainable food system in the Granite State. A viable food system includes healthy consumers, profitable businesses, and a thriving food environment. During this session participants will learn about and discuss how the NH Food Alliance’s viability and HEAL NH’s healthy food access strategies can be aligned to benefit both the public’s health and food system enterprises.

2. Hospitals as Leaders for Improving Healthy Food in Institutions and Communities - Presented by: Jennifer Obadia, New England Coordinator, Healthy

Food in Health Care Program, Health Care Without HarmMomentum is building in the US and NH to align food policy with public health objectives. More and more hospitals—with a historical focus on treating diet-related illnesses—are partnering with local organizations to improve health and equity in their communities. In this session, hospital and health care leaders will share strategies and best practices, and then engage attendees in regional discussions about how hospitals and local partners can collaborate to improve access to healthy food in institutional and community settings.

3. Photovoice: Introduction and Mini-Training - Presented by: Anna M. Adachi-Mejia, Ph.D. Deputy Director, Health

Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth; Assistant Professor, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth To gain a better understanding of how to make neighborhoods healthier places to live, work, and play, the technique of photovoice can serve as a valuable tool for giving people a voice and a way to tell their stories using photography and words. In this session, participants will learn about photovoice, how it has been used in NH, and learn introductory skills for implementing a photovoice project in their community.

4. Getting Serious About Active Transportation: Community Bicycle-Pedestrian Planning and Advocacy - Presented by: Matt Waitkins, Transportation Planner II, Nashua Regional Planning Commission

Increased active transportation options can help build healthy, vibrant communities. In this participatory session, attendees will learn from NH experts who are leading regional and local efforts to improve walking and biking accessibility. Session attendees, both community planners and non-planners alike, will also learn how to use the HEAL Guide to Conducting Walkability and Bikeability Assessments in NH Communities.

5. Health Equity and the HEAL NH Agenda – Innovative Ideas to Enhance Your Work - Presented by: Rebecca Sky, Former Director of NH Health & Equity Partnership, Foundation for Healthy

Communities, and Amy Parece-Grogan, M.Ed., Behavioral Health Cultural & Linguistic Competence Coordinator, Office of Minority Health & Refugee Affairs, New Hampshire Department of Health & Human ServicesThis interactive workshop is intended to teach participants how to talk about health equity in ways that matter to decision makers, and to incorporate an inclusive approach to HEAL NH work that can strengthen impact and health outcomes.

Afternoon Workshop Descriptions

Funding and support for HEAL NH

is provided by: