This meeting is held three times per year to bring together Network-funded Local Food and Nutrition Education projects, advocacy organizations, evaluation consultants, state staff, invited speakers, and representatives from the Regional Networks. The meetings are a forum for providing best practices and resources; special training and/or guest speakers; announcements from state staff; and collaboration opportunities for all attendees. Meetings are typically limited to 50 attendees and people are asked to RSVP in advance of the meeting. The committee strives for inclusiveness and involvement in its issues and non-committee members are welcome to attend. For more information, please call Mary Rousseve (916) 449-5381 or email at Mary.Rousseve@cdph.ca.gov.

This meeting will focus on partnership building techniques and strategies for working with various produce industry partners (growers, shippers, processors, distributor, retailers) with the goal of increasing and enhancing fruit and vegetable promotions among low-income audiences.  The morning session will be a mandatory training specifically for Regional Retail Program Specialists while the afternoon session will be a joint Regional Retail Program Specialist and WIC Local Vendor liaison partnership building training.  Interested CX3 projects (Local Incentive Awardees) working with retail are encouraged to attend as well.  For more information, please call Rosanna Oliva (916) 449-5399 or e-mail at Rosanna.Oliva@cdph.ca.gov.

The Worksite Program pre-conference meeting is intended for NetworkRegional Worksite Coordinators and American Cancer Society Regional Specialists. The objective of this meeting is to map out resources, collaborative activities and implementation plans for additional nutrition education services targeting the FSNE eligible population in the worksite environment. We will have speakers covering cancer incidence and behavior change. There will be a panel of health entities that offer community screenings/clinics, a panel talking about innovative practices (such as the use of catering trucks to promote healthy eating habits in low-wage worksites), and a panel of past grant funded awardees.  For more information, please call Jacqueline Cheung at (916) 319-9289.

Who should attend:  Power Play! Regional coordinators (required), other Power Play! Regional staff (optional).   For more information, please call Betty Sun (916) 449-5417.

Who should attend:  African American Campaign Council members & partners and Latino Campaign regional lead agencies.  For more information, please contact Yelile.Saca@cdph.ca.gov.

Who should attend:  Regional Project Directors and Media Coordinators.  For more information please contact Jackie.Richardson@cdph.ca.gov.

This meeting is intended for the Physical Activity Regional Specialists and will allow for discussion and sharing of resources and ideas that have been used by each of the regions and Networkprojects to effectively integrate physical activity into nutrition education.  For questions, contact Jennifer.Abrams@cdph.ca.gov.

Attend this late morning session to learn how Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH), Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids! (SPARK), and KidTribe’s tried-and-true techniques help kids achieve caloric balance through physical activity.  This session is timed to dovetail with the School Networking Meeting below.  These proprietary organizations have been approved by USDA for one-time demonstrations at Network schools.  For questions, contact Jennifer.Abrams@cdph.ca.gov.

This meeting will provide an opportunity to meet your counterparts across the state who work with schools in order to share successful strategies and resources.  Prior to the meeting, Local Incentive Awardee (LIA) participants submit a two page-information sheet that includes their contact information and program highlights. Each participant will receive a packet containing this information. Some highlights of the meeting will include discussion and sharing of information about professional development for teachers as well as a presentation by the 2008 Nonnie Korten Award winning school.  Based on evaluations from the previous three years, LIAs find this meeting to be extremely valuable. 
For questions, contact Susan Magrann at (714) 327-1066 or
SMagrann@ocde.us. 

“Starting Early, Starting Healthy:  Focusing on our Youngest Children”

Who should attend:  Network-funded projects and partners serving young children, their parents/caregivers, and/or their teachers/aides/daycare providers.

This pre-conference meeting provides an opportunity to share successful and emerging strategies, as well as resources.  Attend this important meeting to learn about resources that can help with your 0-5 nutrition and physical activity efforts.   If you plan to attend this meeting, please register when you register for the conference.  For more information, please call Monet Parham-Lee (916) 552-9906 or email at Monet. Parham-Lee@cdph.ca.gov. 

As educators, each of us faces the challenge of how to best facilitate learning to support diverse groups of learners and impact behavior change. Curriculum modification is one effective way. Learn why and how to utilize educational theory, science-based techniques and evaluation to modify existing curriculum to motivate and accommodate needs of diverse groups of participants. This interactive workshop will provide you with knowledge and opportunities to practice new skills with experts. 
Presenters:[Presentation]
Sharon Fleming, PhD
Professor, Nutrition Sciences and Toxicology
University of California, Berkeley

Lucia Kaiser, PhD, RD
Human Resources Program Leader/Cooperative Extension Nutrition Specialist
University of California, Davis

Constance Schneider, PhD, RD
Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor
University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno County
For Questions, contact SSDonohue@ucdavis.edu. 
Brought to you by the University of California Davis Food Stamp Nutrition Education.

Pre-Conference Registration at the Holiday Inn Sacramento  Capitol Plaza

Reception at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Capitol Plaza

Conference Overview

• Neal D. Kohatsu, Chief, Cancer Control Branch, California Department of Public Health
• Dr. Mark B. Horton, Director/State Public Health Officer, California Department of Public Health (Invited)
• Kimberly Belshé, Secretary, California Health and Human Services (Invited)
• A.G. Kawamura, California Secretary of Food and Agriculture (Invited)
• Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver (Invited)

Harry Balzer, Vice President, The NPD Group

Stretch Break/Move to Break-out Sessions

1A Candid, First-Person Views on the Inspiration to Change —
with Analysis & implications / Room 315
Moderator: Susan Pennel, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Larry L. Bye, Field Research Corporation [Presentation]
Lex Matteini, Runyon Saltzman & Einhorn
Video excerpts from revealing and often very emotional discussion panels with low-income mothers provide candid views on what inspires them to make healthy changes. These panels helped advance the Network for a Healthy California’s understanding of how the inspiration to change is formed, influenced, challenged, and sustained. The presenters will review how they approached this research, present findings, and review how key insights were applied to the next round of Champions for Change TV spots. At least 30 minutes will be left for open discussion of implications for a wide range of statewide activities.

1B Awesome Resources — Ready to Go! / Room 306
Moderator: Susan Magrann, Network for a Healthy California
Jennifer Genens, Los Angeles Unified School District [Presentation]
Kari Tuggle, Orange County Department of Education-Network Coalition
Dareen Abdrabou, Orange County Department of Education-Network Coalition [Presentation]

Handouts: Page 1-2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10-11
If you offer parent education classes or work with PreKindergarten teachers, this session is for you. Learn how to access ready-to-use resources developed by two Local Incentive Awardees which include: 1) a series of parent presentations including handouts and 2) a pre-K teacher Harvest of the Month (HOTM) activity binder and toolkit. The toolkit includes monthly lesson plans aligned to key subject areas, bulletin board ideas and picture recipes used for cooking activities. The session includes a hands-on activity to view the resources and real-time discussion about successful strategies for reaching teachers and parents.

1C Getting Your School Administrators and School Board on Board / Room 203
Moderator:  Stephanie Carillo, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Martin Gonzalez, California School Boards Association [Presentation]
Michael Collins [Presentation]
Working closely with school administrators is key to successfully implementing nutrition education and physical activity programs. This session provides strategies to connect successfully with school administration and foster supportive relationships. Come and join a panel of school administrators as they share why they became interested and committed to providing nutrition education and promoting physical activity in their schools and walk away with strategies on how you can get your own administrators to be champions.  In this session you will also gain an awareness of the responsibilities of school board members and administrators and the critical role they play in initiating and sustaining change.

1D Growing a Successful School Garden / Room 316
Moderator: Hope Wilson, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Kelly Cormier, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Abby Jaramillo, Urban Sprouts
Michelle Ratcliffe, Ecotrust [Presentation]
Mandi Bottoms, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom [Presentation]

Garden-based nutrition education can cultivate a love of fruits and vegetables among students by giving them the chance to plant, tend, harvest, cook, and eat fresh vegetables from their own school garden. This session will share brand new evaluation results and best practices for garden-based nutrition education that helps youth eat more fruits and vegetables. Participants will also learn how to implement and gain support for a school garden by effectively connecting these activities to standards mandated by the California State Board of Education.

1E A Novel Approach in Addressing Childhood Obesity / Room 202
Moderator:  Kamaljeet Singh-Khaira, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health  [Presentation]
Martha Walker, Community Diabetes Initiative of the University of Southern California 
Mandy Graves Hillstrom, Community Diabetes Initiative of the University of Southern California
Gabriela Rios, Community Diabetes Initiative of the University of Southern California
Lucy Montoya, Community Diabetes Initiative of the University of Southern California 
Using mentoring and peer-to-peer education models as the backbone of the learning experience is a unique and exciting way to teach students about nutrition and physical activity.   This session will describe an innovative pilot program that worked with high school youth preparing them to serve as nutrition and physical activity mentors to elementary age students. Learn more about how they engaged the high school youth in a Photovoice Project, how students received community service credits for participating in this pilot program and the impact this had on the youth’s consumption of fruits and vegetables and attitudes about nutrition and physical activity.

1F The Power of Collaboration: Creating Healthier Schools and Communities / Room 319
Moderator: Helen Magnuson, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Sara Candelaria, UC Cooperative Extension
Brandi Muro, American Cancer Society
David Saunders, American Cancer Society
Interested in tools you can use to improve the health of your students and the school community? Engage with collaborative members who partnered to inspire positive changes in their community through Coordinated School Health (CSH). Receive hands-on training on using the CSH toolkit in a variety of settings and learn more about convening a CSH Forum. Participants will draft the first step in their CSH action plan and receive their own CSH toolkit.

1G God, Food, & Style—Improving the Health of African American Women
Where they Congregate / Room 317/318
Moderator: Angela Dennis, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Dajahn Blevins, Youth4rce, Inc.
Wendy Dorsey, Youth4rce, Inc.
Through the Body & Soul program, public health educators have begun to recognize how the Church can be used to improve the health of African Americans. Presently, two other venues are emerging as strategic locales for effecting behavioral change in African American women: Sister Circles and beauty salons. Though a panel discussion format, attendees will learn how these institutions function in the lives of African American women;
the unique strengths of each; and how they can be harnessed individually or in combination to effectively reach African American women, and support them in their efforts to incorporate lifestyle change that improves their health.

1H Collaborations that Build Healthy Habits for Life / Room 304/305
Moderator & Presenter: Mary Rousseve, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Kim Frinzell, California WIC Program, California Department of Public Health
Rosanna Oliva, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Learn about the collaborative efforts between the Network for a Healthy California and the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) in preparation for the new WIC food package offering fruit and vegetables to participating families for the first time. This session will review the Healthy Habits for Life curriculum being used to introduce the new food package as well as the Network’s Retail Program and Communications partnerships that will help promote the new food package.

1I Inspiring Healthy Change in the Worksite Environment / Room 302/303
Moderator: Jacqueline Cheung, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health [Presentation]
Liz A. Torres, Worksite Wellness LA [Presentation]
Kinkini Banerjee, California WIC Association [Presentation]
Katie Tharp, California Department of Public Health [Presentation]
Are you aware of the impact of worksite wellness programs and the vast amount of worksite wellness resources that have been developed? Katie Tharp will present an eye-opening review of evidence-based worksite wellness. Liz Torres will share details about her innovative and successful worksite wellness program. Kinkini Banerjee will talk about the partnership between the Network for a Healthy California and WIC and resources that have been developed so that we can better serve our target population.

1J Getting Healthy Foods into the Neighborhoods / Room 301
Moderator: Valerie Quinn, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Pilar Lorenzana-Campo, Public Health Institute [Presentation]
Hannah Burton-Laurison, Public Health Institute [Presentation]
Rosemarie Amaral, Fresno County Department of Public Health [Presentation]
JoAnn Evangelista, City of Berkeley Public Health Division [Presentation]
Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) consumers speak up for healthy changes! But what changes can improve access to healthy foods in poor, underserved neighborhoods? This session will train nutrition educators about a few such change strategies and resources that can be promoted to FSNE clients as part of direct nutrition education interventions. Strategies such as innovative ordinances and resources such as various economic incentives for corner stores and mobile vendors to provide healthier foods and be viable in low-income neighborhoods will be reviewed.

1K A New Model for Automating State Share Reports and Federal Share Invoices / Room 204
Co-Moderators and Presenters: Alexis Greenhut, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Frank Buck, Network for a Healthy California, CDPH
Roberta Acantilado, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
James F. McGroarty, LAUSD
Rosanne K. Stephenson, Network for a Healthy California, CDPH
Michael Buckalew, The Support Group
Review of the current methodology for gathering documentation and manually submitting State Share Reports and Federal Share Invoices followed by a presentation of one or more models for automating this process and submitting in on-line environments.

Networking Lunch

Exhibit and Poster Session

2A Inspiring Healthy Change: CalWORKS with Nutrition Education / Room 204
Moderator: Valerie Comeaux, County of Riverside, Nutrition Services [Presentation]
Diane Wayne, Network for a Healthy California, County of Riverside Nutrition Services [Presentation]
Veronica Huff, Network for a Healthy California, County of Riverside Nutrition Services [Presentation]
In partnership with CalWORKS/GAIN, the Network for a Healthy California, County of Riverside, Nutrition Services has educated over 1,500 people on nutrition and physical activity and most participants were certified eligible to receive food stamps! Learn how to reach the food stamp population through our nation’s Welfare-To-Work Program. A description of the start-up challenges and the expansion to over 9 county offices and 150 classes for Job Club clients with overwhelming staff support will be presented. Learn practical suggestions and tips that may work in your county to help ensure a healthy, productive workforce for California!

2B Partnering with After School Programs to Extend Your Reach / Room 203
Moderator: Gloria Halley, Center For Collaborative Solutions
Mark Elkin, San Francisco Unified School District (USD)
Gabby Guinea, ExCEL After School Programs - San Francisco USD
Mariah Martin, California After School Resource Center [Presentation]
Are you taking advantage of the additional time and flexibility found in the after school world to increase the impact of what you do during the school day? San Francisco USD and ExCEL After School Program managers share their secrets, challenges, and successes. Learn what other school day and after school nutrition and physical activity partnerships are doing and how they do it. Come learn about new, exciting resources from the California After School Resource Center (CASRC), and get a special preview of CASRC’s free nutrition and physical activity trainings.

2C Harvest of the Month Going Beyond the Classroom: Partnership Building in the Community / Room 306
Moderator: Katharina Streng, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health [Presentation]
Molly O’Kane, Alameda County Office of Education
Ai James, Alameda County Office of Education
Moira Beery, Center for Food and Justice
Harvest of the Month is designed to motivate and empower students to increase consumption and enjoyment of a variety of fruits and vegetables. It presents a strategic opportunity to bring together the classroom, cafeteria, home, and community to promote our common goal and healthier habits for students. Learn more about the strategies our partners are using to gain school and community support for implementing Harvest of the Month and increase access to fruits and vegetables. The panel will share strategies on how to gain support from the child nutrition staff, local retailers, and farmers. By involving others in the process, you gain support, which leads to a more successful implementation.

2D Successful Partnerships with Youth to Create Healthier, More Active Communities / Room 202
Moderator: Cadelba Lomeli-Loibl, Youth in Focus
Yolanda Ramirez, Lamont Elementary School District [Presentation]
Manuel Ramirez, Mountain View Middle School
Rabbi David Wechsler-Azen, Fresh Producers
This session will illustrate that young people are valuable resources who can make significant contributions to us and our organizations. Young people have the passion, knowledge, and energy to create innovative projects that can lead to healthier and more active communities. Adults and youth can partner to create important programs to address the obesity epidemic in California.

2E Healthy Eating & Active Living for Young Children & Their Families / Room 319
Moderator: Monet Parham-Lee, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Cynthia Rollins, SAC Health System
Mary Ellen S. Westerberg, Diabetes Treatment Center/SAC Health System
Heather Reed, California Department of Education, Nutrition Services Division [Presentation]
Melanie Tate, Child Development Incorporated
Julie Field, First Five Sacramento Commission
To effectively serve young children, education and service models must address the family unit as well as the whole-child. This panel will describe two models that involve a variety of partners in engaging the family and addressing the whole child. Panelists will discuss partnerships with child development centers, physicians, dentists, First 5 County Commissions, and the California Department of Education. Workshop participants will engage in sample activities and participate in a facilitated discussion about implementation strategies.

2F California Association of Food Banks: Banking on Better Health / Room 315
Moderator: Barbara MkNelly, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Terry Garner, California Association of Food Banks
Gail Atkins, Redwood Empire Food Bank [Presentation]
Katie Helwig, San Francisco Food Bank [Presentation 1] [Harvest Pantry] [Movie]
Jeff Cesca, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Food banks in California play a critical role in offsetting hunger. In addition to making sure food is distributed to food insecure households, food banks in California are also implementing a wide variety of nutrition education strategies and taking steps to insure the food they are distributing is increasingly healthier. Panel presenters will highlight the effectiveness and reinforcing nature of these efforts for improving the fruit and vegetable consumption and active lifestyles of food bank clients.

2G Accelerating Community Change through Summits and Briefs:
Shasta County and Central Valley Experiences / Room 317/318
Moderator: Valerie Quinn, MEd, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Gloria Espinosa-Hall, Shasta County Public Health
Michelle Sabol, Shasta County Public Health
Nichole Mosqueda, Central Valley Health Network
Connie Schneider, University of California Cooperative Extension
How do you accelerate community change when you’ve got so many different stakeholders? How do you link individual nutrition education to community efforts that cross a diverse region? Two effective strategies for accelerating community change that can be applied by local Network projects working in community settings will be shared. A county summit was developed that kutilized CX3 data, connected multiple obesity prevention programs and gained commitment from a wide cross-section of agencies. A region-wide brief, Malnutrition in the 21st Century, events and training showed how individual nutrition education must link with community involvement to impact change.

2H Soda Free Summer—An Innovative Bay Area Regional Campaign / Room 304/305
Moderator: Jackie Richardson, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Diane Woloshin, Alameda County Public Health Department [Presentation]
Christina Goette, San Francisco Department of Public Health [Presentation]
Lisa Craypo, Samuels and Associates [Presentation]
The Soda Free Summer Campaign is an effective social marketing campaign that raises awareness and empowers families to reduce or eliminate products high in sugar and high fructose corn syrup. The campaign was piloted in Alameda County in 2007 and expanded to the Bay Region through the Bay Area Nutrition & Physical Activity Collaborative. Attendees of this workshop will learn how social marketing tactics are used in the development and implementation of a regional campaign. Panelists will share how they developed the program interventions. Workshop attendees will leave with a clear understanding of what it takes to build a successful community intervention and will hear the evaluation results and lessons learned of the 2008 Bay Region campaign.

2I What are They Eating? A Photography Study of School Lunch
Choice and Consumption / Room 316
Moderator: Andy Fourney, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Anna Martin, UC Berkeley Center for Weight and Health; UC Berkeley
May Wang, UCLA School of Public Health
Suzanne Rauzon, UC Berkeley Center for Weight and Health
Melanie Okamoto, Network for a Healthy California; Berkeley Unified School District
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cooking and gardening programs in changing school lunch consumption behavior in a school district where significant efforts have been made to improve the quality of foods served at school lunch and salad bars are offered at every school. Digital photography was used to determine what fruits and vegetables 5th grade students chose to take from the cafeteria or brought from home, and how much was actually consumed. Findings show higher fruit and vegetable consumption among students eating school lunches compared to those bringing lunch from home, and higher fruit and vegetable consumption among students at Network schools vs. non-Network schools.

Stretch Break

2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans / Room 204
Antronette (Toni) Yancey, UCLA
Moderator: Gil Sisneros, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
In October 2008, the Federal Government published comprehensive physical activity guidelines for the first time. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans designed to provide information and guidance on the types and amounts of physical activity that provide substantial health benefits for Americans aged 6 years and older. Dr. Yancey was one of 13 leading experts in the field of exercise science and public health who wrote the report upon which the guidelines were based. She will discuss the Guidelines as they relate to California’s low-income population.

Storytelling as Best Practice / Room 203
Michelle Hauser, Harvard Medical School [Presentation]
MOderator: Steve Baldwin, Hawthorne School District
Storytelling is an underappreciated, yet powerful communications tool. Listen to Michelle Hauser tell the inspiring story of her odyssey from early years as an overweight, hypertensive youth on food stamps to her present life as a chef, fitness nut, and Harvard medical student. While Michelle’s story is extraordinary, are we making the most of our stories? Think about how you too can make use of the inspiring stories you hear and see daily in your own work. Find out what led to positive changes in Michelle’s life, and learn how to apply that messaging in the work you do every day.

Applying Lessons from Abroad in an Environment of Dynamic Leadership / Room 202
Bruce Silverglade, Center for Science in the Public Interest
[Presentation]
The United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Canada, Australia, and other countries have aggressively moved in recent years to address diet and health problems, including obesity, through policies that support innovative social marketing initiatives . Given the new political environment in Washington, D.C., ideas from such promising programs could immigrate to the US at the local, state, and federal levels. Learn what public health agencies have accomplished overseas and what may now be possible in the U.S.

Stretch Break

Adam Drewnowski, PhD, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine

Continental Breakfast/Networking

Network for a Healthy California Regional Physical activity Specialists
Come to the Convention Center a little early and take part in this yoga demonstration. Yoga is a great way to build strength, flexibility, and to get some of your physical activity minutes in each day. The poses that will be demonstrated are illustrated in the soon to be released Network “Shape of Yoga” brochure. [Presentation]

• Susan Foerster, Chief, Policy, Planning & Evaluation Section, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
• Allen Ng, Regional Administrator, Western Region Office of the Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture (Invited)
• John A. Wagner, Director, California Department of Social Services
• Jessica Shahin, Acting Associate Administrator, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, USDA

Awards 

• Nonnie Korten Memorial Award
• Champion for Change Award
• Young Champion for Change Award

3A Schools and Communities: Partners for Prevention / Room 306
Moderator: Karaliese Brown, Network for a Healthy California
Steve Berta, Consultant, fit for learning™
Bonnie Broderick, Santa Clara County Public Health Department

[Presentation]
The nationally recognized fit for learning™ program was launched by the Santa Clara County Office of Education in 2005 in response to increasing rates of childhood obesity. Designed as a countywide school-based wellness program model, the fit for learning™ initiative addresses healthy living at every level: the classroom, the school, the district, and the community. Come learn how fit for learning™ is making an impact and how you can integrate this initiative within your community.

3B Performance Related Nutrition Education in Physical Education / Room 317/318
Moderator: Jennifer Abrams, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Dianne Wilson-Graham, Contractor, California Department of Education [Presentation]
Elementary Grades K-3 | Grades 4-8 | High School Courses 1-4
This session will introduce participants to a new set of instructional materials that have been developed to provide teachers with the tools they need to provide high quality physical education instruction while addressing the strand in the California physical education content standards that includes performance related nutrition. The materials are for students in grades K-12 and include sequential lessons that are easy to use and effective in integrating nutrition and physical education.

3C Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Promising Practices / Room 304/305
Moderator: Elizabeth Moreno, California Department of Education
Dona Richwine, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (USD)
Stephanie Regal, Antioch USD [Presentation][Movie 1][Movie 2]
Pilar Gray, Fort Bragg USD
Orlando Griego, Santa Monica-Malibu USD
To further address growing concerns about childhood obesity, Congress passed the 2008 Farm Bill which authorized the national Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). The FFVP supports participating low-resource elementary schools to provide free fresh fruit and vegetable snacks to school children. Attend this session to learn strategies schools can initiate to: offer more fresh fruits and vegetables; integrate complimentary nutrition education; and, build partnerships in the community as well!

3D Educating and Engaging Young Children & Their Families to Pursue Healthy, Active Lifestyles / Room 301
Moderator: Carole Pirruccello, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Lynette Haynes, California Department of Education, Nutrition Services
April Cunningham, NCO Head Start
Effectively reaching young children is impossible without hands-on experiences. This interactive workshop will present Food for Thought – a nutrition education curriculum for preschoolers. The workshop will emphasize the importance of nutrition education for preschoolers and will show how this curriculum assists children in moving along a pathway to healthy eating and development. The presenters will demonstrate how to use the Food for Thought curriculum and participants will have the opportunity to implement lesson activities from the curriculum. The lesson activities emphasize fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and protein foods. Food for thought was developed and field tested by a Head Start program.

3E ¡Celebrando Campeones Latinos! Exploring the Lessons Learned from California’s Latino Communities / Room 319
Moderator: Ignacio Romero, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Aracely Rosas, Network for a Healthy California Champion Mom [Presentation]
Jessica M. Nunez de Ybarra, Communicable Disease Control, California Department of Public Health
Amir Hemmat, SABEResPODER
Maria Puig, Physician in Private Practice
Panelists will share their experiences in building partnerships through new and different channels that ultimately seek to improve the health of low-income Latinos in California by increasing champion mom involvement and media presence; including private sector marketing and consumer-driven strategies; combining education and health outcomes that actively involve academic leaders and Latino youth; and collaborating with state and national ethnic physician organizations.

3F In Your Neighborhood: Successes and Challenges in Providing Nutrition Education in Non-Traditional Settings / Room 302/303

[Presentation]
Moderator: Edye Kuyper, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Daniel Perales, San Jose State University
Denise Cintron Perales, Perales & Associates Evaluation Services
Steve Diaz, Los Angeles Community Action Network [Presentation]
Bergen Watterson, Children’s Council of San Francisco [Presentation]
This presentation will describe the major challenges, successes, and lessons learned from eight 4th-year Local Food Nutrition Education projects. Two project managers will describe their activities including, 1) the Los Angeles Community Action Network on their nutrition workshops for Food Stamp Nutrition Education-eligible downtown residents, using the Food in Da Hood peer-to-peer nutrition education curriculum, and 2) the Children’s Council of San Francisco on their efforts to promote increased consumption of fruits and vegetables among child care providers and food stamp eligible families in San Francisco. The remaining six projects will be summarized and their outcomes and lessons learned will be described.

3G County Nutrition Action Plans (CNAP): County Leaders Working Together to Inspire Change / Room 316
Moderator and Presenter: Karen Bertram, California Department of Public Health WIC [Presentation]
Gayle Hoxter, Riverside County Department of Public Health Nutrition Services [Presentation]
Scott Soiseth, Turlock Unified School District [Presentation]
Anaa Reese, Alameda County Public Health Department [Presentation]
Annette Laverty, Alameda County Public Health Department
This session showcases concrete examples of collaboration at the county level through County Nutrition Action Plan (CNAP) initiatives. After a brief history of the initiatives, you will hear how WIC, food stamps, school districts, the Network, and other partners are working together to change nutrition environments. Learn how: 1) Alameda County is developing a single screening form for application to USDA food assistance programs; 2) Riverside County is coordinating with multiple partners to provide nutrition and physical activity training to child care providers; 3) Stanislaus County school districts are using innovative strategies to improve fruit and vegetable consumption via school meals; and 4) Other counties are coordinating efforts to increase program participation. Network Basics Track—Documentation Systems

3H Best Practices in Fiscal and Administrative Systems / Room 315
Moderator and Presenter: Bob Ewing, Consultant, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health
Steve Baldwin, Hawthorne School District
Faye Ny, Contra Costa Health Services
Lorraine Quan, Los Angeles Unified School District
Attendees will learn from a panel of local program coordinators who have “been there and done that” when it comes to successful Program Compliance (PC) Review site visits. The experts will tell how their staff prepared data, answered questions, and presented their Fiscal and Administrative systems in the best forms. The focus is on how to get ready, pass inspection, and what the PC Team will be asking. You will immediately take with you useful tools and checklists for your program’s upcoming PC Review.

Stretch Break

Susan L. Roberts, Roberts Law Firm, PLC and Sue Roberts Health Concepts
[Presentations]

Chief, Program Development Section, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health

Connect with Network educators and impact evaluation leaders to hear stories about how nutrition education can impact the lives of the people we serve. You’ll learn how to make informed decisions to improve nutrition education interventions and evaluation practices. 
For questions, contact Andy.Fourney@cdph.ca.gov

In recognition of California’s growing obesity epidemic, competing environmental forces and the lack of a cohesive prevention strategy, the California legislature mandated the creation of a strategic plan to guide a statewide response to the crisis. The California Obesity Prevention Plan serves as a high level guide for each sector of society to take part in creating the shift to healthy eating and active living (California Department of Health Services, 2006). This is your opportunity to “weigh in” on the draft implementation and evaluation plan to move the high-level guide into an actionable plan for California.  Your feedback is vital to ensure the multi-sectorial engagement of stakeholders across the state.  For questions, contact Laurie.Pennings@cdph.ca.gov.