14th Annual Rural Health Conference The Weight of Our Rural Communities: Partnering to Reduce Obesity February 20, 2013 Ferguson Center The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama Hosted by: Institute for Rural Health Research College of Community Health Sciences The University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa Campus THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Our Sponsors A very special Thank You is extended to the following organizations for their generous support of the 14th Annual Rural Health Conference. Our Exhibitors A very special Thank You is extended to exhibitors at the 14th Annual Rural Health Conference. Alabama Rural Health Association Information Transport Solution Kid One Transport West Alabama AIDS Outreach The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing The University of Alabama Center for Mental Health and Aging The University of Alabama CCHS Health Sciences Library The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences 14th Annual Rural Health Conference │ February 20, 2013 │ The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL GENERAL INFORMATION Research Posters will be on display in Heritage Room throughout the conference. Poster authors will be available for discussion from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. UA Public Wireless Access Username: ferguson-guest Password:puvazad1 Agree to terms. Wait three minutes. Continuing Education (CEU table located in foyer) CHES/MCHES Sponsored by the Institute for Rural Health Research at The University of Alabama, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 5 total Category 1 continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Nursing University Medical Center, The University of Alabama Amy Sherwood, RN, BSN, DON License number ABNP1358 Expires 4/2015 6.0 CE Pending Approval Social Work Continuing Education credit for Social Workers is also offered. Reception 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The University of Alabama Student Recreation Center Student Activity Center Please join us for a special event that will follow our 14th Annual Rural Health Conference, “The Weight of Our Rural Communities: Partnering to Reduce Obesity.” The event is an Active Reception and it offers an evening of fresh local food, discussion, and active education (so wear comfortable shoes!). The reception begins at 5 p.m. at The University of Alabama Student Recreation Center’s Student Activity Center. The reception also provides us with an opportunity to present information about a grant recently awarded to The University of Alabama researchers to help reduce obesity in rural Alabama communities. Through the grant project, University researchers and communities in Alabama’s rural Black Belt region will partner to develop and support collaborative research focused on reducing obesity in these communities. The grant is a partnership of the College of Community Health Sciences’ Institute for Rural Health Research, the College of Communication and Information Sciences’ Institute for Communication and Information Research and the Black Belt Community Foundation. 3 THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 14TH ANNUAL RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE “The Weight of Our Rural Communities: Partnering to Reduce Obesity” February 20, 2013 7:00 – 7:30 Research Poster Set-Up – Heritage Room 7:00 – 8:00 Registration and Breakfast – Ballroom Foyer 8:00 – 8:15 Welcome – Ballroom Richard Streiffer, MD Dean, College of Community Health Sciences The University of Alabama 8:15 – 8:45 Alabama Obesity Task Force: Obesity in Alabama – Ballroom Sheena Quizon Gregg, MS, RD, LD Chair, Alabama Obesity Task Force Assistant Director, Nutrition Education and Health Promotion The University of Alabama 8:45 – 9:00 Break & Research Poster Viewing – Heritage Room Game Room Activities – 309 9:00 – 10:15 Morning Breakout Sessions 1. Community & Behavioral Track – 300 Mortar Board Room Food Insecurity and Obesity: The Paradox Linda Knol, PhD, RD, LD Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management The University of Alabama A Garden in Every School: How School Gardens Can Change Children’s Minds Lindsay Turner Executive Director, Druid City Garden Project 2. Clinical Track – 312 Morris Mayer Room Obesity in the Workplace: Science and Strategies Rebecca Kelly, PhD, RD, CDE Assistant Professor and Director of Health Promotion and Wellness The University of Alabama Obesity and the Mass Media: The Big Picture Alan Blum, MD Gerald Leon Wallace Endowed Chair in Family Medicine The University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa Campus 4 THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 14TH ANNUAL RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE “The Weight of Our Rural Communities: Partnering to Reduce Obesity” February 20, 2013 3. Alabama Diabetes Network/Alabama Cooperative Extension Track – 301 Tuskegee Area Diabetes Support Group Mrs. Lillie B. Hall Greenwood Baptist Church, Tuskegee, Alabama Sowing Seeds of Hope, a Community and School of Pharmacy Partnership Francis Ford, RN Executive Director and Healthcare Coordinator Sowing Seeds of Hope/Perry County, Alabama & Pilar Murphy, PharmD Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Samford University Hunger & Nutrition Evelyn Crayton, EdD, RD, LD Professor, Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management Auburn University 4. Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation Track – 313 Anderson Society Room Jefferson County’s “Roadmap to Health” Tammie Sawyer, CRNP Assistant Director of Clinical Services, Jefferson County Health Department Birmingham, Alabama 10:15 – 10:30 Break and Research Poster Viewing – Heritage Room Game Room Activities – 309 10:30 – 10:45 William A. Curry, MD, Rural Health Lecture Award Presentation – Ballroom Presentation by John C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPH Director, Institute for Rural Health Research College of Community Health Sciences The University of Alabama 10:45 – 11:45 Morning Keynote – Ballroom Introduction by John C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPH The Gospel of Healthy Living Michael O. Minor, EdD Pastor, Oak Hill Baptist Church, Hernando, MS National Director, H.O.P.E. Health and Human Services Partnership of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. 5 THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 14TH ANNUAL RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE “The Weight of Our Rural Communities: Partnering to Reduce Obesity” February 20, 2013 11:45 – 12:00 Activity – Ballroom Nancy Rubin, PsyD Clinical Psychologist and Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine College of Community Health Sciences The University of Alabama 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch – Foyer/Ballroom Research Poster Viewing – Heritage Room Game Room Activities – 309 1:00 – 2:15 Afternoon Keynote – Ballroom Introduction by John C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPH From Classroom to Community: Community Engagement and Student Leadership Development Ravi Patel, BA, Medical Student IV Founder, The Nashville Mobile Market 2:15 – 2:30 Break and Research Poster Viewing – Heritage Room Game Room Activities – 309 2:30 – 3:45 Afternoon Breakout Sessions 1. Community & Behavioral Track – 300 Mortar Board Room Fighting Obesity: For the Health of It Debra Clark, BS, MSCE Founder and Director, Health and Wellness Education Center, Livingston, AL Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans: What You Need to Know Jonathan Wingo, PhD Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, Department of Kinesiology The University of Alabama 2. Clinical Track – 312 Morris Mayer Room How to Solve a Problem Like Obesity Karen Burgess, MD Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics The University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa Campus 6 THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 14TH ANNUAL RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE “The Weight of Our Rural Communities: Partnering to Reduce Obesity” February 20, 2013 The Obesity Epidemic in Fayette County, Alabama Dan Partain, Medical Student III The University of Alabama School of Medicine 3. Alabama Diabetes Network/Alabama Cooperative Extension Track – 301 Obesity Initiative in Houston County: Aunt Katie’s Community Garden Michael Jackson, BA Founder and Executive Director, Duboise Institute Dothan, Alabama Alabama Healthy Vending Program Teresa Fair, RD, LD Health Behavior Nutritionist, Alabama Department of Public Health & Linda Jennings, MS, RD, LD Nutrition Assistant Administrator, Alabama Department of Public Health 4. Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation Track – 313 Anderson Society Room Jefferson County’s “Roadmap to Health” Tammie Sawyer, CRNP Assistant Director of Clinical Services, Jefferson County Health Department Birmingham, Alabama 3:45 – 4:00 Break and Research Poster Viewing – Heritage Room Game Room Activities – 309 4:00 – 4:15 Rural Health Heroes Awards Presentation – Ballroom Presentation by John C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPH Faculty/Staff Rural Community Member Honorable Mention 4:15 – 4:30 Research Poster Awards Presentation – Ballroom 4:30 Adjourn 5:00 Conference Reception – Student Recreation Center See Reception information on page 3 under General Information 7 THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 14TH ANNUAL RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE “The Weight of Our Rural Communities: Partnering to Reduce Obesity” February 20, 2013 William A. Curry, MD, Rural Health Lecture Award William A. Curry, MD, is the former Dean of the College of Community Health Sciences and the founder of the Institute’s Rural Health Conference. He is currently the Associate Dean of Rural and