2005 Healthy Tomorrows Training Meeting

The 2005 Healthy Tomorrows Training Meeting was held September 14 & 15, 2005 at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg. Over 110 grantee project staff attended 12 plenary and break out sessions focusing on topics related to Healthy Tomorrows grant projects.

Meeting Objectives:

1. To provide networking opportunities among grantees of the Healthy Tomorrows program.
   
2. To develop and present educational sessions focused on a variety of topics relevant to Healthy Tomorrows grantees, including health literacy, program evaluation, mental health, oral health, advocacy and advisory board development.
3. To foster the relationship between grantees and Healthy Tomorrows staff from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
4. To increase grantee knowledge of resources available to them through fellow grantees, the AAP and the MCHB.
   

To view the 2005 Meeting Agenda, click here.

To view Session Descriptions, click here.

Speaker Power Point Presentations:

• Health Literacy: Hidden Barriers & Practical Strategies for Healthy Tomorrows
• Healthy Tomorrows National Evaluation Results
• Evaluating Your Healthy Tomorrows Program
• Oral Health: National, State and Local Initiatives
  • Part I
  • Part II
• Incorporating MCHB Performance Measures into Your Project
  • Family Involvement
  • Cultural Competency
    • Warning: File size is 20MG and may take longer to download.
• Navigating HRSA's Electronic Handbook
• The Haves and Have Nots of Health Care: Economic Segregation in Health Care
• Mental Health: Screening & Assessment in Primary Care
• Advisory Boards: The ABC's

For more information on the Healthy Tomorrows Program or the annual grantee meeting, please contact Healthy Tomorrows staff:

Karla Palmer
Program Coordinator, Outcomes & Evaluation
Healthy Tomorrow Partnership for Children Program
Division of Community-based Initiatives
AAP
kpalmer@aap.org
800/433-9016 Ext 4279