Healthy Communities: The Intersection of Community Development and Health

September 28, 2011 Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch

Amid the reforms of the American health care system, a movement to improve health on the community level has been gaining traction. This movement promotes not only access to health care but access to healthier environments and nutritious food.

On Sept. 28, 2011, leaders from the community development and health sectors joined us to:

Learn about social influences on health,
Hear how the community development and health sectors are collaborating,
Network with leaders in community development and health, and
Brainstorm new ways to leverage each other's resources and partner to achieve common goals.

Agenda
8:30 a.m.	Welcome Daron D. Peschel Vice President in Charge Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch Alfreda B. Norman Vice President and Community Affairs Officer Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
8:45 a.m.	Why We’re Here: The Intersection of Community Development and Health David Williams Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health and Professor of African and African American Studies Harvard University
9:15 a.m.	What Is Health? What Is Community Development?: Defining Terminology James Marks Senior Vice President and Director, Health Group Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
	Nancy Andrews President and CEO Low Income Investment Fund
9:30 a.m.	Health and Health Care (panel)
	Moderator: David Williams
	The State of Health in Texas and Obesity David Lakey Commissioner Texas Department of State Health Services
	Health and Health Care in Texas Richard Wainerdi President and CEO Texas Medical Center
	Bridging Health Research, Policy and Practice James Marks
10:55 a.m.	Community and Economic Development (panel)
	Moderator: Nancy Andrews
	Microfinance and Microenterprise Development Janie Barrera President and CEO ACCION Texas–Louisiana
	Asset Building and Affordable Housing Stephan Fairfield President and CEO Covenant Community Capital Corp.
11:45 a.m.	Lunch
12:30 p.m.	The Intersection of Community Development and Health: A County-Level Initiative Dennis Worsham Regional Health Officer Seattle and King County, Washington
12:45 p.m.	Health Impact Assessments: Incorporating Health into Community Development Kara Vonasek Project Manager, Health Impact Project The Pew Charitable Trusts
1:10 p.m.	Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: A Community-Based Approach to Improving Public Health (panel)
	Active Living By Design: Engaging Community to Improve Health Moderator: Risa Wilkerson Project Officer, Active Living by Design University of North Carolina
	“Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: Supporting Community Action to Prevent Childhood Obesity” El Chamizal- El Paso, Texas Maria Teresa Cerqueira Chief, U.S.–Mexico Border Office Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization
	Healthy Communities in Westside San Antonio David Clear Coordinator; Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
	CAN DO Houston—Children And Neighbors Defeat Obesity: Addressing Childhood Obesity One Neighborhood at a Time Beverly Gor Director CAN DO Houston
	Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: Grant County, New Mexico Andrea Sauer Coordinator; Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Grant County Community Health Council, New Mexico
2:20 p.m.	Improving Community Health (panel)
	Moderator: Elaine Arkin Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
	Childhood Obesity in Texas: A ‘Massive’ Public Health Issue (and what we can do to help) Shreela Sharma Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Assistant Director, Dietetic Internship Program Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
	Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute at Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center Donna Rice President, Southern Sector Health Initiative Baylor Health Care System
	Community Health Centers: The Foundation of Community Economic Health Terry Glasscock Senior Project Consultant Capital Link
	Accountable Health Organizations: Harnessing the Potential of Healthy Communities Eduardo Sanchez Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
3:40 p.m.	Next Steps and Closing Remarks
	Elizabeth Sobel Blum Community Development Research Associate Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
4:10 p.m.	Networking Reception
5:15 p.m.	Adjourn

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