_____ From: topics of interest to the Hunter College community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nick Freudenberg Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 3:45 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Reminder: A Forum on Diabetes Policy for NYC:January 17 at Hunter College The City University of New York, the CUNY Campaign Against Diabetes and The Public Health Association of New York City Sponsor A Forum on Diabetes Policy for NYC: Comprehensive Approaches to Prevention and Management Wednesday, January 17, 2007 8:30 am 4:00 pm at Hunter College (Room 714, West Building, 68th Street & Lexington Avenue, New York, NY) The "Forum on Diabetes Policy for NYC: Comprehensive Approaches to Prevention and Management" will bring together advocates, researchers, providers, policy makers, city and state health officials, and experts on diabetes to propose more comprehensive and effective approaches to the prevention and management of diabetes. Speakers Session 1: Impact of Diabetes on New York City and US Session 2: Interventions to Prevent or Manage Diabetes: The Evidence Base Roundtable Working Lunch Groups: Schools, Workplaces, Primary Care Settings; Healthcare training programs; Parks and recreation; Insurance and managed care organizations; Diabetes supply providers; Faith based organizations; food industry programs; Civil and human rights groups Session 3: Policy makers forum on policy opportunities and obstacles Session 4: Taking action to prevent and manage diabetes in New York City Speakers confirmed to date: Lorna Thorpe, PhD, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Epidemiology, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH); Leandris Liburd, PhD, MPH, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Marianne Fahs, PhD, MPH, Director, Brookdale Center on Aging, Hunter College; Elizabeth Walker, DNSc, RN, Director of Prevention and Control Division, Diabetes Research & Training Center (DRTC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Matt Longjohn, MD, MPH, Executive Director, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children; Lynn Silver, MD, MPH, Director Chronic Disease Control, NYC DOHMH; James Knickman, PhD, CEO, New York State Health Foundation; Felix Ortiz, New York State Assembly; Mary Bassett, MD, MPH, Deputy Commissioner, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, NYC DOHMH; others to be announced. Co-sponsors: Brookdale Center on Aging, Hunter College; Greater New York Hospital Association; Hunter College Urban Public Health Program, New York Academy of Medicine, American Diabetes Association Greater New York City Market, and others to be announced. . . . . . To Register and For More Information, visit www.phanyc.org <http://www.phanyc.org/> or email [log in to unmask] Please RSVP by January 12, 2007 Conference Free; Lunch $15 professionals, $5 for students and those with low income. Public Health Association of New York City Application has been made to the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) for CHES Category I continuing education contact hours (CECH). ***************************************************** To leave the list or view archives, go to http://hunter.listserv.cuny.edu/archives/hunter-l.html