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Appendix B: Biographies of Speakers
Pages 47-54

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... Under his leadership the Department developed new and innovative programs to address racial and ethnic disparities, to promote wellness (including the Mass in Motion campaign) , to combat chronic disease and to support the successful implementation of the state's health care reform initiative.
From page 48...
... She currently serves as the coPrincipal Investigator on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation evaluation grant, "Evaluation of School and Child Care Sector Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies in Delaware." She is an active member on a number of boards, including Grantmakers in Health, Healthy Eating Active Living Convergence Partnership, National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality Policy Advisory, and Obesity National Advisory Committees, and the University of California, Los Angeles, Alliance for Information on Maternal and Child Health Support Center National Advisory Panel.
From page 49...
... Dr. Flores previously managed grantmaking to develop models of healthsupportive policies and community environments, including Healthy Eating Active Communities and the Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program, two nationally-prominent multisite, multisector programs to prevent childhood obesity that provided key lessons for the development of TCE's Building Healthy Communities strategy.
From page 50...
... He has served on the boards of Vermont Information Technology Leaders, the Vermont Program for Quality Health Care, and UVM's College of Nursing and Health Science. Genoveva "Veva" Islas-Hooker, M.P.H., is the Regional Program Director for the Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program (CCROPP)
From page 51...
... Most recently, Dr. Janosky served as the Vice Provost for Research at Central Michigan University where she led the effort to facilitate research opportunities, administer intellectual property activities, direct university commercialization endeavors and technology transfer activities, and develop innovative educational programs.
From page 52...
... Multnomah County Health Department has integrated Health Outcomes and Goals in the Portland/Multnomah Climate Action Plan, the 25-year planning document known as the Portland Plan and included active living, healthy eating goals in the regional Built Environment Atlas -- all planning, development, and transportation multisector documents. Her department is the largest provider of safety-net services in the state of Oregon.
From page 53...
... Stella Whitney-West, M.B.A., has more than two decades of experience working with governance and policy boards of nonprofit organizations and more than 20 years of senior management experience in the Twin Cities nonprofit community. She is CEO of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center a federally qualified health center with medical, dental, behavioral health and human services.
From page 54...
... Dr. Wooten obtained her undergraduate degree from Spelman College; master's of public health and doctor of medicine degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; family medicine residency training from the Georgetown/Providence Hospital Family Medicine Program; and preventive medicine residency training from SDSU.


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