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Visions of a Healthier City
March 17, 2011 Community Conference
Thursday, March 17th, 2011 - 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Registration is closed
New Haven Lawn Club
193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.
Conference will also include a debut of Visions of a Healthier New Haven short film documentary, panel presentations, and an interactive discussion about how we can work together to build a healthier New Haven. Visions of a Healthier New Haven is a program of the New Haven Health Equity Alliance and New Haven Health Matters.
For more information, please contact Shanta L. Evans, New Haven Health Equity Alliance Project Director, by calling (860) 869-8779, or email at HealthMattersNH@newhavenct.net. The conference is free for participants.
Agenda for Community Conference (as of original conference date, January 27, 2011)
7:45-8:30: Registration
8:30-9: Health Matters: Visioning a Healthier New Haven Welcome & Introductions
9-10: Keynote speaker, Dr. Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH, , Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities, The California Endowment
10-11: Childhood Obesity: What do we know and what does it take to change our nutritional habits?
11:00 – 11:15: Break
11:15-12:15: Community Safety: Does lack of safety affect the health of a community?
12:15-1:45: Lunch & Visions of a Healthier New Haven: Film Documentary Unveiling, Panel Discussion, and Interactive Workgroups
1:45-2: Why Health Matters and Your Part in the Vision: Final Message
Visions of a Healthier New Haven Survey
NOTE: This survey is now closed. Results will be announced at the Community Conference
The New Haven Health Equity Alliance and the Health Matters! Commission want to hear from you about what it takes to build a healthy New Haven. Your input will contribute to the creation of a video documentary that will be debuted during our Fall 2010 Visioning a Healthier City Conference and shared with stakeholders and key influencers in New Haven.
Please feel free to share the direct survey link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/healthynewhaven (now closed)
Results of the survey will be posted at the New Haven Health Equity Alliance resource site.
About Visions of a Healthier New Haven
Why talk about a healthy New Haven?
The health and wellbeing of New Haven depends not only on the health of its citizens but on the health of the community.
Who is involved in this effort?
Partners and supporters from across local government and the New Haven community are working with us to create a Healthy New Haven! Check Out Who is Involved!
Why should you become involved in this effort?
A healthy New Haven begins with you! Through your support and participation, you and fellow Elm City residents will become a part of an ambitious and achievable goal of making New Haven a safer and healthier city in which to live.
How will this information be used?
Both the video documentary and the stories collected will be provided to the Health Matters! Commission, Aldermen, and other stakeholders in New Haven to help focus policy priorities in New Haven. All answers submitted online and on the cards will be anonymous.
For more information or to get involved, you can visit our website: http://tinyurl.com/newhavenhea or call us: Shanta L. Evans, Health Equity Alliance Program Director, at (203) 946-5978 email: SLeeEvans@newhavenct.net
