National Health Outreach and Engagement Conference 2024

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National Health Outreach and Engagement Conference 2024

11:00am EDT

Registration Card Room

1:00pm EDT

Welcome Gold BallroomDr. Thomas Dobbins • Dr. Allisen Penn • Dr. Sarah Kirby • Dr. Roger Rennekamp

1:30pm EDT

Keynote Address Gold BallroomDiane M. Hall, PhD, MsEd

2:30pm EDT

Break Gold Ballroom

3:00pm EDT

Enhancing Mobility and Minimizing Pain: The Impact of Evidence-Based Exercise Programs for Arthritis Management Francis Marion RoomLydia Hoskins What is Health Extension? Furman RoomJeffrey Dwyer Hypertension Awareness and Prevention program (HAPp) – A Community approach for Kansans well-being Palmetto Room Results from the first annual Cooperative Extension Health and Well-being Infrastructure Survey: How far the system has come and where we are now Gold BallroomKate Katzman

3:30pm EDT

Kids Market @ the Store: A rural, retail intervention to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in children Francis Marion RoomKristin McCartney Health Equity Competencies: A Practical Path to Training the Next Generation of Extension Professionals Furman RoomSara Elnakib Black Queens: Using Storytelling in Cultural Contexts to Prevent Diabetes among African American Women Palmetto RoomTrina Adler

4:00pm EDT

Level Up! with Wellness: Innovative Summer Wellness Program for Children and Youth Francis Marion RoomJenna Dyckman Ambiguous loss approaches to training family support personnel for agricultural and rural communities Furman RoomEmily Krekelberg Lifestyle Medicine in Extension Palmetto RoomJenny Lobb NIFA Relevant Resources and Funding Opportunities Gold Ballroom

4:30pm EDT

Technical Assistance and Evidence-based Resources for Local Communities to Prevent Substance Misuse and Addiction using Opioid Settlement Funds through Virginia Cooperative Extension Francis Marion RoomKathy Hosig A Systematic Approach to Design a Curriculum for the Fuel for Life Program Furman RoomBasheerah Enahora Multidisciplinary Alzheimer's Caregiver Education Palmetto RoomAlexander Chan

5:00pm EDT

Poster Set Up Gold Ballroom

5:30pm EDT

POSTER 65 - Exploring the Fit and Feasibility of Implementing CDC-Recommended Family Healthy Weight Programs (FHWP) in Southwest Georgia through Cooperative Extension Gold BallroomMegan Appelbaum Poster Presentations Gold Ballroom POSTER 64-The Civic Mindset as a Resource for Community Health Coalitions Gold BallroomDee Warmath Reception Gold Ballroom POSTER 1-Food2Market: Helping Food Entrepreneurs Move Their Dreams Into the Marketplace Gold BallroomAdair Hoover POSTER 10-Nutrition Behaviors in Spanish-Speaking Health Extension for Diabetes Participants Compared to English-Speaking Participants Gold BallroomCamden Bryan POSTER 11-Collaborative Efforts Support Food Insecure College Students Gold BallroomCandance Gabel POSTER 12-Building Capacity for Health Extension Gold BallroomCheryl L Eschbach POSTER 13-Healthier Together: A Collaborative Effort to Improve Health in Rural Communities Gold Ballroom POSTER 14-Leveraging Existing Research and Navigating Uncertainties in Nutrition Science: the MIND Your Diet Behavior Change Program as an Example Gold BallroomChristine Sasse POSTER 15-Catalyzing Change: Understanding Central Kentucky Community Perceptions of Nutrition and Diet-Related Chronic Disease for Enhanced Health Intervention Gold BallroomCora Teets POSTER 16-Collaborating with the Charitable Food System in North Carolina to Enhance and Sustain Healthy Food Access in Food Pantries Gold BallroomTammy Chase-Brunelle POSTER 17-Strategies for Building Child Vaccine Confidence in Families: Evaluation of an Evidence-Informed Training for Early Care and Education Professionals Gold BallroomCynthia Pollich POSTER 18-Addressing Healthy Food Access and Food Insecurity in Ohio through the Voices for Food Program Gold BallroomDan Remley POSTER 19-Building Faith-in-Prevention Networks to Engage Faith-Based Organizations in Health Promotion Gold Ballroom POSTER 2-Youth and Adult Coalition Members Working Together to Improve Health: The Story of Well Connected Communities in Georgia Gold BallroomAlison Berg POSTER 20-Community Conversations about Mental Health: Community Planning for Improving Behavioral Health in Rural and Frontier Counties Gold Ballroom POSTER 21-The Impact of a Practice-Tested Diabetes Self-Management Support Program on A1c Values in Residents of Rural South Carolina Communities Gold BallroomDylan Mott POSTER 22-Physical Activity Programs Provide Support and Referral Pathway for Health Extension for Diabetes Participants Gold BallroomEllie Lane POSTER 23-Exploring Innovative Extension-Based Approaches for Community Health Equity: A Comparative Case Study of the Missouri Research-Extension (MO-RE) Program Gold Ballroom POSTER 24-Training Gardening Enthusiasts in Best Practices for Preventing Injury in the Garden Gold BallroomGabriela Murza POSTER 25-FARMacy WV: Demonstrating the Effectiveness of a Produce Prescription Program in Rural West Virginia Gold BallroomGina Wood POSTER 26-Statewide Needs Assessment of Health and Wellness Professional Development Needs of Child Care Providers Gold BallroomHope Wilson POSTER 27-Where Should I Focus My Walking and Cycling Improvements and Programs? We’ve Got a Tool for That! Gold BallroomJeff LaMondia POSTER 28-Extension’s work in Mental Health, Health Equity, and Social Determinants of Health Gold BallroomJennifer Park-Mroch POSTER 29-Development of Extension Diabetes Resource Manual to Empower Individuals to Manage Diabetes Successfully Gold BallroomJenna Dyckman POSTER 3-Your Feelings Matter: a 4-H Project Book for Social-Emotional Learning Gold BallroomAmanda Raines POSTER 30-Preventing Falls and Supporting Strength in Older Adults: A Matter of Balance in Tennessee Gold BallroomJennifer Ward POSTER 31-The Positive Effects of Group Exercise in a Substance Abuse Treatment Program Gold BallroomJimmie Johnson POSTER 32-Community Garden Impacts on Food Security, Food Availability and Social Interaction in Missouri Gold BallroomJo Britt-Rankin POSTER 33-Food Farms Community, Rural Coalition Food Access Needs Assessment Gold BallroomJoy Gagnon POSTER 34-Bridging the Gap Through Strategic Partnerships: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - Healthy South Texas and School District Offer Parents a Bilingual Health and Wellness Conference and Health Screenings Gold BallroomJulie Tijerina POSTER 35-Head Lice and Bed Bugs and Ticks, OH MY! Using Innovative Teaching and Tools to Keep the Biting Bugs Away Gold BallroomKait Chapman POSTER 36-Engaging Extension Agents to Increase Vaccine Confidence Across Texas Gold BallroomKatelyn A Murphy POSTER 37-Strengthening Extension's Nutrition Security Efforts in West Virginia: Use of CFIR to Identify Barriers and Facilitators Gold BallroomKerry Gabbert POSTER 38-Using Qualitative Participatory Methods to Evaluate a Comprehensive Community-Centered Engagement Plan Gold BallroomKim Eshleman POSTER 39-The Need for Science-Based Home Canning Education Post-COVID Gold BallroomKimberly Baker POSTER 4-Recovery Friendly Workplace Missouri Gold BallroomAnn McCauley POSTER 40-Exploring Health and Wellbeing Among Afghan and Congolese Refugees and Latino Immigrants to Inform Extension Programming Gold BallroomNaomi H. Dan Karami POSTER 41-Benefits and Challenges for Implementing a Pilot Produce Prescription Program in a Rural Tennessee County Gold BallroomKristen Johnson POSTER 42-Growing This!: A Campaign to Improve Nutrition Security in West Virginia Gold BallroomKristin McCartney POSTER 43-Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Populations through Healthcare Providers Gold BallroomLisa McCoy POSTER 44-‘Cooking Like a Chef’ a Collaborative to Enhance Healthy Menus at Home in South Carolina Gold Ballroom POSTER 45-Lessons Learned for the next pandemic: Preparing Extension Agents for Health Education During Times of Crisis Gold BallroomMaria Bowie POSTER 46-A One Health Approach to Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Higher Education Gold BallroomMeghan McDonough POSTER 47-Implementation and Evaluation of the Online Health Extension for Diabetes Program Gold BallroomMichelle A Parisi POSTER 48-Development of a Statewide Digital Data Collection Tool for Texas Extension Programs Gold BallroomMichelle Rawls POSTER 50-Healthy Young People Empowerment (HYPE) Project: Empowering Future Health Advocates Gold BallroomDeAndra Cooper POSTER 51-Utilizing the Extension Model to Address Maternal Mortality Gold BallroomParis Mebane POSTER 52-Parent & Caregiver’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs on the Introduction of Peanut and Other Common Food Allergens with Complementary Feeding Gold BallroomQuadarius Whitson POSTER 53-Working Adults: Exploring Barriers to Nutrition Education Participation Gold BallroomRita Jackson POSTER 54-Fine-tuning Surveys: The Art of Cognitive Interviews in Community-based Programming Development and Evaluation Gold BallroomRosie Stewart POSTER 55-Redesigning Program Evaluations to Assess Program Impact Gold Ballroom POSTER 56-Tennessee Health Resources in Vaccine Education: Helping Communities Thrive Gold Ballroom POSTER 57-The Impact of Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) on Fathers and Families: Collaborative Insight from the SC Center of Fathers & Families Gold BallroomSharneece Gary POSTER 58-Rural Communities Benefit From Adaption of Library Reading App for Walking Program Gold BallroomStephanie Johnson POSTER 59-Be Septic Safe: Nature Called & Clemson Extension Answered With Various Outreach Programs To Educate Citizens On Taking Care Of Business And keeping Their Septic Systems Flowing Gold BallroomSusan Lunt POSTER 5: Clinical-Community Partnership to Improve Access to the National Diabetes Prevention Program in Rural Kansas Gold BallroomAnna Gorczyca POSTER 6-Stress and Money on the Farm: Financial Information Needed by Farmers to Decrease Stress and Promote Wellbeing Gold BallroomAnna M Scheyett POSTER 60-Advancing Our Best Kept Secret – Oregon State University’s ASPIRE Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Cooperative Extension Service Look to Optimize Community Engagement and Research... Gold BallroomSydelle Harrison POSTER 61-In Your Seat or On Your Feet: Community Fitness the Tennessee Extension Way Gold BallroomSondra Ganus Thorne POSTER 62-The Substance Use Education Video Series – Free Virtual Education from Extension Gold BallroomTessa Garrow POSTER 63-Rate of Multiple Chronic Conditions in Rural Veterans Gold BallroomMaria Mercedes Rossi POSTER 7-Working Out Loud: Practicing Personal and Professional Wellbeing Gold BallroomBarbara Dunn Swanson POSTER 8-Extension Health Ambassadors: A Community-Based Volunteer Health Education Training Program for Improving Health in Rural Arkansas Communities Gold BallroomBryan Mader POSTER 9-Factors associated with fruit and vegetable intake among those living in rural communities in South Carolina: Informing intervention development and implementation Gold Ballroom

7:00am EDT

Breakfast Gold Ballroom

8:00am EDT

How the Extension model can be used to Lead Technical Assistance and Substance Use and Mental Health to Support to Rural Communities Francis Marion RoomJennifer Park-Mroch Empowering Women in the Outdoors: Breaking Barriers and Building Confidence Furman RoomCindy Nelson Sustainable Policy, Systems and Environmental Changes through Meaningful Partnerships in Petersburg, Virginia Palmetto RoomKathy Hosig CAPES for Rural Health: A Collaborative Framework for Advancing Health Equity Gold BallroomSue Schneider

8:30am EDT

Improving Student Health: The Positive Power of Collaboration between Health Service Providers and Extension Services Francis Marion RoomAngela Wicke, MPA Functional Fitness: Chair Yoga for Seniors Furman RoomSusan Conner Leveraging Extension Education to Address the Overdose Epidemic Palmetto RoomLeslie Workman

9:00am EDT

Development of a 4-H Project Workbook Curriculum to Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Communities: A Formative Study Based Upon Qualitative Insight from 4-H Program Leaders, Volunteer Club Leaders and Youth Francis Marion RoomDelaram Sirizi An Investigation of the Relationships among Mental Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy and Confidence in a study of Extension Professionals Furman RoomCalandra Lindstadt Leadership Characteristics of Extension Educators Facilitating a Healthy –Communities, Civic-Engagement Randomized Trial in Rural Towns Palmetto RoomMeredith Graham Panel Presentation: Implementation of a Practice-Tested Diabetes Program through Extension Gold BallroomMichelle A Parisi

9:30am EDT

Promoting Recommended Child Vaccination Schedules through Online Professional Development Supports for the Early Care and Education Workforce Francis Marion RoomBenjamin Bayly Cooperative Extension Cannot Simply Pivot to Folding Health Equity into Existing Efforts: Foundations in Health Equity as a Practice Furman RoomLauren Kennedy Using Ripple Effect Mapping and Theories of Change to Draw a Picture of Program Success Palmetto RoomAbby Gold

10:00am EDT

Break Gold Ballroom

10:30am EDT

Sustainability Strategies: Overdose Prevention Programming Francis Marion RoomMatt Huntington WIC Workforce National Strategy & Implications for Extension Palmetto Room Growing Teachers Throughout the Seasons: Healthy Eating and Agriculture Awareness Using NEW School-Year Garden Resources Furman RoomTimothy McDermitt How Health Extension Uses CDC HOP to Expand Food Access, Physical Activity and Community Collaboration in South Carolina Gold BallroomWeatherly Thomas

11:00am EDT

Addressing Mental Health Needs in Agriculture: Multi-disciplinary Examples from Oregon, South Carolina, and Across the US Francis Marion RoomAllison Myers Gaps in Lactation Support Services and the Association with Breastfeeding Rates and Infant Health Outcomes in Georgia and North Carolina: A Potential Role for Extension Palmetto RoomSina Gallo

11:30am EDT

Participation in Diabetes Prevention Program Yields Additional Benefits Among Individuals and Household Members Furman RoomVanessa da Silva Extension Public Health AmeriCorps-Building the Next Generation of Public Health Leaders Palmetto RoomEmilee Drerup Group 1 Lunch TBA Making MyPlate a Household Name: Listening Session 1 Francis Marion RoomCaree Jackson Cotwright

12:30pm EDT

What is Value-Based Care and Why Does it Matter for Extension? Insights for the Future of Health Engagement and Outreach. Palmetto RoomAllison Myers Group 2 Lunch TBA Making MyPlate a Household Name: Listening Session 2 Francis Marion RoomCaree Jackson Cotwright

1:30pm EDT

Keynote Address: USDA Actions on Food and Nutrition Security: The Role of Health Outreach Gold BallroomCaree Jackson Cotwright

2:30pm EDT

Five for Five – 5 Minutes to Better Health Francis Marion RoomMaureen Toomey Advancing Poverty Competency Within Extension: A Pathway to Health Equity as a Core System Value Furman RoomLindsey McConnell-Soong Delta Rides: Creating an innovative community transportation system in Phillips County, AR Palmetto RoomBryan Mader Delivering an Effective Suicide Prevention Program - Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gold BallroomChi Catalone

3:00pm EDT

Unlocking Professional Success: The Power of Workforce Resilience & Cooperative Extension Francis Marion RoomRachel Brauner Implementation of Cross-disciplinary Partnerships to Support Health Equity and Well-Being for All Missourians Furman Room PLAZA Mobile Market: Bringing Local Produce to the Community Palmetto RoomJenn Parlin

3:30pm EDT

Break Gold Ballroom

4:00pm EDT

Building Healthier Communities: A Comprehensive E-Learning Journey for Adults and Young People on Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity, and Policy Systems & Environmental Change Francis Marion RoomJen Braun Partnership to Implement Diabetes Prevention Program in Rural Communities Furman Room Addressing Systemic Health Inequities: National, Cross-Site Evaluation Results from the Well Connected Communities Initiative Gold BallroomLisa Schafer Collective Engagement to Change Health Outcomes Palmetto RoomEvelyn Whitmer

4:30pm EDT

Using the Experiential Learning model, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) teaches Life Skills to Children and youth to change behavior and prevent Childhood Obesity and Chronic Diseases. Francis Marion RoomAli Charlton Engaging Healthcare for Direct Referrals to Extension Health Programs Furman RoomCarlin Rafie Exploring Health Equity Through Community Engagement Gold BallroomJan Stankiewicz Innovation in Next-Gen Extension: Lessons Learned and Next Steps in Collaborative Hires of Community Health Workers Palmetto RoomErin Martinez

5:30pm EDT

Dinner and Priester Awards Gold Ballroom

7:30am EDT

Breakfast Gold Ballroom

8:30am EDT

Keynote Address Gold BallroomJ. David Sudduth, MBA, FHFMA

9:30am EDT

Sleepless in Nebraska Francis Marion RoomHannah Guenther Tri-Learner Model: How One University Approached Promoting Resilience in Young Children Through a Community-Engaged Process. Furman RoomMegan Pratt Junior Master Wellness Volunteers Program -Extending Knowledge to Youth Leaders Palmetto RoomJasmine Harris-Speight Community and Clinical Linkages: A Look at Extension’s Role in Healthcare Across Minnesota Gold BallroomNikki Johnson

10:00am EDT

Meeting the Community Where They Are: A Placed-based Approach to FCS Programming Francis Marion RoomStephanie Stevenson Fostering Teacher and Student Self-Regulation Skills: Recognizing and Responding to Trauma in PreK-12 Schools Furman RoomMichele Crawford Growing the Behavioral Health Workforce to Support Ohio Children and Families Palmetto RoomSara White

10:30am EDT

Break Gold Ballroom

11:00am EDT

Closing Session Gold Ballroom