Welcome to day one of the AZ Health Zone Annual Conference: Weaving Together.
- Day 1 Agenda
- Day 2 Agenda
- Day 3 Agenda
- Speaker Bios
| Time | Session type | Speaker | Session title | Description |
| 9 a.m. | Morning welcome | AZ Health Zone | Welcome! | Welcome to the conference! |
| 9:05 a.m. | Morning keynote | Dr. Loren Hudson, Ed.D | Establishing health equity in tribal communities through leadership | Use a trauma-informed lens to understand the challenges in tribal communities and how to address those issues through leadership and change theory. |
| 10:05 a.m. | Break | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10:15 a.m. | First-morning breakout A | Vanessa Tibbitts, MA Gretchen Dobervich, BSW Diana Hawkins, BA |
Indigenous perspectives on planning and logic model development | A walkthrough of Indigenous frameworks for collaborating with Tribal communities. Learn how strategic planning is conducted and used to create strong, viable tribal communities. |
| 10:15 a.m. | First-morning breakout B | Jennifer Nowicki Clark Josh Schachter |
Activating community engagement & health through Photovoice | See the Photovoice methodology through real-world applications and case studies. Participants can learn how to apply Photovoice to their health work. |
| 10:15 a.m. | First-morning breakout C | Taylor Aasand, MPH, RDN | Shifting from weight-centered to weight-inclusive care to better our community through improved health equity and decreased weight stigma | Learn about the harms of not changing from weight-centered to weight-inclusive care, and how we can challenge our current approach and empower your work as a public health worker. |
| 10:15 a.m. | First-morning breakout D | Charanya Sundar, MS, RDN/LD | Building strategic and meaningful community partnerships | Strategic community partnerships are key for SNAP-Ed to address chronic diseases and health disparities in disadvantaged communities. This workshop provides practical examples of how to build lasting partnerships in the community. |
| 11:15 a.m. | Second-morning breakout A | Delmi Ortega Bere Quiroga Kaley Necessary |
Community Engagement: Experience gained from the first few steps | An overview of how UA- Maricopa consults and collaborates with community residents, and the lessons learned. |
| 11:15 a.m. | Second-morning breakout B | Evelyn Whitmer, M. Ed, CCHC Andrea Bernal Natoyah Swift Elisabeth Tyndall |
Community engagement town hall | Join us for an active role in a replicated town hall to simulate a real-life scenario. This session is a mixture of a town hall and active discussion to learn how we work with our communities. |
| 11:15 a.m. | Second-morning breakout C | Lauren McCullough, MPH Madeleine deBiois, ScD |
Using interactive maps for community engagement | Participants learn how to use interactive Geographic Information Systems maps to understand community needs and resources. SNAP-Ed programs can review the data to identify key areas for community engagement efforts. |
| 11:15 a.m. | Second-morning breakout D | Gail LaGrander Teresa Sosa, CHW |
Techniques for building a relationship with the community | This community engagement workshop provides an opportunity to learn about the relationship built between community members and public employees. Presenters share their experiences on the values, practices, and theory of change that guides collaborations and accomplishments. |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch | |||
| 1:15 p.m. | Resume from lunch | |||
| 1:30 p.m. | Afternoon keynote | Rick Griffin, M. Ed | Trauma informed engagement strategies: The T.I.E.S. that bind | This session focuses on a framework for addressing trauma and building resilience. Participants learn the value of using evidence-based science to shape trauma-informed engagement practices and strategies. |
| 2:30 p.m. | End of day reflections breakout rooms | |||
| 2:50 p.m. | Closing remarks |
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