Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Releases Report on the Long-Term Returns of Obesity Prevention Policies

The Long-Term Returns of Obesity Prevention Policies

By: Brill A
Publisher: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Published: 4/24/2013

Key finding from the report include:

• Obesity screening by physicians, which is recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and covered by Medicare and many private health insurers pursuant to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), could yield as much as $44 billion in long-term federal savings.
• The S-CHIP childhood obesity demonstration project, which combines changes in preventive care at doctor visits with community and school efforts to prevent and reduce childhood obesity in low-income communities, could produce as much as $41 billion in long-term federal savings.
• Long-term federal savings from bringing the community-based, Diabetes Prevention Program to scale may amount to as much as $18.4 billion. The program, which already has demonstrated effectiveness, helps participants set weight loss goals, increase physical activity and implement healthy eating habits.
• Coverage of certain weight-loss drugs under Medicare Part D could yield long-term federal savings of as much as $11.4 billion.

For the full article and access to the report, visit their website The Long-Term Returns of Obesity Prevention Policies.

Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: A National Conference

Additional Information: http://bit.ly/V9w6HH

When: April 25 & 26

Where: Washington, D.C.

CONFERENCE PURPOSE
The conference is intended to bring together researchers, advocates, and policy makers in racial and ethnic disparities and disability-related disparities to:
Learn about barriers to health care and health promotion for people with disabilities in underserved racial and ethnic groups
Share your own work on health disparities at this intersection
Discuss priorities for future research and action

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
The conference is part of Project Intersect: Addressing Health Disparities at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability.  Project Intersect is based in the Institute on Development & Disability at Oregon Health & Science University.  Project partners include:    

Project Intersect Advisory Council – A national group of adults with disabilities and family members of adults with disabilities who are members of underserved racial and ethnic groups      
The National Center for Cultural Competence at Georgetown University  
The Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois – Chicago
USC UCEDD, University California and Children's Hospital Los Angeles 
The Institute for Disability Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi
Jana Peterson-Besse, MPH, PhD – Dr. Peterson-Besse is a researcher and teacher in public health, disability, health disparities, and social determinants of health
American Association on Health and Disability

NRHA's Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference

When: December 3-5, 2013
Where: San Antonia, TX

The Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference is one of the National Rural Health Association's fastest growing conferences. One of the only meetings in the nation to focus on rural multiracial and multicultural health issues, this event offers attendees the opportunity to meet with peers and experts who share unique concerns and interests. This conference is designed for those who are dedicated to bringing quality health care and health care services to this underserved and often under-represented portion of the rural population.

Call for Presentations and Posters
Submission deadline: May 31, 2013
Submission and general Information:
Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.
Please specify session format, track and topic.
 A letter of acceptance will be mailed by the end of July.
Presenters may not use any conference presentation to market products or services; display tables are available for that purpose.
If accepted, presenters must register for the conference and pay the appropriate registration fee. In addition, no honoraria or travel expense reimbursement will be provided for any presenter submitting through the "call for presentations.
Please click here to fill out a submission form in order to be considered for a session at NRHA's 2013 Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference. Presentations not submitted through this form will not be considered. Please contact Gaby Boscan gboscan@NRHArural.org or at 202-639-0550 with questions.

Click for more details: http://bit.ly/IRHOOT

NRHA's 36th Annual Rural Health Conference

Where: Louisville, KY
When: May 7-10, 2013

NRHA's Annual Rural Health Conference is the nation's largest rural health conference, created for all of those with an interest in rural health care, including rural health practitioners, hospital administrators, clinic directors and lay health workers, social workers, state and federal health employees, academics, community members and more.


Registration:
Early bird discount deadline is April 18.
Hotels:
NRHA has rooms at Marriott Louisville Downtown.  The Marriott is directly across the street from the convention center, and connected via skywalk.  The conference rate is $164 plus tax.  The deadline for room reservations is April 18, or when rooms sell out.  NRHA conferences consistently sell out well in advance, so don't delay in booking your room.

Portfolio of Research in Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency

This Portfolio of Research in Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency describes the major research projects of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation’s Division of Economic Independence. The Portfolio is divided into four sections – TANF and the Safety Net, Employment and the Labor Market, Education and Training and Other and Cross-Cutting Research. This document provides detailed summaries of OPRE’s ongoing welfare and family self-sufficiency research efforts along with brief overviews of past projects. The report also describes OPRE’s efforts to disseminate rigorous research on welfare and family self-sufficiency topics.  This Portfolio covers OPRE-funded projects for Fiscal Year 2012.

Check the report out at:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/resource/portfolio-of-research-in-welfare-and-family-self-sufficiency

Diabetes Prevention and Care: A 40-Year Journey from Compliance to Collaboration

Date: April 30, 2013

Time: 12:30-1:30PM

Location: Brown Lounge, Brown Hall

                Washington University in St. Louis, Danforth Campus

Martha M. Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, is an Associate Research Scientist in the Dept. of Medical Education of the University of Michigan Medical School, Co-Director of the Behavioral, Clinical and Health Systems Research Core of the MCDRT and an adjunct faculty member in the School of Nursing.  She is a past President, Health Care and Education of the American Diabetes Association and was the first non-physician Chair of the National Diabetes Education Program.  She has won numerous national awards for her work and was Chair of the National Diabetes Education Program in 2008-2011.  She has thirty years of experience as a Diabetes Educator with more than 150 publications and has made over 200 presentations.  Her research and publication efforts have primarily been in the field of patient empowerment and diabetes self-management education. Her talk will be describing our past, present and future research efforts in patient empowerment, our reasons for pioneering this approach, and how it is still relevant in diabetes care and prevention. Lunch will be served.

Please RSVP to Kellie Thompson at kthompson@brownschool.wustl.edu if you plan to attend.