Taking it to the Curbside: Engaging Communities to Create Sustainable Change for Health
April 6, 2010
Hosted by: Harvard Medical School
Cosponsored by:
Location:
- Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
1-866-790-7000
Keynote Speaker: Nina Wallerstein, DrPH, Professor, Department of Community & Family Medicine, Director, Center for Participatory Research, Institute for Public Health, University of New Mexico
CME/CEU credits: TBD
Agenda:
- 8:00 am – 9:00 am: Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:15 am: Introduction and Welcome
9:15 am – 9:45 am: Keynote Speaker, Dr. Nina Wallerstein, to address issue of sustainability and give charge for the day.
9:45 am – 11:15 am: Breakout Session 1: Developing Definitions: What is sustainability and what do we mean by capacity building? Small group discussion facilitated by Community Partner/Investigator Teams.
11:15 am - 11:45 am: Reports from Breakout Groups
11:45 pm – 1:15 pm: Networking Lunch and Poster Session
1:15 pm – 2:45 pm: Breakout Session 2: Creating Strategies and Solutions: What are barriers to and potential solutions/strategies for engaging with communities to create sustainable change for health? Small group discussion facilitated by Investigator/Community Partner Teams.
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm: Reports from Breakout Groups
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm: Coffee Break
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm: Panel discussion facilitated by Dr. Sarena Seifer, MD, Director of Community Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH). Panel will include an investigator and community partner team who have been working on these issues, and representatives from policy and funding agencies.
4:45 pm – 5:15 pm: Closing/Summary Remarks by Dr. Wallerstein and charge to the group
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Evaluation of Workshop
Hotel accommodations:
- The Fairmont, Copley Plaza
138 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 0221
Lisa Carlson, 617-867-8524
- This is about 5 minutes from the facility and is an upscale property.
- Courtyard Marriott
40 Webster Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Arnaud Lessard, Director of Sales 617-396-2015
- This is located a mile and half from the Conference Center; they are located off of Beacon Street in the heart of Coolidge Corner.
- Best Western Boston, The Inn At Longwood Medical
342 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Paul Nye, 617-532-6287
- This is located within walking distance of CCHM.
- Hotel Commonwealth
500 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Haley Machin, 617-532-5005
- This is about 5 minutes from the facility and is an upscale property.
- Boston Hilton Back Bay
Kathleen Casey, 617-583-1116
- Hampton Inn & Suites – Crosstown Center Thea Swain, 617-541-2402
- FInal two Hotels noted above are right in adjacent neighborhoods
Rooms will be blocked at The Inn at Longwood Medical, The Fairmont Copley Plaza, and the Boston Hilton Back Bay.
This event will be held at a handicap-accessible facility.
Pre-registration is required
For any questions, please contact Dr. Ann DiGirolamo at adigirolamo@challiance.org or (617) 499-6608.
Please be aware that portions of this workshop will be videotaped, audio-recorded, or photographed. By registering for the workshop, you are indicating your awareness of this fact and your permission to be videotaped, audio-recorded, or photographed for educational purposes.
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