New Member Orientation Agenda Roll call – who is on today’s call? Structure and funding of our organization Overview of our website – asphn.org Committees and Councils Grant Projects Benefits of being an ASPHN member Wrap up and questions
2019-2020 Board Members President: Diane Golzynski President-elect: Tiffani Grant Past President: Robin Stanton Treasurer: Patricia Simmons Secretary: Emily Bash Directors at Large: Becky Adams Jill Lange Diane Peck Jackie Rios-Avila Jennifer Young Fruit & Vegetable Council: Megan Hlavacek Melissa Lonsberry MCH Nutrition Council: Heather Harrison-Catledge Jennifer Dellaport Obesity Prevention Nutrition Council: Elaine Russell Cheryl Hill
Consultants Executive Director-Karen Probert, MS, RD Director of Operations-Cyndi Atterbury, MPA, RD, LDN Program Development Director-Sandy Perkins, MS, RD, LD Amber Brown, RDN Amber Phipps, MS Allison McGuigan Emia Oppenheim, PhD, RD, LD Janelle Clepper, MPH, CPH Lourdes Pogue Martha Hagen, MS, RD, LD, IBCLC Michelle Futrell, MS, RD, LDN Shana Patterson, RDN Steve Owens, MD, MPH, MA Thometta Cozart, MS, MPH, CHES, CPH
Funding Partners CDC, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) 6
Types of ASPHN Membership ✔ Designees – appointed by the state health official ✔ Expanded members – all others in the state department of health, human services, agriculture or aging, or tribes ✔ Associate members – local agencies, universities, retired, and students 7
Tour of asphn.org We encourage participants on the call to follow along on their computer
ASPHN Committees Policy Collaboration Membership Communication & Outreach Governance
ASPHN Councils National Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Council Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Council Obesity Prevention Nutrition Council
ASPHN Policy Committee Meets the 4th Thursday of every month at 2:00 pm ET. The Policy Committee is ASPHN’s voice in promoting and influencing public health nutrition policies. Contact Michelle Futrell (michelle@asphn.org) for more information!
ASPHN Collaboration Committee Meets quarterly, scheduled in advance. The next meeting is in December 2019. The Collaboration Committee is a national team that strengthens and improves ASPHN’s strategic partnerships. Committee work is accomplished through work groups formed around partnership and liaison priorities. Contact Shana Patterson (shana@asphn.org) for more information!
Growing ASPHN Leaders Leadership training opportunity open to all ASPHN members Helps you grow in ways that enhance leadership skills and provides practical application 8 leadership training calls from Dec. 2019 – June 2020 Contact Shana Patterson (shana@asphn.org) to request an application or get more information. Application deadline is Oct. 11th. Only a few spots left!
ASPHN MC&O Committee Meets the 1st Tuesday of every month at 1:00 pm ET. The MC&O Committee provides guidance regarding communications to ASPHN members and partners, and promotes membership involvement. Contact Allison McGuigan (allison@asphn.org) for more information!
ASPHN Governance Committee ASPHN Board of Directors position descriptions Current chair is Diane Peck(AL)
ASPHN Councils National Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Council Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Council Obesity Prevention Nutrition Council Councils are open to all ASPHN members Contact Sandy Perkins (sandy@asphn.org) for more information!
Children’s Healthy Weight CoIIN Contact Sandy Perkins (sandy@asphn.org) for more information
Collaborative Innovation & Improvement Network (CoIIN) A group of self-motivated people with a collective vision, enabled by the web to collaborate in achieving a common goal by sharing ideas, information and work
Learn the Signs. Act Early. Contact Amber Brown (amberbrown@asphn.org) for more information
CDC – WIC Developmental Monitoring
CDC – WIC Developmental Monitoring We support 3 state WIC Programs to replicate LTSAE WIC Model developed in Missouri. The 3 states selected are: Arkansas, Massachusetts, and Nevada. States invited to participate at a Technical Assistance Level are: Georgia, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Virgin Islands.
Obesity Mini CoIIN Contact Dr. Emia Oppenheim (emia@asphn.org) for more information
ASPHN Obesity Mini CoIIN CDC – Nutrition in ECE ASPHN Obesity Mini CoIIN Increased # of ECE settings conducting sustainable, comprehensive farm to ECE Technical assistance, networking, in-person learning session, and state stipend 13-person Advisory Committee
CDC – Nutrition in ECE Runs through July 2020 The 5 states selected are: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, and Ohio Working closely with National Farm to School Network
CDC – Breastfeeding Coalitions Martha Hagen (martha@asphn.org) is lead consultant Subcontract with U.S. Breastfeeding Committee ASPHN will have a greater presence at NBCC More stories in story bank More breastfeeding advocates in ASPHN
Health Equity Internship Program Contact Dr. Steven Owens (steve@asphn.org) or Thometta Cozart (thometta@asphn.org) for more information
CDC – Health Equity Internship 10 interns in the Fall and 10 in the Spring Undergraduate and graduate students attending Minority Serving Institutions 12-week internship sessions Sites: state and local health departments and local non-governmental organizations
CDC – Health Equity Internship Lots of professional mentoring Many interns attend the ASPHN Annual Meeting
6 categories of practice and indicators
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