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Conference Program

Similar to previous Promising Practices conferences, the 2012 program will consist of a mix of plenary, poster and oral panel sessions. Please note that the final, official program will be provided upon conference check in.

Legacy will be providing a Basic Tobacco Intervention Skills for Maternal and Child Health Certification Program on Monday, April 16th as an ancillary session. This session is now full.


Breakout Sessions

Full conference program

Speaker Bios for oral presentations

Breakout Session One, Tuesday, 10:45am - 12:00pm

Tracks A/C - Promising e-Practices and Message Mapping as Tools for Communities
Track B - Helping Pregnant & Post-Partum Smokers Quit
Track C - Tobacco Cessation and the Affordable Care Act: What's in it for Low SES Communities?

Breakout Session Two, Tuesday, 1:15pm - 2:30pm
Track A - Working Across Community Sectors to Promote Health
Track B - Road to Wellness:  Cessation Programming for Those with Mental Illness
Track C - The Big Picture: Policy, Systems Change and Unintended Consequences

Breakout Session Three, Tuesday, 3:00pm- 4:15pm
Track B - Community-Based Partnerships for Social Justice and Systems Change
Track B - The Correctional Health Care Continuum: Policy and Cessation Programming
Track C - Leveling the Playing Field: Enforcing Tobacco Retailer Licensing in Low SES Communities

Breakout Session Four, Wednesday, 9:00am - 10:15am
Track A - Integrated Partnerships and Programming to Address Obesity, Diabetes and Tobacco Use
Track B - Reaching our Most Vulnerable: Integrating Tobacco Cessation and Policy Initiatives into Social Service Settings
Track C - Fighting Against Corporate Tobacco: Using the Power of Teen Advocacy to Influence Policy

Breakout Session Five, Wednesday, 10:45am - 12:00pm
Tracks B/C - Building Meaningful Programs with Diverse Low SES Communities
Track B - Social Marketing and Messaging Through Community Collaboration
Track C - Engaging Disadvantaged Communities in Advocacy and Education

Breakout Session Six, Wednesday, 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Track B - Nontraditional Approaches to Reaching Low SES Communities
Track B - Creating Diverse and Durable Community Coalitions
Track C - Home Sweet Home: Smoke-Free Low Income Housing

Agenda at a glance

Tuesday, April 17
7:30 am - 5:00pm:  Registration
8:00am - 8:45am:  Continental Breakfast (poster presenters/exhibitors begin setting up)
8:45am - 10:30am:  Plenary session
10:30am - 10:45am:  Break
10:45am - 12:00pm: Breakout Session One
12:00pm - 1:15pm: Lunch
1:15pm - 2:30pm: Breakout Session Two
2:30pm - 3:00pm: Afternoon break
3:00pm- 4:15pm: Breakout Session Three
4:15pm - 5:00pm: Poster/Exhibitor session
5:00pm - 5:30pm: Prize drawings

Wednesday, April 18
8:00am - 4:00pm: Registration
8:00am - 8:45am: Continental breakfast and Poster/Exhibitor session
9:00am - 10:15am: Breakout Session Four
10:15am - 10:45am: Break with prize drawings
10:45am - 12:00pm: Breakout Session Five
12:00pm - 1:30pm: Lunch on your own
1:30pm - 2:45pm: Breakout Session Six
2:45pm - 3:00pm: Break
3:00pm - 4:30pm: Closing plenary session - Dr. Anthony Iton



Presentations from Promising Practices 2012 will be available approximately one month after the conference.

Check out past conference presentations:

Promising Practices 2010 Presentations

Promising Practices 2008 Presentations



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