New Mexico First

Forum

Partnering for a Healthy Tomorrow:
Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease in New Mexico

  • Overview
  • Agenda
  • Speakers
  • Reports
  • Sponsors
  • Summary

Agenda

Time Activity

8:30 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Welcome

  • David Vigil, Chief, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, Public Health Division, NM Department of Health
  • Alfredo Vigil, MD, Cabinet Secretary, NM Department of Health (Albuquerque)
  • Patty Morris, Senior Advisor, NM Department of Health, Office of the Secretary; Initiative Coordinator Healthy Las Cruces, Healthy Kids (Las Cruces)

9:30 am

Forum Overview

  • Heather Balas, President, New Mexico First
9:45 am

Panel Presentations/Q&A

  • Kari Bachman, Program Coordinator, New Mexico State University, Department of Extension Home Economics (Las Cruces)
  • Mary Ballard, M.P.A., Southwest Field Coordinator, Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program  (TUPAC) (Las Cruces)
  • Bruce A. Mann, MD, Chair, Steering Committee, New Mexico Health Care Takes On Diabetes
  • Kristine M. Meurer, PhD, Director, School and Family Support Bureau, New Mexico Public Education Department
  • Melody Wattenbarger, Executive Director, Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico (Albuquerque)
  • Representative Al Park (D), Bernalillo County, District 26 (Albuquerque)
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Small Group Discussion Question 1/ Vision Question
11:45 am Break

12:00 pm

Small Group Discussion Question 2 / Physical Activity (Working Lunch)

12:45 pm

Small Group Discussion Question 3 / Healthy Eating

1:30 pm

Break

1:45 pm

Small Group Discussion Question 4 / Tobacco Use

2:30 pm

Break

2:45 pm

Large Group Discussion: Review and Refine Recommendations

3:30 pm

Small Group Discussion Question 5 / Clinical Preventive Services

4:30 pm

Adjourn