Hi all, The afternoon sessions for the upcoming HPO conference have been announced, and there are some very interesting approaches to addressing the SDOH through technology in there. Please take a look and consider attending next week! Ketan. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Martin, Tom <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 6:13 PM Subject: [hpoph-l] HPO Conference afternoon presentations - CHECK IT OUT! To: hpoph-l <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" < [log in to unmask]> *HPO’s ANNUAL CONFERENCE* *September 25th and 26th, 2014* *Yorkdale Holiday Inn, Toronto* *Have you seen the line-up of oral presentations for the afternoon portion of the #HPOConference2014? * *There will be tough decisions you’ll have to make in deciding which presentations to attend! See below* *This year, we have over 15 presenters from all over Ontario presenting how their use of social media, apps, and/or a variety of other unique technological methods were effective in addressing the SDOH, engaging their community, persuading behaviour and untimely developing a healthier community.* *Start the conversation now by following us on Twitter @HealthPromoON using #HPOConference2014* *Haven’t signed up yet? DON’T MISS OUT! Sign up now, <http://hpo.squarespace.com/hpo-2014-annual-conference/> it’s not too late.* *Oral Presentations Session#1* * 1:15-2:45pm * *Young or Old, Technology Affects Us All * (St Lawrence Room) *1) The COMPASS study: A longitudinal hierarchical research platform for evaluating natural experiments related to changes in school-level programs, policies and built environment resources.* *Scott T. Leatherdale, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo* *2) “Ready Set Create!” Media Campaign: Using Technology to address Health Issues with Youth* *Vanessa Fortier, Public Health Nurse, York Region * *Jivan Gill, Public Health Nurse, York Region* *The Social Media Saturation of Health Promotion *(Allure Dining Room) *1) Bad Ways to Be Nice* *Cindy Baker-Barill, Tobacco Control Area Network Coordinator, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit* *2) Making connections, sharing knowledge-social media, network development and knowledge translation on the social determinants of health* *Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh, Knowledge Translation Specialist, National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health* *Pemma Muzumdar* *3) Healthy Families Hamilton Facebook Page* *Cobie Bridge, Public Health Nurse, Hamilton Public Health Services* *Vanessa Trumpickas, Health Promotion Specialist, Hamilton Public Health Services* *Digitizing Our Communities* (York Halls Room) *1) Locally Driven Collaborative Project Results: Knowledge change associated with in-person and online prenatal education programs* *Dr. Gillian Alton, Epidemiologist-Health Promotion, Oxford County Public Health and Emergency Services* *Harshani Gangodawilage, MPH student, University of Guelph* *2) Right in Your Inbox* Christina Bradley, Public Health Nurse, Niagara Region Public Health Casey Walters Gray, Public Health Nurse, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health Dr. Diane E. Mack, Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Brock University *3) eChat: A Strategy to Improve Client Access to Health Services* Alina Tarasenko, Public Health Nurse, Toronto Public Health Cindy Fielding, Public Health Nurse, Toronto Public Health *Breakout Session#2* *3-4:30pm* *Empowering Our Workforce and the Public Through Technology* (York Halls Room) *1) Heat, AIR Quality and Health: Empowering Personal Decision-Making with a Mobile App* *Rich Whate, Senior Policy and Strategic Issues Advisor, Toronto Public Health* *2) Using the Ontario Health Program Planner and Sample Plan Library to Support Evidence-Informed Program Planning* Sophie Rosa, Health Promotion Consultant, Public Health Ontario *3) Be active while you work: How technology can create supportive work environments* *Barinder Jandu, Health Promoter, Region of Peel* *Khanh Dang, Health Promoter, Region of Peel* *Hubs, Maps, Sites: Staying Up to Date on Evolving Technology in Health Promotion* (Allure Dining Hall) *1) Walk+Roll Peel: Interactive Online Mapping and Planning Tools* *Erica Duque, Analyst, Region of Peel* *Catherine Sim, Health Promoter, Region of Peel* *2) On the Horizon: Parachute’s Injury Prevention Solution Hub* *Stacie Carey,* *Coordinator, Knowledge Translation, Parachute Canada* *3) Website: It’s Time for “The Talk”* *Geoff Hunt, Web Specialist, Niagara Region* *Working Toward Policy With Technology* (St. Lawrence Room) *1) Healthy Canada by Design CLASP—Using Technology to Build Capacity on Healthy Built Environments* *Kim Perrotta, Healthy Canada by Design CLASP Knowledge Translation & Communications, Heart and Stroke Foundation* *2) The ImmunizeCA app: A mobile application for promoting and managing health information* *Chandni Sondagar, Project Officer, Canadian Public Health Association* *Tom Martin* HPO Treasurer and 2014 Annual Conference Co-Chair www.hpontario.com To leave, manage or join list: https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1