Building for the Future - Ontario Public Health Conference

Concurrent Session Details

Please note that in the schedule of Concurrent Sessions-bw, the author identified is that of the person who submitted the abstract, and may not necessarily represent co-presenters.

denotes one session: either a workshop or panel presentation

denotes one session with either three or four 20-minute oral presentations

denotes three 5-minute poster presentations within a 20 minute time slot

Monday November 2

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Concurrent Session 1

Concurrent Session 2

Roundtable Innovation Session or Panel Presentations Session details are listed below.

Concurrent Session 3

Concurrent Session 4

Concurrent Session 5

Concurrent Session 6

Showcasing Innovation at the New “Roundtables”

Roundtable sharing Sessions-bw focus on innovative practical applications, processes, and collaborations that selected authors as “Table Leaders” will share in a semi-structured way. Attendees will move among themed tables in the large conference room to hear from peers and colleagues about work carried out in their communities. The Roundtable Session is 90 minutes – participants visit up to three tables, each for 25 minutes (15 minutes for the brief overview, and 10 minutes of lively exchange of ideas and information among table participants). Participants have five minutes to move to your next topic choice. Bring a supply of business cards!

RT-1	A Walkable Communities Social Marketing Campaign: Building on Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers Kendra S. Willard, Karen Moynagh - Halton Region Health Department This roundtable shares the results of a Central West Ontario survey about walkable communities. The findings informed the development of a social marketing campaign called iCANwalk.
RT-2	Alcohol Policy: Connecting Research and Practice Samantha Cukier - South Shore South West Annapolis Valley District Health Authorities; Dan Steeves - Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection Alcohol policies are among the most effective strategies to reduce harmful patterns of drinking. To this end, Nova Scotia’s Alcohol Strategy has identified and actioned key policy initiatives.
RT-3	Be a Breast Friend Salon Project Faye C. Parascandalo - City of Hamilton Public Health Services The Be a Breast Friend salon project is an innovative project that promotes breast cancer screening to women through their hair stylists.
RT-4	Best Practice Recommendations for Reportable STI Case Management and Contract Tracing Rita Shahin - Toronto Public Health; Karen Verhoeve - Region of Waterloo Public Health; Carol Woods - Algoma Public Health This roundtable will focus on the process undertaken to develop STI best practice recommendations for Ontario.
RT-5	EatRight Ontario: Building a Healthier Future for all Ontarians Rita N. Barbieri - Dietitians of Canada with The Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion EatRight Ontario, a new face in the health service delivery landscape offers Ontarians and healthcare providers free access to registered dietitians providing evidence-based nutrition advice.
RT-6	Evaluation of a Pilot Health Promotion Intervention Targeting Employees’ Health Behaviours: The Motiv8 Workplace Series Abby L. Smith - KFL&A Public Health/ Queen’s University This study used the RE-AIM framework to determine the effectiveness of the Motiv8 Workplace Series on improving employees’ physical activity and eating behaviours.
RT-7	Getting the Word Out–OPEN WIDE Elizabeth A. McIntosh - Brant County Health Unit; Victoria Leck - Oxford County Public Health and Emergency Service OPEN WIDE is a multi-year, province wide, health promotion campaign. Lessons learned, partnerships, challenges and rewards of intersectorial collaboration will be discussed.
RT-8	Impact of Barriers on Delivery of Public Health Services Bonnie L. Wooten, Susan L. Hall, Lee Robins - Middlesex London Health Unit Using a case study and with a focus on the determinants of health, this roundtable will highlight an exercise designed to teach Public Health professionals on interdisciplinary teams about the barriers faced by vulnerable families in the process of accessing services to improve health status.
RT-9	Innovative Collaborative Approach to Creating Asthma Friendly School Environments Rebecca C. Lewis - Halton Region Health Department; Catherine A. Snider - Durham Region Health Department The Public Health School Asthma Project, funded by the Government of Ontario is a four pillar approach aimed at improving the health of school-aged children through creating asthma friendly environments.
RT-10	Integration Assessement Tool Rosita Johnson - Middlesex-London Health Unit This roundtable will present a tool, which enables meaningful integration between departments in a single organization, and/or between multiple organizations.
RT-11	Local Health Units and Evaluators Partnering: A School-based Fruit and Vegetable Program Charlene E. Beynon - Middlesex-London Health Unit; Meizi He - University of Texas at San Antonio Local health units and PHRED evaluators collaborated on a qualitative evaluation of children’s perceptions of the Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program.
RT-12	Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice Lori A. Martin, Lori M. Iltgen – Durham Region Health Department Working on the principle that food availability and accessibility are important predictors of food intake, Durham Region Public Health Nurses, Nutritionist, Community Partners and Municipal Recreational Facilities created ‘Healthy Choice Menus’ for concession stands.
RT-13	Motiv8 Workplace Series Joe Baldock - KFL&A Public Health Learn about the challenges faced and the solutions found in the development and implementation of a program that promotes physical activity and healthy eating in workplaces.
RT-14	Optimizing Evidence-based Guidelines for Falls and Osteoporosis Through Collaborative Partnership Carol Woods - Algoma Public Health; Patricia M. Ciaschini - Algoma District Medical Group A randomized study to determine if a multidisciplinary community-based care program optimizes the implementation of evidence-based protocols in clients at high risk for falls and osteoporosis.
RT-15	Physical Activity at Daycare: Issues, Challenges and Perspectives Melissa Van Zandvoort - Research Associate; Trish Tucker - Middlesex-London Health Unit; Shauna M. Burke, Jennifer D. Irwin - University of Western Ontario This roundtable session will present barriers and facilitators to engaging preschoolers in physical activity at daycare, which were identified in focus groups with YMCA childcare providers in London.
RT-16	Practicing What We Preach: Role-Modeling Healthy Eating Practices While Conducting Health Unit Business Renée Gaudet - Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit The experience of developing and evaluating a healthy eating policy will highlight staff training and the policy effectiveness at improving food choices and reducing trans fat levels in foods.
RT-17	Public Health Early Child Home Visiting: A Scan of What is Happening in Canada and Elsewhere Claire Betker, Bonnie Hamilton, Karen Weir, Hope Beanlands, Anna MacLeod - National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health This roundtable discussion will highlight the process used to conduct the inventory, the results, lessons learned and next steps in analysis and knowledge translation.
RT-18	Spark Together for Healthy Kids Karen Donaldson-Howden, Sharon Brodovsky - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Spark Together for Healthy Kids (TFHK) the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario’s response to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity.
RT-19	Steps to Building A Successful Liaison Role Bonnie L. Wooten - Middlesex London Health Unit Very little data is available on the role of Liaison. This roundtable will demonstrate one approach to analyzing and preparing the ground work for building a successful liaison role in Public Health.
RT-20	The Development of an Intervention for Minority Males in an Urban Setting Wafa Nuradin, Samiya Abdi - University of Waterloo Description of an evidence-based youth initiative for marginalized and racialized Somali males residing in Toronto, Ontario.
RT-21	The Effects of Social Connectedness on the Resilience of Street-Involved Youth Kimberly Garcia, Kristin Cleverley, Sean Kidd - McMaster University The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of social connectedness on the resilience of street-involved youth in Hamilton, Ontario.
RT-22	The Health Equity “Mapping” Project: Guiding the Sudbury & District Health Unit’s Approach to Social Inequities in Health Stephanie Lefebvre - Sudbury & District Health Unit A research project to better understand the scope of local activities related to health inequities and to assess their potential impact on the health of priority populations.
RT-23	The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on the Primary Health Care Experiences of Canadians with Chronic Conditions Shilpi Majumder, Lisa Maslove, Ivan Ip - Health Council of Canada This report investigates the extent to which health and social inequities experienced by Canadians with chronic conditions are related to perceived quality of care and self-management of conditions.
RT-24	Using Situational Assessment and Identification of Priority Populations in Program Planning: Evidence and Practice-based Planning Framework Daniela Seskar-Hencic, Donna Garstin - Region of Waterloo Public Health This planning framework follows the Population Health Assessment and Surveillance Protocol and emphasizes how using various data sources in the situational assessment contributes to program planning that addresses health inequities.
RT-25	Youth Engagement Project: To Foster Protective Factors Against Illicit Drug Use and Risk-Taking Behaviours Through the Health Promoting Schools Initiative Ben Rempel - The Ontario Public Health Association This roundtable aims to provide participants with an opportunity to learn about the proposed process of this project, the work that has been done thus far on the project and to inform next steps.
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Panel 1	Emergency Preparedness Connie Verhaeghe - City of Hamilton Public Health Services (moderator); Elizabeth Richardson and Julie Emili - City of Hamilton Public Health Services; David McCann - Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University Implementing an incident management system (IMS) within a municipality for a response to a public health emergency has its challenges. Engaging the labs, hospitals, community physicians, CCAC, LTCH and city departments early in the planning process could lead to an unified response and the continuity of essential services within your agency. Understanding the model, responsibilities, situation reports and the command structure is essential for an effective public health response to an emergency impacting the health of a community.
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Panel 2	H1N1 Update Chris Mackie - City of Hamilton Public Health Services (moderator); Monir Taha - Halton Region Health Department; Doug Sider - Niagara Region Public Health Department (Part-time basis) and Physician Consultant, OAHPP; Bryna Warshawsky - Middlesex-London Health Unit In response to the H1N1 influenza pandemic, the Ontario government and the municipalities have established emergency preparedness plans to deal with a possible outbreak within the community. Speakers from this panel session will share their experiences on the operational processes of H1N1 emergency preparedness plans implemented in their organizations, the challenges they faced when implementing the plans, and the lessons they learned from the process.

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Concurrent Session Details

Monday November 2

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Concurrent Session 1

Challenges to Community Water Fluoridation in Ontario

The Kingston Gets Active Grade 5 and Grade 10 Community Physical Activity Pass Programs

Literature Searches for the OPHS: Research Evidence in Context

Motiv8 Initiative

Implementing Comprehensive School Health through Public Health and School Board Collaboration

Public Health Collaboration with Student Nutrition Programs: Program Coordinators’ Perspectives

Developing Evidence Based Screening and Assessment Tools for Targeted Populations

Proximal Risk Factors for Chronic Disease in Ontario, Canada: Challenges and Opportunities of a Comparative Perspective

Early Environmental Exposures and Chronic Disease: An Integrated Approach to Prevention

Public Health and Primary Care Collaboration: Moving Research into Key Messages for Public Health Practitioners and Managers

Monday November 2

2:00 – 3:00 pm

Concurrent Session 2

Parental Perceptions of the Children in Need of Treatment (CINOT) Dental Program

Oral Health: Collaborative Partnerships Support Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Children & Youth Network

The Evidence for Intensive Nurse Home Visitation: The Nurse-Family Partnership Program

Having a Baby Day – Joining Forces: The Hospital, Health Unit and High Schools

Shaken Baby Syndrome – A Public Health Approach

Youth Net Hamilton: What We Learned About Stigma and Youth Mental Health Promotion

Engaging Youth: Adventures in Sex City

Community Mobilization Project-Youth Suicide Prevention & Acute Response

Building Physically Active Communities – The Walk into Health Pedometer Lending Program

Public Health and School Board Working Together: Lessons Learned from the Limestone Model

Building Physically Active Communities - Lawrence Allen Walking & Cycling Study

Collaboration for Successful Implementation

Collaborative Relationship Building in Public Health

Implementing the Baby Friendly Initiative in a Public Health Setting: Staff Education and Policy Development from Theory to Practice

Implementing a Competency-based Performance Management System to Strengthen the Public Health Workforce

Monday November 2

3:30 – 5:00 pm

Tuesday November 3

9:40 – 10:40 am

Concurrent Session 3

The Toronto Bed Bug Project

Using an Online Health Program Planner - What’s in it for you?

Building a Stronger Voice for Policy and Advocacy: Capacity Building in the New Paradigm of the OPHS

Collaboration and Mentorship to Promote Evidence-Informed Public Health at the Local Level

Knowledge Exchange Collaborative to Build Community and Public Health Capacity

A Process for Formalizing Internal Research Request

Achieving Equity In Canadian Aboriginal Healthcare: The Case for a Formula Approach

Key to Women’s Health: Addressing Health Inequities through Women’s Health Circles

Crossing the Great Divide: Bridging Population Health and Health System Measurement and Reporting to Drive Equity in Health (The POWER Study)

Official Launch of Province-wide Program Evaluation Supports (pilot)

Using an Evidence-Based Framework to Review Prenatal Health Fairs in the Region of Waterloo

Social Inclusion and Relevance for Program Evaluation

Tuesday November 3

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent Session 4

Centre of Excellence for Public Health Nursing

Managing Cross Jurisdictional Outbreaks

Public Health Ethics as a Tool for Analysis and Change

Exploring Health Promotion in a School Community

Building Capacity for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in Ontario Schools: Recommendations from the SHAPES School Health Environment Survey

Healthy Schools Approach – A Collaborative Process

Young Active & Healthy (YAH!) Student Leadership Workshop

Developing an Innovative Service Model for People Experiencing Crises Related to Substance Use: A Collaborative Approach

Your Health Matters. Understand Your Cancer Risk. A Comprehensive Workplace Cancer Prevention and Screening Project

Collaboration Between Primary Care and Public Health: Lessons from Seventy Canadian Key Informants

Building Community Capacity to Increase Children’s Cooking Skills in Northern Communities with the Adventures in Cooking Program

Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Healthy Weights Guideline for Public Health in Ontario (March 2009)

Integrating Smoking Cessation in Nursing Practice: Three Pilot Projects and The 2008-09 Smoking Cessation Project

Tuesday November 3

3:30 – 5:00 pm

Concurrent Session 5

Building for the Future: Implementing an Innovative Orientation Toolkit for New Hires to Public Health Nursing

How Do I Address Health Inequities in my Program Development: Using First Steps to Equity in Population Health Assessment, Planning and Evaluation

LESS is MORE - Efficient Search Strategies for Work

Strengthening Partnerships in Times of Adversity

Multidisciplinary and Inter-agency Collaboration to Develop Advice on Encouraging Safe Consumption of Store-bought Fish

Resources and Activities for Infection Prevention and Control in Ontario, 2008

The Influence of Organizational Jurisdiction, Organizational Attributes, and Training Measures on Perceptions of Public Health Preparedness in Alberta

Halton Infant Feeding Study

Collaborative Partnerships to Support Homeless Pregnant Women: Lessons from the Homeless At-Risk Prenatal Program

Contribution of Public Health Home Visiting to Early Child Development as a Determinant of Health: Exploring the Canadian Scene

Making a Promise to Make a Difference: The Nurse-Family Partnership Home Visitation Program