Mid-Year Conference Agenda
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Facilitated Networking Mixer: Connecting the Dots Across Public Health
10:00 – 11:00 AM | Session 1
Trust, Culture, and Context: Foundations for Effective and Equitable Health Promotion
Dr. Veronica M. Jones, PhD, MPH, CHES
Department of Family and Community Health Sciences
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Session 2
Community Health: The Good, The Bad, and The Opportunity
Christina Manata
Director, Physician Relations & Community Health
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
12:00 – 12:45 PM
Lunch & NJSOPHE Updates
12:45 – 1:45 PM | Session 3
From Healthy Pregnancies to Thriving Families: Changing the Paradigm in Maternal and Child Health in New Jersey.
Victoria Lopes
Program Manager, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Healthy Homes Program
Asia Vargas Fragala
Connecting NJ Supervisor
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
1:45 – 2:25 PM | Session 4
From Advocacy to Action: Strengthening Public Health Through State Government Engagement
Trevor Martindale
State Government Relations Director
American Heart Association
2:25 PM
Closing Remarks
