2009 Leadership Forum
"What Goes Up Must Come Down – Reducing Youth Obesity in Maine"
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joe Thompson, Executive Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
More 100 business, education, health care and outdoor leaders from across Maine will gather on June 30 in Auburn for the 8th Annual Hanley Leadership Forum. Entitled “What Goes Up Must Come Down – Reducing Youth Obesity in Maine,” the Forum will explore how Maine can reverse the trend toward heavier children (and adults) and improve the health of youth while strengthening Maine’s future economy.
The Forum's keynote speaker will be one of the nation’s leading expert on youth obesity, Dr. Joe Thompson, Executive Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity. Thompson also serves as Surgeon General of Arkansas, where he has led a very promising effort to address that state's epidemic of obesity. Other presenters include Jessica Donze-Black, Director of School Health, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Dr. Victoria Rogers, Director, Kids CO-OP, Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, and medical advisor to Let’s GO and Dr. Erik Steele, Medical Director, Eastern Maine Healthcare.
- Agenda and Directions
- The Role of Public Policy in Obesity Prevention Joseph W. Thompson, M.D., M.P.H.
- Setting the Stage for Success:Advancing policy change through quality collaboration Jessica Donze Black RD, MPH
For more information, contact Jim Harnar at jamesharnar@hanleyleadership.org.
Advance Readings
- Health Policy Partners of Maine Policy Priorities
- Analysis of Current and Projected Obesity-related Health Costs and Lost Work-days for Maine Employers
- Education Research Abstract
- 2003 Chenoweth Study on Health Costs in Maine attributed to obesity
- The Maine Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Plan
- First Lady Michelle Obama’s Childhood Obesity Initiative - Talking Points for Activities in Maine March 1, 2010
- Physical Activity – Nutrition – Healthy Weight Program
Outcomes from Forums
2008
- Draft 2008 Hanley Forum Report & Action Plan
- Evolution of the Primary Care Medical Home in Eastern NC Charles F. Willson MD
- Paying for Primary Care: Is There A Better Way? Robert A. Berenson, M.D
2007
2006
- Who Will Pay For Quality Health Care: Can The State of Maine Set An Example? Stuart H. Altman
- Forum White Paper
2005
2004
In June 2004, the Forum focused on developing a Maine collaborative model for adopting and implementing screening and risk factor reduction guidelines as they are released nationally for implementation. Fifty statewide participants represented payers, hospitals, practitioners, public health groups and community-based Healthy Maine Coalitions, state agencies, employers, health educators, and quality assurance coordinators.
Using the Obesity Guideline, the Forum explored how collaborative leadership by Maine's health care providers, health organizations, state agencies, communities, and consumers can be leveraged to improve the link between favorable research findings and better health outcomes for Maine people.
- 2004 Report on Proceedings: Executive Summary
- 2004 Report on Proceedings
2003
In June 2003, the Center held its first Forum. The 2003 forum summary presents the discussion and ideas shared at the Forum.