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8:30-11:00

Hyatt Hotel Crystal Ballroom

Forum: Education & Health Disparities

Speakers are: Gail Christopher, W.K. Kellogg Fdn., Charles Basch, Columbia University Teachers College, Terry Mazany, CEO of Chicago Public Schools.

11:30-12:00

Gleacher Ctr. Rm. 208

Welcome, housekeeping, overview of schedule; ALC goals and outcomes

Sheelah Muhammad (facilitator)
Isabel M. Estrada-Portales & and Rochelle Davis (co-chairs)

12:00 - 12:30

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USDA's HealthierUS School
Challenge is introduced to participants -examples are given of how it has been implemented locally.

Audrey Rowe, USDA Administrator for the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

12:30-12:45

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Break

12:45-2:30

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• Working lunch
• Presentation of promising practices

Presentations will be made on promising practices to improve the school health environment in communities that serve low-income minority students; efforts to implement HealthierUS School Challenge will be highlighted. Presenting organizations are: Tohono O'odham Community Action (Arizona), New York Coalition for Healthy School Food (New York City), and Healthy Schools Campaign (Chicago).

2:30-3:00

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School-based change case study

Presenter: Allison Slade, principal of Namaste, a Chicago charter school that is integrating healthful food, nutrition education, physical activity and PE into the school day.

3:00-3:15

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Break

3:15-4:30

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Discussion

Challenges to creating healthy school environments and implementing HealthierUS School Challenge.

4:30-5:00

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Final thoughts & day two overview

7:45 a.m.

Hyatt

ALC members board bus to travel to Academy for Global Citizenship

8:30-10:00

AGC

Breakfast and school tour

ALC members will tour the Academy for Global Citizenship, a charter school that is integrating healthful food, nutrition education, physical activity and PE into the school day. Sarah Elizabeth Ippel will lead the tour.

10:00 a.m.

AGC

Bus brings ALC members back to hotel

10:30-11:00

Hyatt to Gleacher

Hotel checkout; participants return to Gleacher.

11:00-noon

Gleacher

Discussion

Policy and program solutions and other opportunities for creating healthy school environments and implementing HealthierUS School Challenge.

Noon-12:30

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Break

12:30-1:30

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• Working lunch
• Continuation of discussion

Report of findings: structure, contents, key research areas and knowledge needs

1:30-2:00

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A program officer's perspective on building community capacity

Linda Jo Doctor, Program Officer in Health at the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

2:00-2:10

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Break

2:10-3:45

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Deliverables and next steps

Developing a small grant program that addresses knowledge needs and supports promising practices.

3:45-4:00

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Final thoughts & next steps

ALC commitment and timeline.

4:00 p.m.

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Adjourn