Meeting Overview:

Dr. Megan Sandel leads breakout session on improving asthma care.

On December 18, 2007, ARC sponsored its Annual Meeting. Over 60 participants, representing the health, environment, housing and education sectors from all of the six New England states attended the meeting at the Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury, MA. Special guest Dr. Pamela Meyer, the CDC's Healthy Homes Coordinator, joined the meeting to update the Council on new Healthy Homes initiatives through the CDC, and also to observe the cutting-edge work happening in New England.

The meeting agenda consisted of speakers from across the six New England states who are engaged in model Healthy Homes programming, to share their experiences with the audience. They shared their policies and programs through a series of PowerPoint presentations. In addition, ARC's Executive Committee unveiled its new organizational Strategic Plan. The Executive Director explained the rationale and process behind creating the plan.  Finally, there were four topical breakout sessions on the topics of Asthma Surveillance, Indoor/Ambient Air, Healthy Homes, and Improving Asthma Care.

Below is a recap of the meeting, including our Agenda, Evaluation, PowerPoint Presentations, and ARC's new Strategic Plan.  Please contact me should you have any questions.

Laurie Stillman, Executive Director

(617) 451-0049 x504

Meeting Agenda:

AGENDA
ARC COUNCIL MEETING

Training and Networking Session
Tuesday December 18, 2007
Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center Shrewsbury, MA
Theme: Healthy Homes New England

1. Registration and Breakfast 9:15-9:45am

2. Welcome, Review of Day 9:45am-10:00am Betsy Rosenfeld, Chair

3. Panel One: Model Healthy Homes Policy and Practice (10:00-11:10)
a) A “Business Case” for Asthma Education and Environmental Interventions
Molly Jacobs, UMass/Lowell’s Environmental Health Initiative
b) Smokefree Housing-A New Tobacco Control Frontier
Kathleen McCabe, The Medical Foundation
c) Promoting Healthy Housing Policy-The Rhode Island Model
Magaly Angeloni, Rhode Island Department of Health

Break: 11:10am-11:20am

4. A New Strategic Plan for ARC (11:20-12:30)

5. Working Lunch: Breakout Sessions (12:30- 1:45)
• Improving Asthma Management- Amherst Rm (Moderators: Megan Sandel and Betsy Rosenfeld)
• Healthy Homes- Worcester Rm ( (Moderators: Martin Nee & Rhona Julien)
• Ambient/Indoor Air Quality- Boston Rm (Moderators: Dan Brown, Marybeth Smuts and Eugene Benoit)
• Asthma Surveillance, Data and Tracking- Reisner Rm (Moderator: Laurie Stillman)

6. Breakout Sessions Report-Backs (1:50pm-2:15pm)

7. Panel Two: Model Healthy Homes Projects in the Field (2:15pm-3:20pm)
a) ARC Healthy Homes Demonstration Project: An Urban/Rural Collaboration
Ellen Tohn, ERT Associates
b) The Healthy Pest Free Housing Initiative
Emily Morris Litonjua, Boston Public Health Commission
c) Healthy Residents, Healthy Homes Program: Newport, RI
Nancy Sutton, Rhode Island Department of Health

8. Adjourn (3:20-3:30)

Dr. Rhona Julien introduces Healthy Homes panelist Emily Litonjua from Boston Public Health Commission

Meeting Evaluation: 

Evaluation Summary

Powerpoint Presentations:

ARC Strategic Planning-Laurie Stillman

A "Business Case" for Asthma Education and Environmental Interventions- Molly Jacobs

Smokefree Housing-Kathleen McCabe

Promoting Healthy Housing Policy-The Rhode Island Model-Magaly Angeloni

ARC Healthy Homes Demonstration Project: An Urban/Rural Collaboration-Ellen Tohn

The Healthy Pest Free Housing Initiative-Emily Litonjua

Healthy Residents, Healthy Homes Program: Newport, RI-Nancy Sutton

Breakout Sessions Minutes:

In development-check back January 31, 2008

ARC's New Strategic Plan:

ARC Strategic Plan