Due to #PolarVortex2019 and out of concern for the safety of our guests, speakers and staff, the Midwest
Regional Asthma Summit on 1/30 and the Healthy Homes Training on 1/31 have been canceled.
Midwest Regional Asthma Summit Agenda
New Date! Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 | 8 am - 4 pm
Registration and networking. Light breakfast will be served.
Summit Welcome
Ruth Ann Norton, President & CEO, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, will cover current asthma statistics, the need/benefits of in-home asthma care.
Organizational Vision of In-home Asthma Care
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
10 minute break
Eric S. Armbrecht, PhD, Lead Evaluator at the Missouri Asthma Prevention and Control Program, will share the story of Missouri's path to sustainable funding for in-home asthma services.
Healthy Homes Des Moines (HHDSM) is an organization that focuses on mitigating housing’s effects on asthma-impaired children. Its goal is to move upstream in asthma control—addressing environmental factors that make control harder and traditional treatments less effective. Learn more about this organization and their cross sector partnership, and how this project is shaping housing supports going forward.
Panel Discussion with Healthy Homes Des Moines Members:
• Becky Miles Polka
• Annie Wood
• Mary Nelle Trefz
• Eric Burmeister
• Mike McKnight
• Suzanne Mineck
Networking Lunch
Discussion on Rental Housing – Law – Landlord Partnerships
Shannon Melton, MPH, Director of Health Programs, Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance
Kate Mahern, Clinic Director, Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic, Creighton University School of Law
10 minute break
Kevin Kennedy, MPH, CIEC – Director of the Center for Environmental Health at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, will discuss the credentialing needs and processes that help achieve sustainable funding AND quality services.
States will take turns reporting out on progress, next steps and opportunities for regional collaboration.
Adjourn
The summit will be followed by a Healthy Homes for Community Healthy Workers training on Thursday, Jan. 31 from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Learn more.
Contact: Leslie Kimble, Marketing & Event Coordinator, leslie.kimble@wichita.edu, (316) 978-7460