ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Thursday, May 24 - Saturday, May 26, 2007
Grand Hyatt Washington
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Washington, DC
Family Voices has planned an exciting and informative conference for veteran and emerging family and youth leaders and national and state partners from across the country. Join Family Voices in our nation’s capital for a celebration of 15 years of family/professional partnerships and accomplishments!
The conference is a two and a half day event that will include keynote and guest speakers – federal government and national policy partners – in addition to breakout sessions and roundtables led by family leaders and partners.
Participation in the Family Voices National Conference is an opportunity to …
- Work with leaders from family organizations, Title V, AAP, Medicaid, private insurance, research groups, MCHB National Centers, and others in learning about models of family participation.
- Learn about best practices for improving systems of health care for CYSHCN through family - professional partnerships.
- Learn about effective strategies to reach diverse families of CYSHCN. Share successes, analyze challenges and bring back to your community ideas to improve services and help families become effective at all levels of decision making.
You will have opportunities to learn new information about critical topics from federal government and national policy partners, including…
- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (invited)
- Surgeon General C. Everett Koop (invited)
- Diana Denboba, BS, Acting Branch Chief, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
- Deborah Klein Walker, President, American Public Health Association
- Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH, Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI)
- Charles Homer, MD, National Initiative for Children’s Health Care Quality (NICHQ)
- Stephen Corbin, DDS, MPH, Dean of Special Olympics University, Healthy Athletes Program
- Fan Tait, MD, FAAP, Director, Department of Community and Specialty Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Dennis Smith, Director for Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Ruby Neville, Substance Abuse Mental Health Agency, Family Support Program
- Ophelia McClain, Family Support 360, Administration for Children and Families
- And many others….
You will enjoy hearing from family and professional experts on the following topics:
- Quality in Healthcare
- Health and Wellness
- Medical Home/Family-Centered Care
- Medicaid/Public Policy
- Health Disparities
- Respite Care and Family Support
- Using Data for Action
- Youth and Transition
As well as learn about innovative practices and projects in workshops and roundtables prepared by family members, youth and their partners from across the country
The workshops and roundtables will be designed to do the following:
- build capacity and competence
- promote collaboration
- respect and value diversity
- support and nurture parent and youth leaders
- strengthen family, youth, and community partnerships
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsorship opportunities available. Click here for more information.