Yahoo! co-founder delivers keynote at UH-Hilo
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2008 Hawaii Perinatal Health Summit Speaker Presentations
THE 2008 HAWAI‘I PERINATAL HEALTH SUMMIT
October 23 – 24, 2008
Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawai‘i
SUMMIT AGENDA
Click here to download a PDF of the Summit program booklet.
SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Improving Perinatal Outcomes: it is Time to Change Our Ways
Accessing Data for Hawai’i: What, Where, How?
Culture Care Meanings of Child Bearing and Child Rearing Health Care Practices of Native Hawaiian, Filipino, and Micronesian Families Residing on the Island of Hawai’i
- Genevieve Kinney, PhD, RH, CTN
- Katharyn F. Daub, EdD, CTN, RN, CNE
- Angelina Ancheta Rushton, BSN, CHPN
Community-based Perinatal Depression Screening for multi-ethnic women in Hawai’i
Systems Change: From the Bottom Up
Friday, October 24, 2008
National & Hawai’i Health Data
How to Make a Smart and Healthy Baby: What You Need to Know Before Getting Pregnant
Access to Care in Hawai’i
Cultural Disparities which Affect Access to Care
Funding for this summit was made possible (in part) by grant award H67MC04801 from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The views expressed in written summit materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or the Health Resources and Services Administration; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
HTA Festivals & Events Seminar, May 13, 2008
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, Hilo, Hawai`i
This past Tuesday, May 13, 2008, the Team from the UH Hilo Conference Center participated in the HTA Festivals & Events Seminar.
Muriel Anderson flew over from Honolulu to host the event which featured speakers Dan McConnell, Managing Director of DDB Public Relations; Ed Struzik, 2008 President of the Gilroy Garlic Festival; and Joe Vera, President & CEO of the BorderFest.
During the Breakout Sessions, our very own Assistant Director, Mary Ann Tsuchiyama, delivered a presentation entitled: “Operation 101: Mission Impossible…or Mission Possible.” The PowerPoint kicked off with the backing soundtrack of the movie which set the stage for the action-packed theme of putting on a successful event. A short clip of her preso is available on YouTube.
For a copy of her presentation, click on links below for the PDF and/or PowerPoint.
Click here for a PDF of the “Operation 101: Mission Impossible…Or Mission Possible?” Presentation
2008 Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Science Day (Saturday, January 26, 2008)
8:00am – 3:00pm
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, Hawaii
This year’s Onizuka Science Day kicked off in the UHH Theatre. With the booming soundtrack of Star Trek, Final Frontier, heavy smoke, and a dazzling light effect, the Klingon Kurn, Captain of the Imperial Klingon Vessel HecK Tar, Klingon Defense Force, saluted the participants of the 8th annual event.
Chancellor Rose Tseng managed to attend despite a hectic schedule, and prior engagements at Hogwarts University.
Approximately 570 students in grades 4-12, and their parents registered to participate in the opening ceremonies featuring keynote speaker, Astronaut Barbara Morgan, who spent over 12 days in outer space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor, and the International Space Station.
Morgan was selected as the backup candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Program on July 19, 1985. From September 1985 to January 1986, Morgan trained with Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger crew at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Following the Challenger accident, Morgan assumed the duties of Teacher in Space Designee. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/morgan.html
Barbara’s presentation set the stage for a day of over 21 engaging, interactive workshops with titles from “Wooly Magma Felted Earth” to “Food Safety: Growing your own Non-Circulating Hydroponic Lettuce.”
Mahalo to all of the organizers and volunteers who dedicated their resources to putting on another incredible event for the youth of the Big Island!
View the event site here: http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/OnizukaDay/
