Spring 2015 State Forum

Wisconsin State Forum to Advance Healthy Communities: Bridging Health Care and Public Health

Speakers and presentations:

Wisconsin Community Health Fund: History of the Health Fund Journey. Rebecca Thompson, Wisconsin Community Health Fund
Building a Vision of Population Health: What Should We Strive For? David Kindig, Founder and Senior Emeritus Faculty of the Population Health Insittute
Preventing and Controlling Chronic Disease in Wisconsin. Mary Pesik, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Team, WI DHS
What Does “Better” Look Like? Karen Timberlake, Director, UWPHI
What Are Community Health Trusts? Two Models. Sara Gardner, Executive Director, Fund for Public Health in New York, Carlene Pavlos, Massachusetts Prevention and Wellness Trust
Responses from Wisconsin Innovators: Can a WI Community Health Trust Be a Bridge from the Doctor’s Office to the Community? Panel:
- Kurt Eggebrecht, Appleton Health Department
- Julie Hladky, Ministry Health Care
- Mike Wallace, Fort Healthcare
- Moderator: Dr. Tim Bartholow, WEA Trust
Introduction to the Group Exercise, Teresa Mees, WI Collaborative for Health Care Quality