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ACHA 2008 ANNUAL MEETINGFEATURED EVENTS14Opening General SessionKeynote AddressWednesday, June 4, 10:00 AM - 11:45 AMSabal & Sago RoomsSponsored by UnitedHealthcare StudentResources.Additional funding by the American College HealthFoundation Endowment Fund and the SouthwestCollege Health AssociationAt this year’s Opening GeneralSession on Wednesday morning,we are pleased to have as ourkeynote speaker RichardCarmona, MD, MPH, FACS,17th Surgeon General of theUnited States, 2002-2006. Dr.Carmona has worked in variouspositionsin the health care and publichealth fields (including at a collegestudent health center and at thetop public health position in the nation).As Surgeon General, Dr. Carmona had a very diverse portfolioof responsibility that included prevention, health disparities,and health literacy. He is knowledgeable about emergencypreparedness, having served as a medical director of policeand fire departments. Dr. Carmona has published extensivelyand has received numerous awards. A strong supporter ofcommunity service, he has served on community andnational boards and provided leadership to many diverseorganizations.In his session, “The Obesity Epidemic: Challenges andOpportunities in Creating a Healthier Nation,” Dr. Carmonawill describe how the prevalence of overweight and obesityhas increased dramatically for American adults and children.This session will address the impact of obesity on the nation’shealth, safety, and economy and define critical steps neededto prevent overweight and obesity-related illnesses at a timewhen obesity is the second highest cause of preventabledeath in the United States.The dance performance by RUKUS is sponsored by alleleven ACHA affiliates: Central, Mid-America, Mid-Atlantic,New England, New York State, North Central, Ohio, PacificCoast, Rocky Mountain, Southern, and Southwest.Leadership Day 2008:Partnering Under the PalmsTuesday, June 3, 8:00 AM - 3:30 PMLeadership Sessions TU253 and TU246: Crystal J1Leadership Luncheon/Session TU245: Crystal J2Morning Session sponsored by American College Health FoundationUnitedHealthcare StudentResources FundLuncheon featuring Dr. Humor sponsored by MedicatACHA will again offer Leadership Day programming to a limitednumber of invited attendees. The programming is intended to highlightpartnering for current, emerging, and re-emerging ACHA leaders.Creating and sustaining change takes commitment to a commonpurpose and goals, where individual partners hold themselvesmutually accountable. In ACHA, partnership opportunities abound,whether it be through affiliates, sections, program planning, committees,coalitions, or task forces. So how do we best create andsustain partnerships at all levels? Alice Cahill returns for LeadershipDay 2008, this year focusing on conceptual and practical approachesto partnering. Her initial presentation will be followed by specificpods (Affiliates; Sections; Committees, Coalitions, and Task Forces;ACHA Annual Meeting Program Planners; and Emerging/Re-emergingLeaders) where participants will interact, discuss, and learn the variousopportunities available to partner for success in the association.Participation in Leadership Day 2008 is by invitation only.NOTE: Participants in Leadership Day who choose to take part inthe Charity Golf Invitational will attend the first two segmentsof Leadership Day, but not the third. CE credit will be awardedaccordingly.Diversity ReceptionWednesday, June 4, 6:30 PM — 8:00 PMSago RoomSponsored by Aetna Student HealthHosted by the Allies for LGBT HealthCoalition and the Ethnic DiversityCoalitionName badgesrequired!This year’s Diversity Reception featuresspecial guest Earvin “Magic” Johnson!Mr. Johnson is chairman and chief executiveofficer of Magic Johnson Enterprises, formed in1987. Through strategic investments, partnerships,and endorsements, Magic Johnson Enterprises provides productsand services that particularly focus on ethnically diverse urbancommunities. Mr. Johnson is universally known for his 13-yearcareer in the NBA. His honors include: five national championshipswith the Los Angeles Lakers, three MVP awards, 12 NBA All-Stargames, a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain,and induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Partners Under the PalmsPlease join Mr. Johnson as he shares his thoughts and experienceson the importance of health literacy and the need to ensure that itaddresses the ethnic and cultural diversity of the student populationon college campuses today.The Diversity Reception is open to all registered attendees.Presidential Session: History ofCollege Health in the United StatesThursday, June 5, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMCrystal G1William Christmas, MD (Duke University) will present “The History ofCollege Health” as the first of two Presidential Sessions. Dr. Christmasand his panel will discuss the evolution of health care in the collegepopulation into what is now a multidisciplinary endeavor includingmany different types of health professionals. He will explain how theestablishment and expansion of ACHA has mirrored the profoundchanges in health care and health promotion that occurred in the20th century, and how being a competent and well-informed collegehealth professional requires, in part, a knowledge of the field’s historyand development. The panel for this presentation is drawn fromseveral disciplines and includes individuals who have held leadershiproles in the field of college health and ACHA.FEATURED EVENTSDorosin Memorial LectureFriday, June 6, 11:45 AM - 1:15 PMSago RoomSponsored in part by the American College Health FoundationAyers/Battle/Thomas Diversity Fund and the UnitedHealthcareStudentResources Fund(Room will open at 11:45 AM for those who wish to bring in alunch. The speaker will begin at 12:15 PM.)This year’s annual Dorosin Memorial Lecture will feature PhillipResnick, MD, a renowned professor of psychiatry at Case WesternReserve University. Dr. Resnick’s extensive training and deepinvolvement with many professional organizations, along with hismany publications and academic appointments, have brought himmuch recognition as an expert in the field of forensic psychiatry.During his session, Dr. Resnick will discuss the patterns of homicidesuicide,including mass murder followed by suicide on campus settings.He will also discuss common motives and how identifyingthese motives can help prevent the occurrence of homicide-suicide.Presidential Session: The Spread ofObesity in Social NetworksSaturday, June 6, 10:00 AM — 12:00 PMCrystal J2Sponsored in part by the American College Health FoundationAyers/Battle/Thomas Diversity FundNicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, of the Department of HealthCare Policy at Harvard Medical School, will present the secondPresidential Session. Dr. Christakis has conducted extensive researchinvolving the interrelationship between health and social networks.As part of the focus on obesity, he will discuss the spread of obesityin a social network and the consequences this has on health policy.Dr. Christakis’s research on this and other subjects has implicationsfor understanding why people become sick and how they use medicalcare to become well again. It also has implications for clinical andpolicy actions to enhance the quality of care given to patients.Awards/Fellows DinnerThursday, June 5, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMCrystal G1Music by Tommy Calton sponsored by all 11 ACHA affiliatesJoin us in honoring 2008 ACHA award winners and fellows fortheir outstanding dedication to the association and contributionsto the field. Tickets are required for the dinner. The event is opento all registered attendees; those not purchasing dinner ticketsmay sit in a pre-designated area but may not bring their ownfood due to hotel restrictions.www.acha.org/AnnualMeeting08Final Program15
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