Tuesday, March 7

Plenary III Financing Early Childhood Systems: Lessons from the Past and Challenges for the Future

Kay Johnson, MPH, EdM
President, Johnson Group Consulting
Ann Marie Murphy, Ph.D.
Medicaid Director, Illinois Department of Public Aid
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Plenary IV: Promoting Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Young Children

Walter S. Gilliam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Yale University School of Medicine, Child Study Center
Jane Knitzer
Executive Director, National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University
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F1 — Effective Strategies to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

Ben Tanzer
Director, Chapter Services, Prevent Child Abuse America

Lori Friedman
Senior Prevention Analyst, Prevent Child Abuse America
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F2 — Perinatal Disparities Project: Moving Data into Action

Beth Buxton-Carter, LCSW
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Perinatal, Early Childhood & Special Health Needs

Emily Lu
AMCHP Presenter


Karin Downs
Assistant Director of Clinical Affairs, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
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F6 —Using Bright Futures to Promote Child Health in Clinical and Public Health Settings

Chris DeGraw, MD, MPH
Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Beth Zimmerman, MHS
Health Systems Research, Inc.

Paula Duncan, MD,
Vermont Child Health Improvement Program
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F7 — Supporting Young Children to be Healthy and Ready to Learn: Lessons from State and Local Collaborations

R. Lorraine Brown, RN, BS
Public Health Analyst, Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Sally Kerschnner, RN, MSN
Maternal and Child Health Planning Specialist, Vermont Department of Health

Ralph M. Schubert, M.Sc, M. A.
Acting Associate Director, Office of Family Health, Illinois Department of Human Services
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F9 — Start Strong, Stay Strong: Promoting Developmental Health for All Children

Ruth Perou, PhD
Child Development Studies Team Leader, Division of Human Development and Disability, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lisa Young
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

Ruth Perou, PhD
Child Development Studies Team Leader, Division of Human Development and Disability, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ruth Perou, PhD
Child Development Studies Team Leader, Division of Human Development and Disability, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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