PLENARY SESSION I, PREVENTION APPROACHES FOR A POPULATION-LEVEL IMPACT: MAKING COMMUNITIES BETTER, SAFER AND HEALTHIER

The purpose of this plenary session is to provide examples of strategies that are building healthier communities and families through investments in prevention. Specifically, session presentations will provide examples of strategies for population-level impact on health outcomes. Speakers will discuss their research, real-world, evidence-based examples, and policy implications for these preventative measures.

The first speaker, Dr. Stefanie DeLuca, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology in the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. She is most interested in the way social context (e.g. family, school, neighborhood, peers) as well as education and housing policies affect the outcomes of disadvantaged young people, primarily in adolescence and at the transition to adulthood. Throughout her career, Dr. DeLuca has conducted research on strategies that focus on population-level impact including housing and education policies.

The second speaker, Mr. Bob Doyle, is a public health professional and former Executive Director of the Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention Alliance and Chair of the Colorado SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) Coalition. He has worked more than 20 years in tobacco prevention, providing leadership or support and expertise to efforts in California, Oregon, Maryland, Ohio and Colorado. Most recently, Mr. Doyle has been providing technical assistance to communities in Colorado on developing policies on e-cigarettes and marijuana commercialization.

Chair: Alana Vivolo, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Planning Committee: Alana Vivolo, PhD, and Greta Massetti, PhD, (Co-chairs), Rachel Ballard, PhD, NIH/ODP, Amie Bettencourt, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bethany Dees, PhD, NIDA, Ingrid DFonato, PhD, SAMHSA, Elizabeth Ginexi, PhD, NIH/OBSSR, Leslie Leve, PhD, University of Oregon, Elizabeth Weybright, PhD, Washington State University