Agenda
The conference will take place from 9am to 4:30pm at The Grand Event Center at Grandview Yard in Grandview Heights, Ohio, followed by a post-conference reception. Registration starts at 8am. The networking reception will take place from 4:30pm to 6pm.
The Ohio Alliance is partnering with Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. to provide health professionals who participate in the Conference with CME/CE credits, including dentists, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, registered dietitians, and social workers.
Plenary sessions
Advancing school-based health care and cross-system partnerships
Dr. Olga Acosta Price is director of the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health and is associate professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health at the University. She is a clinical psychologist with postdoctoral training in school mental health. At CHHCS, she advocates for the expansion of school-connected and community-based prevention and intervention approaches across the U.S., with a focus on strengthening systems to ensure quality education and health equity for vulnerable populations. Dr. Acosta Price also is chair of the board of directors for the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC), a national advisory member for the Hispanic and Latino Behavioral Health Center of Excellence, among other advisory roles. Dr. Acosta Price received her Masters and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo and her undergraduate degree in psychology from Vassar College.
Olga Acosta Price, Ph.D.
Strengthening the Foundation for Ohio's Children through School-Based Health
Moderator: Kelly Carey, Director of Policy & Public Affairs, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
Panelists:
Representative Sara P. Carruthers, District 47
Representative Dani Isaacsohn, District 24
Senator Theresa Gavarone, District 2
Working Together: Building School-Based Health Care and School District Partnerships
Moderator: Reem Aly, Executive Director, Ohio School-Based Health Alliance
Panelists:
Tiffany Ways, Chief School Health Officer, Health Partners of Western Ohio
Chelsie Hornsby, Senior Director of Business Development, HealthSource of Ohio
Brian Bailey, Superintendent, Goshen Local Schools
Julie Ramos, Director of Strategic Innovation, Wickliffe City School District
Joe Spiccia, Superintendent, Wickliffe City School District
Workshop sessions
Participants will have the opportunity to attend sessions across all three tracks.
Track 1. Equity and social determinants of health
These sessions will focus on advancing equity and addressing social determinants of health through school-based health care partnerships.
Sessions:
Community Health Workers: Essential Members of the School Health Team
Katie Davis Bellamy, Executive Director, Community & Corporate Health, The MetroHealth System
Julie Cobb, Manager, School Health Program, The MetroHealth System
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Health, and Equity in Ohio
Becky Carroll, Director, Policy Research and Analysis, Health Policy Institute of Ohio
Carrie Almasi, Director, Assessment and Planning, Health Policy Institute of Ohio
Uplifting Youth: Laying the Foundation for Youth Development and Youth Advisory Councils
Harper Byers, Program Coordinator, School-Based Health Alliance
Joey Kaji, Member, School-Based Health Alliance Youth Advisory Council
Building Roads to Bridge Gaps—Logan-Hocking’s Partnerships Provide Comprehensive Health Care to Children in an Underserved Appalachian County
Brice Frasure, Director of Student Programs, Logan-Hocking Schools
Jacob White, Assistant Team Leader, Partnership for Children and Families, Ohio University, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service
Track 2. Comprehensive, integrated care
These sessions will focus on the delivery of comprehensive, integrated healthcare services through school-based health centers including the delivery of oral, vision, and behavioral health services.
Sessions:
School-Based Health Center 101: From Start-up to Implementation
Katherine Bissett, SBHC Consultant, Ohio School-Based Health Alliance
Dental Care in Schools: Developing the Future Pediatric Oral Health Workforce and Striving for Health Equity
Kim Hammersmith, Program Director, Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry, Ohio State University College of Dentistry and Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Amy Baer, Project Coordinator, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Integrating School-Based Behavioral Health Services
Moderator: Mary Francis, Prevention Consultant
Panelists:
Katie Davis Bellamy, Executive Director, Community & Corporate Health, The MetroHealth System
Tiffany Banks, Director of Community Counseling, OhioGuidestone
Molly Wimbiscus, Director, School Mental Health Program, Cleveland Clinic
Heather Hahn, Therapist, Rocking Horse Community Health Center
Models for School-Based Vision Care
Steve Dorman, Director, Ohio Optometric Foundation
Track 3. Innovation, data, and technology-based solutions
These sessions will focus on innovations, data, and technology to support the delivery of high-quality school-based health care services.
Sessions:
Supporting Ohio's Students through Healthy Student Profiles Data and Attendance Initiatives
Christina May, School-Based Health Coordinator, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Patrick Hickman, Ohio’s Attendance Advisor, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Increasing Access to Comprehensive Well Visits by Providing “Wellness Days” Through a School-Based Health Center
Kristen O’Neal, Nurse Practitioner, Akron Children’s Hospital
Teresa Fletcher, Nurse Practitioner, Akron Children’s Hospital
School-Based Telehealth: Connecting Kids to Care
Moderator: Luke Wortley, Program Director, Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center
Panelists:
Jamie Lewis, Senior Practice Manager, Aultman Orrville Carrollton Health Center
Michele Wilmoth, Director of School Health Services, Akron Children’s Hospital
Javar Jackson Sr., Chief Operating Officer, Third Street Family Health Services