"Building Healthy Foundations for Families"
April 16 -17, 2009
Baton Rouge, LA
Parent educators, child care providers, health care professionals, faith-based organizations and other family service agencies can enhance professional skills, learn methods of
evaluating programs, and develop emergency preparedness plans during the Southern University Ag Center's Family and Health Conference, April 16-17, 2009, at the Baton Rouge
Marriott.
The conference will address the varied challenges that families are experiencing nationally and solutions that agencies can employ to better serve the family.
In order to alleviate some of the gaps in education and services, the Ag Center's Family and Human Development Department felt that this conference would address the physical
and social needs of families and will indeed be a significant forum for "Building Healthy Foundations for Families"
Conference Topics:
- Insurance Choices for Individuals and Families Food Safety and Sanitation the Communicable Nature MRSA: Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus Aureus Emergency Preparedness
- Nutrition and Physical Fitness for families Diabetes & Childhood Obesity Types of health related issues associated with smoking Depression
- Contemporary Issues in Parenting and Family Life Program Evaluation Stress
Outcomes:
- Increase knowledge on risk factors associate with tobacco use, health risks factors of childhood obesity,
- Gain more knowledge on the selection of nutritious food for children and families.
- Improve skills in doing physical activity
- Decrease health risk by learning to control stress
- Learn methods of evaluating family programs
- Develop an emergency preparedness plan
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Conference Location:
Baton Rouge Marriott
5500 Hilton Avenue
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
Phone: (225) 924-5000
Register online or by fax by: March 25, 2009
(Pre-registration is required. Space is limited)
Register by mail: Please print this registration form and mail to the
Southern University Ag Center
P.O. Box 10010
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Registration fee: $25 payable by money order
CEUs available through the Southern University
Download the CEU Form (PDF) (Word)
Contact:
Charlena Gatlin (charlena_gatlin@suagcenter.com)
Kasundra Cyrus (kasundra_cyrus@suagcenter.com)
Call (225) 771-2242
Sponsors:
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