April 11th & April 12th, 2024
The Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA
AGENDA
Thursday, April 11th, 2024
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast, Registration & Trainee Poster Viewing
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Welcome and Introductions
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM TBA
Mental Health and the Microbiome
Speaker: Emeran Mayer, PhD; Distinguished Research Professor of Medicine
Director, G. Oppenheimer Ctr for Neurobiology of Stress & Resilience
Founding Director, Goodman Luskin Microbiome Center
UCLA Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA
Facilitator: Sandy van Calcar
Reading/Viewing Pre-work: The Maternal Microbiome Encourages Placental Development in Mice
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9948959
The Gut and the Microbiome Slides (PDF)
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM Break & Trainee Poster Viewing
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
12:00 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch & Networking
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
What does Food as Medicine Look Like in Your State? – Sharing your Implementation Efforts with a Brief Overview of USDA’s Western Regional Office Efforts.
Speaker: Tamara Gardner Periconi, MPH, RDN, Nutritionist, Western Regional Office, Food and Nutrition Service
Food as Medicine in your State Slides (PDF)
Large Group Discussion: NLN Participants
Facilitators: Barbara Laraia and Megan Mueller
2:00 – 2:15 PM ASPHN Updates – Incorporating the Food Sufficiency PM in your State Plans.
Speaker: Sandy Perkins, ASPHN
Reading/Viewing Pre-work:
- AMCHP Food Security Resources: https://amchp.org/food-security-nutrition-services/
- ASPHN Food Security Primer: https://asphn.org/food-and-nutrition-security-primer/
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM Free Time & Trainee Poster Viewing
3:45 PM – 6:30 PM Western MCH Nutrition Leadership Network Networking Session
(Refreshments provided)
6:30 PM Free evening to explore…
Friday, April 12th, 2024
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Leadership Workshop
Nonviolent Communication
Presenter: Aya Caspi, MPH
Based in Northern California, Aya Caspi brings her unique blend of vision, practical clarity, and deep commitment to the transformative power of Nonviolent Communication to settings as varied as schools, parenting, couples counseling, mediation, nonprofit organizations, social change communities and media.
Aya has served as an educational consultant on several preschool series, creating original curricula and advising on show development and scripting. Her client list includes Warner Bros., Discovery Media, 9 Story Media Group, Cartoon Saloon, Field Day Entertainment, the Cartoon Network, and Max “Lu & The Bally Bunch”.
Reading/Viewing Pre-work:
- Caspi A, Hector P. “From Protection to Collaboration: What to Do and Say to Empower Ourselves When Hearing a Difficult Message – Caring for the Ages.”
- Check out the YouTube Playlist, “The Spirituality of NVC: In Conversation with Aya Caspi.”
- Nonviolent Communication Workshop Slides (PDF)
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Trainee Poster Viewing
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
8:00-8:30 Welcome
9:30-9:45 BREAK
12:15-1:15 LUNCH
2:45-3:00 BREAK
3:45-4:00 Closing
- Next Steps
- Additional Resources
- Evaluation
4:00 PM Conference adjourns
2024 NLN Documents and Resources
- Example Abstract (PDF)
- NLN Abstracts by Topic (PDF)
- NLN 2024 Agenda (PDF)
- NLN 2024 Speaker Bios (PDF)
- NLN 2024 FAQ & Answers (PDF)
- NLN 2024 Oakland Transportation Guide (PDF)
- Oakland-Berkeley Activity Guide (PDF)
- Certificate of Attendance (DOCX)
- 2024 Participant List (PDF)
- 2024 NLN CEU Details (PDF)
- NLN 2024 Itemized Receipt Submission Directions (PDF)