1. "Genetics, Environment, Diet and Life Style on Chronic Diseases: How the First Nine Months Shape the Rest of your Life" (Part I)
   James Trosko, PhD, professor, Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University
   
   Although individuals have some control of risk factors for developing cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, we have no control of our genetics or what happens in-utero or during preadolescent years. New insights point to the powerful role that nutrition and diet play in the prevention and treatment of cancer.

2. "The Culture of Poverty"
   Renee Canady, PhD, MPA, deputy health officer, Ingham County Health Department
   
   People don’t choose to be poor; poverty is a result of structural forces, from economic growth and job opportunities to segregation and discrimination. Dr. Canady will present a unique lens on poverty as a key social determinant of health in equity that manifests at the personal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural levels of our society.

3. WISEWOMAN Program Session — "Healthy Substitutions in
   Cooking"
   Diane Golzynski, PhD, RD, fruit and vegetable nutrition coordinator, Michigan Department of Community Health
   
   This hands-on session will demonstrate affordable, easily accessible, healthy substitutions for everyday cooking. The presentation will also include a context within, and an introduction to, the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010.

4. "How Can BCCCP Agencies Locate Those 'Hard-to-Reach' Clients? GIS Applications Can Aid Public Health"
   Michael D. Carr, MA, Statistician, Michigan Department of Community Health
   
   Michigan BCCCP data may be geocoded to facilitate program planning and outreach activities. In this session, some online mapping applications will be examined for practical utility. A live demonstration will show how client data has been mapped and how Michigan BCCCP data at the client level can be shared (while protecting client confidentiality).

5. "Genetics, Environment, Diet and Life Style on Chronic Diseases: How the First Nine Months Shape the Rest of your Life" (Part II)
   James Trosko, PhD, professor, Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University
   
   Please sign up for this session only if you participated in Part I.

6. MCRCEDP Session — "Simple Steps to Guiding Your Patients Through Colorectal Cancer Screening"
   Joanie Birdsall, BSN, CGRN, manager, Ingham Regional Medical Center Endoscopy Department
   
   There are many barriers patients may encounter in obtaining colorectal cancer screening. This session will discuss ways to help patients deal with — and eliminate — barriers related to navigating the complex medical systems and present financial, cultural and personal concerns that these patients also may experience.

7. WISEWOMAN Program Session — "Living with a Chronic Disease"
   Dawn Crane, MS, ACNS-BC,CDE, Michigan Department of Community Health
   
   What is it like to live with a chronic disease? For many of the women we serve, it is a fact of life. Certified Diabetes Educator Dawn Crane will talk about what it is like to live with a chronic disease and provide insights from her experience as a diabetes educator and a PATH instructor on how to work with people who are living with a chronic disease.

8. "Living Downstream — Walking Upstream"
   Discussion facilitator TBD
   
   "Living Downstream" is an eloquent documentary by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, PhD. This poetic film follows Sandra during one pivotal year as she traveled across North America, working to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links. A facilitated discussion will follow the showing of the film.

Keynote: "The Voices of Men"
Ben Atherton Zeman, professional speaker and spokesperson for the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)

"The Voices of Men" is a one-man play working to end men’s violence against women.

9. MCRCEDP Session — "The Colorectal Challenge: Creating Awareness to Mobilize the Masses"
   Erin Reese Burks, MHSA, administrative director, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
   
   Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women, yet many are unaware of the influence we have over the course it takes. Creating awareness and providing critical education is the key to each person taking control and getting screened. This session will describe a tailored approach to reach the community to improve awareness, screening compliance, and lifestyle choices.

10. "The Role of Progesterone in Breast Cancer Etiology: An Update"
    Sandra Haslam, PhD, professor of Physiology and director, Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center
    
    This session will present recent data demonstrating the effects of progesterone on mammary cancer development in an animal model and relevance to human breast cancer development and therapy

11. "Complementary and Alternative Medicine Workshop"
    Gwen Wyatt, RN, PhD, professor, College of Nursing, Michigan State University
    
    This session will look at the evidence base of a variety of complimentary and alternative medicine therapies and discuss several complementary therapies for use with oncology patients.

12. WISEWOMAN Program Session — "Empowering Others in 30 Minutes or Less!"
    Megan Raphael, founder, The Courage Project
    
    This engaging workshop will empower you to empower others. Learn the true meaning of empowerment and how you can achieve that with your clients, even in the face of learned helplessness and disempowerment.

13. "Management of Breast Complaints"
    Jennifer Griffin, MD, clinical instructor and breast fellow, University of Michigan
    
    A challenge for providers in evaluating breast complaints by women is how to determine which symptoms are benign and which require a complete diagnostic work-up to rule out cancer. This session discusses how to evaluate common breast complaints, understand the associated differential diagnoses and diagnostic steps, and manage benign breast diseases.

14. "Tobacco Use & Dependence: Intervening with Patients and Motivating Them to be Tobacco Free"
    Karen Brown, MPA, tobacco use treatment specialist, Michigan Department of Community Health
    
    This session examines the benefits of assisting patients with quitting tobacco through the discussion of evidence-based steps for interacting with the patient, including information on quit tobacco medication and strategies for moving the patient toward the decision to quit.

15. WISEWOMAN Program Session — "Why She Won’t Leave: The Steve & Jen Skit"
    Ben Atherton Zeman
    
    This interactive skit will demonstrate real-life scenarios on the barriers that prevent women from leaving an abusive/controlling intimate relationship.

16. MCRCEDP Session — "Identifying Patients at High Risk for Colorectal Cancer and the Importance of Patient Navigation"
    Jenna McLosky, MS, CGC, cancer genomics education coordinator, Michigan Department of Community Health
    
    This session will present an overview of hereditary syndromes that increase the risk for colorectal and other cancers. Family history red flags for these syndromes, risk assessment, and patient navigation tips to help patients at risk get appropriate management and care will be discussed.

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