2015 Fall Member Meeting 

Make plans now to join your friends and colleagues for the 2015 Fall Member Meeting. The meeting will provide an opportunity to hear the latest news related to state and national initiatives. The Coalition is pleased to offer its Bring A Guest Campaign, which encourages more individuals to benefit from our education offerings and networking.

Agenda  | October 16, 2015
9 a.m.
Registration and Light Refreshments

9:30 a.m. 
Welcome and Introductions
Fiscal Year 2016: News from the State Capitol 
Decisions made in Lansing have a significant impact on all Michigan residents. Senator Hertel will share his perspective and engage attendees in a discussion regarding legislative and budgetary priorities and an outlook for Fiscal Year 2017. 
Faculty: Senator Curtis Hertel, Jr. (D) District 23, Minority Vice Chair of Health Policy Committee,  Appropriations Subcommittee for Health and Human Services and Appropriations Committee

10 a.m.
Improving Low-Income Children’s Oral Health Care Access in Los Angeles County through Medical-Dental Collaboration
To increase children’s access to and utilization of dental care, Children Now leads a medical-dental collaboration pilot in Los Angeles County, where 44% of eligible children under 6 had a dental visit. Learn how this pilot program engages medical and dental plans, state agencies and other partners to achieve its goals.
Faculty: Fatima D. Morales, MSW, Policy and Outreach Associate, Health, Children Now, Los Angeles, California 

11 a.m.
A New State Oral Health Plan: Our Vision for 2020 
Work on the next State Oral Health Plan has begun. Learn where we are in the next steps of our strategic planning process. Your input is valued and important to the development of a strategic plan that will guide oral health advocates, state departments and partners, policy makers, and other stakeholders as we work together to improve oral health in Michigan. 
Faculty: Christine Farrell, RDH, BSDH, MPA, Oral Health Program Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Karlene Ketola, MHSA, CAE, Executive Director, Michigan Oral Health Coalition and Representative, Michigan Public Health Institute

12 p.m.
Networking Luncheon

1 p.m.
Innovation Theatre  
The Innovation Theatre session provides a platform for visionaries and creative thinkers to communicate ideas worth spreading. Each presentation is conducted in a short timeframe; ensuring only critical components of innovation are shared. In less than eight minutes the speaker must take his project or innovative idea and break it into simple components which impact financing, care delivery, community or policy. 
Faculty: Amy Zaagman, Michigan Council for Maternal & Child Health; Cheryl Thompson Marsh, Michigan Oral Health Coalition; Denise Sloan, Michigan Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Kathy Mielke, RDH, BS, President, Michigan Dental Hygienists' Association; Patti Ulrich, Michigan Oral Health Coalition; Susan Deming, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

2 p.m.
Tobacco 21: Raising the Minimum Age of Legal Access 
to Tobacco Products
Raising the minimum legal sale age for tobacco products to 21 is a promising strategy to reduce smoking and other tobacco use among youth and save lives. A 21 sale age complements other strategies to reduce tobacco use, including higher tobacco taxes, strong smoke-free laws that include all workplaces and public places, and well-funded, sustained tobacco prevention and cessation programs.
Faculty: Elaine C. Lyon, MA, Consultant and Molly Cotant, MPH, Consultant, Tobacco Section Michigan Department of Health and Human Services   

 3 p.m. Program Concludes