May 1-2 2008
17th Annual MOAPPP Conference
MOAPPP's 17th Annual Conference, May 1-2, 2008 was a great success!
The MOAPPP Annual Conference is the most comprehensive training opportunity for Minnesota practitioners on current research, educational resources, policy initiatives and emerging issues related to adolescent sexual health, pregnancy prevention and adolescent parents. This year’s conference offered three keynote presentations, 25 workshops, 40 exhibits and poster sessions, and the premier performance of the Youth Performance Company’s production, “The Boy Show”. Keynote presenters offered new perspectives on adolescent brain development, ways to engage boys and men in pregnancy prevention, and how to partner with parents in meaningful ways. Participants reflected a broad range of professions including school personnel, health care professionals, social service providers, government workers, advocates and students.
Conference Sponsors
Many thanks for the generous support of our conference sponsors.
Silver Sponsor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bronze Sponsors
Minnesota Department of Education
Minnesota Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health Section
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Purple Sponsors
Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
HealthPartners
Healthy Youth Development-Prevention Research Center, Division of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department
Metropolitan Health Plan
Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support
Minnesota Department of Health, Sexual Violence Prevention Program
UCare
For information about becoming a sponsor, please contact Julie Brown at julie@moappp.org or 651-644-1447 x16.
A few comments from conference participants…
- It was a wonderful conference. Very inclusive – it had something for everybody. Well done!
- Wonderful venue and both morning keynotes were fascinating – great presenters, terrific humor and skill in engaging the audience.
- Awesome speakers!
- First time and I will be back.
- I am so glad I came. The MOAPPP Conference always energizes me and lets me know I am doing good work.
Congratulations to the 2008 MOAPPP award recipients honored at the Conference.
- Advocate of the Year:
Donna Amidon, CNP,
Manager of School Based Clinics, Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support - Community Partner of the Year:
Minnesota Spokesman Recorder - Outstanding Individual of the Year:
Gary Greenfield,
Family Planning Specialist Projects Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Health - Program of the Year:
The Center Clinic of Dodge County - Teen of the Year:
Abbie McMillian
If you have any questions about the conference, please contact at 651-644-1447 x15 or marilyn@moappp.org