Opening Session

Welcome and recognition of partners and special guests
Dr. Alan Barefield, Chair, SERA-IEG-19/Associate Director, Southern Rural Development Center

Keynote speaker

Introduction:
Dr. James Barnes, LSU, Conference Planning Committee

Dr. Keith Mueller
Associate Dean, Department Chair, and Professor, College of Public Health, Dept. of Health Services Research & Administration, Univ, of Nebraska Medical Center. Director, Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis & Director, Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research

Presentation of Papers (SERA members/partners)

• Documenting the Economic Impact of Telemedicine Service in a Rural Hospital -- Brian Whitacre
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• East Central Mississippi Health Network (EC HealthNet) Employee Satisfaction Survey and Results -- Alan Barefield
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• Rural Outreach Makes a Diffrerence: Increasing Cancer Screenings Among Tennessee Apalachian Women -- Bobbi Clarke
  
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• Healthy Boards: An Introduction to Governance for Health Care Organization -- James N. Barnes
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• Learning from the World, Serving North Carolina and Beyond -- Julia F. Storm, Melissa Edwards
  
  

Presentation of Papers (SERA members/partners)

• Smart Bodies: A Local Solution to a Global Problem -- Ellen Murphy
  
  
• Evaluating Access Barries to Primary Care Services for Hispanic Residents in Toombs County, Georgia -- Michele Vitale
  
  
• The Learn & Serve Hispanic Healthcare Pilot Program: Serving the Changing Demographics in Georgia -- Glenn C.W. Ames
  

Presentation of Papers (SERA members/partners)

• Increasing the Impact of Extension Services' Programs through Collaborations at the National, State, and Local Levels -- M. Cassandra Wiggins
  
  
• A Unique Arthritis Education Partnership Reaching Rural Tennessee Audiences -- Bobbi Clarke
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• Transforming Global Learning into Local Action: The North Carolina Experience -- Julia Storm and Cintia Aguilar
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Tuberculosis: Re-emerging Issue

Introductions:
Dr. Sandy Wiggins, NCSU/NCCE, Conference Planning Committee

Dr. Nickolas DeLuca
Chief, Education, Training, and Behavioral Studies Team, CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Romel Lacson, MPH
Project Director, The Amaya-Lacson Tuberculosis Photo Voice Project

Empowerment Approaches to Health Promotion

Introduction of Panel:
Dr. Kathleen Tajeu, Auburn University/ACES, Conference Planning Committee

Yanique Redwood, MPH
Project Director, Accountable Communities: Healthy Together, Georgia State University Institute of Public Health

Dr. Kelly M. Lewis
Project Director - GTO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Applied Sciences Branch, Division of Reproductive Health

Dr. Kate Winskell
Assistant Director, Center for Health, Culture and Society, Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University

Health Program Evaluation: An Economic Perspective

Introduction:
Dr. Sandy Wiggins, NCSU/NCCE, Conference Planning Committee

Dr. Phaedra Corso
Associate Professor and Health Economist, Dept. of Health Policy and Management, University of Georgia College of Public Health

Introduction:
Dr. Kathleen S. Tajeu, Auburn University/ACES, Conference Planning Committee

Dr. Jennifer L. Kerpelman
Professor and Extension Specialist, Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University

David Buys, M.S.,
Graduate Student in College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

Angela Montoya,
Graduate Student in College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

Amy Newell
Graduate Student in College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

• Extension Team Project (ETP) Alabama 4-H War on Hunger. Making a Difference
• World Hunger Jeopardy