About the Institute
Judy's Workshop
The Intersection of Health and Education
May 7, 2009
Judy's Workshop was sponsored jointly by the Institute for Child, Youth, and Family Policy at the Heller School and the Brandeis Education Program, with the generous support of the Judith Krieger Gardner Memorial Fund.
The workshop began with a Welcome by Heller Dean Lisa Lynch. Lorraine V. Klerman, ICYFP Director, and Marya Levenson, Brandeis Education Program Director, served as moderators.
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Session 1. How can the health care sector have a positive impact on education?
- Resilience and Health and Mental Health in Schools
Richard Weissbourd, Harvard Graduate School of Education - Helping Traumatized Children Learn
Anne Eisner, Massachusetts Advocates for Children - Disability and School Exclusion
Tara Brown, Education Program, Brandeis University
Session 2. How can schools have a positive impact on children's health? Part 1
- State Initiatives to Promote Health Behaviors
Maria Bettencourt, Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Contextual Factors Influencing Nutrition Choices at the Local Level
Lynne Man, Tufts Medical Center
Session 3. How can schools have a positive impact on children's health? Part 2
- School-Based Health Centers
Leslie Mandel, Policy/Research/Evaluation Consultant - Integrating Health Behaviors into the School Day
Mary Ellen Kirrane, Brockton Public Schools
Session 4. Policy Implications and Future Directions for Research and Practice
- Making the Connection: Research, Policy and Practice, A Practitioner's View
Thomas Payzant, Harvard Graduate School of Education