PRESENTATIONS

Kemner A, Behlmann T, Hoehner C. Findings from Group Model Building with HKHC Leading Sites: Models for Partnership and Community Capacity of Health. Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Annual Grantee Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC. May 2012.

Behlmann T, Kemner A, Stachecki J. Findings from Group Model Building with HKHC Leading Sites: Models for Healthy Eating. Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Annual Grantee Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC. May 2012.

Brennan L, Filler C, Stachecki J. Findings from Group Model Building with HKHC Leading Sites: Models for Social Determinants of Health. Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Annual Grantee Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC. May 2012.

Filler C, Brennan L, Stachecki J. Findings from Group Model Building with HKHC Leading Sites: Models for Active Living. Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Annual Grantee Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC. May 2012.

Kemner A , Brennan L, Filler C, Behlmann T, Stachecki J, Hoehner C, Gentry D. Active Living and Healthy Eating Value Frameworks. Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Annual Grantee Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC. May 2012.

Kemner A, Brennan L, Gentry D, Behlmann T, Carnoske C. An Update on Evaluating Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities. Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Annual Grantee Meeting, Milwaukee, WI. May 2011.

Brennan L & Kemner A. Evaluation Forum Database. National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Evaluation Forum, Washington DC. June 2011.

Brewington D, Lee A, Kemner A, Holtgrave P. Investment in Obesity Prevention and Obesity Rates. American Evaluation Association, San Antonio, Texas. November 2010.

Behlmann TR, Claus JM, Brennan LK, Shrout T, Cella K. Ten Toe Express. Weight of the Nation Conference, Washington, DC. July 2009.

Brennan LK. Evaluation is for everyone: Assembling evidence from childhood obesity prevention research and practice. Presentation to the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children; Chicago, IL: March 11, 2009.

Metzler M, Brennan LK, Baker EA. Hoping for Health Equity: A Community Effort. National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, National Harbor, MD: February 2009.

Behlmann TR, Claus JM, Brennan LK, Shrout T, Cella K. Ten Toe Express. Active Living Research Annual Conference, San Diego, CA : February 2009.

Hall MI, Brennan LK, Kelly CM, Brownson R. Community perspectives: Key facilitators and barriers of active living. Active Living Research Annual Conference, San Diego, CA : February 2009.

Hall, MI, Brennan Ramirez LK, Kelly CM.  A comprehensive evaluation of the Active Living by Design initiative: Innovative approaches to increase physical activity. American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO: November 2008.

Runnels LA, Claus JM, Brennan Ramirez, LK.  Evaluation of an obesity prevention intervention for food pantry clients: The W.E.L.L. program. American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO: November 2008. 

Brennan Ramirez LK. Review of environmental and policy interventions for childhood obesity prevention. Presentation to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA: October 2008.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Brownson RC, Orleans T. Review of environmental and policy interventions for childhood obesity prevention: Accelerating the progress from research to evidence-based practice and policy. Presentation to the Task Force on Community Preventive Services, Atlanta, GA: June 2008.
 
Brennan Ramirez LK, Hall MI. Evaluation of Active Living by Design. Active Living Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC: April 2008.

Claus JM, Brennan Ramirez LK, Baker EA. The Evidence-based Intervention Planning System (EBIPS): Developing a web-based technical assistance tool for the Not on Tobacco (NOT) intervention. National Prevention and Health Promotion Summit Conference, Washington, DC: November 2007.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Elder S. Intervention Planning: An Evidence-based Tool to Support State and Local Efforts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Asthma Meeting, Atlanta, GA: September, 2006.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Bender JM, Baker EA. Intervention MICA:  A tool that enables communities to be at the center of public health planning. Community Development Society Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO: June, 2006.

Simoes EJ, Land GH, Bender JM, Brennan Ramirez LK. Priority MICA: An application to prioritize public health resources. 2nd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Seattle, WA: June, 2006.

Baker EA, Land GH, Brennan Ramirez LK, Bender JM. Community Profiles and Priorities MICA: Using evidence to understand community needs. APHA 133rd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA: December 2005.

Bender JM, Brennan Ramirez LK, Baker EA, Land GH. MICA: A community-based infrastructure for needs assessment, priority assessment and intervention planning. APHA 133rd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA: December 2005.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Baker EA, Bender JM, Land GH. Intervention MICA: Putting evidence into public health practice. APHA 133rd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA: December 2005.

Brennan Ramirez LK. Building and Sustaining Partnerships.  STEPS to a Healthier New York Grantee Meeting, Albany, NY: November 2005.

Metzler M, Brennan Ramirez LK. Learning by Doing: Incorporating Social Determinants of Health Inequity into Chronic Disease Prevention Programming. National Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA: March 2005.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Baker EA. Intervention MICA: Community Health Assessment. Community Health Assessment Annual Meeting (CDC/NAPHSIS), Atlanta, GA: September 2004.

Baker EA, Brennan LK, Ellis D, Hoehner CM, Williams D. Assessing the Livability of Communities: Using innovative methods to observe community environmental influences on health and health-related behaviors. Creating Livable Communities Symposium, St. Louis, MO: April 2003.

Brennan LK. Developing Indicators for Activity Friendly Communities: Phases I and II. Active Community Environments (ACEs) and Active Living Policy and Environmental Studies (ALPES) Meeting, Atlanta, GA: January 2003.

Brennan LK, Brownson RC, Hollander M, Orleans CT. Developing Indicators for Activity Friendly Communities. 16th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA: February 2002.

Brennan LK, Baker EA, Haire-Joshu D., Brownson RC. Community determinants of physical activity in the United States: Measuring Protective Social Factors as Mediators of Behavior. Innovative Approaches to Understanding and Influencing Physical Activity Conference, Cooper Institute, Dallas, TX: October 2001.