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Jessica Ruch

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver
Jessica Ruch is an Evaluator and Quality Improvement Analyst with the Early Childhood Evaluation Unit at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. She received her M.A. in International Development at the University of Denver, specializing in gendered human rights.
Wednesday, August 28
 

7:00am

Registration Conference Center Lobby

7:15am

Breakfast Colorado Rockies Ballroom

8:30am

Opening Keynote Session featuring Emily Braucher: Our Brains and the Challenge of Engaging Underserved Communities Colorado Rockies BallroomEmily Braucher

9:00am

Exhibits Shavano and Longs Foyers

10:15am

Latino/a Health Disparties Report USA 2019 Torreys Peak 2Michael Cortes • George Autobee • Charlene Barrientos Ortiz

11:30am

Data Visualization Tools for Informing Public Health Policy: CHI’s Health and Climate Index Torreys Peak 2Karam Ahmad • Chrissy Esposito

12:15pm

Lunch Colorado Rockies Ballroom

1:15pm

Applying Lean Methodology to Public Health Improvement: How Denver Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) Actualized Over $2M in Savings in 2018 Quandary Peak 2Laurel Delmonico • Agathe Dorel

2:30pm

Health Equity and Environmental Justice in Data Visualization for the Statewide Public Health and Environmental Assessment Quandary Peak 1Loren Speer

3:45pm

Fighting Stress on the Frontlines: Services, Adaptations, and Techniques to Address Hispanic/Latino Stress in Home Visiting Quandary Peak 2Antonio Luna • Amanda Bolton • Jessica Ruch
 
Thursday, August 29
 

7:30am

Breakfast Roundtable - A Health Equity Frame for Maternal Mortality Prevention in Colorado Colorado Rockies BallroomBrie Thumm • Shivani Bhatia

9:00am

Got Slow Moving Initiatives? Use Change Management to Get Equity and Social Justice Moving in Your Agency Torreys Peak 1Heather Weir • Tracey Richers Maruyama

11:30am

Building Confidence in Comprehensive Communication Planning: A Case Study in Extending the Pregnancy-Related Depression and Anxiety Campaign at the State and Local Level Grays Peak 3Phuonglan Nguyen • Frances Tourtelot • Allison Hastey

12:00pm

Lunch Colorado Rockies Ballroom

1:15pm

Leveraging Inclusive Data and Partnerships Toward Equitable Disaster Outcomes: The Colorado Community Inclusion Mapping Project Torreys Peak 2Aimee Voth Siebert • Devon Williford • Colin Martin

2:00pm

Using Structured Consumer-Generated mHealth Data to Represent Whole-Person Health   Torreys Peak 3Robin Austin

3:15pm

Mental Health in the Latinx Community Grays Peak 2Adriana Gomez • Emily Cervantes

5:00pm

Poster Session - Health eMoms reaches toddlerhood: Operational successes and Preliminary Data from the First Two Years of the Program Colorado Rockies BallroomAshley Juhl • CDPHE - State Health Department • Sarah Blackwell
 
Friday, August 30
 

10:00am

Examining Disparities Among Children Removed from Early Care Settings Due to Behaviors Adults Find Concerning Torreys Peak 2Carsten Baumann • Jessica Ruch • Jordana Ash • Jacob Barney • Elly Miles

10:30am

Data + Partnerships = Strategic School Health and Wellness Plans Torreys Peak 2Emily Shore • Christine Mulitauopele

11:15am

The CPHA Health Equity Coalition: The Time for Action is Now.  Torreys Peak 1Ashley Wheeler-Bell • Jason Vitello