Fit for Life Training Institute

October 18-20, 2006

 

Lalitha Nataraj and Jorge Castillo of Chula Vista Public Library
at Fit for Life Training in NYC

 

 

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

Natasha Dow Schull, Ph.D., Fellow,
International Center for Advanced Studies,
New York University

Buffet: All You Can Eat Las Vegas, Video and Discussion

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Christopher Johnson,
National Director, Access Programs,
Libraries for the Future

Overview: Libraries as Centers for Health Programming and Promotion

Bill Smith,
Executive Vice President,
Academy for Educational Development

Understanding Teens

Jo-Ann Benedetti,
Manager of Information and Outreach Services,
Upper Hudson Library System

Take 2 Asprin and Call Your Librarian: Providing Consumer Health Information in a Public Library

Christopher Johnson,
National Director, Access Programs,
Libraries for the Future

The Access Skills Framework: What is it? (Overview)

Ingrid Betancourt,
Coordinator of Multilingual Collections and Services,
Newark Public Library

Outreach: Who's out there?

Amanda Latreille, New York EqualAccess Program Manager,
Libraries for the Future

How are you going to make this happen? Developing a work plan for your program

Robert Tietze,
Director,
Experience Corp, Center for Intergenerational Learning,
Temple University

Intergenerational Programming

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Panel Discussion:

Get Real, Get Fit! Success Stories & Strategies
for System-wide Implementation

• Sarah Kaufman, Youth Services Librarian, Tempe Public Library

• Jeanne Farnworth, Youth Services Librarian, Portneuf District Library

• Robin Osbourne, Outreach Services Consultant, Westchester Library System

Matt Catapano,
Senior Director for Research and Planning Department,
MTV

Reaching the Youth Audience

Marilyn Ratner,
Program Coordinator, Get Real, Get Fit!,
Libraries for the Future

Public Relations and Marketing

Abby Long,
Manager, HealthAccess Programs,
Libraries for the Future

Why Bad Ads Happen to Good Causes
(a presentation of Andy Goodman's publication by the same name)

Wrap-up

Next Steps and Further Information

Contact a Fit for Life Presenter