Help Me Grow National Forum Week 2023
Co-Hosted with HMG North Texas
The HMG National Forum is an exciting opportunity for HMG affiliates and their partners to network, learn from one another, and develop new and supportive connections across the HMG community. In its 14th year, HMG National embraced thirteen years of experience hosting the Forum both in-person and virtually, and offered the best of all worlds:
1. In-Person Summit | Fort Worth, Texas
2. Virtual Event | Virtual Attendee Hub
In-Person Summit | October 11-13 | Fort Worth, TX
Co-hosted by the HMG National Center and HMG North Texas, the 2023 In-Person Summit featured learning intensives, offered by leading organizations around the country and HMG National Center staff. Learning intensives provided training and skill-building intended to take our HMG system-building work to the next level.
Virtual Event | October 17 | Virtual Attendee Hub
The Virtual Event offered affiliate-led breakout sessions we know and love, as well as role-based networking, HMG National Center update, keynote address, speed networking, and more. The Virtual Event shared affiliate-led strategies, ideas, tips, tricks, and cautionary tales, with breakout sessions focused on showcasing how HMG systems around the country are implementing the Model. All content from the Virtual Event is available to registrants on the virtual platform for 90 days following the event.
Thank you to the members of the
2023 Forum Planning Committee:
Carmen Wenger, HMG Alaska
Kelly Annelli, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Liz Randall, HMG Florida
Jessica Wood, HMG Maine
Mellody Buzalski, HMG Cass County, Michigan
Maureen Schmidt, HMG Ottawa, Michigan
Summer Merrick, HMG Onondaga, NY
Abigail Sharp, HMG North Texas, TX
Miranda Holmes, HMG North Texas, TX
Tiffini Smith, HMG North Texas, TX
Jodi West, HMG Utah
Keri Nguyen, HMG Washington
Jackie Litzau, HMG Washington
Susan Steinhofer, HMG Wisconsin
2023 Keynote Speakers
In-Person Summit Keynote
Lori Fresina is the Vice President and Executive Director of Voices for Healthy Kids, American Heart Association. Through her leadership, direction and dedication, Lori has made a significant contribution to making communities healthier and more equitable through effective public policy.
As co-creator of the Power Prism® advocacy framework, Lori’s expertise includes campaign planning, equitable coalition practices, community mobilization, training, grassroots development, and media advocacy.
Before joining the American Heart Association in March 2019, Lori had long stints in public interest advocacy as senior vice president and New England office director for M+R Strategic Services, Northeast Regional Advocacy Director for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and a variety of roles with American Cancer Society.
Lori received a bachelor’s degree in communications from Emerson College and a master’s degree in public policy and citizen participation from Tufts University.
Voices for Healthy Kids provides the staffing and support structure for The National Collaborative for Infants & Toddlers.
Virtual Event Keynote
More from Previous Help Me Grow Forums
Help Me Grow Virtual Forum 2022
Annual Help Me Grow
Virtual Forum | September 21-23, 2021
Co-Hosted with HMG Florida
The 13th Annual HMG National Virtual Forum consisted of four half-days of presentations, featuring 94 speakers and 64 sessions. Co-hosted by Help Me Grow Florida, the agenda featured HMG affiliate-led content sessions, national speakers, poster presentations, and networking opportunities.
Help Me Grow Virtual Forum 2021
Annual Help Me Grow
Virtual Forum | September 21-23, 2021
Co-Hosted with HMG Indiana
The 12th Annual HMG National Virtual Forum consisted of four half-days of presentations, featuring 107 speakers and 72 sessions. Co-hosted by Help Me Grow Indiana, the agenda featured HMG affiliate-led content sessions, national speakers, poster presentations, exhibitor booths and networking opportunities. Sessions this year included content focusing on advancing equity, Infant mental health principles, strategies for universal developmental screening, and the importance of centering parents and families in our collective work. In addition, this year’s Forum featured three Keynote and Plenary Addresses: Dr. Dina Lieser from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Dr. Wendy Ellis of the Center for Community Resilience, and Dr. David Williams from the Harvard School of Public Health.
As a safe alternative to coming together in person, the HMG National Center hosted a Virtual HMG Forum on September 20-23, 2021.
Help Me Grow Virtual Forum 2020
Annual Help Me Grow
Virtual Forum | August 10-12, 2020
The 11th Annual HMG National Virtual Forum consisted of three half-days of presentations, featuring approximately 12 hours of content. Sessions this year included content focusing on Child Health Provider engagement, Infant mental health principles, Strategies for connecting with and supporting indigenous and tribal communities, and the importance of centering parents and families in our collective work. In addition, we were delighted to welcome again, our 2019 HMG National Forum Keynote, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, for an engaging, moderated session to provide her expertise in the context of our current public health crisis, COVID-19, and our national movement for a more equitable society, in the context of Help Me Grow.
As a safe alternative to coming together in person, the HMG National Center hosted a Virtual HMG Forum on August 10-12, 2020 via Zoom Webinar. Access the recordings, slides, and materials from all sessions below.
Materials and recordings of the 2020 Virtual Forum are available to affiliates of the HMG National Network here.
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