2009 Conference Notes

Presentation titles and presenter names are listed below.  To access the handout, please click on the handout link listed directly after the name of the presenter.  All handouts are in PDF format and some are large files. 

For additional conference information, email Shari

Monday, August 3 2009

8:45 - 10:00 a.m. Plenary session:

Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, "The Diverse Cultures of Agricultural People" 

Powerpoint

10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions

A:  Pat Hart, Michael Rosmann, John Scanlan, David Therkelsen,

"Planning for Sustainability" Powerpoint  Handout 1 Handout 3  Handout 4

B1:  Clarann Weinert, "Depression and Rural Dwellers"  contact AgriWellness

B2:  Gail DeBoy, "Mental Health Issues and Disability in the Ag Population"

No materials

1:00 - 2:15 p.m.

C1:  Linda Schmid, "Suicide Prevention Collaboration with the Red Lake Band

of Chippewa" Powerpoint

C2:  Kendra Ulmer and Ken Imhoff, "Sleepless in Saskatchewan: Addressing

Stress and Safety" contact AgriWellness

E:  PJ Smith, "Telemedicine Practices and Funding Opportunities" Powerpoint

2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

F:  Mary Doucette, "Time is of the Essence for Older Adults in Rural Minnesota"

Powerpoint

G:  Kay Slama, Denise Herbst, Karen Shirer, Pat Hart, "Web-based Agricultural

Stress Needs Assessment and Education" Powerpoint

H:  MJ Smoller-Phillips, "Common Wealth/Common Good/Common Ground

contact AgriWellness

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session:

Lorann Stallones, "Farm Chemicals, Food Production, Environmental

Sustainability and Human Health" Powerpoint (no pictures)

10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions

I: Michael Rosmann, Kay Slama "Tailoring Behavioral Health Services to

Agricultural People"  Powerpoint

J:  Jeffrey Leichter, Abby Stanislaw, "Training and Preparing Psychologists for

Service to Rural America"  Powerpoint

K:  Janell Christenson, "Suicide Identification and Intervention in the VA"

Powerpoint

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

M1:  Sarah Buila, "Women in Agriculture: Understanding the Third Shift

Phenomenon"  Paper

M2:  Kara Vick, "The Dyadic Adjustment Scale:  Utility for Rural Marital

Assessment"  Powerpoint

N1:  Ken Imhoff, "Perspectives on Canada's Farm and Rural Help Lines"

coming soon

N2:  Charlie Griffin, "The Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network"

no materials

3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

O:  Brad Gibbens, "Why Health Care is Important to Economic Development" Powerpoint

P: Cheryl Beseler, "Pesticide Poisoning and Depressive Symptoms as Associated with Safety Behaviors in Colorado Farm Residents" Powerpoint

Wednesday, August 5

There are no materials from Fred Kirschenmann's plenary presentation.

Town Hall Meeting Summary