PRESENTATIONS

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.