HCSN Conference Call Notes:
Archive

Download notes (MS Word .doc or Adobe Acrobat .pdf files) and call recordings (.mp3 files) from past HCSN Conference Calls.

 

Note: Call recordings are large files and may take several minutes to download.

9-4-08 : Working with Distributors to Get Healthy Foods into Corner Stores

Call Notes | Call Summary | Call Recording

6-10-08 : Evaluating Corner Store Projects

Call Notes | Call Synthesis | Call Recording

3-20-08 : Funding Strategies and Sources

Call Notes | Call Synthesis | Call Recording

12-10-07 : Changes to WIC program guidelines and implications for corner stores

Issue Summary/Background Info

Call Notes | Call Recording

 

Download PowerPoint presentations from this call:

Visit the Resources page for information on how recent changes in the WIC program will create incentives for stores in low-income areas to carry healthier items.

9-27-07 : Key challenges to bringing healthier foods into corner stores - and ways to address them

Call Notes | Call Recording

6-7-2007 : Introduction to the HCSN

Call Notes

Events

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HCSN Conference Calls

These are free, quarterly calls that include presentations and discussion about specific aspects of corner store work.

Call time: week of December 8, date TBA soon

Call-in number: (800) 868-1837, access code 523189#

Theme: Linking with tobacco and alcohol control efforts.

HCSN In-Person Meetings

These are informal networking meetings held in tandem with other events where HCSN participants are already gathered. Meetings will be held at the following events. Contact the person listed for the event if you would like to participate.

New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
January 22-24, 2009: Albuquerque, NM
Meeting time and place: TBA
Contact: Hannah Laurison,

 

This is the premier annual smart growth conference, and the theme for 2009 is “Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities.” The conference will feature the latest research, cutting-edge implementation tools and techniques, best practices, model projects, policies and codes, coordinated networking activities, and interactive learning experiences.