Chronic Disease Prevention Program Webinar Archives
Learn about topics impacting the health of Wisconsin residents
As part of the Bureau of Community Health Promotion (BCHP), the Chronic Disease Prevention Program (CDPP) works with partners across the state to raise awareness of chronic disease prevention efforts, improve access to care, and more. Our goal is to help everyone in Wisconsin live their best lives while remaining thoughtful about how location, community, and demographics impact program delivery.
Some of our partners include:
- Local and Tribal health departments
- Health systems and free and charitable clinics
- Community pharmacies
- Employers
- Insurers
- Coalitions and non-profit organizations
- Community members
We know all aspects of a person's health are connected. That means having one chronic disease often increases the risk of developing additional health conditions. From January to October, the CDPP hosts a one-hour webinar on topics relevant to partners. The meetings are recorded. The video and presentation materials (if available) are posted to this page. An American Sign Language interpreter and Spanish interpreter are present for each meeting. Participants may add their questions in the meeting chat.
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July 22
Introducing the Community Health Worker (CHW) Integration Toolkit
August 26
Wisconsin's Breastfeeding Landscape
September 23
Updates from the Diabetes program
October 28
Oral Health and Chronic Disease Conditions
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Webinar archive for 2025
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- Topic: Community Design for Physical Activity
- Presenter:
- Lexi Davis
Lexi.Davis@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Healthy Communities Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Chronic Disease Prevention Program
- Lexi Davis
- Materials:
- Topic: Farmers Market Nutrition Programs
- Moderator:
- Stef Bugasch
Stefanie.Bugasch@dhs.wisconsin.gov
State Physical Activity and Nutrition Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Chronic Disease Prevention Program
- Stef Bugasch
- Presenters:
- Allison Valitchka
Allison.Valitchka@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, WIC and Nutrition Section - Kelly Hammond
Kelly.Hammond@wisc.edu
Healthy Retail State Specialist, UW-Madison Division of Extension - Hannah Wendels Scott
Hannah.Wendels@wisc.edu
FoodWIse Nutrition Educator, Wood County
- Allison Valitchka
- Materials:
- Topic: Coverdell Stroke Program and Stroke Awareness Month
- Presenter:
- Kyleen Maccoux
Kyleen.Maccoux@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Stroke Quality Improvement and Communication Specialist, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Chronic Disease Prevention Program
- Kyleen Maccoux
- Materials:
- Topic: Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
- Presenter:
- Dr. Chitra Bhosekar, MD
chitra.bhosekar@emplifyhealth.org
Nephrologist, Emplify Bellin Health System
- Dr. Chitra Bhosekar, MD
- Materials:
- Topic: Medically Tailored Meals
- Presenter:
- Kelsey Melah
Kelsey.Melah@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Program and Policy Analyst, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Medicaid Services - Materials:
- Medically Tailored Meals Video Recording in English with ASL interpretation and Spanish
- Medically Tailored Meals Slide Presentation (PDF)
- Medicaid: Food is Medicine Webpage
- Kelsey Melah
- Topic: American Heart Association: Tools for American Heart Month & Beyond
- Presenters:
- Tim Nikolai
Tim.Nikolai@heart.org
Senior Rural Health Director, Midwest Region - Susan Hjelsand
Susan.Hjelsand@heart.org
Senior Community Impact Director, Wisconsin - Zach Wilks-Metrou
Zachary.Wilks-Metrou@heart.org
Community Impact Director, Wisconsin
- Tim Nikolai
- Materials:
CDPP webinar archive
Explore the archive of the webinars organized chronologically. If you have questions or concerns about the content on this page, email Chronic Disease Prevention Program (CDPP) staff.
October 22, 2024
- Topic: Safe Consumption of Wisconsin Sportfish
- Presenter:
- Elizabeth Polter
Elizabeth.Polter@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer - DHS
- Elizabeth Polter
- Materials: Safe Consumption of Wisconsin Sportfish, video recording
September 24, 2024
- Topic: Promoting the Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Program
- Presenter:
- Materials: Promoting the Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Program, video recording
August 27, 2024
- Topic: An Overview of the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative’s Efforts to Reduce Cancer and the Burden of Cancer in Wisconsin
- Presenter:
- Beth Brunner
eabrunner@wisc.edu
Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative
- Beth Brunner
- Materials:
July 23, 2024
- Topic: Using Walk and Roll Audits to Support Active Transportation and Physical Activity
- Presenters:
- Darrin Wasniewski
dwasniewski@aarp.org
AARP Wisconsin - Susan Gaeddert
susan@1kfriends.org
1000 Friends of Wisconsin
- Darrin Wasniewski
- Materials: Using Walk and Roll Audits to Support Active Transportation and Physical Activity–video recording available in English and Spanish
June 25, 2024
- Topic: Creating Access to and Support for Immunizations and Breastfeeding—Community Health Workers and Doulas
- Presenters:
- Will Housley
will@wisconsinliteracy.org
Vaccine Community Outreach
Southwest Regional Specialist
Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. - Chris Chapman (she/her/ella)
Christine.Chapman@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Community Health Program Coordinator
WI DHS, Chronic Disease Prevention Unit - Jessica Kimber (she/her)
Jessica.Kimber@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Community Health Specialist
WI DHS, Chronic Disease Prevention Unit - Emily Jacobson
emily@widoulas.org
Executive Director
Wisconsin Doulas Association - Sheray Wallace
sheraywallace44@gmail.com
Community Health Worker
CHW Meadowood Health Partnership
- Will Housley
- Materials: Creating Access to and Support for Immunizations and Breastfeeding—CHWs and Doulas video recording
May 28, 2024
- Topic: Trauma-Informed Care: Empowering. Engaging. Effective.
- Presenter:
- Scott A Webb, MSE
Scott.Webb@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Trauma-Informed Care Coordinator supporting the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
- Scott A Webb, MSE
- Materials:
April 23, 2024
- Topic: Coverdell Stroke Program: Kicking off American Stroke Month in May
- Presenters:
- Chandler Hansen
Chandler.Hansen@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Coverdell Stroke Outreach Specialist - Dot Bluma
dbluma@metastar.com
Project Specialist, MetaStar, Inc. - Ka Xiong
Ka.Xiong@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Coverdell Stroke Epidemiologist - Kyleen Maccoux
Kyleen.Maccoux@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Coverdell Stroke Quality Improvement Specialist
- Chandler Hansen
- Materials: Coverdell Stroke Month Kickoff - April 2024 CDPP Partner Call video
March 26, 2024
- Topic: County-led initiatives and resources for Diabetes Alert Day (March 26)
- Presenters:
- Stephanie Abbe, RD, CD
sabbe@chippewacountywi.gov
Chippewa County, Nutrition Division Manager - Grace Poliak, RD, CD
gpoliak@co.dunn.wi.us
Dunn County, WIC Director - Cortney Nicholson, MS, CHES
Cortney.Nicholson@eauclairecounty.gov
Eau Claire County, Community Health Educator - Nancy Gimenez
ngimenez@greenlakecountywi.gov
Green Lake County, Public Health Nurse - Jane Golberg, MPH, CHES®
Jane.Golberg@co.rock.wi.us
Rock County, Public Health Strategist - Rock County
Sam Axon, MPH, CHES
Samantha.Axon@co.rock.wi.us
Public Health Strategist
- Stephanie Abbe, RD, CD
- Materials: County-led initiatives and resources for Diabetes Alert Day presentation video
February 27, 2024
- Topic: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Breastfeeding, and Early Care and Education Activities Update
- Presenter:
- Stefanie Bugasch Scopoline
Stefanie.Bugaschscopoline@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Physical Activity and Nutrition Program Coordinator
- Stefanie Bugasch Scopoline
- Materials:
January 23, 2024
- Topic: Tools for American Heart Month and Beyond
- Presenter:
- Susan Hjelsand
Susan.Hjelsand@heart.org
Senior Community Impact Director, Wisconsin
- Susan Hjelsand
- Materials:
- Tools for American Heart Month and Beyond presentation video
- American Heart Association: Tools for American Heart Month & Beyond
- Tools for American Heart Month and Beyond presentation slides
October 24, 2023
- Topic: Introduction to Community Health Workers (CHWs)
- Presenters:
- Chris Chapman
Christine.Chapman@dhs.wisconsin.gov
CHW Coordinator - Jessica Kimber
Jessica.Kimber@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Community Health Specialist - Morgan Krhin
Morgan.Krhin@dhs.wisconsin.gov
CHW Coordinator
- Chris Chapman
- Materials: Introduction to Community Health Workers presentation video
September 26, 2023
- Topic: Prediabetes and Diabetes Work Update
- Presenters:
- Marilyn Hodgson RN, CDCES
Marilyn.Hodgson@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Quality initiatives coordinator - Stef Bugasch Scopoline
Stefanie.Bugaschscopoline@dhs.wisconsin.gov
UW population health fellow - Pam Geis
geis.pamela@gmail.com
Diabetes program coordinator, National Diabetes Prevention Program state quality specialist
- Marilyn Hodgson RN, CDCES
- Materials: Prediabetes and diabetes work update presentation video
August 22, 2023
- Topic: CDPP update on current and future chronic disease prevention strategies
- Presenter:
- Mary Pesik, director
CDPP – DHS
- Mary Pesik, director
- Materials: CDPP update on current and future chronic disease prevention strategies presentation video
July 25, 2023
- Topic: Collaborative Efforts to Improve Lactation Support and Services
- Presenters:
- Amber France, MS, MPH, IBCLC
amber@coffective.com
Senior director of public health initiatives, Coffective - Sarah Hoth
sarah@coffective.com
Manager of public health initiatives, Coffective - Kyle Mounts, MPH
mounts@perinatalweb.org
Associate director, Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care
- Amber France, MS, MPH, IBCLC
- Presentation materials:
- More resources:
- Wisconsin DHS Breastfeeding Resources
- National Breastfeeding Month (usbreastfeeding.org)
- World Breastfeeding Week 2023
- Indigenous Milk Medicine Week—Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective
- Black Breastfeeding Week
- Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week | Facebook
- Latina/x Breastfeeding Week | Facebook
June 27, 2023
- Topic: Wisconsin DHS: State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)
- Presenter:
- Julia Nagy
Julia.Nagy@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Population Health Improvement Strategist, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Julia Nagy
- Materials:
May 23, 2023
- Topic: Coverdell Stroke Program: American Stroke Month
- Presenter:
- John Bowser, PhD
Director, Coverdell Stroke Program
- John Bowser, PhD
- Materials:
April 25, 2023
- Topic: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI): From Data to Action: Creating Equitable Conditions for Everyone to be Healthy
- UWPHI Presenters:
- Salma Abadin
MPH—Action Researcher and Evaluator - Eunice Park
PhD—Data Analyst
- Salma Abadin
- Materials:
March 28, 2023
- Topic: Special Olympics Wisconsin: Inclusive Health for People With Intellectual Disabilities
- Presenters:
- Brittany Hoegh
bhoegh@specialolympicswisconsin.org
Senior Director of Health Programs
Special Olympics Wisconsin - Edward Kastern
Unified Leadership Specialist
Special Olympics Wisconsin
- Brittany Hoegh
- Materials:
February 28, 2023
- Topic: Be The Beat: Continuing Heart Health beyond American Heart Month
- Presenters:
- Susan Hjelsand
Susan.Hjelsand@heart.org
Senior Community Impact Director Wisconsin
American Heart Association - Tim Nikolai
Tim.Nikolai@heart.org
Senior Rural Health Director, Midwest
American Heart Association - Zach Wilks-Metrou
Zachary.Wilks-Metrou@heart.org
Community Impact Director
American Heart Association
- Susan Hjelsand
- Materials:
January 24, 2023
- Topic: CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) funding announcements and opportunities update
- Presenter: Mary Pesik, Chronic Disease Prevention Program Director
- Materials:
October 25, 2022
- Topic: Neighborhood Health Partnerships (NHP) Program Overview
- Presenters:
- Lauren Bednarz
NPH Interim Director - Korina Hendricks
NHP Outreach Specialist
- Lauren Bednarz
- Materials:
July 26, 2022
- Topic: Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month: Mental Health, Physical Health, and Chronic Disease
- Presenters:
- Valerie Peterson, RN
Unit Manager
Geriatric Treatment Unit
Mendota Mental Health Institute - Lisa Von Haden
Director of Nursing
Mendota Mental Health Institute - Langeston C. Hughes, CDP
Senior Equity Advisor
DHS Health Equity Diversity Inclusion Council (HEDI) Co-Chair
Division of Care and Treatment Services
- Valerie Peterson, RN
- Materials: Mental Health, Physical Health, and Chronic Disease video meeting recording
June 28, 2022
- Topic: Pride Month: LGBTQ+ Health Disparities
- Presenters:
- Beneli Andert (they/them)
Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellow
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Chronic Disease Prevention - Grayson Schultz (he/him)
Care Coordinator
Included Health
- Beneli Andert (they/them)
- Materials:
May 24, 2022
- Topic: Stroke Awareness Month 2022
- Presenter:
- John Bowser, PhD
Director
Wisconsin Coverdell Stroke Program
- John Bowser, PhD
- Materials:
April 26, 2022
- Topic: Minority Health Month: Infectious Diseases, Chronic Disease Management, and Minority Health Disparities—A Review of 2020 to Present through a Social Medicine Lens
- Presenters:
- Christian Hernández, MD
Emergency Medicine
University of California - Los Angeles | Ronald Reagan / Olive View - Jamal Keyon Perry, MPH Candidate
University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
- Christian Hernández, MD
- Materials:
March 22, 2022
- Topic: Revitalizing Inter-Tribal Food Systems and Trade Routes
- Presenters:
- Gary Besaw, Director of the Menominee Tribal Department of Agriculture and Food Systems and the Menominee Tribal Food Distribution Department
- Dan Cornelius, member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin who works for the Intertribal Agriculture Council and the UW-Madison Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center
- Materials: Revitalizing Inter-Tribal Food Systems and Trade Routes video meeting recording
February 22, 2022
- Topic: Health and Food Equity, Equitable Food Access, Food Programs
- Presenters:
- Cecie Culp, Division of Public Health Senior Health Equity Advisor for DHS
- Michelle Orge, Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin CEO
- Stephanie Jung Dorfman, Feeding Wisconsin Executive Director
- Materials:
January 25, 2022
- Topic: Resources and Tools for Promoting Heart Health
- Presenters:
- Anne Gargano Ahmed, Heart Health Coordinator - Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Tim Nikolai, Sr. Community Impact Director - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Materials:
- Resources and Tools for Promoting Heart Health recording
- Resources and Tools for Promoting Heart Health presentation (PDF) (AHA Resources to Improve Cardiovascular Health in American Heart Month and Beyond)
November 23, 2021
- Topic: Diabetes and Dementia Risk: What Do We Know?
- Presenters: Dr. Barbara Bendlin
- Materials: Diabetes and dementia risk recording
October 26, 2021
- Topic: Lifestyle, Chronic Disease, and Dementia Risk
- Presenters: Dr. Gilda Ennis
- Materials: Lifestyle, Chronic Disease, and Dementia Risk recording
September 28, 2021
- Topic: Revamp of Prediabetes Webpages
- Presenters: Grayson Schultz
- Materials: Revamp of Prediabetes Webpages recording
June 22, 2021
- Topic: Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study (CHOICES)
- Presenters: Lexi Davis, MPH, and Martin Salas
- Materials: CHOICES recording
May 25, 2021
- Topic: Wisconsin Physical Activity and Nutrition Roadmap
- Presenters: Lexi Davis, MPH
- Materials: Wisconsin Physical Activity and Nutrition Roadmap recording
April 27, 2021
- Topic: Coverdell Stroke Program
- Presenters: John Bowser, PhD, Dot Bluma, Ka Xiong, Ryan Morgan, and Kyleen Maccoux
- Materials: Coverdell Stroke Program recording
March 23, 2021
- Topic: Presentations of Chronic Disease
- Presenters: Grayson Schultz
- Materials: Presentations of Chronic Disease recording
January 26, 2021
- Topic: Resources for Heart Health
- Presenter: Tim Nikolai
- Materials: Resources for Heart Health recording
October 27, 2020
- Topic: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adversity
- Presenter: Tim Grove
- Materials: ACEs and Adversity recording
September 22, 2020
- Topic: Diabetes Action Plan Input Session
- Presenter: Mary Pesik
- Materials: Recording (Diabetes Action Plan Input Session part 1, Diabetes Action Plan Input Session part 2)
August 25, 2020
- Topic: The New Prediabetes Toolkit & The Million Hearts Toolkit
- Presenter: Pam Geis, Grayson Schultz, Rebecca Thompson
- Materials: The New Prediabetes Toolkit & The Million Hearts Toolkit recording
June 23, 2020
- Topic: Lessons Learned in Nutrition & Physical Activity
- Presenter: Jon Morgan
- Materials: Lessons Learned in Nutrition & Physical Activity recording
Additional webinars
From time to time, CDPP holds additional webinars that on chronic disease topics led by subject matter experts. Browse this archive for topics of interest. If you have questions or concerns about the content on this page, email Chronic Disease Prevention Program staff.
November 20, 2024
- Topic: Childhood Obesity: Exploring, Planning, Implementing, and Sustaining a Family Healthy Weight Program (FHWP) in Your Community
- Presenters:
- Anna Lonergan, BSN, RN, PCCN, Student–Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Paula McIntyre, Diabetes Specialist
- Materials:
July 11, 2024
- Topic: Partnership Opportunity-Addressing Childhood Obesity Family Healthy Weight Programs (FHWPs)
- Presenters:
- Paula McIntyre, Diabetes Specialist
- Mary Pesik, Chronic Disease Prevention Program Director
- Materials: