The Foundation convenes the Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum annually in memory of Dr. Howard L. Bost, notable health economist and founding member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. The aim of the free annual forum is to raise awareness of the health issues impacting Kentuckians and highlight model strategies and policy opportunities to improve Kentucky’s health. We welcome a range of audiences, inside and outside the health industry – including health care advocates, providers and educators, business professionals, civic leaders, policy makers and more.
2020 HOWARD L. BOST MEMORIAL HEALTH POLICY FORUM Webinar SeriesMoving Kids Toward Natural Highs: Kentucky Opportunities to Prevent Youth Substance Use, Suicide and Risky Behaviors The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky's 20th annual Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum will highlight policies and programs that reduce the chances of disease and unhealthy behaviors that often begin in childhood, including substance use, suicide and vaping. The in-person event originally scheduled for September 21, 2020 has been CANCELLED to help protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic and has become a monthly webinar series this year. See webinar registration information below. |
 Webinar 4: Understanding Youth and Building Good Mental Health
December 14, 2020
2:00-3:00 PM ET
Click here to register. The focus of this fourth webinar in the 2020 Bost Forum Series is on understanding youth from a behavioral health perspective. Speakers will address statewide and community-based youth mental health programs, internet and social media safety, and suicide prevention. Panelists:
Dr. Felicia Smith, Licensed Psychologist, Co-Owner of StrongMinds Dr. Allen Brenzel, Medical Director, Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health Kerry Gallagher, Director of K-12 Education, ConnectSafely Beatrice Roussell, youth speaker, Manual High School STAMINA Suicide Prevention Group Moderator: Dr. Sheila Schuster, Executive Director, Advocacy Action Network |
 Webinar 5: Stopping Vaping and Substance Use
January 11, 2020
2:00-3:00 PM ET
Click here to register. Programs to help reduce risky behaviors involving substances including drugs, tobacco and alcohol are the subject of the fifth webinar in the 2020 Bost Forum Series. Speakers will share programs that are effectively steering youth away from taking risks that could impair their long-term health and toward healthier alternatives.
Panelists:
Devine Carama, Community Coordinator, Lexington FEND Movement and Founder, Kingtucky, LLC Van Ingram, Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy Shannon Baker, Director of Advocacy, American Lung Association, "How to Talk to Your Kids About Vaping" Abby Hefner, Anti-Vaping Advocate, McCracken County High School, youth speaker Moderator: Eva Stone, District Health Coordinator, Jefferson County Public Schools |
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2020 HOWARD L. BOST MEMORIAL HEALTH POLICY FORUMMoving Kids Towards Natural Highs: Kentucky Opportunities to Prevent Youth Substance Use, Suicide and Risky Behavior Webinar 3: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Through Nutrition & Physical Activity In this third webinar in the 2020 Bost Forum Series, speakers will focus on community, school and home-based programs that successfully improve nutrition and increase physical activity among children and youth. |
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2020 HOWARD L. BOST MEMORIAL HEALTH POLICY FORUMMoving Kids Towards Natural Highs: Kentucky Opportunities to Prevent Youth Substance Use, Suicide and Risky Behavior Webinar 2: Intervening Early
October 19, 2020
Click here to view the webinar recording. The second webinar in the 2020 Bost Forum will focus on the interventions in the earliest years that can greatly reduce the likelihood of risky behaviors in adolescence and beyond. Speakers will discuss programs based in the home setting, in schools and in physician’s offices that set infants and toddlers up for better health throughout their lives. Adverse Childhood Experiences: Early Intervention to Trauma as a Public Health Imperative- Anthony Zipple, ScD, Founding Member and Consultant, Bounce Coalition Interventions in the earliest years that can greatly reduce the likelihood of risky behaviors in adolescence and beyond: The Role of the Pediatrician and Other Child Medical Care Providers- Julia Richerson, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, Family Health Center Iroquois Moderator: Tracey Antle, Chief Operating Officer, Cumberland Family Medical Center, Inc. |
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2020 HOWARD L. BOST MEMORIAL HEALTH POLICY FORUMMoving Kids Towards Natural Highs: Kentucky Opportunities to Prevent Youth Substance Use, Suicide and Risky Behavior
Webinar 1: State of Child Health in Kentucky
September 21, 2020 Click here to view the webinar recording. The first webinar in the 2020 Bost Forum Series will explore the current data and understanding of the myriad factors that contribute to the status of children’s health in Kentucky. Experts in early childhood, adolescence and child health policy will be joined by a youth advocate to share some of the greatest successes and urgent needs to reduce health risks and risky behaviors among Kentucky’s children.
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Moderator: Vivian Lasley-Bibbs, Director, Office of Health Equity, Kentucky Department for Public Health
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2019 Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy ForumMedical Marijuana Fact and Fiction: Practical Public Health Policy Considerations for Kentucky
Keynote Address: Andrew Freedman, Former Director of Marijuana Coordination in Colorado, Partner at Freedman & Koski
Monday, September 23, 2019
Mariott Griffin Gate
Lexington, KY
Presentations:
Medical Cannabis: Cannabinoid Pharmacology, Clinical Science & Public Health Impact, Shanna Babalonis, Ph.D.
The Evolution of Cannabis Regulation, Brian Higgins
The Colorado Experience: How public health experts can shape the future of cannabis policy, Andrew Freedman
Health Impacts on At-Risk and Underserved Populations
Health Impacts on At-Risk and Underserved Populations: Infants/Children/Youth/Pregnant Women, Kathy Hager, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE
Between Two Extremes: The Path Forward in Marijuana Policy, William Jones
Medical Cannabis: Vulnerable Populations, Mental Health Conditions, Shanna Babalonis, Ph.D.
Revenues and Outlays
CBD: Testing and Quality Control, Lisa Gill
Who can grow and sell, what kinds of products, and where?, Evan Ogburn, M.S., CPGP, CQA
New Frontier Data, Beau Whitney
Future of Cannabis Regulation
HB136 Medical Marijuana, Jaime Montalvo
Medical Cannabis: Medical Perspective, Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD
Cannabis and the justice system, Ed Monahan
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2018 HOWARD L. BOST MEMORIAL HEALTH POLICY FORUMKentucky’s Substance Use Epidemic: A Solutions Update
Keynote Address: Barry Meier, New York Times Reporter and Author, Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic
Monday, September 24, 2018
Marriott Griffin Gate
Lexington, KY
2018 Speaker Bios (PDF)
Click here to watch the live morning session live stream from 9:00 am - 12:00 PM ET.
Presentations:
Kentucky's Addiction Burden Coalitions: Providing Hope, Nancy Hale Establishing Effective Treatment: Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions, Scott Teitelbaum, MD, FAAP, FASAM
Alternatives to Opioids
Alternatives to Opioids: Physical Therapy, Mona Carper, PT, DPT Curbing Kentucky's Substance Use Epidemic- The First Step, Phil Chang, MD, MBA, FACS Culture Change: The Opioid Alternative, Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD Alternatives to Opioids: Mindfulness Practice, Mel Pohl, MD, DFASAM
Infectious Disease
The Consequences of Addiction: Chronic Infectious Diseases, Ardis Hoven, MD Opioid Addiction and Endocarditis, Navin Rajagopalan, MD Interpreting the Opioid Epidemic via a Blood Borne Pathogen Screening Program, Michelle Rose, MBA The Consequences of Addiction: Associated Infectious Diseases, Alice Thornton, MD
Medical Marijuana
Medical Cannabis, Opioid Use, and the Opioid Mortality Crisis: Evidence for Kentucky, W. David Bradford Medical (& General Adult Use) Laws: Measured Harm Reduction or Another Public Health Pandora's Box?, Jason Hockenberry, PhD Medical THC: Risks and Benefits for, Scott Teitelbaum, MD, FAAP, FASAM |
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2017 Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy ForumKentucky’s Substance Use Crisis: Solutions and Strategies Click here to view videos from the event. |
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2016 Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy ForumKeynote Address: Dr. Gail Christopher |
