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"Public Policies and Child Well-Being"
Conference Schedule
May 15-16, 2006
*Note: When entering Stone Mountain Park, identify yourself with the "Andrew Young School" for complimentary admittance.
Sunday, May 14: Out of Town Participants Arrive
Marriott Stone Mountain pick up
5:30-7:00pm — Reception — Juniper Room
Dinner is available in Waterside Restaurant at leisure after reception. Waterside Restaurant is open from 5-10pm for dinner.
Monday, May 15: Welfare and Education Reform
8:15-8:45am — Continental Breakfast — Outside of Salon E
Breakfast is available in Waterside Restaurant at leisure from 6:30-10:30am.
8:45-9:00am — Welcome:
Roy Bahl, Dean, Andrew Young School
Karen Minyard, Director, Georgia Health Policy Center
9:00-10:30am • Session 1: Federal Welfare Reforms and Employment (overview)
Janet Johnson, Session Chair
Papers:
Bruce Meyer (30 minutes)
“Consumption, Income and Material Well-Being After Welfare Reform”Sarah Hamersma (30 minutes)
“The Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits"Discussant: Robert Haveman (15 minutes)
Open Discussion (15 minutes)
10:30-11:00am — Break
11:00am-12:30pm • Session 2: Public Programs and Children’s Health (overview)
Andrea Young, Session Chair
Papers:
Mary Ann Phillips (25 minutes)
"Involving Community-Based Organizations to Improve Medicaid/SCHIP Utilization”Angela Fertig (25 minutes)
“Public Housing and Children’s Health: Is there a connection?”Patricia Ketsche, Kathleen Adams, and Karen Minyard (25 minutes)
“Differential Care Experiences for S-Chip and Medicaid Enrolled Children: Demographic & Programmatic Determinants”Discussant: Bobbie Wolfe (15 minutes)
Open Discussion (15 minutes)
12:45-1:45pm — Lunch in Private Dining Room of Waterside Restaurant
Lunch with Monica Herk presenting on "Building Strong Families"
1:45-3:15pm • Session 3: Education (overview)
David Sjoquist, Session Chair
Papers:
Gary Henry and Dana Rickman (30 minutes)
“Do Peers Influence Children's Skill Development in Pre-School?”Guanglei Hong (30 minutes)
“Kindergarten Retention and Educational Outcomes”Discussant: David Figlio (15 minutes)
Open Discussion (15 minutes)
3:15-3:30pm — Break
3:30-5:00pm • Session 4: Childhood Obesity (overview)
James Alm, Session Chair
Papers:
Shin‑Yi Chou, Inas Rashad, and Michael Grossman (30 minutes)
"Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Childhood Obesity"Dhaval Dave and Inas Rashad (30 minutes)
“Overweight Status and Suicidal Behaviors among Adolescents: Correlation or Causation?"Discussant: Erdal Tekin (15 minutes)
Open Discussion (15 minutes)
6:00-8:30pm — Conference Dinner with Ambassador Andrew Young in Poplar Room (Level One)
Tuesday, May 16:
8:30-9:00am — Continental Breakfast outside of Salon E
Breakfast is available in Waterside Restaurant at leisure from 6:30-10:30am.
9:00-10:45am • Session 5: Environmental Factors Affecting Children (overview)
Julie Hotchkiss, Session Chair
Papers:
Glenn Landers and Mei Zhou (25 minutes)
“Comparing the Health Status and Health Care Utilization of Children in Georgia’s Foster Care System to Other Georgia Medicaid Children”Mary Beth Walker and William J. Smith (25 minutes)
“Neighborhood and School Crime: Potential Effects of the Unsafe School Choice Option”Janet Currie and Erdal Tekin (25 minutes)
"Does Child Abuse Cause Crime?”Discussant: Eric Twombly (15 minutes)
Open Discussion (15 minutes)
10:45-11:00am — Break
11:00am-12:00pm • Session 6: Closing Session
Sally Wallace, Session Chair
Presenter: Ron Haskins, Brookings Institution
“The Next Generation of Policy Innovations and Initiatives”Open Discussion (30 minutes)
Lunch is available in Waterside Restaurant at leisure. Waterside Restaurant is open from 11:30am-2:30pm for lunch.
