Read "Investing in the Health and Well-Being of Young Adults" at NAP.edu

Page 419 Cite Bookmark

Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Open Session Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2015. Investing in the Health and Well-Being of Young Adults. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18869.

Open Session Agendas

The committee held data gathering sessions that were open to the public in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2013; January 30, 2014; and in Irvine, California, April 2, 2014. The open session agendas are presented below.

COMMITTEE ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING OF YOUNG ADULTS: OPEN SESSION

Thursday, December 5, 2013
National Academies’ Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW, Room 208
Washington, DC

Open Session Goals:

Hold open session with representatives from the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to understand the sponsor perspectives on the study task.
Hold open session to provide an overview of federal policies and programs relevant to the health, safety, and well-being of young adults.

Page 420 Cite Bookmark

SPONSOR BRIEFING

Session Objective: To obtain a better understanding of the study background and the sponsors’ charge to the committee.

1:00 PM	Welcome and Introductions Richard Bonnie, Committee Chair Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine and Law University of Virginia
1:15 PM	Background and Charge to the Committee Trina Anglin Director, Adolescent Health Maternal and Child Health Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration
	Kristin Schubert (by phone) Team Director and Senior Program Officer Vulnerable Populations Program Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
1:45 PM	Committee Discussion with Sponsors Richard Bonnie
2:30 PM	Break

FEDERAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS

Session Objective: To provide an overview of selected federal policies and programs relevant to young adults’ health, safety, and well-being. Specific questions to be discussed include

What existing federal policies and programs are targeted specifically at young adults?
How are young adults impacted by current federal policies and programs, considering those specifically targeted at young adults as well as those applicable to the general population?
What are the greatest gaps, challenges, and opportunities?
How do the policies and programs for young adults contrast with policies and programs for children and adolescents?

Page 421 Cite Bookmark

2:45 PM	Welcoming Remarks Richard Bonnie
2:50 PM	Presentations by Representatives of Federal Agencies Martha Moorehouse Chair, Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Senior Advisor for the Social Innovation Fund Corporation for National and Community Service
	Stephen Cha Chief Medical Officer Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
	Rebecca Flatow Public Health Analyst Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
	Erica Zielewski Social Science Research Analyst Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
	Aria Crump Health Scientist Administrator Prevention Research Branch National Institute on Drug Abuse U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
	Jennifer Kemp Unit Chief, Youth Policy and Performance Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor

Page 422 Cite Bookmark

	Christopher Arendt Deputy Director, Accessions Policy Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness U.S. Department of Defense
4:15 PM	Committee Discussion with Representatives of Federal Agencies Richard Bonnie
4:45 PM	Adjourn open session

IMPROVING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING OF YOUNG ADULTS: A WORKSHOP ON STATE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

January 30, 2014
National Academy of Sciences Building, Room 120
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

9:00-9:15 AM

Welcome
Richard Bonnie, Committee Chair
Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine and Law
University of Virginia

PART 1: STATE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS

9:15-10:30 AM	Session 1: Innovative State and Local Approaches Objective: Explore examples of innovative models for supporting young adults’ health, safety, and well-being. Specific questions include
	How have the models been integrated/coordinated across the various agencies and services that are relevant to young adults’ well-being? How have public-private partnerships been integrated into these models? What are the most promising approaches, and what lessons can be learned about what has not worked well?

Page 423 Cite Bookmark

	What evidence is available to support the approach? What methods have worked well to engage adult agencies that have not traditionally focused on young adults? What steps have been taken to develop a workforce to work with young adults?
	Moderator: Gladys Carrión, Committee Member Commissioner, Administration for Children’s Services New York City
	Speakers: Steven A. Reeder Director, Office of Adult Services Mental Hygiene Administration Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
	David S. Berman Director, Program Management and Policy NYC Center for Economic Opportunity
	Sam Wood Special Projects Coordinator for Youth Engagement Programs Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre Programs and Semira Abdu Kassahun and Paul Rastrelli Former members of the youth advisory group for CO9to25
	Kim McGaughey Three Branch Project Manager Virginia Department of Social Services
10:30-10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM-12:15 PM	Session 2: Overview of State Policies and Programs That Impact Young Adults’ Health, Safety, and Well-Being Objective: Provide an overview of state policies and programs in various domains that are relevant to

Page 424 Cite Bookmark

	young adults’ health, safety, and well-being (e.g., access to and use of health services, substance abuse services, employment support, support for those aging out of foster care, income support), including the general population of young adults and those from at-risk groups. Specific questions include
	To what extent are states focusing on this age group? What state policies and programs are specifically targeted at young adults? And what state policies and programs are applicable to the general population but have an important impact on young adults? How do states organize services for this age group? What are the greatest gaps and most important opportunities to enhance young adults’ health, safety, and well-being through changes to state policies and programs?
	Moderator: Mark Courtney, Committee Member Professor, School of Social Service Administration University of Chicago
	Speakers: Joy Johnson Wilson Director, Health and Human Services Policy National Conference of State Legislatures
	Alexandra Cawthorne Senior Policy Analyst and Meghan Wills Policy Analyst Economic, Workforce, and Human Services Division National Governors Association
	Christina M. Crayton Senior Policy Associate American Public Human Services Association and Staff Liaison National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators

Page 425 Cite Bookmark

	Susan E. Foster Vice President and Director of Policy Research and Analysis CASAColumbia^®
12:15-1:15 PM	Lunch
1:15-2:15 PM	Session 3: Implications of Federalism Objectives: Discuss state and federal roles in young adult services and systems; explore implications of the state-federal relationship; and examine the impact on young adults of variation across states in key policy decisions, such as states’ decision about whether to expand Medicaid or whether to extend foster care to age 21. Specific questions include
	What data are available, including data collected by the federal government, to assess how these variations impact young adults’ well-being? What is the range of actions (e.g., funding, technical assistance) that the federal government takes or could take for the impacted populations in the different policy contexts created by these decisions? What are the associated implications?
	Moderator: Mark Courtney
	Speakers: JooYeun Chang Associate Commissioner, Children’s Bureau U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
	Kathleen Nolan Director of State Policy and Programs National Association of Medicaid Directors
2:15-2:30 PM	Break

Page 426 Cite Bookmark

PART 2: SOCIAL MEDIA AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

2:30-4:00 PM	Session Objectives: Explore how young adults use information technology and social media to influence their health and well-being. Identify and discuss opportunities and challenges in using information technology and social media to enhance young adults’ health, safety, and well-being, with a particular focus on practices that could have a very important impact and those that are “low-hanging fruit.” Explore the trajectory of social media in the near future and possible implications for health.
	Moderator: Kasisomayajula “Vish” Viswanath Harvard School of Public Health
	Speakers: Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Pediatrics Now
	Thomas Goetz Co-founder, Iodine and Entrepreneur in Residence Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
	Chris Wegrzyn Co-founder, BlueLabs
	Amy Lin Deputy Policy and Organizing Director, Young Invincibles
4:00 PM	Adjourn public workshop

Page 427 Cite Bookmark

COMMITTEE ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING OF YOUNG ADULTS: MEETING 3 OPEN SESSION

April 2, 2014
The Beckman Center, Balboa Room
100 Academy Drive, Irvine, CA

Open Session Objectives:

Discuss young adults and the justice system with Vincent Schiraldi, Senior Advisor, New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.
Receive briefing from Patrice Cromwell of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a new sponsor of this consensus study, on the foundation’s areas of interest.

OPEN SESSION

8:30-8:35 AM PST	Welcome Richard Bonnie, Committee Chair Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine and Law University of Virginia
8:35-8:50 AM PST	Young Adults and the Justice System Vincent Schiraldi (by teleconference)
8:50-9:15 AM PST	Committee Discussion with Vincent Schiraldi
9:15-9:25 AM PST	Sponsor Briefing Patrice Cromwell (by teleconference)
9:25-9:45 AM PST	Committee Discussion with Sponsor
9:45 AM PST	Adjourn open session