Join Us for Two Exciting Conferences

Keynote Speakers:

Friday May 9th, 2008 at noon

Mia Peterson - Aiming High, Des Moines, IA

Jana Peterson, MPH, PhD- RRTC: Health & Wellness

Sister Synergy: Together Everyone Achieves More!

As sisters, Mia and Jana Peterson have a lot of experience working together. Mia has a disability and is a nationally known speaker and self-advocate. Jana does not have a disability, but as a postdoctoral researcher at the RRTC on Health and Wellness, she works to improve the health of adults with disabilities. Mia and Jana believe that they can impact the health of people with disabilities more by working together than by working alone. In their keynote address, they will talk about teamwork, collaboration, and synergy, and their ideas on how people with disabilities can collaborate with health professionals to improve health.

Saturday, May 10th, 2008 9:15 - 10:30 am

Karen Gaffney- Karen Gaffney Foundation, Portland, OR
Training for a Triatholon: Goals & Accomplishments

Karen Gaffney will share with you her fitness goals and how she accomplished
them. She will talk about her open water swims including her relay swim across the English Channel, her relay triathlons from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, and her 9-mile swim across Lake Tahoe. Karen's exciting stories will help keep you excited and motivated about your fitness goals!

Saturday, May 10th, 2008 9:15 - 10:30 am

Glen White, PhD - University of Kansas 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Emergency Preparedness

Rounding out the conference theme this year, CW has invited Glen W. White, Ph.D with the University of Kansas, to present a special lunch keynote from 1pm-2pm, on Emergency Preparedness and meeting the needs of people with disabilities. Glen will provide a national perspective on what is currently taking place around Emergency Preparedness and disability issues. He will provide insight on how communities in Oregon can begin to look at ways to ensure that the needs and priorities of people with a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities are met in the process of planning for and responding to natural and man-made disasters.

If you have questions please call:

Susan Wingenfeld
Administrative Coordinator
RRTC: Health & Wellness
OHSU - CDRC
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207
503-494-3533 or fax 503-494-6868
http://www.healthwellness.org