Healthy Living for Everyone: A Unified Voice

With Massachusetts Teachers Association’s (MTA) major sponsorship and partnership, MA PTA is providing a full year of statewide, comprehensive health, safety and wellness programming. Healthy Living for Everyone: A Unified Voice includes four virtual and hybrid events throughout 2023 – 2024 addressing health specific needs and concerns in our Massachusetts communities including healthcare equity and access, food insecurity and nutrition, mental health and wellness, and physical fitness and heart health.

8:00 am – 9:00 am       Registration, Continental Breakfast and Vendor Exhibit

9:00 am – 10:00 am     Opening Remarks

• Jackie Coogan, Massachusetts PTA BOD, Chair of MA PTA Health Committee
• Jed Wartman, Thayer Academy Assistant Head of School for Student Engagement and Well-Being
• Yvonne Johnson, National PTA President
• Karen DeRoche, Massachusetts PTA President
• Dr. Safdar Medina, Keynote Speaker, Safdar Medina is the Pediatric Director at Tri River Health Center in Uxbridge at an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School

10:00 am – 10:15 am Transition Break

10:15 am – 11:15 am Breakout Workshop Session 1

1. Supporting the Well-Being of LGBTQIA+ Youth and Families with Kimm Topping
2. Building Bridges: The Art and Science of Connecting with Adolescents with Mysha Kuhlmann
3. Supporting the Whole Child: Putting Local Wellness Policies into Practice with Judith Crocker, Nicole Good and Sarah Littmann
4. Peace Play in Urban Settings with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute

11:15 am – 11:30 am Transition Break

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Breakout Workshop Session 2

1. Working Together to Advocate for Healthy Communities Where All Children Can Flourish with Senator Sal DiDomenico
2. Saving Lives With Mental Health Literacy Education with Marissa Carty
3. PTA Connected: Take Charge of Your Digital Life with Cecily Goulange
4. Accessibility and Belonging in Schools and Fitness with Liam Riley and Karen DeRoche

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm    Lunch with Discussion and Learning Panel with Audience Participation Forum:

Moderator, Senator Sal DiDomenico

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm      Networking with Participants, Vendors & Speakers

Don’t miss the opportunity to:

• Get Healthy Ideas to use at School and Home
• Be inspired by Healthy Thinkers
• Learn new ways to make your Family, School, and Community Healthy