1. Day 2 - January 8, 2013: Promoting Children’s Environmental Health

2. Heard During Day 1, Context for Day 2 The path forward is COLLABORATION – Pool our collective Expertise, Knowledge, Resources – Coalition Role Could/Should be Key Facilitator of Coordination Discretionary spending (major funding source for all of us) WILL decline with each Fiscal Cliff Congressional Staffers just care about and want to see data supporting return on investment (ROI) – More open to consider longer prevention payback timeframes A “Children’s Environmental Scorecard” could highlight performance and gaps to fill (where we can help) “Environment” includes home, school, social supports, green spaces, healthy food, obesity, lighting, sound, as well as indoor/outdoor air quality, chemical exposures

3. Health Reform Framework - Triple Aim: Better Care, Better Health, Affordable Cost

4. Things to Keep in Mind Today Environment is where children live, learn, play For Population/Public Health Prevention ROI – Long Term Benefits Greater than Short Term – Revenue Benefits Outweigh Cost Benefits Katz: 65% = Better Learning -> Higher Income/Taxes Paid Levi: 90% of Obesity Impact = Lost Economic Productivity Focus is on Mainstream Health Care Reform – Many wish Environmental issues would just go away – We need to demonstrate how addressing Children’s Environmental Health is a critical part of the solution

5. Outline for Today Jeffrey Levi will tell us about Public Health Prevention Fund Opportunities & Priorities This Morning’s session will report out progress to date on Metrics, Research, and Surveillance – Facts to bring to policy and funding discussions The Afternoon session will focus on Communicating our message to foster Federal State and Local policies and collaborations – Using facts and evidence to support action