The annual North Carolina State Health Director’s Conference convened on January 24-25, 2008, at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley, in Raleigh, N.C. This year's conference featured:
- NC Public Health and Accreditation
- Public health leadership and management
- Public Health Preparedness
- Building partnerships with hospitals
- "State of the State" address on public health in North Carolina
The 2008 conference provided a unique opportunity for local and state public health leaders to share and discuss ideas and knowledge of ongoing public health issues of strategic interest. Conference attendees included health directors from across the state, as well as representatives from state health agencies, local and state public health decision-makers, government, and local public health providers. On Friday, three people were honored with Ronald H. Levine Legacy Awards for their significant contributions to public health in the state.
Sponsors:
- North Carolina Division of Public Health
- Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
- North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors
- Office of Continuing Education, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, UNC School of Public Health
- 7:30: Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 8:30: Convene, Rick Mumford, DMD, MPH, North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC DPH)
- 8:30
- Greetings
- Leah M. Devlin, DDS, MPH, State Health Director, NC Department of Health and Human Services
- Rosemary Summers, MPH, DrPH, President, North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors (NCALHD)
- State of the State
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- Leah M. Devlin, DDS, MPH, State Health Director, NC Department of Health and Human Services
- 9:15: Plenary I
- Public Health Preparedness - National Perspective
- Rear Admiral W. Craig Vanderwagen, MD, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services
- 10:15: Refreshment Break and Exhibits
- 10:45: Plenary II
- 11:45: Break for Lunch & Exhibits
- 12:00: Conference Luncheon
- Greetings: Secretary Dempsey Benton, NC Department of Health and Human Services
- 12:50: Move More Break
- Lori Schneider, Physical Activity Specialist, Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch, NC DPH
- 1:00: Skill Building Workshops – Track A
- Secondhand Smoke: Building Support for Evidence-Based Policy
- Routinization of HIV Testing
- Health Literacy and Its Impact on Health Disparities
- Immunizations: Cocooning Infants
- North Carolina Comprehensive Assessment for Tracking Community Health (NC-CATCH)
- 1:45: Refreshment Break and Exhibits
- 2:00: Skill Building Workshops – Track B
- School Health/ Successful Students Eat Smart & Move More
- Filling the Gap: The Division of Public Health Diabetes Education Recognition Program
- Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER)
- North Carolina Comprehensive Assessment for Tracking Community Health (NC-CATCH)
- NC Public Health Accreditation & Accountability – Lessons Learned
- 2:45: Transition Break
- 3:00: Plenary III
- 5:00: Adjourn
- 8:00: Continental Breakfast
- 9:00:
- Opening Remarks
- Leah M. Devlin, DDS, MPH, State Health Director, NC Department of Health and Human Services
- Welcome
- Barbara K. Rimer, DrPh, Dean, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Greetings
- William (Bill) Pully, JD, President, North Carolina Hospital Association
- 9:15:
- 10:00: Refreshment Break
- 10:30:
- 10:45: Strategic Plan for Hospitals & Public Health Leaders
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- Charles (Chuck) Frock, MHA, President and CEO, FirstHealth of the Carolinas
- 11:15: Panel on Collaborations – Hospitals and Public Health
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- Moderated by:
- Charles T. Frock, MHA, President and CEO, FirstHealth of the Carolinas
- Panelists:
- John E. Young, MBA, President and CEO, Cleveland Regional Medical Center
- Denese Stallings, Health Director, Cleveland County Health Department
- Joel Butler, President, Board of Directors, Pitt County Memorial Hospital
- 12:15: Break for Lunch
- 12:30: Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award Luncheon
- 2:00: Conference Closing Remarks
- Leah M. Devlin, DDS, MPH, State Health Director, NC Department of Health and Human Services
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