The annual North Carolina State Health Director’s Conference convened on January 22-23, 2009, at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley, in Raleigh, N.C. This year's conference featured:
- Environmental health risks
- Environmental health collaborative and future issues
- Prevention policies
- National movement toward a higher quality of public health
- Legislation to make North Carolina smoke-free
- "State of the State" address on public health in North Carolina
The 2009 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
- North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors
- Office of Continuing Education, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
- 7:30: Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 8:30
- Greetings
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- Leah M. Devlin, DDS, MPH, State Health Director, NC Department of Health and Human Services (N.C. DHHS)
- Welcome
- John Rouse, MPH;President,
North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors
(NCALHD)
- 8:45: Plenary I: Environmental Risks and Human Health
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- Jeff Engel, MD - Introduction
- Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, DrPH,
Director, National Center for Environmental Health
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Environmental Public Health: From Global to Local, From Past to Future
- 9:45: Plenary II:
Environmental Health Collaborative and Future Issues
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307 KB)
- Kevin Ryan, MD, MPH - Introduction
- Rich Cohn, PhD, Director, Health Sciences Research, Global Health Sector,
SRA International, Inc.
- 10:15: Refreshment Break and Exhibits
- 10:45: Plenary III: Healthiest Nation: Putting Prevention into All Policies
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1.3 MB)
- Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH - Introduction
- Gary Cox, JD, President,
National Association of City and County Health Officials
(NACCHO)
- 11:30: North Carolina Public Health Foundation
- Sheila Cromer, RNC, WHNP, MSPH, Board Chair, North Carolina Public Health Foundation
- 11:45: Break for Lunch & Exhibits
- 12:00: Conference Luncheon
- Greetings: Secretary Lanier Cansler, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
- 12:50: Move More Break
- Meg van Staveren, Worksite Wellness Unit Manager, Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch, N.C. DPH
- 1:00: Skill Building Workshops – Track A
- Public Health Implications of New Rules Regulating Private Wells
- Douglas Campbell, Branch Head, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology, N.C. DPH
- Facilitator: Mike Reavis, Health Director,
Yadkin County Health Department
- Tobacco Control Legislation Update 2009
(PDF,
249 KB)
- Panelists:
- Sally Herndon Malek, Branch Head, Tobacco Preventionand Control Branch, N.C. DPH
- Jim Martin, Director of Policies and Programs, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, N.C. DPH
- Pam Seamans, Executive Director, N.C. Alliance for Health
- Facilitator: Gibbie Harris, Health Director, Wake County Department of Public Health
- Child Health Collaboratives
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2.04 MB)
- Jean Vukoson, State Child Health Nurse Consultant, Children and Youth Branch, N.C. DPH
- Cappie Stanley, Director of Clinical Services, Cabarrus Health Alliance
- Facilitator: Bill Smith, Health Director, Robeson County Health Department
- North Carolina Childhood Obesity Prevention Project (N.C. COPP)
- Marcus Plescia, Section Chief, Chronic Disease and Injury Section, N.C. DPH
- Facilitator: Beth Lovette, Health Director, Wilkes County Health Department
- Military-Civilian Interface in Public Health Preparedness (PDF, 541 KB)
- Julie Casani, Bioterrorism Program Director, N.C. DPH
- Facilitator: Earl Mabry, Health Director, Mecklenburg County Health Departmen
- 1:45: Refreshment Break and Exhibits
- 2:00: Skill Building Workshops – Track B
- Under the Umbrella: An Update on the N.C. Diabetes Education Recognition Program
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- Laura Edwards, Program Coordinator, Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch, N.C. DPH
- Joanne Rinker, Lead Diabetes Education Specialist, Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch, N.C. DPH
- Facilitator: Mimi Cooper, Health Director, Randolph County Health Department
- HIV Expanded Testing in N.C. Jails/A Snapshot in Time: STD Services from a Laboratory Perspective Forest
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- Jan Scott, Public Health Advisor, HIV/STD Prevention and Care Branch, N.C. DPH
- Georgena Millar, Regional State Laboratory Consultant, State Laboratory of Public Health, N.C. DPH
- Facilitator: Wayne Raynor, Health Director Cumberland County Health Department
- Homeless Frequent Flyers in the Health Care System
- Martha Are, Homeless Policy Specialist, N.C. DHHS
- Facilitator: Steve Smith, Health Director, Transylvania County Health Department
- WIC Works Well: Northwest Partnership Collaborative Project
(PDF, 1.44 MB)
- Candice DuVernois, Northwest Partnership Director, Appalachian District Health Department
- Samantha Ange, Health Director, Surry County Health and Nutrition Center
- Facilitator: Ila Davis, Health Director, Duplin County Health Department
- Early Intervention and Child Health Programs: Strengthening a Partnership (PDF, 1.26 MB)
- Sherry Franklin, Quality Improvement Director, Early Intervention Branch, N.C. DPH
- Cheryl Lowe, Child Service Coordination Program Manager Child and Youth Branch, N.C. DPH
- Facilitator: Donna Campbell, Health Director, Iredell County Health Department
- 2:45: Transition Break
- 3:00: Plenary IV: National Movement in Public Health Quality Improvement
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- Barbara Pullen-Smith, MPH - Introduction
- Tom Ricketts, PhD, MPH; Director, North Carolina Rural Health Research Program and Program on Health Policy Analysis, UNC at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health
- 4:00: North Carolina Quality Improvement
- Moderator: Joy Reed, EdD, RN
- Panelists:
- Steve Cline, DDS, MPH, Deputy State Health Director, N.C. DHHS
- Ed Baker, MD, MPH, Director, North Carolina Institute for Public Health
- Jeff Spade, MHA, FACHE, Vice President, North Carolina Hospital Association
- 5:00: Adjourn
- 8:00: Continental Breakfast
- 8:30: Legislation to Make North Carolina Smoke-Free
- Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH - Introduction
- Representative Hugh Holliman, North Carolina General Assembly
- 9:00: Lessons Learned from the Virginia Tech Tragedy
- Lou Turner, DrPH - Introduction
- Colonel Gerald Massengill (Ret.), Former Superintendent, Virginia State Police
- 10:00:
- Mental Health Responds
- Mike Lancaster, MD, Director, Division of Mental Health, N.C. DHHS
- 11:00: Care Share Health Alliance: Expanding Care for the Uninsured Through Community Collaboration
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249 KB)
- Moderator: Rebecca King, DDS, MPH
- Panelists:
- Lin Hollowell, MBA, Associate Director, Health Care Division, The Duke Endowment
- Pam Silberman, JD, DrPH, President and CEO, North Carolina Institute of Medicine
- Beth Lovette, MPH, Health Director, Wilkes County Health Department
- Kellan Chapin, Executive Director, Care Share Health Alliance
- 11:45: Comments
- Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH - Introduction
- Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, Dean and Alumni Distinguished Professor,
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
- 12:00: Break for Lunch
- 12:15: Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award Luncheon
- 2:00: Conference Closing Remarks
- Leah M. Devlin, DDS, MPH, State Health Director, N.C. DHHS
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