Catalog of courses

By name

2009 Annual North Carolina State Health Director's Conference

Office of Continuing Education

2009 North Carolina State Health Director's Conference

Public Health Value: Increasing ROI in Tight Economic Times

January 22 and 23, 2009
Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley, Raleigh, North Carolina

Audience | Sponsors | Draft Agenda | Hotel Information | Registration

The Annual North Carolina State Health Director's Conference provides a unique opportunity for local and state public health leaders to convene around public health issues of strategic interest. As in previous years, the 2009 conference has been designed to support capacity development and skill building as well as stimulate thought and discussion. This year's meeting will include the "State of the State of Health in North Carolina" address on the public's health in North Carolina, and the awarding of the Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award for Public Health.

Audience

State and local public health leaders

Draft Agenda

Thursday, January 22, 2009

7:30 - 8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45
Greetings
Leah M. Devlin, DDS, MPH, State Health Director, NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS)

Welcome
John Rouse, MPH, President, North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors (NCALHD)

8:45 - 9:45
Plenary I: Environmental Risks and Human Health
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

9:45 - 10:15
Plenary II: Environment Health Collaborative and Future Issues
Kevin Ryan, MD, MPH - Introduction
Rich Cohn, PhD, Director, Health Sciences Research, Global Health Sector, SRA International, Inc.

10:15 - 10:45
Refreshment Break and Exhibits

10:45 - 11:30
Plenary III: Healthiest Nation: Putting Prevention into All Policies
Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH - Introduction
Gary Cox, JD, President, National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO)

11:30 - 11:45
North Carolina Public Health Foundation
Sheila Cromer, Board Chair, North Carolina Public Health Foundation

11:45 - 12:00
Break for Lunch & Exhibits

12:00 - 12:50
Conference Luncheon

Remarks
Governor-Elect Beverly Perdue (Invited)

12:50 - 1:00
Move More Break
Lori Schneider, Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch, N.C. DPH

1:00 - 1:45
Skill-Building Workshops - Track A

Public Health Implications of the New Rules Regulating Private Wells
Douglas Campbell, Branch Head, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology, NC DPH

Tobacco Control Legislation Update 2009
Panelists:
Sally Herndon Malek, Branch Head, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, NC DPH
Jim Martin, Director of Policies and Programs, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, NC DPH
Pam Seamans, Executive Director, NC Alliance for Health

Child Health Collaboratives
Jean Vukoson, State Child Health Nurse Consultant, Children and Youth Branch, NC DPH
Cappie Stanley, Director of Clinical Services, Cabarrus Health Alliance

North Carolina Childhood Obesity Prevention Project (NC COPP)
Jamie Cousins, Project Coordinator, Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch, NC DPH

Military-Civilian Interface in Public Health Preparedness
Julie Casani, Bioterrorism Program Director, NC DPH

1:45 - 2:00
Refreshment Break and Exhibits

2:00 - 2:45
Skill-Building Workshops - Track B

Under the Umbrella: An Update on the NC Diabetes Education Recognition Program
Laura Edwards, Program Coordinator, Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch, NC DPH
Joanne Rinker, Lead Diabetes Education Specialist, Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch, NC DPH

HIV Expanded Testing in NC Jails/A Snapshot in Time: STD Services from a Laboratory Perspective
Jan Scott, Public Health Advisor, HIV/STD Prevention and Care Branch, NC DPH
Georgena Millar, Regional State Laboratory Consultant, NC DPH

Homeless Frequent Flyers in the Health Care System
Martha Are, Homeless Policy Specialist, NC DHHS

WIC Works Well: Northwest Partnership Collaborative Project
Candice DuVernois, Northwest Partnership Director, Appalachian District Health Department
Samantha Berryman, Health Director, Surry County Health and Nutrition Center

Early Intervention and Child Health Programs: Strengthening a Partnership
Sherry Franklin, Quality Improvement Director, Early Intervention Branch, NC DPH
Cheryl Lowe, CSC Program Manager, Child and Youth Branch, NC DPH

2:45 - 3:00
Transition Break

3:00 - 4:00
Plenary IV: National Movement in Public Health Quality Improvement
Steve Cline, DDS, 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 - 5:00
North Carolina Quality Improvement
Moderator: Joy Reed, EdD, RN
Panelists:
Karen Metzger, Child Health Collaborative
Steve Cline, DDS, MPH, Deputy State Health Director, NC DHHS
The North Carolina Quality Improvement Center
Ed Baker, MD, MPD, Director, North Carolina Institute for Public Health
University Issues in Accreditation

5:00
Adjourn

Friday, January 23, 2009

8:00
Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00
Legislation to Making North Carolina Smoke Free
Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH - Introduction
Representative Hugh Holliman, North Carolina General Assembly

9:00 - 10:00
Lessons Learned from the Virginia Tech Tragedy
Lou Turner, DrPH - Introduction
Colonel Gerald Massengill (Ret.), Former Superintendent, Virginia State Police

10:00 - 11:00
Public Health Responds
Jody Hershey, MD, MPH, Director, Montgomery County Health Department, Christiansburg, Virginia

Mental Health Responds
Mike Lancaster, MD, Director, Division of Mental Health, NC DHHS

11:00 - 11:45
CareShare Health Alliance
Moderator: Rebecca King, DDS, MPH
Panelists:
Lin Hollowell, 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

11:45 - 12:00
Comments
Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH - Introduction
Barbara Rimer, DrPH, Dean, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

12:00 - 12:15
Break for Lunch

12:15 - 2:00
Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award Luncheon

2:00
Conference Closing Remarks
Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH, State Health Director, NC DHHS

Hotel Information

Telephone the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley at
800.228.9290 or 919.781.7000.

Rooms are being held at the Mariott Crabtree Valley at the rate of $104 plus 12.75% tax per night for single or double occupancy until January 5, 2009 or until the room block is filled.After this date, room availability and/or rates are not guaranteed. Call 800-228-9290 or 919-781-7000 for reservations. (Ask the reservations clerk for the State Health Director's Conference rate.)

Registration

Registration Fee: $125

Individual registration includes all meals and refreshment breaks.

Registration policies

Last updated December 11, 2008