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Friday, October 19, 2007
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
19 South 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-3097
Phone: (215) 563-3737
AGENDA
8:00:00 AM--8:45:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15:00 AM--8:45:00 AM
PPHA Business Meeting
8:45:00 AM--9:00:00 AM
Welcome and Introductions
Michelle S. Davis, PhD, MSPH, Deputy Regional Health Administrator,
Region III
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
President, Pennsylvania Public Health Association
9:00:00 AM--9:45:00 AM
Opening Plenary Session:
Collaborative Approaches to Public Health Issues
Dalton Paxman, PhD, Regional Health Administrator, Region III
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
9:45:00 AM--10:00:00 AM
Break
10:00:00 AM--11:45:00 AM
Panel 1
Public Health Preparedness:
Collaboration and Community Organizing
Moderator: Caroline Johnson, MD, Director Division of Disease Control and Emergency Preparedness
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
·Debra Deprinzio, Disaster Response Coordinator
United Methodist Disaster Response
·Carolyn Ellison, Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator
Pennsylvania Department of Health
·Shannon Fitzgerald, Public Health Preparedness Coordinator
Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps
·Tom Foley, Chief Executive Officer (invited)
American Red Cross, Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter
· Carla Holder, Regional Coordinator
Medical Reserve Corps Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region III
11:45:00 AM--01:00:00 PM
LUNCH - Roundtable Discussions
A. Built Environments and Public Health
B. Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act
C. Lead Poisoning Prevention: Consumer Product Recalls
D. Access for People with Limited English Proficiency
E. Collaborative Approaches to OB Services
1:00:00 PM--2:45:00 PM
PANEL II
Collaborative Approaches to Chronic Disease Prevention:
Focus on Healthy Growth and Childhood Obesity
Moderator: Kenneth D. Smith, PhD, Director of Chronic Disease Prevention
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
·Scott Bucher, Program Manager, Steps to a Healthier Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Health
·Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor
Department of Community Health and Prevention
Drexel School of Public Health
·Allison Karpyn, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation
The Food Trust
·Khudsiya Khan, MD, Clinical Director of Pediatrics
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
·Allison Topper, MS, Executive Director
Pennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition and Activity
2:45:00 PM--3:00:00 PM
Break
3:00:00 PM--3:45:00 PM
Closing Plenary Session:
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Addressing Violence
John A. Rich, MD, MPH, Professor and Chair
Department of Health Management and Policy
Drexel School of Public Health
3:45:00 PM--4:00:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Michelle S. Davis, PhD, MSPH
President, Pennsylvania Public Health Association
Andrea Crivelli-Kovach, PhD, MPH, Director of Community Health Programs
Arcadia University
President-elect, Pennsylvania Public Health Association
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