Sixth National Environmental Public Health Conference:
Preparing for the Environmental Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century
Agenda at a Glance
Wednesday, December 3
Thursday, December 4
- Plenary Theme: "Building Successful Environmental Public Health Programs"
- Plenary Theme: "Planning
for the Future"
Breakout Sessions:
12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m.,
3:30 p.m. Friday, December 5
- Plenary Theme: "Planning
for the Future" (continued)
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Wednesday, December 3:
8:30 a.m. |
Plenary Theme:
"Challenges for the Future in Environmental Public Health"
Welcome & Opening Remarks:
Henry Falk, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Assistant Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Presentation to:
Richard Joseph Jackson, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Advisor to the Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Speakers:
Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.
"Meeting the Environmental Public Health Challenges of the 21st
Century"
Jo Ivey Boufford, M.D.
Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
New York University
"The Future of the Publics Health in the 21st Century"
Questions and Answers |
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10:15 a.m. |
Break |
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10:45 a.m. |
Moderator:
Richard Joseph Jackson, M.D., M.P.H.
Keynote Speaker:
William McDonough
McDonough Consulting, LLC
Nature, Urban Design, and Renewal of Human Industry
Questions and Answers |
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch,
Breakout Session |
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1:30 p.m. |
Breakout
Sessions |
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3:30 p.m. |
Breakout
Sessions |
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5:00 p.m. |
Recess |
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Thursday,
December 4:
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8:30 a.m. |
Plenary Theme:
"Building Successful Environmental Public Health Programs"
Moderator:
Patrick J. Meehan, M.D.
Deputy Director for Program, NCEH/ATSDR
Speakers:
William Pound
Executive Director, National Conference of State Legislatures
"Making the Case With Your State Legislature"
Representative G. Spencer Coggs
Wisconsin State Legislature
"State Legislators View of Environmental Public Health"
Virginia A. Caine, M.D.
President, American Public Health Association &
Director, Marion County Health Department
"Building Local Environmental Public Health Capacity"
Questions and Answers
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9:30 a.m. |
Break |
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10:00 a.m. |
Plenary Theme:
"Planning for the Future"NCEH/ATSDR recently
launched a strategic directions initiative that complements CDC/ATSDRs
Futures Initiative. The purpose of these initiatives is to achieve
the best possible science and service for our customers and
partners. The following four sessions are based on four strategic
areas of interest: Customers and Partners, Public Health Research,
Health Systems, and Global Health. Plenary speakers will include
NCEH/ATSDR staff, other CDC staff, and eminent non-federal discussants.
There will be opportunities for audience input.
Part I: Customers and Partners
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11:00 a.m. |
Part II: Public Health Research
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch,
Breakout Session |
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1:30 p.m. |
Breakout
Sessions |
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3:30 p.m. |
Breakout
Sessions |
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5:00 p.m. |
Recess |
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Friday,
December 5:
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8:30 a.m. |
Moderator:
Henry Falk, M.D., M.P.H.
"Environmental Public Health Leaders: A Panel Discussion"
Sarah B. Kotchian, Ed.M, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico
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9:30 a.m. |
"Planning for the Future" (continued)
Part III: Health Systems
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10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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11:00 a.m. |
Part IV: Global Health |
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12:00 p.m. |
Moderator:
Henry Falk, M.D., M.P.H.
Speakers:
Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(Invited)
Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S
The Surgeon General of the United States
(Invited)
Henry Falk, M.D., M.P.H.
Closing Remarks |
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1:15 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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