June 17-18, 2007 
Atlanta, Georgia

 At this meeting, legislators learned how to be more effective public health champions, networked with their peers, toured the CDC's Emergency Operations Command Center and understood how the CDC can help state public health efforts. The Roundtable was held in conjunction with the CDC National Summit on Public Health Legal Preparedness (June 18-20).

Click here to view the final agenda.  Click on the names below for presentations from the speakers (.pdf).

Monday, June 18, 2007

State Legislators: Critical Partners in Public Health:

State Legislators as Public Health Champions

Sen. Leticia Van de Putte

Advancing Public Health through Legislation

Sen. Richard T. Moore

How Legislators are Involved in State Public Health

C. Earl Hunter Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Health and Envionmental Control

How CDC Supports State Public Health Efforts:

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Rosemarie Henson, Deputy Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Immunizations

Dr. Melinda Wharton, Deputy Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

HIV/AIDS and STD Prevention

Eva Margolies, Associate Director for Program Planning and Policy Coordination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention

Hospital Acquired Infections

Dr. Chesley Richards, Deputy Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases

Environmental Public Health

Julie Fishman, Associate Director for Program Development, National Center for Environmental Health

CSG Contact:

Ann Kelly
859.244.8255
akelly@csg.org