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June 10-13, 2007
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
State policymakers participated in health workshops and policy meetings to stay informed on current health-related trends at this event. Legislators learned more about how Medicaid and SCHP cover the uninsured and how states are managing chronic illness costs. Other workshops included teen health disparities and school mental health services.
Click the links below for agendas and bios:
State Health Coverage Initiatives & Chronic Disease
Monday, June 11, 2007
Amanda Navarro, health care analyst, CDC Division of Adult and Community Health
Enrique Martinez-Vidal, director of State Coverage Initiatives, Academy Health
James Leddy, former Senator and Chair of the Health and Welfare Committee, Vermont State Senate
Dr. Richard Brown, director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Medicaid
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Carla Plaza. senior Government Affairs Associate, Voices for America's Children
Vernon K. Smith, principal, Health Management Associates
Mark D. Birdwhistell secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
School Mental Health Services
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Dr. Jim Koller, professor, Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri at Columbia & Director, Center for the Advancement of Mental Health Practices in Schools
Ruth Cross, assistant superintendent, School Services & Programs, Naperville Community School District 203 | 
