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Transforming Science Into Policy
for a Healthier Nation
August 24-26, 2006
Boston, Massachusetts
Click here to view the final agenda.
Click here to view the list of top concerns identified by the discussion groups during the regional breakout sessions.
This exciting forum discussed targeted public health policy solutions addressing health disparities in adolescents, graduated driver's licensing for teens, the impact of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV in adolescents and new vaccines being licensed for children and youth.
Legislators also attended other workshops that addressed autism and early detection programs, state laws to promote STD and HIV prevention, monitoring systems for environmental and public health linkages, and flu vaccines for adults.
Legislators were greeted on Thursday, Aug. 24 by the former U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Joycelyn Elders, with a luncheon and keynote address. The forum continued through Saturday, Aug. 26 hosting a variety of experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others from across the country. Click on the names below for presentations from the speakers (.pdf):
Thursday, August 24, 2006:
Addressing Health Disparities in Adolescence
Dr. Angela Diaz, professor, department of pediatrics, director, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Robert Pomales, president of the board of directors, Latin American Health Institute
Representative Rene Garcia, Florida
Graduated Driver Licensing
Ruth Shults, senior epidemiologist, CDC Injury Center
Justin McNaull, director of state relations, AAA
Steve Blackistone, state and local liaison, Nat'l Transportation Safety Board
Senator Larry Kasperbauer, Guam
Children and Adolescents Overview
Dr. Lance Rodewald, director, CDC Immunization Services Division
Amy Pulver, associate director for policy, CDC Division of STD Prevention
Dr. Chris Cagle, associate director for policy and planning, CDC Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Impact of STDs and HIV in Adolescents
Dr. Gale Burstein, medical director, Erie County Department of Health
Melinda Salmon, assistant program manager, STD Control Program, Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health
New Vaccines Being Licensed for Children and Adolescents
Dr. Lance Rodewald, director, CDC Immunization Services Division
Dr. Jonathan Temte, associate professor, Univ. of Wisconsin, American Academy of Family Physicians
Friday, August 25, 2006:
Adult Influenza Vaccines
Dr. Lance Rodewald, director, CDC Immunization Services Division
Dr. Alfred DeMaria, chief medical officer, state epidemiologist, Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health
(presentation given by Donna Lazorik, MS, RN)
State Laws to Promote Prevention: EPT, STDs and HIV
James Hodge, associate professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Amy Pulver, associate director for policy, CDC Division of STD Prevention
Dr. Chris Cagle, associate director for policy and planning, CDC Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Autism and Early Detection Programs
Dr. Mark Cyr, public health analyst, CDC Nat'l Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Dr. Craig Newschaffer, associate professor, Johns Hopkins Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
Luncheon and Plenary Speaker: Dr. Howard Frumkin, director, CDC Nat'l Center for Environmental Health
Linkages Between the Environment and Health
Dr. Judy Qualters, branch chief, CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking Branch
Assemblyman David Koon, New York
Suzanne Condon, associate commissioner, Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health
State Best Practices
Jan Scott, public health advisor, My Fair Lady Program, North Carolina
Dr. Lee Marcus, professor and clinical director, Division TEACCH, Univ. of North Carolina
Saturday, August 26, 2006:
Closing Keynote Address: Dr. Steve Sroka, president, Health Education Consultants
Click here for more information about the conference hotel: The Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, Mass.
CSG Contact:
Pam Goins
859.244.8142
pgoins@csg.org
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