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2019 American Public Health Association Policy Action Institute
American Public Health Association
Mercredi fév 6, 2019 07:30 am - 05:30 pm EST
Marriott Marquis Washington
901 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
États-Unis
Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygeine, Marland
Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein was appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in January 2011. The Department includes Medicaid, public health, behavioral health, and services for the developmentally disabled, with an annual budget of approximately $10 billion.
In March 2009, President Obama appointed Dr. Sharfstein to serve as the Principal Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency’s second highest-ranking position. He served as the Acting Commissioner from March 2009 through May 2009 and as Principal Deputy Commissioner through January 2011.
From December 2005 through March 2009, Dr. Sharfstein served as the Commissioner of Health for the City of Baltimore, Maryland. read more
President and CEO, The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation
Susan Dentzer is one of the nation’s most respected health policy experts and thought leaders who, as of mid-March 2016, leads The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation, with offices in Washington, DC, Cambridge, MA, and San Francisco, CA. A longtime journalist, she has been on-air analyst on health issues with the PBS NewsHour and a regular commentator on health policy for National Public Radio. She wrote and hosted the 2015 PBS documentary, "Reinventing American Healthcare," focusing on the innovations pioneered by the Geisinger Health System and spread to health systems across the nation.
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Engage with public health leaders about critical issues facing our nation today. Building on the 2019 AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, APHA is organizing this additional day of discussions with a sharp focus on public health policy. Join us to explore such important issues as environmental health, violence prevention, immigrant health and women's health.
Learn from elected leaders as well as policy experts in the public and private sector about how to put policy in action to improve your community and create the healthiest nation in one generation.
7:30 a.m. — Registration Opens
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. — Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:40 a.m. — WELCOME
- Georges C. Benjamin, MD, Executive Director, APHA
- Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH, FAAP, President and CEO, AcademyHealth
- Morning Emcee: Susan Dentzer, President and CEO, Network for Excellence in Health Innovation
8:40-9 a.m. — OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: The 116th Congress
- Member of Congress — invited
9-10:30 a.m. — SESSION I — THE STATE OF U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY: FEDERAL PRIORITIES AND LOCAL SOLUTIONS
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- Brett Giroir, MD, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health
PANEL DISCUSSION: ALL HEALTH IS LOCAL — USING POLICY AS A TOOL FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT
- Ron Nirenberg, MA, Mayor of San Antonio
- Colleen Bridger, MPH, PhD, Director, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
- Moderator: Catherine Patterson, MPP, de Beaumont Foundation
10:30-11 a.m. — Break
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — SESSION II — VIOLENCE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- Dannel Malloy, JD, former Connecticut governor
CONVERSATION
- Kyleanne Hunter, PhD, Vice President for Programs, The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
- Falls Church Police Chief Mary Gavin
- Helga Luest, MA, Abt Associates
12:30-1 p.m. — Lunch (pick up box lunches and return to tables)
- Afternoon emcee: Shelley Hearne, DrPH, MPH, CityHealth
1-1:15 p.m. — PLENARY SPEAKER
- Garth Graham, MD, MPH, President, Aetna Foundation
1:15-2 p.m. — FIRESIDE CHAT
- Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
- Leana Wen, MD, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
2-3:30 p.m. — SESSION III — REGULATORY POLICY: A SOCIAL DETERMINANT TOOL
KEYNOTE CHAT
- Henry Waxman, former U.S. congressman
- Joshua Sharfstein, MD, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
CONVERSATION
- Stan Dorn, JD, Families USA
- Anand Parekh, MD, MPH, FACP, Bipartisan Policy Coalition
- Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPH, Children's Environmental Health Coalition
3:30-4:45 p.m. — Break
3:45-4:45 p.m. — SESSION IV — #SPEAKFORHEALTH: A CALL TO ACTION
- Leslie Crutchfield, Executive Director, Georgetown University Global Social Enterprise Initiative, McDonough School of Business
- Emily Holubowich, Executive Director, Coalition for Health Funding
- Xavier Morales, PhD, MRP, Executive Director, Praxis Project
4:45-5:15 p.m. — CLOSING KEYNOTE
- U.S. Senator invited
5:15-5:30 p.m. — CLOSING REMARKS
- Georges C. Benjamin, MD, Executive Director, APHA
- Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH, FAAP, President and CEO, AcademyHealth
https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/apha-calendar/2019/apha-policy-action-institute/schedule
We thank the de Beaumont Foundation, Aetna Foundation, and Jewish Healthcare Foundation for their generous support of the APHA Policy Action Institute.
