MAB07 The Future of Public Health Practice is Rooted in the Field

Monday, March 21, 2016: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
Salon FG (Crystal Gateway Marriott)
Description: This session will explore the fundamentals of public health practice from the perspectives of state and local health government.  In addition, speakers will explore accreditation of health departments as a means to transform public health as well as explore issues that will inform partnerships between academia and governmental public health.
Presenters/Panelists:
Rex Archer, MD, MPH, Director of Health, Kansas City Health Dept , Terry L. Cline, PhD, Oklahoma Commissioner of Health, Oklahoma Department of Health and Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN, President/CEO, Public Health Accreditation Board
Moderator:
Paul K. Halverson, DrPH, MHSA, FACHE, Founding Dean and Professor, Richard M Fairbanks School of Public Health