DHHS: DPH: 2019 North Carolina Public Health Leaders' Conference

Growing Healthy North Carolinians

January 24-25, 2019
Hilton North Raleigh Midtown
Raleigh, NC

The annual North Carolina Public Health Leaders' Conference (formerly the State Health Director's Conference) was held January 24-25, 2019, at the Hilton North Raleigh Midtown. The 2019 conference focused on preparing for North Carolina’s Healthy NC 2030 efforts, while also addressing current public health issues, such as the opioid epidemic, early childhood initiatives, and the environment.

General session speakers included:

U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Admiral (VADM) Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH
John Auerbach, MBA, President and CEO of Trust for America's Health
Pam Silberman, JD, DrPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Adam Zolotor, MD, North Carolina Institute of Medicine
Betsey Tilson, MD, MPH, State Health Director, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Hendrée E. Jones, PhD, UNC Horizons
Rebecca Planchard, MPP, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Linda S. Birnbaum, PhD, DABT, ATS, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH) and the National Toxicology Program

2019 Public Health Leaders' Conference Agenda and Presentations

Growing Healthy North Carolinians

January 24-25, 2019
Hilton North Raleigh Midtown
Raleigh, NC

The 2019 conference agenda is provided below with presentations linked where available. Presentations and handouts were created by speakers who participated in the 2019 Public Health Leaders' Conference.

Thursday, January 24

7:00-8:00: Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00-8:15: Welcome:

Beth Lovette, MPH, BSN, RN, Acting Director, NC Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Steve Smith, MPA, President, NC Association of Local Health Directors; Health Director, Henderson County Department of Public Health

8:15-9:15: Healthy NC 2030: Where We’ve Been, Where We are Going: Moving Upstream to Improve Population Health (PDF, 2 MB)

Pam Silberman, JD, DrPH, Professor and Director, Executive Doctoral Program in Health Leadership, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Elizabeth Tilson, MD, MPH, State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Adam J. Zolotor, MD, DrPH, President & CEO, NC Institute of Medicine

9:15-10:15: Preparing for the Future - Linking Arms with Cross-Sector Partners (PDF, 2.1 MB)

John Auerbach, MBA, President & CEO, Trust for America's Health

10:15 - 10:45: Break and Exhibitors Gallery

10:45-11:45: Better Health through Better Partnerships

Vice Admiral (VADM) Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, US Surgeon General

11:45-12:15: Transition to Luncheon and Exhibitors Gallery

12:15-1:30: Luncheon and Remarks

Remarks: Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, Secretary, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Presentation of the Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award: Beth Lovette, MPH, BSN, RN, Acting Director, NC Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services

1:30-1:45: Transition to Workshops and Exhibitors Gallery

1:45-5:15: Skill-Building Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 1: 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Location	Workshop
Grand Ballroom I	Transition of Current Programs for High-Risk Pregnancy and At-Risk Children into Managed Care (PDF, 864 KB); Kelly Crosbie, MSW, LCSW, NC Division of Health Benefits
Grand Ballroom II	Resilience: The Biology of Stress + The Science of Hope (Part I); Melea Rose Waters, MSW, Prevent Child Abuse NC
Dogwood	HPV Basics and Beyond (PDF, 2.4 MB); Candy Graham, RN, NC Division of Public Health Jenny Myers, MPH, NC Division of Public Health
Capital Ballroom A/B	Lead in NC Child Care Drinking Water About Children's Environmental Health (PDF, 412 KB); Ed Norman, MPH, NC Division of Public Health Testing Water for Lead in Child Care Centers (PDF, 970 KB); Tom Vitaglione, MPH, NC Child
Capital Ballroom C	Promoting College Sexual Health Through a Multicomponent Intervention (PDF, 3.1 MB) Brian Cavanaugh, MAEd, East Carolina University Beth H. Chaney, PhD, MCHES, East Carolina University Karen Vail-Smith, MS, MPA, East Carolina University Michele Wallen, PhD, MPH, East Carolina University - NC School Health Training Center Jamie Williams, MAEd, MCHES, East Carolina University - NC School Health Training Center
Boxwood	The Affordable Care Act: Changes to Community Health Assessment Leadership Structure (PDF, 1.2 MB) Kathryn Dail, PhD (c), RN, NC Division of Public Health Eleanor Howell, MS, NC Division of Public Health

Breakout Session 2: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location	Workshop; Presenter(s)
Grand Ballroom I	Building Community Connections for a Healthier North Carolina (PDF, 1.5 MB); Taylor Justice, MBA, Unite Us
Grand Ballroom II	Resilience: The Biology of Stress + The Science of Hope (Part II); Melea Rose Waters, MSW, Prevent Child Abuse NC
Dogwood	Literacy is a Proxy for Child Well Being (PDF, 1.3 MB); Mandy Ableidinger, NC Early Childhood Foundation; Tracy Zimmerman, NC Early Childhood Foundation
Capital Ballroom A/B	What’s Trust Got to Do With It? Effectively Engaging Community Health Workers ABIPA and Community Health Workers (PDF, 1.9 MB); JéWana Grier-McEachin, BA, Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement Fred Johnson, MBA, Duke University Engaging Communities through Supporters of Health (PDF, 1.8 MB); Jeremy Moseley, MPH, Wake Forest Baptist Health My Health by Health Providers Effectively Engaging Community Health Workers (PDF, 879 KB); Tish Singletary, BA, NC Office of Rural Health
Boxwood	In-Home Asthma Interventions: A Practical Guide (PDF, 5.4 MB) Neasha Graves, MPA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment Sally Herndon, MPH, NC Division of Public Health Anne Lowry, RHES, Chatham County Public Health Department

Breakout Session 3: 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Location	Workshop
Grand Ballroom I	Social Determinants of Health (PDF, 1.3 MB); Dianne Enright, GISP, NC Division of Public Health
Grand Ballroom II	The Opioid Epidemic: Infectious Complications and Public Health Response (PDF, 2.5 MB) Jesse Bennett, GED, BSW, North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition Zack Moore, MD, MPH, NC Division of Public Health
Dogwood	Early Check: A Partnership to Advance the Science and Practice of Newborn Screening (PDF, 1.4 MB) Don Bailey, PhD, RTI International Scott Zimmerman, DrPH, MPH, NC Division of Public Health State Laboratory of Public Health
Capital Ballroom A/B	Old Problem, New Data: Epidemiologic and Clinical Updates on Childhood Lead Poisoning in North Carolina (PDF, 3.5 MB) Ann Chelminski, MPH, MD, NC Division of Public Health Kim Angelon Gaetz, MSPH, PhD, NC Division of Public Health
Capital Ballroom C	Exploring Teen Suicide: Trends and Insights (PDF, 1.2 MB) Natasha Donnelly, RN, RM, PhD, MSc, PG. Cert Ed., Millennium Fellow, Independent Mental Health Consultant Jane Ann Miller, MPH, NC Division of Public Health
Boxwood	Safe Sleep for Infants Kella Hatcher, JD, NC Child Fatality Task Force Reducing the Risk of SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths (PDF, 2.5 MB); Erin McClain, MA, MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Maternal & Infant Health Infant Death in Sleep Environments (PDF, 844 KB); Kerry Robbins, MS, NC Division of Public Health SIDS Grief Counseling Program (PDF, 348 KB); Rebecca Severin, MPH, CPH, NC Division of Public Health

Friday, January 25

7:45 -8:15: Continental Breakfast

8:15 - 9:15:

Welcome: Beth Lovette, MPH, BSN, RN, Acting Director, NC Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services
The Opioid Epidemic: The Landscape of Comprehensive Care for Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Children (PDF, 2 MB); Hendrée Jones, PhD, Executive Director, UNC Horizons, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

9:15 - 10:15: NC Early Childhood Action Plan (PDF, 3.7 MB); Rebecca Planchard, MPP, Senior Early Childhood Policy Advisor, NC

10:15 - 10:45: Break and Exhibitors Gallery

10:45 - 11:45: North Carolina’s Environment: Our Health - Our Future (PDF, 6.2 MB); Linda S. Birnbaum, PhD, DABT, ATS, Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program

11:45 - 12:00: Conference Closing Remarks: Betsey Tilson, MD, MPH, State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer, NC Department of Health and Human Services

Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award

Sally Herndon, MPH, Head of the Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, and Dr. John Morrow, former Director, Pitt County Health Department, were presented the Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award.

Last Modified: December 5, 2019