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2017 State Health Director's Conference

Public Health Success: Growing Leaders Inside Out

January 19-20, 2017

The annual State Health Director's Conference was held January 19-20, 2017, at the Raleigh Marriott at Crabtree. The 2017 conference focused on recruiting and developing leaders in state and local public health. The conference included a special program block for new state and local public health staff (0-5 years’ public health experience), including opportunities for networking with experienced public health staff, and for connecting with prospective mentors.

2017 State Health Director's Conference Agenda and Presentations

"Public Health Success: Growing Leaders Inside Out"

January 19-20, 2017
Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley
Raleigh, North Carolina

The 2017 conference agenda is provided below with presentations linked where available. Presentations and handouts were created by speakers who participated in the 2017 State Health Director's Conference.

Thursday, January 19

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

8:00-8:15: Welcome:

Danny Staley, MS, Director, NC Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Jim Bruckner, MSHS, President, NC Association of Local Health Directors; Health Director, Macon County Health Department

8:15-9:15: The View from Washington: What Current Challenges and Future Opportunities Mean for North Carolina’s Public Health Leaders (PDF, 12.3 MB); Michael R. Fraser, PhD, CAE, FCPP, Executive Director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

9:15-10:15: Advocacy for Leaders: Craft Richer Stories for Public Health (PDF, 1.9 MB); Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: Crafting Richer Public Health Messages for a Turbulent Political Climate (HTML; PDF)

Scott Burris, JD, Temple University
Advocacy for Leaders: Crafting Richer Stories for Public Health; Closing Remarks (PDF, 199 KB); Gary Gunderson, MDiv, DMin, DDiv, Wake Forest University
Sue Lynn Ledford, DrPH, MPA, BSN, Wake County Human Services
Gene Matthews, JD, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

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

10:45-11:45: Managing Multiple Generations (PDF, 504 KB); Syvil S. Burke, MBA, MSN, RN, CNE

11:45-12:00: Transition to Luncheon and Exhibitors Gallery

12:00-1:30: Luncheon and Remarks

Danny Staley, MS, Director, NC Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Presentation of Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award
Presentation of Awards from the Association of North Carolina Boards of Health

1:30-1:45: Transition to Skill Building Breakout Sessions

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

Skill Building Workshops - Block 1; 1:45-2:45
Location	Workshop
Salon III	“LinkedIn” with Public Health Veterans
Salon IV	Planning for a Successful Future of the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Program (PDF, 1.5 MB); Amy Belflower Thomas, MHA, MSPH, CPH, NC Institute for Public Health
Creedmoor	Advancing Equity through Community Partnership Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc, UNC School of Medicine Al Richmond, MSW, Community Campus Partnerships for Health Mysha Wynn, BA, MAEd, Project Momentum, Inc.
Dogwood	Advocacy and Communication with Our Public Health Partners Robert Blackburn, EdD, NC Local Health Department Accreditation Board Advocacy and Communication with Our Public Health Partners (PDF, 607 KB); Rebecca King, DDS, MPH, NC Citizens for Public Health Peg O’ Connell, JD, Fuquay Solutions Nancy Winterbauer, PhD, MS, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
Magnolia	Leadership – What’s Style Got to Do with It? (PDF, 920 KB); Marirose K. Steigerwald, BA, NC Community Foundation
Sycamore	Leadership and Transformation in a New Public Health Workforce Environment (PDF, 1.2 MB); Lori Carter-Edwards, PhD, MPH, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Willow	Overcoming Barriers for More Effective Communication (PDF, 785 KB); Avia G. Mainor, MPH, NC Institute for Public Health

Skill Building Workshops - Block 2; 3:00-4:00
Location	Workshop
Salon III	You Have a Public Health Problem to Solve… Now What?
Salon IV	GIS Mapping of Social Determinants of Health as a Tool to Facilitate Community Collaborations (PDF, 1.5 MB) Alisahah Cole, MD, Carolinas Healthcare System Kasey Decosimo, MPH, NC Institute for Public Health Gene Matthews, JD, NC Institute for Public Health Matthew Simon, MA, GISP, NC Institute for Public Health
Creedmoor	Gun Violence in North Carolina: Reversing an Epidemic - Part 1 Firearam-Related Deaths: National and State-Level Data (PDF, 1 MB); Michelle Aurelius, MD, NC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Cure Violence/Bull City United: Overview, Theory, and Durham's Approach (PDF, 2.9 MB); Mel Downey-Piper, MPH, Durham County Health Department Non-Fatal Firearm-Related Injuries in NC (PDF, 870 KB); Steve Marshall, PhD, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center James C. Moore, Rocky Mount Police Department
Dogwood	Collective Approach to Social Determinants of Health: An Opportunity for Public-Private Partnerships (PDF, 2 MB) Tracey Grayzer, MBA, MHA, Impact Alamance Stacie Saunders, MPH, Alamance County Health Department
Magnolia	Grooming Future Leaders: Creating Meaningful Internship Opportunities in Public Health Cheryl Kovar, PhD, RN, CNS, East Carolina University Life as a DPH Intern (PDF, 431 KB); Katrice M. Perry, BS, NC Division of Public Health – Intern Carrie Rosario, DrPH, MPH, CHES, TTS, UNC Greensboro Joshua Sanderson, Johnston Community College
Sycamore	Risk Communications: Leveraging Community Partnerships for Delivering Messages and Impacting Outcomes (PDF, 1.4 MB); Julie Ann P. Casani, MD, MPH, NC Division of Public Health
Willow	Public Health Response to Childhood Lead Exposure Resulting from an Occupational Source (PDF, 925 KB) Shelia Higgins, RN, BSN, MPH, COHN-S, NC Division of Public Health Denise Michaud, MPH, RD, LDN, IBCLC, RLC, Caldwell County Health Department Ed Norman, MPH, NC Division of Public Health

Skill Building Workshops - Block 3; 4:15-5:15
Location	Workshop
Salon III	The North Carolina Perinatal Health Strategic Plan: Development and Early Implementation (PDF, 1.8 MB) Sarah McCracken Cobb, MPH, NC Division of Public Health Belinda Pettiford, MPH, NC Division of Public Health
Salon IV	GIS Mapping of Social Determinants of Health as a Tool to Facilitate Community Collaborations (PDF, 1.5 MB) (Repeat) Alisahah Cole, MD, Carolinas Healthcare System Kasey Decosimo, MPH, NC Institute for Public Health Gene Matthews, JD, NC Institute for Public Health Matthew Simon, MA, GISP, NC Institute for Public Health
Creedmoor	Gun Violence in North Carolina: Reversing an Epidemic - Part 2 Firearam-Related Deaths: National and State-Level Data (PDF, 1 MB); Michelle Aurelius, MD, NC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Cure Violence/Bull City United: Overview, Theory, and Durham's Approach (PDF, 2.9 MB); Mel Downey-Piper, MPH, Durham County Health Department Non-Fatal Firearm-Related Injuries in NC (PDF, 870 KB); Steve Marshall, PhD, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center James C. Moore, Rocky Mount Police Department
Dogwood	Community Health Assessments and Action Plans: Show Me the Value Lynn M. Conner, RN, BSN, NC Division of Public Health Kathryn Dail, RN, BSN, MEd, NC Division of Public Health Community Health Assessment: Data and Analysis (PDF, 7.9 MB); Eleanor Howell, MS, NC Division of Public Health Rhonda Wright RN, BSN, MSN, NC Division of Public Health
Magnolia	North Carolina’s Statewide Standing Order for Naloxone: Working with Partners to Lead Change (PDF, 2.1 MB) Chris Hoke, JD, NC Division of Public Health Anna Stein, JD, MPH, NC Division of Public Health
Sycamore	Combating the Rising Syphilis Epidemic Through Local and State Leadership (PDF, 1.7 MB) Victoria Mobley, MD, MPH, NC Division of Public Health Erika Samoff, PhD, MPH, NC Division of Public Health Whitney Schwalm, BA, Cabarrus Health Alliance
Willow	Customer Service: The Power of Positivity (PDF, 2.6 MB); Dawn Morriston, MPH, Eastern Area Health Education Center

Friday, January 20

7:45-8:15: Continental Breakfast

8:15-9:15: Achieving 80% by 2018: Improving Colon Cancer Screening Rates in North Carolina (PDF, 5 MB); Richard Wender, MD, Chief Cancer Control Officer, American Cancer Society

9:15 - 10:15: What We Know About Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) (PDF, 5 MB); Brian King, PhD, MPH, Deputy Director for Research Translation, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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

10:45 - 11:45: The Ecological Context of Human Health Issues: From Trees to Bacteria to Human Hearts (PDF, 20.5 MB); Rob Dunn, PhD, Professor of Applied Ecology, NC State University

11:45 - 12:00: Conference Closing and Remarks

Danny Staley, MS, Director, NC Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services

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