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Appendix C: Speaker and Moderator Biographical Sketches
Pages 79-88

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... He is a past president of Ohio's State Association of County and City Health Officials and the Association of Ohio Health Commissioners and has served as an at-large member of the NACCHO Board of Directors since 2007.
From page 80...
... Guthrie Birkhead, M.D., M.P.H., is deputy commissioner in charge of all public health programs at the New York State Department of Health. He is the chief public health physician in the department and directs the Office of Public Health, which encompasses public health programs in the Center for Community Health (communicable disease control, maternal child health, chronic disease, nutrition)
From page 81...
... During the 2009 H1N1 crisis, Dr. Jarris positioned ASTHO as a vital link facilitating effective pandemic coordination efforts between state health agencies, the White House, Congress, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and national retail pharmacies.
From page 82...
... Linde was the deputy director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in the Office of Public Health and Science in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. There, she helped oversee national disease prevention and health promotion activities, including Healthy People, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the Physical Activity Guidelines.
From page 83...
... In her role as medical director, she oversees the hospital's community health mission, which addresses the most pressing health issues affecting children in our cities -- currently asthma, mental health, obesity, and child development. She works with community organizations, community health centers, schools, and city and state agencies to address health disparities and improve the health of children and families in the community through programming, partnerships, and advocacy.
From page 84...
... He is recognized for expertise in governance and executive leadership, has directed a series of national studies regarding governance practices in nonprofit hospitals and health systems, and recently completed a study of successful partnerships involving hospitals, public health departments, and other stakeholders focused on improving the health of communities they jointly serve. Sunny Ramchandani, M.D., M.P.H., FACP, is commander and medical director in the Healthcare Business Directorate, Naval Medical Center San Diego, and is a lieutenant commander and physician in the U.S.
From page 85...
... With Ms. Reid's background in community health nursing, she has spearheaded multiple efforts at the BPHC to connect clinical care with public health systems and policy efforts, most recently working with Boston health centers to introduce into pediatric electronic health records tobacco use screening and referral to counseling for parents and to introduce asthma assessment and referral for home visits.
From page 86...
... Wymyslo serves as the chief medical officer of the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers, with 44 Federally Qualified Health Center members serving 563,000 patients in 220 sites across the state, 85 of which are PCMH-recognized. He is also senior advisor to Better Health Greater Cleveland, an alliance for improved health care in Northeast Ohio, with 70 primary care practices across seven counties engaged in a regional learning collaborative.
From page 87...
... Wymyslo has received a number of recognition awards, including the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation's Philanthropist of the Year Award in 2003, the American Medical Association Foundation's Pride in the Profession Award in 2006, the Ohio Academy of Family Physician's Torchlight Leadership Achievement Award in 2009, the Ohio State Medical Association's Physician Advocate of the Year Award in 2014, and most recently the PatientCentered Primary Care Collaborative's first Primary Care Community Leadership Award in November 2014. With many years of experience in both primary care and public health, he continues his efforts to identify opportunities for collaboration between these disciplines in an effort to improve population health.


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