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Appendix C: Speaker and Moderator Biographical Sketches
Pages 61-70

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From page 61...
... He has been a member of the Ohio Department of Health/Local Health Department Emergency Preparedness Workgroup since 2004. He has served on range advisory boards in Cuyahoga County, including the Invest in Children Executive Committee, the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center's Community Advisory Board, Case Western's Clinical Translational Science Collaborative, and the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods.
From page 62...
... Her public health and health care experience includes technical assistance (problem solving) and capacity building for national entities including Kaiser Permanente; Cummins, Inc.; and the W.K.
From page 63...
... Fullilove began to examine the mental health effects of such environmental processes as violence, rebuilding, segregation, urban renewal, and mismanaged toxins. She has published numerous articles and six books, including Urban Alchemy: Restoring Joy in America's Sorted-Out Cities, Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America and What We Can Do About It, and House of Joshua: Meditations on Family and Place.
From page 64...
... Ms. Gowler conducted similar work as a policy analyst at the Boston Public Health Commission, where she managed the development and implementation of a racial justice and health equity training series for all agency staff, which was part of a larger internal process to align the health department's work within an equity framework.
From page 65...
... Dr. LaVeist has provided consultation services for numerous federal agencies and health care organizations on minority health and cultural competency issues and racial disparities in health.
From page 66...
... There she helped oversee national disease prevention and health promotion activities, including Healthy People, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the Physical Activity Guidelines. Her previous assignments included work at the Food and Drug Administration Office of Orphan Products Development, which helps in the development of drugs, biologics, and devices for rare diseases, and the National Health Service Corps in HRSA, where served as the director of the Shenandoah Valley Family Health Center, a community health center in Inwood, West Virginia.
From page 67...
... Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health and as a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota. Her previous experience includes serving as vice president and medical director of consumer health at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, where she was responsible for case management, disease management, and consumer engagement.
From page 68...
... , where she works on projects related to building healthy communities. In this capacity she works toward supporting neighborhood-level interventions to increase healthy food options and improve the built environment; advancing public policies that promote healthy living; and increasing access to programs that help New Yorkers lead healthier lives.
From page 69...
... APPENDIX C 69 Julie Sweetland, Ph.D., M.A., is a sociolinguist and the vice president for strategy and innovation at the FrameWorks Institute, where she leads efforts to diffuse the organization's cutting-edge, evidence-based reframing recommendations throughout the nonprofit sector. Since joining FrameWorks in 2012, she has led the development of powerful learning experiences for nonprofit leaders and has provided strategic communications guidance for advocates, policy makers, and scientists nationwide and internationally.


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