Plenary Wednesday, Dec 12
Plenary Thursday, Dec 13
Plenary Session I
Welcome Address
Janet Collins, PhDDirector National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Michael D. Kogan, PhD
Director of the Office of Data and Program Management
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
The Life and Legacy of Greg Alexander
Moderator: Donna Peterson, MHS, ScDDean of the College of Public Health
University of South Florida
Martha S. Wingate, PhD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hamisu Salihu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of South Florida
Sally Fogerty, BSN, MEd
Director of the Bureau for Family and Community Health Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Michael D. Kogan, PhD
Director of the Office of Data and Program Management Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Donna Peterson, MHS, ScD
Dean of the College of Public Health
University of South Florida
Plenary Session II
State and National Initiatives to Improve the Quality of Health Care for Children
Moderator: Wanda D. Barfield, MD, MPHCaptain, U.S. Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Judith S. Shaw EdD, MPH, RN
Executive Director
Vermont Child Health Improvement Program, VCHIP
Doris Hanna, R, CNPN, SC.D
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality
Christina Bethell, PhD, MPH, MBA
Christina Bethell, PhD, MPH, MBA, part 2


