Sentences with phrase «chief public health officer»

But Manitoba's former chief public health officer Dr Joel Kettner says the evidence points to social conditions such as poverty, not genetics, as a driver of alcoholism, and this is where we should be focusing our attention, he argues.

DATE / DATE: Saturday, May 2, 2009; 6:00 p.m., EST LOCATION / ENDROIT: Ottawa, ON PRINCIPAL (S) / PRINCIPAUX: Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health Canada Dr. David Butler - Jones, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Danielle Grondin, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister Dr. Brian Evans, CFIA Dr. Martine Dubuc, CFIA Mr. Tim Vail, Director of Communications for Minister Aglukkaq

Prior to joining IBM, Dr. Rhee was Chief Public Health Officer at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), where he served on and led numerous national initiatives related to prevention, quality, and public health.

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John Dickie, the director of Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland, and Sir Harry Burns, the former chief medical officer for Scotland who is now Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Strathclyde, will also be at the campaign launch.

The report also said directors of public health in each locality should be a chief officer of the local authority, who has a statutory duty to address the local public health agenda in full.

4.10 pm Transport Subject: Disabled Access to Transport Witness (es): Sophie Christiansen OBE, Paralympian, British Equestrian Federation, Marije Davidson, Policy and Research Manager, Disability Rights UK and George Fielding, Panel Chair, Whizz Kidz; Niki Glazier, Co-ordinator, Mental Health Action Group, Lucy Hurst - Brown, Chief Executive, Brandon Trust, George McNamara, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Alzheimers Society and Srabani Sen, Chief Executive, Contact - a-Family; Paul Breckell, Chief Executive, Action on Hearing Loss, Peter Rayner, Vice-President, National Pensioners Convention, Tanvi Vyas, Campaigns Officer, Trailblazers and Richard Leaman, Chief Executive, Guide Dogs Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Robert Megna: Director of the Division of Budget Jim Malatras: Deputy Secretary for Policy Management Andrew Zambelli: Counselor to the Governor Linda Lacewell: Special Assistant to the Governor Paul Francis: Director of Agency Redesign and Efficiency Sabrina Ty: Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs Barry Sample: Deputy Director of State Operations Leslie Leach: Appointments Secretary to the Governor Yrthya Dinzey - Flores: Chief Diversity Officer Gaurav Vasisht: First Assistant Counsel Alphonso David: Deputy Secretary for Civil Rights Kristin Proud: Deputy Secretary for Human Services, Operations, and Technology Elizabeth Glazer: Deputy Secretary for Public Safety Patrick Foye: Deputy Secretary for Economic Development James Introne: Deputy Secretary for Health and Director of Healthcare Redesign Thomas Congdon: Assistant Secretary for Energy and Environment Yomika Bennett: Assistant Secretary for Transportation

«Prevention of type 2 diabetes is a critical public health issue for Canadians,» says Dr. Jan Hux, chief science officer, Diabetes Canada.

«Innovation is fundamental to all aspects of our business,» adds Norbert Bischofberger, Gilead's executive vice president, research and development, and chief scientific officer, «from what our researchers do in the lab to how we think about reaching patients to the way we work with government, public health, and industry partners.»

Dr. Rita R. Colwell is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and Chairman and Chief Science Officer, CosmosID, Inc.... read more

«Local media is the bedrock of internet surveillance — the kind of work that we do in terms of scouring the web looking for early signs of something taking place in a community,» explained Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's and a pioneer in the field of using sources other than public health data to do this type of work.

Public health policy and research must overcome several barriers to developing vaccines for pregnant women, say authors Saad B. Omer, MBBS, PhD, professor of global health, epidemiology and pediatrics at Emory University and Richard H. Beigi, MD, MSc, associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and chief medical officer at Magee - Womens Hospital of UPMC.

USA Michel Kazatchkine, UN SG's Special Envoy for AIDS, Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2007 - 2012) György Thaler, Development Director, Gedeon Richter Plc Fook Kay Lee, Chief Science and Technology Officer, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Presenter for Dr Fook Kay Lee: Michelle Yap, Senior Assistant Director, Singapore Government, Ministry of Home Affairs, S&T Assessment Taskforce, Office of the Chief Science and Technology Officer Thomas Hartung, toxicologist of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

«The lack of understanding and under treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders are significant public health concerns,» said Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD, chief scientific officer for McLean Hospital and professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Goldman Sachs this week recognized Dr. Harlan Robins, a computational biologist in the Public Health Sciences Division and co-founder and chief scientific officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies, as part of the «100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2015» at its Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California.

When the Public Health Service's Chief Medical Officer for her deployment approached Jennifer Malia about the chance to join the military's team of first responders to treat Ebola in Liberia, Malia didn't hesitate to give her answer.

If youre paying your own way for an expensive medical procedure like a coronary bypass, go in advance and ask to speak to the chief financial officer of the hospital, advises Gerard F. Anderson, a professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Hhealth policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthHealth.

Hofmann is the chief executive officer of The Institute for Functional Medicine and an advisor and consultant to several public healthcare and health education initiatives across the country.

Name: Catherine Randolph Ulrich Age: 32 Location: Upper East Side, New York Current Title / Company: Chief Product Officer at Shutterstock Education: B.A. in engineering from Harvard University and a Certificate in Public Health Policy from Harvard School of Public Health in conjunction with Harvard College

Richard Abernathy — Executive Director, Arkansas Association for Educational Administrators Senator Shane Broadway — Arkansas State Legislature John Brown, III — Executive Director, Windgate Foundation Senator Steve Bryles — Arkansas State Legislature Gary Compton — Superintedent, Bentonville Public Schools Debbie Davis — Director, Arkansas Leadership Academy Melanie Fox — Little Rock School Board Luke Gordy — Executive Director, Arkansans for Education Reform Jerry Guess — Superintendent, Camden - Fairview School District Frank Holman — Superintendent, Lincoln School District Senator Jimmy Jeffress — Arkansas State Legislature Laura Kellams — Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Tom Kimbrell — Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Education Alice Mahony — Arkansas State Board of Education Matt McClure — Superintendent, Cross County School District John Pijanowski — University of Arkansas, College of Education and Health Professions Representative David Rainey — Arkansas State Legislature Vicki Saviers — Arkansas State Board of Education Quentin Suffren — Chief, Academic Officer, The Learning Institute Valerie Tatum — Executive Director, Covenant Keepers Charter School Representative Bruce Westerman — Arkansas State Legislature

Presenters: Diane Allensworth, professor emeritus, Kent State University; and Elaine Auld, chief executive officer for the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)

Prior to joining Oakland Schools in 2005, Moore was senior deputy chief executive officer for Detroit Public Schools where he oversaw Facility Maintenance, Capital Improvement Programs; Contracting, Real Estate and Urban Planning; Transportation; Food Service; Security; Print Production; Environmental Health and Safety; Warehouse Operations; Financial Functions; and State Legislative Affairs.

Academy of Nutrition Dietetics Active Schools Alliance for a Healthier Generation American Academy of Pediatrics American Association for Health Education American Association of Family & Consumer SciencesAmerican Cancer Society American College of Sports Medicine American Diabetes Association American Federation of Teachers American Heart Association American Public Health Association American School Health Association Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Association of State Public Health Nutritionists Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Council of Chief State School Officers Directors of Health Promotion and Education Family, Career & Community Leaders of America Food Research and Action Center Healthy Kids Challenge KaBOOM!

NA - PAW (North American Platform Against Wind Power) repeats its call for an immediate full public inquiry and further supports groups calling for the resignation of Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Arlene King.

Public bodies are defined in s 1 (p) to include government departments, branches, and offices; agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices; the Executive Council Office and Legislative Assembly Office; offices of the Auditor General, the Ombudsman, the Chief Electoral Officer, the Ethics Commissioner, the Information and Privacy Commissioner, the Child and Youth Advocate and the Public Interest Commissioner; and local public bodies, including educational and health care bodies and local government bPublic bodies are defined in s 1 (p) to include government departments, branches, and offices; agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices; the Executive Council Office and Legislative Assembly Office; offices of the Auditor General, the Ombudsman, the Chief Electoral Officer, the Ethics Commissioner, the Information and Privacy Commissioner, the Child and Youth Advocate and the Public Interest Commissioner; and local public bodies, including educational and health care bodies and local government bPublic Interest Commissioner; and local public bodies, including educational and health care bodies and local government bpublic bodies, including educational and health care bodies and local government bodies.

A new leader for Broward Health may be chosen Wednesday, as the public hospital system's board tries to restore stability to an institution that has endured controversies and crises since the suicide of its last permanent chief executive officer.