DIALOGUE4HEALTH

SPEAKERS

Barbara Allen, MD, MPH
Medical Officer, 2009 H1N1 Response Unit of
the Coordinating Center of Infectious Disease
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Barbara Allen, M.D., MPH is currently a medical officer with the 2009 H1N1 Response Unit of the Coordinating Center of Infectious Disease, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Her primary responsibilities in this position are to determine the impact of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic on vulnerable populations including minority, homeless, incarcerated, mentally ill and migrant workers and to identify effective strategies to enhance vaccination uptake and increase access to health care by the at-risk populations.

Prior to coming to the CDC, Dr. Allen worked for more than 20 years for the Alameda County Public Health Department in California, first as the Director of the Division of Maternal and Child Health and subsequently as the Director of the Division of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention.

Amy Groom, MPH
Immunization Program Manager
Indian Health Services

Ms. Groom is a CDC employee assigned to the Indian Health Service, where she has served as the IHS Immunization Program Manager since 2001. In this capacity she provides advice and technical assistance to IHS on a range of programmatic, policy and research activities related to immunizations, and serves as a liaison between IHS, CDC, states and tribes. Ms. Groom has co-authored several manuscripts on immunization-related issues in the American Indian and Alaska Native population.

Liliana Osorio
Border Region Coordiator
Health Initiatives of Americas

Liliana Osorio joined HIA in 2002 as a San Diego County Regional Coordinator, where she is in charge of the coordination of Binational Health Week, and other year round activities in San Diego. She is the editor of the “English-Spanish Dictionary of Health Related Terms” published by HIA and the California Office of Binational Border Health. She has facilitated the collaboration between HIA and other Federal and State agencies such as HRSA, CDC, USMBHC, DHS and EPA.

Frank Staggers, MD (Invited)
Chairperson, Executive Board, Ethnic Health Institute, Sutter Health Network
Former President, California Medical Association


Prior to his recent retirement, Dr. Staggers was both in private practice and the Chief of Urology at the Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland. Dr. Staggers retired from the military as a Commander. He served 28 years in both the US Army and the US Navy. Dr. Staggers has been an active member of the AMA, the CMA, and the Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association (ACCMA) since 1962. He has served as President with both the CMA and ACCMA, and as a Trustee on the CMA Board of Trustees. He is also a Past President of the National Medical Association and Golden State Medical Association. He is a Co-Founder of the Ethnic Health Institute in Oakland.

Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H.
Public Health Officer
County of San Diego
Health and Human Services Agency

Dr. Wooten is board-certified in Family Medicine and has a master’s degree in public health. In March 2001, Dr. Wooten joined the County of San Diego as the Deputy Health Officer for Division of Public Health Services, Health and Human Services Agency and in June 2007 became the permanent Public Health Officer for the County.

Dr. Wooten continues to serve as a County appointee to the HIV Community Planning Prevention Board and is a commissioner of the First Commission of San Diego. She is a member of the California African-American HIV/AIDS Coalition and works closely with the local regional constituent to this organization, the Kemet Coalition. She is outgoing President of the San Diego Society of the National Medical Association (NMA) and a national Board of Trustee member from Region VI of the NMA.

MODERATOR

Calvin Freeman
Principal
Freeman and Freeman Consulting and Coaching


With his wife, SueAnn, Calvin Freeman is a partner in Freeman and Freeman Consulting and Coaching, a health policy and human resources consultant firm dedicated to promoting improvements in the health status of multicultural communities. He is also President of Global Vision Consortium, an emergency management consulting firm. Previously, Mr. Freeman was the first Chief of the Office of Multicultural Health in the California Department of Health Services and led California’s disaster medical preparedness program as Chief of Disaster Medical Services in the California EMS Authority.

RESOURCES

The following documents provide important background information that can enhance the Web Forum experience.

The October 2009 issue of the American Journal of Public Health featured a supplement on the topic of influenza preparedness and response. Below is a selection of articles:

• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Among Public-Housing Residents, Single-Parent Families, and Low-Income Populations by Bouye et al.
  
  
• Project VIVA: A Multilevel Community-Based Intervention to Increase Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Hard-to-Reach Populations in New York City by Coadyet al.
  
  
• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Vulnerable Populations in Tribal Communities by Groom et al.
  
  
• Bridging Disparity: A Multidisciplinary Approach forInfluenza Vaccination in an American Indian Community by Traeger et al.
  
  
• Effective Health Risk Communication About Pandemic Influenza for Vulnerable Populations by Vaughan and Tinker
  
  
• Strategies for Improving Influenza Immunization Rates among Hard-to-Reach Populations
  by Vlahov et al. Journal of Urban Health

MEDIA and OTHER SOURCES

The following documents provide important background information that can enhance the Web Forum experience.

• Field Poll: Californians' concerns about getting the H1N1 virus vary widely by Mark DiCamillo and Mervin Field, Field Research Corporation
  
• IHS prepared for H1N1 by Terri Hansen
  Indian Country Today Mobile Edition, October 6, 2009
  
  
• National Poll on Children’s Health: Parents May Underestimate the Risks of H1N1 Flu for Their Children
  Vol. 8 Issue 1, September 24, 2009
  C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan


• H1N1 Vaccine as Safe as Seasonal Vaccine,WHO Says
  Medscape, November 19, 2009


• FDA Commissioner Addresses H1N1 Vaccine Safety Concern
  Medscape, November 11, 2009

WEBSITES

The following websites provide important background information that can enhance the Web Forum experience.

Flu.Gov

Indian Health Service (IHS) pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza update and information center

National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities

Surgeon General Commentary: Leading by Example to Fight H1N1
Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Expert Commentary

Webinar:

Emergency Communication and Response with Racial, Ethnic and Minority Communities
Society for Public Health Education

SUPPORT

We would like to take this opportunity to thank:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention