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UM SPH Public Health Practice Summit

The Third Annual Public Health Practice Summit was held on Monday, September 15, 2008 at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

ABOUT THE SUMMIT
The Office of Public Health Practice has held an annual Academic-Practice Summit to explore linkages between Governmental Public Health and Academia since 2006. Annual Summit events include a welcome by Kenneth Warner, PhD, Dean of the School of Public Health and a keynote address by a leader in the field of public health. Summit sessions highlight new SPH initiatives and focus on academic-practice collaborations. Invitees include SPH faculty and students, Health Officers and Medical Directors from all 45 local health departments in Michigan, designated leadership of the Michigan Department of Community Health, and other public health practice partners.

2008 Summit Activities

Download agenda here.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR 2008 SUMMIT:

Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (Emeritus)
Executive Director, American Public Health Association

Contact SPH.Practice@umich.edu for more information about this event.

Office of Public Health Practice Distinguished Public Health Practitioner Awards The Office of Public Health Practice annually honors public health practitioners who have made outstanding contributions to academic-practice collaborations with the School of Public Health. The recipients of the Distinguished Public Health Practitioner Awards are:

2008 Awardee
Dean Sienko, MD, MS

Health Officer and Medical Director

Ingham County Health Department

 

 

2007 Awardees
Phyllis Meadows, PhD, MSN, RN

Director

Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion

Rick Haverkate, MPH

Director of Public Health

Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan

2006 Awardees
Ellen Clement, MSW, MPH

Health Officer
Washtenaw County Public Health

Jean Chabut, BSN, MPH

Deputy Director for Public Health
Michigan Department of Community Health

 

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