HEALTH INFORMATICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HIIT) IS A SECTION OF APHA
THE e-NEWSLETTER COMMITTED TO IMPROVING GLOBAL HEALTH THROUGH TECHNOLOG
Volume 10, Issue 10 Spring 2011
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
-Message from the HIIT Chair
-APHA Annual Meeting Registration
-APHA Midyear Meeting
-Public Health and Transportation
-APHA Annual Meeting Student Scholarships
-Nominations for PH Leader of the Year Award (Open Period)
-APHA Publications
-ONC-approved Accreditor
-HIIT Leadership
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As the APHA Midyear Meeting will be convened in less than two weeks, and the APHA Annual meeting is rapidly approaching, I encourage you to take advantage of these tremendous educational and professional opportunities. HIIT’s strategic plan is aligned with APHA’s 2010-2013 Strategic Map: http://www.apha.org/NR/rdonlyres/4882C9EE-F423-429B-AD29-2E4C57F057BC/0/CentralChallengeandPrioritiesNov10.pdf. Our policy foci around Consumer Health & HIT, and Health Disparities & HIT are central to discussions around the role of HIT in the implementation of Health Reform and health care delivery transformation. Through our committee structure, HIIT is positioned to receive input from diverse perspectives and audiences regarding the confluence of public health, health policy, health disparities, consumer health Health Information Technology (HIT) and health informatics. Additionally, APHA has recognized HIIT’s vital role by affording us the opportunity to organize and manage the Technology Center at the Annual Meeting. I look forward to your current and future involvement with HIIT.
Sincerely,
Christopher D. Williams, MPH, CPEHR, CPHIT -HIIT Chair
APHA Annual Meeting Registration
Registration is now open for the APHA 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 29 - Nov. 2, 2011. Over, 1,000 cutting edge scientific sessions will be presented by public health researchers, academicians, policy-makers and practitioners on the most current public health issues facing the nation today. For registration and more information about the Annual Meeting, visit www.apha.org/meetings.
Our Section will have a strong presence at the meeting. View the sessions sponsored by our Section in the interactive Online Program (http://apha.confex.com/apha/139am/webprogram/start.html ). Search the program using keyword, author name or date. Don’t forget to visit the Section and SPIG pavilion in the Public Health Expo next to Everything APHA to speak to a Section representative.
APHA Midyear Meeting
The APHA Midyear meeting will be convened June 23-25 in Chicago. Please find details and registration information for the APHA Midyear meeting http://www.apha.org/Midyear/.
Public Health and Transportation
These are exciting times when considering the many ways our transportation systems impact health and equity in our communities. Congress extended the current federal surface transportation bill until Sept. 30, 2011, and Congressional committees are aiming to draft a new transportation bill before this latest extension ends.
Want to learn more about the connections between transportation, equity and health? View our archived webinar series, subscribe to the monthly transportation and health eNewsletter that offers an array of new events and updates, and download the newly released online public health and transportation toolkit and accompanying resources today.
We also invite you to send a message to your members of Congress urging that they ensure that strong public health provisions are included in the federal surface transportation reauthorization. For more information, visit http://apha.org/transportation.
Need-based Scholarships Available for Students to attend Annual Meeting
APHA is proud to announce the availability of need-based scholarships, sponsored by External Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc., for student members to attend the 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., from Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2011. Twelve students will be granted registration and up to a $500 stipend to use toward food, lodging and transportation. An additional four students will be given Annual Meeting registration only. Recipients of the scholarships will be chosen based on financial need and essay. As part of the award, students will be strongly encouraged to attend at least one Section business meeting. Please inform the student members of your Section about this unique opportunity! Visit: www.apha.org/meetings/registration/scholarship for complete details and application. Please contact Pooja Bhandari at pooja.bhandari@apha.org with any questions.
Submit Nominations for APHA's Distinguished Public Health Legislator of the Year Award
APHA is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Public Health Legislator of the Year Award. This award recognizes local, state and federal lawmakers who are public health champions. Please visit: http://www.apha.org/about/awards/ for more information. The deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m., June 27, 2011. Nominations may only be submitted by APHA members.
Update on APHA Book Publications June 2011
I am very pleased to announce that there are a
number books in production as well proposals for books that have been accepted,
and work on them is under way. Furthermore, several authors of current
products will be available to sign their books at the fall APHA Annual Meeting
in Washington, D.C.
APHA members of all sections are encouraged to
using existing, new and emerging products in their academic courses. These
resources are also very relevant to policy, prevention, advocacy and client
care initiatives. Please encourage your colleagues to use these timely and
evidence-based resources. Go to the APHA website to find out more: www.aphabookstore.org
We are also looking for new proposals for books. If
you have an idea for a book, please send a few paragraphs describing the idea,
intended audience and your qualifications to Nina Tristani, Director of Publications,
APHA, nina.tristani@apha.org
Thank you for supporting APHA Books and promoting
these products.
Norman Giesbrecht, PhD, Chair, APHA Publications
Board
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New
• Environmental Health and Racial Equity in the United States,
Authors: Robert D. Bullard, PhD; Glenn S. Johnson, PhD; and Angel O. Torres,
MCP
Books at Printer in June
• Megacities and Public
Health, Omar Khan, MD, MHS
• Public Health Management of Disasters, 3rd edition, Linda Landesman
Books Currently in Production
• Injury Prevention for
Children and Adolescents: Research Practice, and Advocacy, 2nd edition, Karen
D. Liller, PhD
• School–Based Health Care, Terri Wright, MPH and Jeanita Richardson, PhD
Books in Development
• Control of Communicable
Diseases Manual, 20th Edition
• Control of Communicable Diseases Lab Book
• Compendium of Methods for the Examination of Foods, 5th Edition
• Caring for Our Children, 3rd edition
• Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 22nd
edition
E-Books
• Communicating Public
Health Information Effectively is now on Kindle.
Co-sponsored Books
Jossey-Bass: Emerging Infectious Diseases published in April
2011.
Jones and Bartlett Learning books to be published before the 2011 Annual Meeting:
Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health, Essential Case Studies in Public
Health: Putting Public Health into Practice, Global Health 101, Field
Epidemiology in Public Health Practice, Epidemiology in Women's Health,
Essentials of Health, Culture and Diversity, Epidemiology of Chronic Disease,
Introduction to Air Pollution Science, and Essentials of Program Planning and
Evaluation.
APHA is also co-publishing with Wiley, Designing
Healthy Communities by Richard Jackson. The book is a companion to a PBS series
to air this fall.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is pleased to announce that the American National Standards Institute has been approved as the ONC-AA for the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology (Permanent Certification Program). The ONC-AA will accredit organizations to certify electronic health record technology and perform other responsibilities under the Permanent Certification Program. Approval of the ONC-AA is one of the initial steps in the implementation of the Permanent Certification Program, which is anticipated to replace the Temporary Certification Program for Health Information Technology in 2012.
For more information about the Permanent Certification Program, please review the final rule entitled "Establishment of the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology" (76 FR 1262, Jan. 7, 2011). You may also visit ONC's website at http://healthit.hhs.gov.
HIIT 2010-2011 Leadership
HIIT 2010-2011 Officers
Founder and Chair Emeritus
Diane L. Adams, MD, MPH, CHS-III founderemeritus@pubhiit.org
Former Senior Health Policy Fellow & Consultant to the Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (now known as Center for Advanced Communications Policy);
(301) 570-0387
Chair
Christopher Williams, MPH, CPEHR, CPHIT- chair@pubhiit.org
eQ Health Solutions
(225) 938-8905
Immediate Past Chair
Sandra Worrell, MS (Chair, 2009-2010)
University of Connecticut- sandraworrell@sbcglobal.net
Chair-Elect
Jiunn-Jye Sheu, PhD, MSPH, CHES cochair@pubhiit.org
University of Toledo
Secretary
Dr. Tracy Hilliard - secretary@pubhiit.org
University of Washington-Seattle
Treasurer
Anjelious P. Farmer, MBA anjelious@yahoo.com
IBM Software Services for Federal Practice
Parliamentarian
Polly S. Turner, DrPH, MPH pollyrx@aol.com
President, PS Turner Health Administration Consultants
Governing Council Members
Brenda A. Leath, MHSA, PMP BrendaLeath@westat.com
Gloria McNeil, BSRN, MS gloriamcneil@sbcglobal.net
HIIT 2010-2011 Committee Chairs/Co-Chairs
Membership
Chair, Dr. Diane L. Adams
1st Co-Chair,Ginelle Edmondson membership@pubhiit.org
2nd Co-Chair,Donald George
donald.george@prismhealthconsulting.com
Program Planner
Chair Program Planner, Dr. Diane L. Adams
Governing Council Members
Brenda A. Leath, MHSA, PMP BrendaLeath@westat.com
Gloria McNeil, BSRN, MS gloriamcneil@sbcglobal.net
APHA Action Board Representative
Dr. JJ Sheu - jiunnjye.sheu@utoledo.edu
Nominating
Gloria McNeil - gloriamcneil@sbcglobal.net
Sandra Worrell - sandraworrell@sbcglobal.net
Dr. Diane L. Adams - dla8315@aol.com
Policy Chair
Dr. JJ Sheu - jiunnjye.sheu@utoledo.edu
Community Outreach
Chair, Eileen Elias, Med Eelias@jbsinternational.com
Co-Chair, Dr. Deena J. Chisolm
Deena.Chisolm@nationnwidechildrens.org
Education and Research
Chair, Edward Mensah, PhD - dehasnem@uic.edu
Co-Chair, Steven Godin, PhD, MPH, PHI Certificate- sgodin@po-box.esu.edu
Strategic Planning
Chair, Su-I Hou, DrPH, RN, CHES - shou@uga.edu
Student Committee
Chair, Dr. Tracy Hilliard - tmhill@uw.edu
Co-Chair, Chung-Bang (Ben) Weng, MSCS, MA - cbweng@hhp.ufl.edu
Awards
Chair, Alex Charleston - aac4@cdc.gov
Finance
Chair, Anjelious Farmer anjelious@yahoo.com
Communications
Chair, Ralph Donaldson
ralph.donaldson@prismhealthconsulting.com
Newsletter Staff
Oversight of Newsletter APHA & PUBHIIT Christopher Williams and Dr. Diane L. Adams
Editor, David Potenziani, PhD - dpotenzi@email.unc.edu
Associate Editor, Laurie Shanderson, PhD, MPA - Lau328@aol.com
Health Informatics Information Technology Center
Chair, Jayfus T. Doswell, PhD - Jayfus@juxtopia.com
Websites (APHA and PUBHIIT)
Christopher Williams and Dr. Diane L. Adams
HIIT Advisory Board
Lillian tom-Orme, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN - lillian.tomorme@hrc.utah.edu
David Potenziani, PhD - dpotenzi@email.unc.edu
Jay Bernhardt, PhD - jaybernhardt@hhp.ufl.edu
M.C. Roco, PhD - mroco@nsf.gov
Polly S. Turner, DrPH - pollyrx@aol.com
David Rookard david.rookard@sbcglobal.net
Brenda A. Leath, MHSA, PMP - BrendaLeath@westat.com
Edward Mensah, PhD - dehasnem@uic.edu