Title: People in the News
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Section/SPIG: Maternal and Child Health
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- Elaine Borawski, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was granted tenure at her university July 1, 2005. Dr. Borawski was also recently appointed as a standing member of the Behavioral and Social Science Approaches to Preventing HIV/AIDS (BSPH) Study Section at the NIH.
- The Perinatal Pediatrics Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), has announced that Stanley N. Graven, MD is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Virginia Apgar Award. This Award is given annually to an individual whose career has had a continuing influence on the well-being of newborn infants. Dr. Graven is being honored for his pioneering work in the development of regionalized systems of perinatal care, and also for his efforts to improve the developmental environment of neonatal intensive care units. The award will be presented at the National Conference and Exhibition, to be held October 8-11, 2005, in Washington, DC.
- After three and a half years of consulting, as well as painting, exhibiting, and selling her art, Catherine Hess, former AMCHP Executive Director, has accepted a new senior position with the National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP). Cathy has worked with states (LA, DC, NH, PA), national organizations (AMCHP, National Institute for Health Care Management, New York Academy of Medicine), and federal agencies (AHRQ, MCHB). NASHP serves state policy makers in both legislative and executive branches, and you can browse www.nashp.org to review work on early childhood development, obesity, and Medicaid. Among other current projects, Cathy is leading a new Commonwealth-funded initiative on state policies relevant to the work of its new High Performance Health Systems Commission, as well as policy analyses of child health coverage, funded by the Packard and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations. She will also be developing new program areas for NASHP. One of her recent consulting projects was a brief study for MCHB on states' practices for obtaining public input on the MCH Block Grant. That report can be found at: www.mchtaproject.comhttp://www.mchtaproject.com/.
- In July, 2005, former MCH Section Chair Linda A. Randolph, MD, MPH, received the 2005 Distinguished Service Award from the Howard University College of Medicine. Also in July, Linda tells us, her organization, the Developing Families Center, was visited by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who shared her very positive and supportive thoughts about their work. It was described by a donor as an “intoxicating” event.