THOROUGHBRED PRE-FUNCTION AREA
Wednesday, April 13, from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Priscilla Barnes, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Partnership Mobilization as Theatre: Understanding Public Health Practitioners’ Perceptions of Partnerships in Action

Thuy Doan, M.P.H., Ph.D. (c)
The Role of Education and Hands-on Training in Emergency Preparedness and Response: A Retrospective Evaluation

Geoffrey Downie, M.P.A., B.S.
Network Governance and Public Health System Performance

Holly C. Felix, Ph.D.
The Contribution of Obesity and Race to Poor Quality of Care Among Elderly in the Long-Term Care System

Maria L. Gomez, M.P.H., Dr. P.H.
Assessment of Cultural and Linguistic Competency in Rural and Urban Local Health Departments in Kentucky

Racquel Graham, M.S.
Developing a Quality Improvement Culture

Jeff Hatala, M.B.A., M.M.C.
Is Public Health Prepared to Fight the Obesity Epidemic?

Brenda Joly, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Determining Quality Improvement Rhetoric Versus Reality: Preliminary Results from the MLC Initiative

Yelena Tarasenko Lyttle
(Title unavailable at the time this program was printed.)

William Mase, Dr.P.H.
Evaluating Local and Statewide H1N1 Response Using Novel Tools and Methods

Arlesia Mathis, Ph.D.
Integrating Local Health Departments and Community Health Centers

Sharla Smith, M.P.H.
The Use of Network Analysis to Measure Public Health Systems Networks

Susan Zahner, Dr.P.H., RN
Public Health Systems and Services Research Inventory-Wisconsin