
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Justus-Warren Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Task Force quarterly meeting. Committee meetings will begin at 10 a.m.: Legislation and Resource Development - rm. 1027/1128 (all TF legislators will be in this committee meeting); Management: rm. 1228/1327; Public Awareness: rm. 1425; Prevention: rm. 1124/1224. Afternoon session in room 1027 beginning at 1:00 p.m. Contact: Renee Bethea, or 707-5360.
November 9, August 10, 9:30 am - 2:00 pm, Minority Health Advisory Council Quarterly Meeting. The mission is to promote and advocate for the elimination of health disparities among all racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations in North Carolina. The 15-member Minority Health Advisory Council (MHAC) consists of legislators, community leaders, and health and human services professionals from across the state. Contact Lisa Hodges, Public Health Program Consultant of the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities at 919-431-1613.
November 10, 11 a.m., North Carolina Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, quarterly meeting, Jane S. McKimmon Center, 1101 Gorman St., Raleigh, to provide guidance to the secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Emergency Medical Services with regard to the state’s EMS program. (Contacts: Graham Pervier, chairman, 336-768-4148, or Drexdal Pratt, chief, NCOEMS, 919-855- 3935.)
November 16, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Eliminating Health Disparities Steering Committee (EHD Steering Committee). The EHD Steering Committee guides the work of DHHS in building the department’s capacity to identify and address disparities in each division/office. The committe is made up of representatives from fourteen divisions and offices in the DHHS. For meeting location and/or details, contact Claudia Joseph-Todman, Program Assistant IV of the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities at 919-431-1613.
November 19, 9:30 a.m., Quarterly Meeting of the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Clarion Hotel, 320 Hillsborough Street. Contact Marta Hester, 919-715-2780.
December 9, 9:00 am to 12 noon, Commission on Children with Special Health Care Needs, NC Division of Public Health, 5605 Six Forks Road, Raleigh. The Commission on Children with Special Health Care Needs is a Governor-appointed Commission that is legislatively charged to monitor and evaluate the availability and provision of health services for children with special health care needs in NC. Contact Danielle Matula, NC Health Choice Special Needs Manager, at (919) 707-5674.
December 11, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., AIDS Care Unit Advisory Committee Meeting. Quarterly advisory committee meeting for the AIDS Care Unit, regarding services for people living with HIV in North Carolina served by programs administered by the AIDS Care Unit. For meeting locations and/or details, contact Mary Ann Chap, AIDS Care Unit Manager, maryann.chap@ncmail.net, 919-733-9526.
January 27, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., North Carolina Public Health Foundation quarterly meeting. State Health Director’s Board room, 5605 Six Forks Rd. Contact: NCPHF Executive Director Elizabeth MacLachlan, 919.707.5237 or elizabeth.maclachlan@ncphf.org.
April 28, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., North Carolina Public Health Foundation quarterly meeting. State Health Director’s Board room, 5605 Six Forks Rd. Contact: NCPHF Executive Director Elizabeth MacLachlan, 919.707.5237 or elizabeth.maclachlan@ncphf.org.
August 11, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., North Carolina Public Health Foundation quarterly meeting. State Health Director’s Board room, 5605 Six Forks Rd. Contact: NCPHF Executive Director Elizabeth MacLachlan, 919.707.5237 or elizabeth.maclachlan@ncphf.org.
November 3, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., North Carolina Public Health Foundation quarterly meeting. State Health Director’s Board room, 5605 Six Forks Rd. Contact: NCPHF Executive Director Elizabeth MacLachlan, 919.707.5237 or elizabeth.maclachlan@ncphf.org.