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18th Annual Certificate Program
Nov. 2, 2013 Marlborough Holiday Inn, Nov.16th Taunton Holiday Inn
Registration begins at 8 am: pick and choose workshops from three concurrent tracks: Governance, Environmental/Community Health & Public Health Preparedness 

2013 Program is under development. Last year's program is listed below for reference.

 

Governance
8:45 – noon – Orientation for New Board Members, Part 1 & 2 - This double session is essential for new board members. It covers an overview of public health principles, history and legal authority, and ends with mock BOH hearings which enable board members to relax and have fun while testing their skills.  Marcia Benes, MAHB Executive Director; Cheryl Sbarra, MAHB Senior Staff Attorney and Charlie Kaniecki, DPH W. Mass District Health Officer.

Noon – 1:00 – Networking Buffet Lunch and MAHB Business Meeting – This is an opportunity to meet other board members from across the Commonwealth, ask questions of MAHB and meet MAHB Executive Board Members.

1:00 – 2:30 Public Health Case Law  Foreclosures, Abandoned Housing and Evictions – MAHB Senior StaffAttorney Cheryl Sbarra will explore the legal implications of the  housing market collapse for local boards of health.

15 minute Break

2:45 – 4:00 BOH Funding Options  and Finances- MAHB Attorneys Joan Langsam J.D. ,  Cheryl Sbarra J.D., and Donna Lazorik RN MS, MDPH Immunization Program – This session will explore funding opportunities for local boards of health, including fines and ticketing, sharing resources and vaccine reimbursements.

Environmental Health

8:45-10:00  National Library of Medicine Health Information Resources  - Hathy Simpson, MPH; Public Health Information Specialist; Content Manager for PHPartners.org  National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region (NN/LM NER); University of Massachusetts Medical School – Learn how to find  trusted health information for patients, families and providers on MedlinePlus.gov, how to use National Library of Medicine web sites and databases for environmental health and toxicology and locate information for the public health workforce on PHPartners.org

15 minute Break

10:15-12:00 - Using Technology to Increase Productivity and Better Protect your Community, Darren Mackiewicz, GISP Principal, MCD East Spatial Applications Group Leader, Project Manager, CDM Smith Learn how cloud computing, tablets and special applications can improve productivity and assist your workforce.

Networking LUNCH - Special Guest Speaker – Marlboro date only – MDEP Commissioner Kenneth Kimmell

1:00-2:30- Livestock Issues and Public Health- Brad Mitchell, Director of Government Relations, Mass Farm Bureau Federation;  Explore some of the ongoing trends relative to conflicts between BOHs and agriculture in MA. Information will be presented regarding appropriate regulatory models and resources on Best Management Practices in agriculture.

15 minute break

2:45-4:00 - Managing Waste Organic Material – Panel of Experts and Advocates including John Fischer, Chief of the Commercial Recycling Branch, MassDEP; Lynn Pledger, Clean Water Action; Jordan Peccia, Associate Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering Yale University; Ned Beecher, N.E. Biosolids

Community Health and Emergency Preparedness
8:00-10:00 -The Future Landscape of Public Health Nurses: Weather, Weight and Wormholes...The Effect of Environment on the Populations We Serve. - Kitty Mahoney RN, BSN, Framingham Health Department

15 minute break

10:15-12:00- Responding to Emergencies: Board of Health Essentials: Paul D. Biddinger MD FACEP & Dorothy Bernard MPH & Dauksewicz Benjamin MA The Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (PERLC) and the Emergency Preparedness & Response Exercise Program (EPREP), Harvard University 
  
1:00-2:30 - Fires, Floods, Tornados, Cemeteries Afloat and Overturned Milk trucks- A year of disasters - Lessons for Boards of Health - Charlie Kaniecki MDPH Western Mass District Health Officer

15 minute break

2:45-4:00 - Mass in Motion Initiative -Nov 3, Donna Salloom, Community Liaison, Division of Preention and Wellness, MDPH, Mary Giannetti, Director, Nutrition and Wellness Energy Services, Montachusett Opportunity Council Nov. 10 - Josefine Wendel, MS, RD, Cambridge Public Health Department, Pauline Hamel, New Bedford Mass in Motion

Support for this program has been provided by the New England Alliance for Public Health Workforce.