PHF E-NEWS Original date: 11-6-02
Subject: Major Advancement of Public Health Services ResearchTake part in advancing the field of public health services research.
- What should be our research priorities?
- How can we best advance public health services research and respond to Monday’s IOM recommendations? (See information below.)
JOIN US AT APHA:
The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, staffed by the Public Health Foundation, will host the second annual Public Health Services Research Leadership Forum at the annual American Public Health Association meeting in Philadelphia. The session (4013.0) will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Please refer to the official APHA program guide for the session location. Participants will be asked to help the Council on Linkages refine, advance, and expand upon recommendations from the last year’s Forum. These recommendations can be found at http://www.phf.org/Link/Research-Forum-Summary.pdf. For more information on the Council on Linkages, visit http://www.phf.org/Link.htm.FORUM AGENDA AND PANELISTS:
Panelists and session participants will discuss and refine recommendations to establish research fellowships, centers of excellence, a prioritized research agenda, and other initiatives. Action steps will be developed that will lead to implementation of these recommendations. This year’s distinguished panel includes:
- Dr. Lawrence Green, Director, CDC Office of Extramural Prevention Research
- Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford, Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service New York University, and Co-Chair of the Institute of Medicine Committee, "Assuring the Health of the Public in the 21st Century"
- Dr. Barbara DeBuono, Senior Medical Director/Group Leader Public Health, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Pfizer, Inc.
- Dr. Sharunda Buchanan, Chief, Environmental Health Services Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC
- Dr. Pamela Russo, Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Dr. Jon Kerner, Assistant Deputy Director for Research Dissemination and Diffusion, National Cancer Institute
- Dr. Hugh Tilson, Senior Advisor to the Dean, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, session moderator
IOM CALLS FOR SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH SUPPORT:
On Monday, November 4, 2002, the Institute of Medicine released its landmark report, "Who Will Keep the Public Healthy? Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century." The report notes the significant contribution public health research plays in improving the public’s health. In addition to calling for increased funding for practice research, the IOM recommends greater focus on community-based research and increased academic/practice/community partnerships for embarking on this research. The IOM report can be accessed by visiting http://www.nap.edu/books/030908542X/html.Updated 4-18-04