Past Events - 2007
2007 Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony
Thomas R. Frieden, NYC Health Commissioner; Victor Sidel, Past President of APHA and PHANYC; H. Jack Geiger, Allan Rosenfield Award for Public Health and Social Justice recipient; Nicholas Freudenberg, PHANYC President; Allan Rosenfield, Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.
On June 6th, PHANYC celebrated its 2007 Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony at The Golden Unicorn restaurant in Chinatown, NY. With 250 attendees, we honored our colleagues, awardees and public health profession during a fun-filled evening of delicious food and awards ceremony.
PHANYC was proud to present its 2007 Haven Emerson Award of lifetime achievement to Wilfredo Lopez, JD, General Counsel Emeritus of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. One of our highest honors reserved for those who have played a major role in contributing to the public health of the City of New York, Wilfredo Lopez was honored for his outstanding contributions to policies that protect the public health in New York City.
In addition, PHANYC was especially pleased to create the new Allan Rosenfield Award for Public Health and Social Justice in honor of our colleague, Allan Rosenfield, the Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. The Allan Rosenfield Award recognizes public health professionals who have made significant contributions to improving public health by promoting social justice in New York. The Award calls attention to the deep connections between population health and social justice and celebrates individuals who have nurtured this public health tradition.
The 2007 Allan Rosenfield Award for Public Health and Social Justice is awarded to H. Jack Geiger, M.D., M. Sci., Hyg., Sc.D. (hon.), Arthur C. Logan Professor Emeritus of Community Medicine, City College of New York Medical School for his outstanding leadership and accomplishments in improving public health by promoting social justice in New York City.
Other 2007 awardees included:
- Robin Herbert, M.D. and Stephen Levin, M.D., Co-Directors of the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, received the Special Merit Award
- Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY 8th District) was awarded the Legislator of the Year Award
- Sidney J. Socolar, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami School of Medicine, received the Public Health Advocate Award
- Juan Gonzalez, Columnist, New York Daily News and Co-Host, Democracy Now! received the Media Award
- Public Health Community Awards were given to: the Asian American Hepatitis B Program, Center for Study of Asian American Health (NYU School of Medicine): Community Health Action of Staten Island; Medical and Health Research Association of New York City (MHRA); and the Peer Counseling and Case Management Services, Meantl Health Services, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation
- Goldmann Student Paper Awards were given to Joseph J. Palamar (1st place) and Linda Fan (2nd place)
Click here for more information on awardees.
2007 Annual Student Conference
On June 9th, PHANYC's Student Committee sponsored its
second Annual Student Conference. The conference had 22 presenters
from eight universities in the area. Approximately 70 people
attended the conference, including students, faculty, and
members of the NYC public health community, which was almost double
the attendance and presenters of its first annual conference.
Topics presented at the conference ranged from health disparities,
gender, sexuality and reproductive health, physical activity and
nutrition, defining and dealing with chronic disease and addiction,
and policy, work and environmental interventions to promote health.
Another exciting addition to this year's conference was a
public health graduate school fair. Co-sponsoring institutions
of this fair and conference were:
- Brooklyn College CUNY Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences
- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- Hunter College CUNY Department of Urban Public Health
- Lehman College CUNY Department of Health Sciences
- NYU Master’s Program in Global Public Health
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center Master of Public Health Program
January 17, 2007
A Forum on Diabetes Policy for NYC:
Comprehensive Approaches to Prevention and Management
On January 17th, PHANYC’s Agenda for a Healthy New York organized a day-long forum with the CUNY Campaign Against Diabetes on Diabetes Policy for New York City at Hunter College. More than 200 people participated, making it the largest, most diverse group of public and health officials, researchers, advocates and health providers to consider how New York City can better prevent and manage diabetes. We plan to discuss the policy recommendations that have emerged from the forum with the Mayor and Governor, and then work with the city and state to implement them.
Session 1: Impact of Diabetes on New York City and the US
- Who has Diabetes in NYC and How Has it Changed in the Last Decade?, Lorna Thorpe, PhD, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Epidemiology, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Diabetes and Disparities in Health, Leandris Liburd, PhD, MPH, Branch Chief, Community Health and Program Services, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cost of Diabetes in NYC, Marianne Fahs, PhD, MPH, Professor, Urban Public Health, Executive Director, Brookdale Center on Aging Hunter College, CUNY
Session 2: Interventions to Prevent or Manage Diabetes: The Evidence Base
- Primary Prevention of Diabetes: What Do We Know, Lynn Silver, MD, MPH, Director, Chronic Disease Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Interventions for Primary and Secondary Prevention in Diabetes: From Trials to Translation, Elizabeth Walker, DNSc, RN, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Population Health, Director, Prevention and Control Division, The Diabetes Research & Training Center (DRTC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children, Matt Longjohn, MD, MPH, Executive Director, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)
Roundtable Sessions:
Food Programs and Food Industry; Diabetes Management in Primary Care Settings; Educating the Healthcare Workforce on Diabetes; Physical Activity; Insurance & Diabetes Supply Providers; Disparities Among Diabetes; Diabetes and Schools; Faith-Based Organizations
Session 3: Policy Makers Forum on Policy Opportunities and Obstacles
Moderator: James Knickman, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Health Foundation
- Mary Bassett, MD, MPH, Deputy Commissioner, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- David Hoffman, Director, Bureau of Chronic Disease Services, New York State Department of Health
- Jane Jeffrie Seley, GNP, MPH, MSN, CDE, Diabetes Nurse Practitioner, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Co-sponsors:
American Diabetes Association – Greater New York City Market, Brookdale Center on Aging, Hunter College, Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), Greater New York Society of Public Health Education (GNYSOPHE), Hunter College, Urban Public Health Program and the New York Academy of Medicine
An application for 6 category 1 CHEC hours has been submitted to GNYSOPHE. GNYSOPHE has been designated as a multiple event provider by NCHEC. Webcast provided by Clinical Directors Network (CDN). www.CDNetwork.org
Resources:
- For listing of presenter reports and powerpoint presentations, click here [pdf]
- To download presenter reports and powerpoint presentations, visit: click here.
- For Diabetes Resource material, click here
