Past Events - 2009
August 29, 2009
TOGETHER WE WALK,
UNITED WE STAND
FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM
Health care reform is finally within our grasp, but opponents are spending millions every day and spreading vicious lies to stop it. They want President Obama and Congressional leaders to cave on important reforms like the choice of a public option. We cannot let that happen!
Hundreds of New Yorkers walked and stood for historic health reform legislation before Congress. We also sent off our local members of Congress as they returned from their summer recess in September to “get the job done!”
June 19, 2009
"Implementing the
Leadership Imperative"
4th Annual Finding Your Inner Leader
'Aha!' Conference
This conference was designed for:
* Community and public health specialists with 3-5 years of experience who either aspire to become leaders in the near future, have recently become leaders or want to advance as new leaders at the project, committee, task force, organization, agency, coalition or community level
* Supervisors eager to learn how to provide on-the-job support to their leaders-to-be on the job.
* Public and community health students and faculty.
FEATURED:
Keynote Presentations
Conversations with Courageous Leaders
Luncheon Roundtables and Networking
Leadership Pathways Workshops
June 13, 2009
PHANYC 4th Annual Student Conference
On June 13, 2009 the PHANYC Student Committee held its Fourth Annual PHANYC Student Conference. The purpose of this conference was to bring together students of public health in the New York City area to present their work and to hear about the work of their colleagues.
June 4, 2009
PHANYC
2009 Annual Awards Ceremony
PHANYC’s held it's 2009 Annual Awards ceremony where we celebrated our tradition of commitment to improving the public health of New York City and honored those individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions in the field of public health.
HONOREES
Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Commissioner
New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneWendy Chavkin, MD, MPH
Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Max Gomez, PhD
Medical Reporter
WCBS-TVWalid Michelen, MD
Chief of Staff and Director of
Development and Grants
Generations Plus/Northern Manhattan
Health Network
New York City Health and Hospitals CorporationElisabeth Benjamin, MSPH, JD
Director of Health Care Restructuring Initiative
Community Service SocietyMarjorie Hill, PhD
Executive Director
Gay Men’s Health CrisisAsfaha Hadera
Founder and Co-Executive Director
African Services
Tom Duane
New York State Senator
Chair, Health Committee
COMMUNITY AWARDS
Arthur Ashe Institute of Public Health
Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
El Puente
Junior League of Brooklyn
April 27, 2009
"Certification in Public Health:
Implications of
the New Exam for You and the Profession"
The Public Health Association of New York City (PHANYC) presented an educational program on the movement for the individual certification of public health specialists, and the credentialing exam. Dr. Sally Guttmacher, a member of the Board of Public Health Examiners presented the certification movement's rationale and history; eligibility requirements or the exam; the exam content; and recertification. Discussants explored the pros and cons of becoming a certified public health professional (CPH).
SPEAKERS
Sally Guttmacher, PhD
Member, Board of Public Health Examiners
Professor and Director of the Public Health Program, NYU
Former President, PHANYC
Representatives of New York City and State Departments of Health
Representatives of Public Health Association of New York City
Examination Candidates from 2008
April 1, 2009
RAISING WOMEN'S VOICES
FOR HEALTH REFORM!
WOMEN'S SPEAK OUT and STRATEGY CONFERENCE
A Women's Speakout for Action on Health Reform, moderated by NBC News Medical Editor Nancy Snyderman, M.D. Grassroots women were invited to share their personal stories about how America's health system is failing them and their families. Health providers were encouraged to share their perspectives.
EXPERTS INCLUDED
Byllye Avery
Founder of the Black Women's Health Imperative
Deborah Reid
Attorney with the National Health Law Program
Wendy Chavkin, M.D.
the Columbia University School of Public Health
Lynn Paltrow
Director of Advocates for Pregnant Women.
March 31, 2009
"Should You Seek CPH Certification?"
On March 31, the Brooklyn College MPH Program and PHANYC co-hosted "The CPH Forum". The CPH Forum provided those who attended with an opportunity to learn whether the new public health credentialing is right for them.
SPEAKERS
Betsy Eastwook
Brooklyn College, CUNY
Sally Guttmacher
NYU and a member of the National Board of Public Health ExaminersKaren Denard Goldman
Kingsborough Community College, CUNY and PHANYC Board Member
February 12, 2008
2009 Legislative Breakfast
PHANYC held it's 2009 Legislative Breakfast, which focused on “Advancing Public Health in a Financial Crisis.” This was an opportunity to hear from state and city policymakers about how the city and state budget crises are affecting key public health programs, and what can be done to improve public health at this critical time.
SPEAKERS:
Chris Manning
Assistant Commissioner for Intergovernmental Affairs
New York City Deparment of Health
Richard Gottfried
New York State Assembly Health Committee ChairJoel Rivera
New York City CouncilmemberElisabeth Benjamin
Health Care for All New York
