FINAL AGENDA

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

Subcommittee on Populations

July 14-15, 1998

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Room 705A, Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201

THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Topic: Health Data Needs in the Pacific Insular Areas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

Minutes

Tuesday, July 14, 1998

Transcript
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Purpose of the Meeting		 Lisa Iezzoni, M.D., Chair
9:15 a.m. Overview of Relationship Between Federal Government and Insular Areas Richard Miller, Office of Insular Affairs, USDOI
HHS Regional Health Initiatives and Activities
  • Region II
 Robert Davidson
  • Region IX
 Joseph Iser, Ph.D.
10:10 a.m. Findings from IOM Report Pacific Partnerships for Health Jill Feasley, Institute of Medicine
10:30 a.m. Panel on Federal Programmatic and Data Activities with the Insular Areas
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Denise Koo, M.D.
  • National Center for Health Statistics
 Mary Anne Freedman
  • Health Resources and Services Administration
 Michael Millman, Ph.D.
11:00 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Panel on Federal Programmatic and Data Activities (continued)
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
 Beatrice Rouse, Ph.D.
  • Health Care Financing Administration
 Bob Mayes
  • Department of Energy
 Michael Montopoli, M.D.
12:45 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Panel on Health Data Needs, Issues, and Perspectives Representatives of Insular Areas
  • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
 Ruth Zamora, Ph.D.
  • Virgin Islands
 Noreen Michael, Ph.D.
  • American Samoa
 Fale Uele
3:20 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Discussion (continued) Representatives of Insular Areas
  • Guam
 PeterJohn Camacho
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas
 Magdalena Sablan
  • The Republic of Palau
 Nick Ngwal
  • The Federal States of Micronesia
 Amato Elymore
  • The Republic of the Marshall Islands
 Jonathan Santos
5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Wednesday, July 15, 1998

Transcript
9:00 a.m. Reconvene and Opening Remarks Lisa Iezzoni, M.D.
9:10 a.m. Rountable Discussion with Representatives from the Federal Agencies and Insular Areas (e.g., gaps and barriers) All Participants
11:30 a.m. Break
11:45 a.m. Roundtable Discussion (continued) (e.g., enablers, strategies for improvement) All Participants
1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Roundtable Discussion (continued) All Participants
2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Representatives
3:10 p.m. Adjourn

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