Meetings

2006 Annual Meeting

Nov. 30 - Dec. 3, 2006

Phoenix, Ariz.

Policy Meeting

Friday, Dec. 1, 2006

The Health Care Coverage Crisis: States are Stepping In
Health costs are skyrocketing and the number of uninsured is growing steadily. States have responded by passing innovative health care reform legislation and implementing programs to improve or expand coverage. Will states be able to achieve where national efforts have failed? This session will include a look at recent state health care reform efforts as well as key policy issues that will impact the health care debate of the future.

• Samantha Artiga, senior research analyst
  Kaiser Family Foundation

• Karynlee Harrington, executive director
  Dirigo Health Agency (Maine)

• Sarah Nolan, senior researcher
  Committee on Health Care Financing
  Massachusetts House of Representatives

The Promise of Prevention: Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is expected to affect approximately 9,700 American women and cause about 3,700 deaths this year, with the highest rates among African-American and Hispanic women. A proven set of prevention tools to eradicate cervical cancer now exists with the recent approval of a vaccine against the cause of almost all cervical cancers, human papillomavirus (HPV). How states make tough decisions to fund and mandate use of the prevention tools – vaccines, pap tests and early treatment of pre-cancers—will determine if this promise can be realized.

• Kathy Fredrickson, office chief, Arizona Immunization Program Office

Adult Wellness: Saving Time and Money

Friday, Dec. 1, 2006

• Dr. Wayne Giles, M.D., M.S., director, Division of Adult and Community Health, CDC
• John Clymer, president, Partnership for Prevention
• Mark Brainard, chief of staff, Delaware
• Rep. Jean Hunhoff, South Dakota

Plenary Session - Counterfeit Drugs: State Policy Responses

Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006

• Aaron Graham, vice president and chief security officer, Purdue Pharma, L.P.
• Joshua M. Bolin, board liaison, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
• Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Texas
• Sen. Marvin Riegsecker, Indiana
• Sen. Liz Figueroa, California

2006 Spring Meeting

May 2006

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Michael Wilson, Healthy Aging May 7

Lynda Anderson, Healty Aging May 7

Minutes

2006 Annual Meeting - Arizona

2006 Spring Meeting - West Virginia

2005 Annual Meeting - Delaware

• Business Session
• Emerging Trends
• Policy Session

Task Force Members

2006 Roster