CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting

CDC Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia

Global Communications Center, Aud. B3

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Federal Moderator: CAPT Craig Wilkins (CDC)

Tribal Moderator: Councilman Chester Antone (Tohono O’odham Nation)

8:30 am Opening Blessing

8:35 am Welcome and Introductions

Judith A. Monroe, MD: Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);

Director, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS), CDC

CAPT Craig Wilkins, MPH (Lumbee Tribe): US Public Health Service (USPHS); Acting 

Director, Tribal Support Unit, OSTLTS, CDC

9:00 am Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Business

Chester Antone (Tohono O’odham Nation): Councilman, Tohono O’odham Nation; Chair, 

TAC

CDR Bobby Rasulnia, PhD, MPA, MPH, CHES: USPHS; Acting Deputy Director, Tribal 

Support Unit, OSTLTS, CDC

April R. Taylor, MHSA: Public Health Analyst, Tribal Support Unit, OSTLTS, CDC

• Roll Call – April R. Taylor

• TAC Roles and Responsibilities – Councilman Chester Antone

9:50 am Break

10:00 am TAC Business (continued) • TAC Engagement Framework – CDR Bobby Rasulnia

• HHS Meeting Updates – Councilman Chester Antone

• Summer 2014 TAC Meeting and Tribal Consultation Session – Councilman Chester 

Antone

Updated February 10, 2014 – Agenda is subject to change
10:45 am Tribal Support Unit Update

CAPT Craig Wilkins, MPH (Lumbee Tribe): USPHS; Acting Director, Tribal Support Unit, 

OSTLTS, CDC

CDR Bobby Rasulnia, PhD, MPA, MPH, CHES: USPHS; Acting Deputy Director, Tribal 

Support Unit, OSTLTS, CDC

11:00 am National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for 

Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) 

Office of Tribal Affairs Update

Annabelle M. Allison (Navajo Nation): Associate Director for Tribal Affairs, Office of Tribal 

Affairs, NCEH/ATSDR, CDC/ATSDR

11:30 am Lunch (on your own)

12:30 pm Native Specimens Discussion

Shambavi Subbarao, PhD: Director, Division of Laboratory Programs, Standards, and Services, 

Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, CDC

Delight Satter, MPH (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde): Senior Advisor for Tribal Research 

and Program Integration, OSTLTS, CDC

Doris Cook, PhD (Akwesasne Mohawk): Consultant

1:45 pm Strengthening Tribal Public Health through Accreditation 

and Performance Improvement Discussion 

Liza Corso, MPA: Senior Advisor for Public Health Practice and Accreditation, Division of 

Public Health Performance Improvement (DPHPI), OSTLTS, CDC

Harald Pietz: Chief, Health Department and Systems Development Branch, DPHPI, OSTLTS, 

CDC

2:50 pm Break

3:00 pm Chronic Disease Update

Ursula Bauer, PhD, MPH: Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), CDC

David Espey, MD: Acting Division Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, 

NCCDPHP, CDC

4:00 pm Unintentional Injuries Update

Ann Dellinger, PhD, MPH: Chief, Home, Recreation and Transportation Branch, National 

Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC

5:00 pm Meeting Closure

Updated February 10, 2014 – Agenda is subject to change
10th Biannual CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Session

CDC Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia

Global Communications Center, Aud. B3

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Federal Moderators: Dr. Judith Monroe (CDC)

Tribal Moderator: Councilman Chester Antone (Tohono O’odham Nation)

8:30 am Opening Blessing

8:35 am OSTLTS Update

Judith A. Monroe, MD: Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);

Director, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS), CDC

9:00 am CDC Director’s Update

Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH: Director, CDC; Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry (ATSDR)

9:50 am Break

10:00 am Roundtable Discussion with CDC Senior Leadership

Ileana Arias, PhD: Principal Deputy Director, CDC/ATSDR

Ursula Bauer, PhD, MPH: Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), CDC

Katherine Lyon Daniel, PhD: Associate Director for Communication, CDC

Stephanie Dulin, MBA: Deputy Director, National Center on Birth Defects and 

Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)

Corrine Graffunder, DrPH, MPH: Acting Associate Director for Policy,, Office of the 

Associate Director for Policy, CDC

CAPT Thomas Hennessy, MD, MPH: US Public Health Service (USPHS); Director, Arctic 

Investigations Program, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center 

for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC

RADM Robin Ikeda, MD, MPH: USPHS; Director, Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, 

Injury and Environmental Health; Acting Director, National Center for Environmental 

Health (NCEH)/ATSDR, CDC/ATSDR

Updated February 10, 2014 – Agenda is subject to change
Rima Khabbaz, MD: Deputy Director, CDC; Director, Office of Infectious Diseases, CDC

Ali Khan, MD, MPH: Assistant Surgeon General (retired); Director, Office of Public Health 

Preparedness and Response, CDC

CAPT Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH: USPHS; Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral 

Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), CDC

Judith A. Monroe, MD: Deputy Director, CDC; Director, OSTLTS, CDC

Tanja Popovic, MD, PhD: Acting Director, NCEH/ATSDR

Chesley Richards, MD, MPH, FACP: Deputy Director, CDC; Director, Office of Public Health 

Scientific Services, CDC; Acting Director, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and 

Laboratory Services, CDC

RADM Anne Schuchat, MD: USPHS; Director, National Center for Immunization and 

Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), CDC

Daniel Sosin, MD, MPH: Acting Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 

CDC

Carmen Villar, MSW: Chief of Staff, CDC

CAPT Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH: Director, Immunization Services Division, NCIRD, CDC

12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)

1:15 pm Tribal Testimonies

2:00 pm Break

2:45 pm CDC Budget and Resource Allocation for Tribes Update

Sallie S. Morse: Director and Budget Officer, Office of Budget, Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, CDC

CAPT Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH: Director, Immunization Services Division, NCIRD, CDC

Kristen Pope, MEd: Associate Director for Policy, NCIRD, CDC

3:45 pm Behavioral Risk Factors Roundtable Discussion

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Jo Valentine, MSW: Associate Director, Office of Health Equity, Division of STD 

Prevention, NCHHSTP, CDC

• HIV/AIDS

Donna Hubbard McCree, PhD, MPH, RPh: Associate Director for Health Equity, 

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, NCHHSTP, CDC

• Reproductive Health 

Howard Goldberg, PhD: Acting Tribal Liaison, Division of Reproductive Health

(DRH), NCCDPHP, CDC; Senior Scientist, Field Support Branch, DRH, NCCDPHP, CDC

Danielle Arellano, MPH: Public Health Analyst (Contractor), Maternal and Child 

Health Epidemiology Program, DRH, NCCDPHP, CDC 

• Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities 

Catherine A. Hutsell, MPH: Health Education Specialist, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 

Prevention Team, NCBDDD, CDC

Megan Reynolds, MPH: ORISE Fellow, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Team, 

NCBDDD, CDC

5:00 pm Meeting Closure

Updated February 10, 2014 – Agenda is subject to change