Meeting 1: Committee on Public Health Priorities to Reduce and Control Hypertension in the U.S. Population
- When:
- January 8, 2009 - January 9, 2009 (8:30 AM)
- Where:
- Keck Center • 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Map
- Topics:
- Diseases, Public Health
- Activity:
- Public Health Priorities to Reduce and Control Hypertension in the U.S. Population
- Board:
- Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
10:30 Call to Order
Welcome and introduction of committee and staff, review statement of task
Howard Koh, Chair
10:40 Historical Perspective of Hypertension Control Dr. Aram Chobanian, President Emeritus, Boston University
11:00 Discussion
11:20 Sponsor Perspective : Presentation of Charge by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Dr. Darwin Larbarthe, Director, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, CDC
11:40 Discussion 12:00 LUNCH 12:50 Call to Order
1:00 Current Strategies for Hypertension Education and Control Dr. Eduardo Ortiz, Senior Medical Officer, NHLBI Lead, Hypertension Guideline Program, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
1:20 Discussion 1:40 City Health Department Perspective Dr. Sonia Angell, Director, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control Program, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygeine
2:00 Discussion 2:20 American Heart Association Dr. Daniel Jones, Herbert G. Langford Professor of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine and Mr. Mark Schoeberl, Executive Vice President-Advocacy, American Heart Association
2:40 Discussion
3:00 BREAK
3:10 Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Dr. Susan Cooper, Commissioner of Health in Tennessee
3:30 Discussion
3:50 Opportunity for Public Comment (Sign Up Sheet)
4:05 Adjourn Open Session