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Steering Committee Members

  • Naomi Adelman, MLS, PhD
    NN/LM, Middle Atlantic Region
    Associate Director
    New York Academy of Medicine
    Email: adelman@nyam.org
  • Marie T. Ascher, MLS
    New York Medical College Health Sciences Library
    Medical Library Association
    Email: marie_ascher@nymc.edu
  • Ron Bialek, MPP
    Executive Director
    Public Health Foundation
    Email: rbialek@phf.org
  • Marjorie A. Cahn, MA
    Head, National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
    National Library of Medicine
    Email: cahn@nlm.nih.gov
  • David Carney, MPH
    Senior Program Manager, Information Resources Management
    Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
    Email: mailto:carneyd@dhmh.state.md.us
  • Gale Dutcher, MLS, MS
    Special Assistant to the Associate Director
    Specialized Information Services
    National Library of Medicine
    Email: dutcher@nlm.nih.gov
  • Gerri Michael Dyer, BA
    Electronic Dissemination Advisor
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Email: gdyer@ahrq.gov
  • Claire Hamasu
    NN/LM, MidContinental Region
    Associate Director
    University of Utah Eccles Health Sciences Library
    Email: chamasu@rml4.utah.edu
  • Barbara J. Hatcher, PhD, MPH, RN
    Director, Scientific and Professional Affairs
    American Public Health Association
    Email: Barbara.Hatcher@apha.org
  • Rita M. Kelliher, MSPH
    Manager, Distance Learning Programs
    Association of Schools of Public Health
    Email: rkelliher@asph.org
  • John R. Kress, MHA
    Director, Public Health Training Center Program
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    Email: jkress@hrsa.gov
  • Becky Lyon
    Deputy Associate Director for Library Operations
    National Library of Medicine
    Email: lyonb@mail.nlm.nih.gov
  • Elaine Martin, MLS, MA
    Director of Library Services
    The Lamar Soutter Library
    University of Massachusetts Medical School
    Email: Elaine.Martin@umassmed.edu
  • Blakely Pomietto, MPH
    Manager of Education and Technology Outreach
    Society for Public Health Education
    Email: bpomietto@sophe.org
  • Jocelyn Rankin, Ph.D.
    Chief
    CDC Information Center
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Email: jrankin@cdc.gov
  • Francienne Saucedo, MS
    Conference Manager
    National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
    Email: FSaucedo@naccho.org
  • Lisa Sheppard
    Senior Policy Analyst, Public Health Systems
    Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
    Email: lsheppard@astho.org

AIDS-Focus Training Subcommittee

  • Kristine M. Alpi, MLS, MPH, AHIP
    Public Health Library Manager
    New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
    Email: kalpi@health.nyc.gov
  • Maryanne Blake, MSLS
    Network Librarian
    NN/LM, Pacific Northwest Region
    University of Washington
    Email: blakema@u.washington.edu
  • Sue Dietz, RN, MS
    Chief, Training and Technical Support Systems Branch
    National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC
    Email: sed4@cdc.gov
  • Gale Dutcher, MLS, MS, Chair
    Special Assistant to the Associate Director
    Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine
    Email: dutcher@nlm.nih.gov
  • Rose Foster, BS
    Project Manager
    Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
    Email: fosterr@orau.gov
  • Mindy Frost, MA
    Instructional Systems Specialist, CDC
    Email: mhf7@cdc.gov
  • Nona Gibbs, BS
    Director, Division of Professional Development and Evaluation
    Public Health Practice Program Office, CDC
    Email: nona.gibbs@cdc.hhs.gov
  • Stacy Howard, BS
    Health Scientist
    Public Health Practice Program Office, CDC
    Email: sam5@cdc.gov

AIDS-Focus Training Subcommittee Charge

The goal of the "Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals" initiative is to provide public health professionals with timely, convenient access to information resources. A major component of this initiative is providing training:

  • For NN/LM network librarians in resources useful to public health professionals
  • For public health professionals in the use of technology to identify and access relevant information resources
  • In relevant information resources for students in academic public health programs

The AIDS-Focus Training Subcommittee, which will consist of representatives from CDC, NLM and NN/LM, will have primary responsibility for developing a training program which is to be based on HIV/AIDS information and resources. The training program will also be adaptable to a high-tech presentation. NLM will advise on the content portion of the program and CDC will advise on the technology portion. Specifically, the AIDS-focus Training Committee is charged to:

  • Define the objectives and desired outcomes of the training program
  • Define the initial target audience to be trained
  • Determine the scope of the training
    • Identify available resources and preferred mechanisms for delivering the training
    • Identify major course components and develop the program
    • Identify or design appropriate program materials
  • Identify the strategies and media to be used
  • Develop a project time line
  • Suggest appropriate measures for determining the impact of training

Public Health Training Subcommittee

  • Nancy J. Allee, MLS, MPH, Chair
    Director, Public Health Informatics Services & Access (PHISA)
    University of Michigan
    Email: nallee@umich.edu
  • Kristine M. Alpi, MLS, MPH, AHIP
    Public Health Library Manager
    New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
    Email: kalpi@health.nyc.gov
  • Ron Bialek, MPP
    Executive Director
    Public Health Foundation
    Email: rbialek@phf.org
  • Sandra Bonzo, MLIS
    Technical Information Specialist
    National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
    Email: seb2@cdc.gov
  • Rita M. Kelliher, MSPH
    Manager, Distance Learning Programs
    Association of Schools of Public Health
    Email: rkelliher@asph.org
  • John R. Kress, MHA
    Director, Public Health Training Center Program
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    Email: jkress@hrsa.gov
  • Karyn L. Pomerantz, MLS, MPH
    Librarian; Director, SPHHS Computer Based Distance Learning
    George Washington University Medical Center
    Email: kpomeran@gwu.edu
  • Neil Rambo, MLS
    Neil Rambo, MLS
    NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region
    University of Washington
    Email: nrambo@u.washington.edu
  • Catherine R. Selden, MLS
    Librarian, National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHS
    National Library of Medicine
    Email: selden@nlm.nih.gov
  • Tim Stephens
    Director, Workforce Development
    Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
    Email: tstephens@astho.org
  • Virginia (Ginny) Tanji, MSLS
    Librarian, School of Public Health
    University of Hawaii at Manoa
    Email: tanji@hawaii.edu

Training Subcommittee Charge

The goal of the "Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals" initiative is to provide public health professionals with timely, convenient access to information resources. A major component of this initiative is providing training:

  • For NN/LM network librarians in resources useful to public health professionals
  • For public health professionals in the use of technology to identify and access relevant information resources
  • In relevant information resources for students in academic public health programs

The Training Subcommittee, which will consist of representatives from CDC, NLM, NN/LM, and HRSA, will have primary responsibility for the following:

  • Identify existing training courses/programs within the NN/LM which are either specifically designed to focus on training health sciences librarians on public health resources or can be adapted to focus on training health sciences librarians. Specifically, the subcommittee is expected to determine the following for existing courses/programs:
    • course
    • scope of the training
    • contents of the training
    • specific public health resources covered
    • prerequisites
    • evaluation component
    • target audience
    • mechanisms/approaches used for delivering the training
    • materials used
    • continuing education credits
    • length of training
    • frequency of updating
  • Identify individuals with the expertise to provide training in public health resources for health sciences librarians and their availability to provide instruction
  • Make recommendations as to:
    • suggested implementation strategies (how the steering committee should proceed)
    • suggested methods to make training available to NN/LM network members
    • suggested timeline to initiate training
    • suggested collaborations