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Rural Women's Health Conference

Summary Report

PDF file Summary Report  (PDF File, 1.82 Mb)

August 13 -15, 2007
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
Charting New Frontiers in Rural Women's Health

Introduction

Conference Goals

Conference Features

Background

Welcome and Greetings

Opening Plenary

Workshops, Part I

Plenary Session

Workshops, Part II

Closing Plenary

Conference Evaluation

Appendix A: Conference Planning Committee

Appendix B: Conference Participant List

Appendix B: Conference Planning Committee

Conference Participant List

Ramin Ahmadi (Moderator)
Internal Medicine
Griffi n Hospital
130 Division Street
Derby, CT 06418
Phone: (203) 732-7374
E-Mail: raminahmadi@juno.com
Lori Alvord (Keynote Speaker)
Student and Multicultural Affairs
Dartmouth Medical School
HB 7010
Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: (603) 650-1582
E-Mail: drla@dartmouth.edu
Faye Alexander
NorthEast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.
8300 Hough Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103
Phone: (216) 231-7700
E-Mail: alexanderf@neonhealth.org
Juliana Anastasoff (Speaker, Moderator, Planning Committee)
El Centro Family Health
111 North Railroad Avenue
P.O. Box 158
Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: (505) 747-5922
E-Mail: juliana.anastasoff@ecfh.org
Jill Alliman (Speaker, Moderator
Planning Committee)
Women’s Wellness Center
P.O. Box 115
Madisonville, TN 37354
Phone: (423) 442-6624
E-Mail: jkalliman@yahoo.com
Frances Ashe-Goins (Moderator)
Offi ce on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Room 728E
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-6373
E-Mail: frances.ashe-goins@hhs.gov
Lynette Alvarado (Planning Committee)
St. Barnabas Hospital
182nd Street and 3rd Avenue
Bronx, NY 10456
Phone: (718) 960-9158
E-Mail: lynette_alvarado@stbarnabas-ny.org
Sandra Assasnik
Center for Women’s Health
Oregon Health and Science University
3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: (503) 494-1295
E-Mail: assasnik@ohsu.edu
Linda Atkinson
Continuing Health Education
Allegany College of Maryland
12401 Willowbrook Road
Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone: (301) 784-5526
E-Mail: latkinson@allegany.edu
Jeri Bigbee
Department of Nursing
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725
Phone: (208) 426-2210
E-Mail: jeribigbee@boisestate.edu
Natalie Renee Begley
West Area Health Education Center
435 Northern Kentucky Avenue
Suite A
Madisonville, KY 42431
Phone: (270) 824-3451
E-Mail: nbegley@trover.org
Rachel Bonnema
VA Pittsburgh Health
University of Pittsburgh
230 McKee Place
Suite 600
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 692-4649
E-Mail: bonnemar@upmc.edu
Elaine Belanger
North Country Health Consortium
157 Main Street
Berlin, NH 03570
Phone: (603) 752-1035
E-Mail: ebelanger@nchcnh.org
Kwasi Bosompem
Let’s Go Africa Foundation
4415 Eagle Court
Waldorf, MD 20603
Phone: (240) 432-8204
E-Mail: letsgoafrika@aol.com
Michelle Berlin (Moderator, Planning Committee)
Oregon Health and Science University
3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
UHN50
Portland, OR 97221
Phone: (503) 494-4480
E-Mail: berlinm@ohsu.edu
Bettie J. (BJ) Boucher
American Cancer Society
1800 East 3rd Avenue
Durango, CO 81301
Phone: (970) 259-3527
E-Mail: bj.boucher@cancer.org
Tana Beverwyk-Abouda
El Centro Family Health
111 North Railroad Avenue
P.O. Box 158
Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: (505) 747-5926
E-Mail: tana.beverwyk-abouda@ecfh.org
Elaine Bowen (Speaker)
Families and Health Programs
West Virginia University Extension Service
604 Knapp Hall, Box 6031
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: (304) 293-2796
E-Mail: epbowen@mail.wvu.edu
America Bracho (Speaker)
Latino Health Access
1701 North Main Street
Suite 200
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Phone: (714) 542-7792
E-Mail: tish1@latinohealthaccess.org
Anita Broadus
Offi ce on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 16A-55
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-1048
E-Mail: anita.broadus@hhs.gov
Marcia Brand (Speaker)
Offi ce of Rural Health Policy
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 9A-55
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-0835
E-Mail: mbrand@hrsa.gov
Sharon Brooks
Chenango Health Network
24 Conkey Avenue
Norwich, NY 13815
Phone: (607) 337-4128
E-Mail: sharon@chenangohealth.org
Nancy Bremar
Family Nutrition Program
West Virginia University Extension Service
P.O. Box 680
Grantsville, WV 26147
Phone: (304) 354-6332
E-Mail: njbremar@mail.wvu.edu
Candice Brown
Community Health and Development
Salish Kootenai College
P.O. Box 70
Pabloi, MT 59855
Phone: (406) 275-4918
E-Mail: candice_brown@skc.edu
Sharon Brinkman-Windle (Speaker)
Appalachia Community Cancer Network
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6886
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: (304) 293-0486
E-Mail: sbrinkman@hsc.wvu.edu
Joedrecka Brown
Women’s Services
Turley Family Health Center
Morton Plant Hospital
807 North Myrtle Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Phone: (727) 467-2546
E-Mail: joedrecka.brown@baycare.org
Susan Brown (Poster Presenter)
Center for Balanced Health
P.O. Box 354
297 Main Street
Franconia, NH 03580
Phone: (603) 823-7701
E-Mail: sbrown@ncia.net
Marca Cenatiempo (Planning Committee)
Northeast Missouri Health Council
314 East McPherson
Kirksville, MO 63501
Phone: (660) 627-5757
E-Mail: mcenatiempo@nmhcinc.org
Elizabeth Burns
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of North Dakota
501 North Columbia Road
Stop 9037, UNDSMHS Room 2510
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Phone: (701) 777-3255
E-Mail: eburns@medicine.nodak.edu
Linda Chamberlain (Speaker)
State of Alaska
35342 Howling Husky Circle
Homer, AK 99603
Phone: (907) 235-1922
E-Mail: howlinghusky@gci.net
Ruth Case (Speaker)
Affi liated Service Providers of Indiana, Inc. (ASPIN)
3600 Woodview Trace
Suite 103
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Phone: (260) 414-3692
E-Mail: ruth@bteradio.com
Lillie Carr Chambers
Health Care Ministry
Greater King David Baptist Church
911 North Lobdell Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: (225) 927-0577
E-Mail: carrchambers@aol.com
Amanda Cash
Offi ce on Women’s Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 18A-44
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-8664
E-Mail: amandajcash@yahoo.com
Jane Champion
Family Nursing Care and OB/GYN
University of Texas Health Science Center,
San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 75238
Phone: (210) 224-1125
E-Mail: dimmitt@uthscsa.edu
Jacqueline Christman
Division of Public Health
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
417 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 744-4702
E-Mail: jacqueline.christman@state.de.us
Pamela Chavez
Colorado Women’s Cancer Control Initiative
215 Maple Avenue
Las Animas, CO 81054
Phone: (719) 456-0237
E-Mail: pamchavez@bcns.net
Anne Conners (Speaker)
Muskie School of Public Service
University of Southern Maine
45 Commerce Drive
Suite 11
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 626-5047
E-Mail: aconners@usm.maine.edu
Baylee DeCastro (Planning Committee)
University of California, San Francisco
2356 Sutter Street
Suite J112
San Francisco, CA 94112
Phone: (415) 885-3834
E-Mail: decastrob@obgyn.ucsf.edu
Ann Dacey
West Virginia Perinatal Partnership
West Virginia University
339 Virginia Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: (304) 293-8891
E-Mail: atdacey@hsc.wvu.edu
Valerie Del Grosso
St. Andrew Development
140 Roosevelt Avenue
York, PA 17403
Phone: (717) 848-5818
E-Mail: vdelgrosso@standrew.com
Christine (Tina) Darling (Moderator, Planning
Committee)

9935 East CR 1000 North
Brownsburg, IN 46112
Phone: (317) 965-9493
E-Mail: tinaquix@tds.net
Kathleen Digre
University of Utah
30 North 1900 East
SOM, Room 2B-111
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone: (801) 585-9971
E-Mail: kathleen.digre@hsc.utah.edu
Judy Day (Poster Presenter)
Center for Balanced Health
297 Main Street
P.O. Box 354
Franconia, NH 03580
Phone: (603) 823-7701
E-Mail: cbh@balancedhealthstudio.com
Barbara Disckind (Moderator)
Office on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 719E
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 260-2836
E-Mail: barbara.disckind@hhs.gov
Alexandra Dixon
Offi ce on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
8270 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: (703) 969-9613
E-Mail: alexandra.dixon@psgs.com
Karen Ditsch
Juniper Health, Inc.
P.O. Box 690
Beattyville, KY 41311
Phone: (606) 464-0151
E-Mail: kditsch@juniperhealth.org
Kristi Dodson (Planning Committee)
Women’s Services
Turley Family Health Center
Morton Plant Hospital
807 North Myrtle Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Phone: (727) 467-2456
E-Mail: kristi.dodson@baycare.org
Anna Erickson
Association for Utah Community Health
860 East 4500 South
Suite 206
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone: (801) 716-4606
E-Mail: aerickson@auch.org
Joshua Edward (Speaker)
Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual
Assault
130 Seward Street
Suite 214
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 586-3650
E-Mail: jedward.andvsa@ak.net
Sara Fahey
Women’s and Perinatal Health
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
1220 19th Street
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 775-0436
E-Mail: sfahey@amchp.org
Tina Utley Edwards (Poster Presenter)
Chenango Health Network
24 Conkey Avenue
Norwich, NY 13815
Phone: (607) 337-4171
E-Mail: tina@chenangohealth.org
Pam Stewart Fahs (Speaker)
Decker School of Nursing
Binghamton University
Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902
Phone: (607) 777-6805
E-Mail: psfahs@binghamton.edu
Wendel Ellis (Speaker)
Greeley County Health Services
104 East 4th Street
Sharon Springs, KS 67758
Phone: (785) 852-4230
E-Mail: wellis@gchsnet.com
Cathy Florian (Speaker)
Wyoming Migrant Health Program
146 South Absaroka
Powell, WY 82435
Phone: (307) 754-5252
E-Mail: mhprogram@qwest.net
Elizabeth Foley
Medical Care Development
Maine Women’s Health Development
Maine Women’s Health Campaign
11 Parkwood Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 622-7566
E-Mail: efoley@mcd.org
Nidia B. Flores
Southern Area Health Education Center
P.O. Box 30001 MSC AHC
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: (505) 646-3441 x14
E-Mail: nidiaf@nmsu.edu
Alexis Forest
National Association of County and City Health
Offi cials
1100 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 783-5550 x298
E-Mail: aforest@naccho.org
Reem Ghandour
Offi ce on Women’s Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 18A-44
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-3786
E-Mail: rghandour@hrsa.gov
Diane Franzman
Columbia Company Healthcare Consortium,
Inc.
325 Columbia Street
Hudson, NY 12534
Phone: (518) 822-8820
E-Mail: franzman@columbiahealthnet.org
Lauren Gilchrist
Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health
University of Minnesota
420 Delaware Street, SE
A605 Mayo, MMC 293
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 626-1125
E-Mail: wmhealth@umn.edu
Cassandra Garcia
El Centro Family Health
111 North Railroad Avenue
Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: (505) 747-5928
E-Mail: cassandra.mondragon@ecfh.org
Imani Goodwin (Poster Presenter)
School of Nursing
Troy University
400 Pell Avenue
Collegeview Building, Room 39
Troy, AL 36082
Phone: (334) 670-3433
E-Mail: igoodwin@troy.edu
Litia Garrison (Speaker)
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
222 Tongass Drive
Sitka, AK 99835
Phone: (907) 966-8819
E-Mail: litiag@searhc.org
Adriane Green
Women’s HealthLink
Cooper Green Hospital
1515 6th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone: (205) 930-3429
E-Mail: greenad@jccal.org
Gloria Grim
Cherokee Nation
16869 North Winslow Drive
Hulbert, OK 74441
Phone: (918) 453-5557
E-Mail: gloria-grim@cherokee.org
Sharon Hame (Speaker)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, Los Angeles
10833 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: (310) 206-4161
E-Mail: shame@mednet.ucla.edu
Chrysanne Grund (Moderator, Planning Committee)
Greeley County Health Services
104 East 4th Street
Sharon Springs, KS 67758
Phone: (785) 821-1104
E-Mail: cgrund@gchsnet.com
Camille Hammond (Speaker)
Office of Policy and Planning
University of Maryland School of Medicine
401 West Redwood
Suite 100
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 706-1709
E-Mail: chammond@som.umaryland.edu
Christine Hager
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 18-23
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-0208
E-Mail: chager@hrsa.gov
Jessica Hardy (Speaker)
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe Street
RSA Tower
Suite 1010
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 206-5665
E-Mail: jhardy@adph.state.al.us
Patricia Hageman (Poster Presenter)
Physical Therapy Education
University of Nebraska Medical Center
984420 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198
Phone: (402) 559-4259
E-Mail: phageman@unmc.edu
Dannai Harriel
Healthy Start, Inc. Pittsburgh/Allegheny
Administration
400 North Lexington Avenue
Lexington Technology Park
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Phone: (412) 247-4009
E-Mail: dharriel@hsipgh.org
Amy Ham (Planning Committee)
Arizona Association of Community Health Centers
320 East McDowell
Suite 320
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: (602) 288-7545
E-Mail: amyh@aachc.org
Martha Hill (Speaker, Moderator,
Planning Committee

Co-Chair)
North Country Health Consortium
646 Union Street
Suite 400
Phone: (603) 444-0615
E-Mail: mhill@nchcnh.org
Cheryle Harvey
Utah Navajo Health Systems Inc.
East Highway 262
P.O. Box 330
Montezuma Creek, UT 84534
Phone: (435) 651-3291
E-Mail: charvey@unhsinc.org
Mandy Hobbs (Speaker)
Wyoming Migrant Health Program
146 South Absaroka
Powell, WY 82435
Phone: (307) 754-5252
E-Mail: mhprogram@qwest.net
Hilda R. Heady (Speaker)
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 9003
Suite 1001
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: (304) 293-4996
E-Mail: hheady@hsc.wvu.edu
Denise Hoffman (Moderator, Planning Committee)
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.
P.O. Box 128
Beattyville, KY 41311
Phone: (606) 464-3212
E-Mail: denise.hoffman@krccnet.com
Judy Herbstman
Offi ce of Rural Health Policy
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 9A-55
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-3932
E-Mail: jherbstman@hrsa.gov
Wendy Horn (Moderator)
Women’s HealthLink
Cooper Green Hospital
1515 6th Avenue
South Room 559
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone: (205) 918-2366
E-Mail: hornw@jccal.org
Amy Hertz
Offi ce of Public Health
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Mail Routing (13)
Washington, DC 20420
Phone: (202) 273-9982
E-Mail: amy.hertz@va.gov
Dixie Horning (Planning Committee)
University of California, San Francisco
2356 Sutter J105
Box 1694
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 885-3895
E-Mail: horningd@medsch.ucsf.edu
Karen Horsch (Speaker)
North Country Health Consortium
646 Union Street
Suite 400
Littleton, NH 03561
Phone: (603) 624-5043
E-Mail: khorsch@comcast.net
Barbara James (Planning Committee)
Offi ce on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 16A-55
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-1402
E-Mail: barbara.james@hhs.gov
Brenda Hughes (Moderator, Planning Committee)
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.
178 Community Way
P.O. Box 7794
Jackson, KY 41339
Phone: (606) 436-5761
E-Mail: brenda.hughes@krccnet.com
Donna Jensen (Speaker, Planning Committee) Utah Navajo Health Systems, Inc.
East Highway 262
P.O. Box 330
Montezuma Creek, UT 84534
Phone: (435) 651-3291
E-Mail: djensen@unhsinc.org
Marcie Jackson
Area Health Education Center of Southern Nevada
1094 East Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Phone: (702) 318-8452
E-Mail: mjackson@snahec.org
Candice Jett (Planning Committee)
Offi ce on Women’s Health - Region IV
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
61 Forsyth Street
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, Suite 5B95
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 562-7698
E-Mail: candice.jett@hhs.gov
Princess Jackson
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1301 Young Street
Room 1030
Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: (214) 767-3721
E-Mail: pdjackson@hrsa.gov
Tarri Johnson
Oakhurst Medical Centers, Inc.
770 Village Square Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone: (404) 564-7385
E-Mail: tjohnson@oakhurstmedical.org
Trina Jackson
Abortion Access Project
552 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 661-1161
E-Mail: tj@abortionaccess.org
Valerie Jones
South Dakota Urban Indian Health, Inc.
1315 6th Avenue, SE
Suite 6
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: (605) 225-1538
E-Mail: valj@sduih.org
Roxanna Jokela
Area Health Education Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center
986660 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198
Phone: (402) 559-8946
E-Mail: rjokela@unmc.edu
Andrea Kawulok (Planning Committee)
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
204 East Colorado Avenue
Berthoud, CO 80513
Phone: (303) 809-0426
E-Mail: akawulok@coloradocoalition.org
Roxanne Jonas
Valley Community Health Centers
104 North Park Street
P.O. Box 160
Northwood, ND 58267
Phone: (701) 587-6000
E-Mail: roxanne.jonas@valleychc.org
Abigail Kelly
Offi ce of Women’s Health
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street, 3A
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-0282
E-Mail: akelly@isdh.in.gov
Amber Jones
Family Nutrition Program
West Virginia University Extension Service
104 East Wiseman Avenue
Fayetteville, WV 25901
Phone: (304) 574-4253
E-Mail: aslanders@mail.wvu.edu
Anna Kindermann (Planning Committee)
Offi ce on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 16A-55
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-1383
E-Mail: anna.kindermann@hhs.gov
Wanda Jones (Speaker)
Offi ce on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 712E
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 260-4432
E-Mail: wanda.jones@hhs.gov
Bobbie Kolehouse
Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation
817 Whiting Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: (715) 344-2074
E-Mail: kolehoub@coredcs.com
Katherine Kolb
Community Outcomes
Christiana Care Health Services
501 West 14th Street
Wilmington, DE 19348
Phone: (302) 428-4398
E-Mail: kkolb@christianacare.org
Karen Lane (Speaker)
Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
P.O. Box 818
Helena, MT 59624
Phone: (406) 443-7794 x3
E-Mail: klane@mcadsv.com
Marlene Kolosky
Fayette County Healthy Start, Inc.
1266 Pittsburgh Street
Uniontown, PA 15401
Phone: (724) 425-1799
E-Mail: mkolosky@hsipgh.org
Kathleen Lane
Women, Food and Agriculture Network
2022 Linn Boulevard, SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Phone: (319) 298-9250
E-Mail: klaneaap@aol.com
Mary Kuhn
Colorado Women’s Cancer Control
222 South 6th Street
Room 232
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: (970) 248-7173
E-Mail: mkkuhn@hotmail.com
Laura LaRue (Speaker)
School of Nursing
Radford University
P.O. Box 06964
Radford, VA 24142
Phone: (540) 831-7713
E-Mail: llarue@radford.edu
Susan Kunz
Platicamos Salud
Mariposa Community Health Center
1852 North Mastick Way
Nogales, AZ 85621
Phone: (520) 375-6050
E-Mail: skunz54@aol.com
Megan Lehnerd
Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 120-F
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-8088
E-Mail: megan.lehnerd@hhs.gov
Deborah LaMarche (Speaker)
Utah Telehealth Network
University of Utah
585 Komas Drive
Park City, UT 84098
Phone: (801) 587-6190
E-Mail: deb.lamarche@utahtelehealth.net
Kimberly Leonard
Magee-Womens Hospital
300 Halket Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (724) 347-4598
E-Mail: leonardka@upmc.edu
Barbara Levin (Speaker)
Women’s Wellness and Maternity Center
178 College Street
Madisonville, TN 37354
Phone: (800) 815-4530
E-Mail: barbl11@aol.com
Annette Low
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (601) 815-3280
E-Mail: alow@medicine.umsmed.edu
Susan LeWay
College of Health and Human Development
The Pennsylvania State University
201 Henderson Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-7252
E-Mail: srl10@psu.edu
Mary Lyons
Women’s Center
Memorial Hospital of Martinsville
320 Hospital Drive
Martinsville, VA 24112
Phone: (276) 666-7352
E-Mail: mary.lyons@lpnt.net
Danny Liaw
Lehigh Valley Hospital
7102 Union Court
North Wales, PA 19454
Phone: (610) 402-5369
E-Mail: dcl12@columbia.edu
Patricia Magle
Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa
302 14th Street, NE
Leon, IA 50144
Phone: (641) 446-2383
E-Mail: pmagle@chcsi.org
Linda Lipson
Health Services Research and Development Service
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
124W
Washington, DC 20420
Phone: (202) 254-0231
E-Mail: linda.lipson@va.gov
Clarkia Malak
Women’s Wellness and Maternity Center
3459 New Highway 68
P.O. Box 115
Madisonville, TN 37354
Phone: (423) 442-6624
E-Mail: cmalak@wellnessandmaternity.net
Rebecca Love
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street
Room 423
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-5599
E-Mail: rlove@dhmh.state.md.us
Pedro Martinez
Arizona Association of Community Health Centers
320 East McDowell Road
Suite 320
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: (602) 288-7557
E-Mail: pedrom@aachc.org
Kristi Martinsen
Offi ce of Rural Health Policy
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 9A-55
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 594-4438
E-Mail: kmartinsen@hrsa.gov
Susan McCabe (Speaker)
School of Nursing
University of Wyoming
813 Roger Canyon Road
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: (307) 766-6753
E-Mail: smccabe@uwyo.edu
Dawn Mason (Poster Presenter)
North Country Health Consortium
646 Union Street
Suite 400
Littleton, NH 03561
Phone: (603) 986-5485
E-Mail: dmason@nchcnh.org
Janet McDaniel (Speaker)
School of Nursing
Radford University
7039 Campbell Drive
Salem, VA 24153
Phone: (540) 831-7662
E-Mail: jmcdanie@radford.edu
Sabrina Matoff-Stepp
Offi ce on Women’s Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 18A-44
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20705
Phone: (301) 443-8664
E-Mail: smatoff-stepp@hrsa.gov
Marjorie McGee (Speaker, Planning Committee)
Oregon Health and Science University
3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
UHN 50
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: (503) 740-7818
E-Mail: mcgeem@ohsu.edu
Dee Mayberry
Legislation Policy Committee
Maryland Commission on Women’s Health
45 Calvert Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 260-6048
Anne McHaels
National Foundation for Mental Health
1555 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 669-8199
E-Mail: amm.va@aol.com
Martha McLeod
North Country Health Consortium
646 Union Street
Suite 400
Littleton, NH 03561
Phone: (603) 444-4461
E-Mail: mmcleod@nchcnh.org
Ainon Mizan
Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
150 East Pleasant Hill Road
Carbondale, IL 62903
Phone: (618) 453-4283
E-Mail: ainon@siu.edu
Nina Meigs
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 9A-55
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443 1736
E-Mail: nmeigs@hrsa.gov
Lanardo (Leo) Moody (Planning Committee)
6365 Barefoot Boy
Columbia, MD 21045
Phone: (410) 381-7576
E-Mail: leomoody@hotmail.com
Niki Miller (Speaker)
New Hampshire Taskforce on Women and
Recovery
816 Elm Street
#189
Manchester, NH 03104
Phone: (603) 647-4629
E-Mail: niki.miller@comcast.net
Janelle Moos (Speaker)
Coalition Against Sexual Assault
North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s
Services
418 East Rosser Avenue
Suite 320
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 255-6240 x17
E-Mail: jmoos@ndcaws.org
Patricia Mitchell
LEADERSHIP Studies
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: (415) 422-2079
E-Mail: mitchell@usfca.edu
Ansley Mora (Poster Presenter)
Gulfcoast South Area Health Education Center, Inc.
2201 Cantu Court
Suite 117
Sarasota, FL 34232
Phone: (941) 361-6602
E-Mail: amora@health.usf.edu
Samy E. Moukheiber
Family Medicine
American University of Beirut
3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (202) 904-0013
E-Mail: sm04@aub.edu.lb
Eileen Newman (Moderator)
Offi ce on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 16A-55
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-1393
E-Mail: eileen.newman@hhs.gov
Barbara Muesing
Minnesota Rural Health Association
39473 430th Street, SE
Fosston, MN 56542
Phone: (218) 281-2048
E-Mail: candb@gvtel.com
Marnie Nixon
Southern Area Health Education Center
4003 Geothermal Drive
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: (505) 646-3441 x23
E-Mail: mnixon@nmsu.edu
Arlene Munoz
Spanish Community Center
Shore Area Health Education Center
303 Sumner Street
P.O. Box 61
Landisville, NJ 08326
Phone: (856) 796-2432
E-Mail: amunoz@shoreahec.org
Florence Odongkara
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 18-31
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-6007
E-Mail: fodongkara@hrsa.gov
Mary Murimi (Poster Presenter)
Department of Human Ecology
Louisiana Tech University
261 Carson Tailor Hall
Ruston, LA 71272
Phone: (318) 257-3026
E-Mail: murimi@ans.latech.edu
Kathleen O’Leary
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 8125, MSC 9659
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 443-3945
E-Mail: olearyk@mail.nih.gov
Corrina Nemechek
Greeley County Health Services
321 East Harper
Tribune, KS 67879
Phone: (620) 376-4536
E-Mail: cnemechek@gchsnet.com
Anna Maria Padlan
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 6C-26
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-1737
E-Mail: apadlan@hrsa.gov
Elizabeth (Liz) O’Neill
Christiana Care Health Services
501 West 14th Street
CSB - Suite 3421
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 428-6506
E-Mail: oneill.e@christianacare.org
Elizabeth (Betty) Critch Parsons (Moderator, Poster
Presenter, Planning Committee)
National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 9203
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: (304) 293-2895
E-Mail: ecparsons@hsc.wvu.edu
Elizabeth Orlowski
Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation
817 Whiting Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: (715) 346-1391
E-Mail: lvanwie@charterinternet.com
Sarah Patrick
Center for Rural Health Improvement
University of South Dakota
1400 West 22nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: (605) 357-1500
E-Mail: sarah.patrick@usd.edu
Linda Overholser
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
755 South Dexter
Apartment 737
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: (303) 757-4080
E-Mail: linda.overholser@uchsc.edu
Donna Peissner
Department of Behavioral Health
Northeast Missouri Health Council, Inc.
314 East McPherson
Kirksville, MO 63501
Phone: (660) 627-3621
E-Mail: dpeissner@nmhcinc.org
Debbi Oxenreider
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
HHH Building, Room 738F
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 205-2118
E-Mail: debbi.oxenreider@cms.hhs.gov
Sandra Pittman (Speaker, Poster Presenter)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical College of Georgia
1120 15th Street
AL-120
Augusta, GA 30912
Phone: (706) 721-8311
E-Mail: smpittman@mcg.edu
Jennifer Peters (Speaker)
Rural Health Offi ce
University of Arizona College of Public Health
1295 North Martin Avenue
P.O. Box 245209
Tucson, AZ 85724
Phone: (520) 626-2254
E-Mail: petersjs@u.arizona.edu
Jennifer Pohlhaus
Offi ce of Research on Women’s Health
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
6707 Democracy Boulevard
Suite 400, MSC-5484
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 402-1770
E-Mail: pohlhausj@od.nih.gov
Carol Peterson (Speaker)
Wyoming Health Council
1920 Thomes Avenue
Suite 100
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 632-3640
E-Mail: carol@wyhc.org
Margaret Pribulick (Speaker)
School of Nursing
Binghamton University
P.O. Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902
Phone: (607) 777-3003
E-Mail: mpribul1@binghamton.edu
Julia Phillippi (Speaker, Poster Presenter)
Department of Nurse-Midwifery
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
1406 Lincolnshire Drive
Maryville, TN 37803
Phone: (865) 983-2409
E-Mail: julia.c.phillippi@vanderbilt.edu
David Price (Poster Presenter)
North Country Health Consortium
646 Union Street
Suite 400
Littleton, NH 03561
Phone: (603) 444-4461
E-Mail: dprice@nchcnh.org
Rosalinda Piper (Moderator)
Platicamos Salud
Mariposa Community Health Center
1852 North Mastick Way
Nogales, AZ 85624
Phone: (520) 375-6056
E-Mail: rpiper@mariposachc.net
Tina Reed
13209 Noah Court
Gregory, MI 48137
Phone: (517) 331-2921
E-Mail: reed.tinamarie@gmail.com
Marion Primas
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 16-105
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 594-3737
E-Mail: mprimas@hrsa.gov
Abigail Reese (Moderator, Planning Committee)
Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center
347 Emerson Falls Road
Suite 3
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: (802) 748-2506
E-Mail: areese@nevahec.org
Rose Pruitt
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20902
Phone: (301) 594-3282
E-Mail: pruittr@od.nih.gov
Jessica Rice
Women’s Health Services
901 West Alameda
Suite 25
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 955-9475
E-Mail: jrice@whssf.org
Carol Pullen (Poster Presenter)
College of Nursing
University of Nebraska Medical Center
P.O. Box 985330
Omaha, NE 68198
Phone: (402) 559-6548
E-Mail: chpullen@unmc.edu
Jacinda Roach
The Diabetes and Metabolism Center
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39110
Phone: (601) 815-9032
E-Mail: jroach@medicine.umsmed.edu
Nancy Raymond
Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health
University of Minnesota
420 Delaware Street, SE
A605 Mayo, MMC 293
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 626-1125
E-Mail: wmhealth@umn.edu
Diane Sabin
College of Education
University of California, San Francisco
3333 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: (415) 637-1370
E-Mail: diane.sabin@ucsf.edu
Catherine Robbins (Poster Presenter)
Vanderbilt University
307 High Street
Maryville, TN 37803
Phone: (865) 984-5970
E-Mail: ccrobbins@mac.com
Alana Sagin
Jefferson Medical College
250 South 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 896-9439
E-Mail: alana.sagin@jefferson.edu
Carol Roberts (Speaker)
Wellness Works, Inc.
1209 Lakeside Drive
Brandon, FL 33510
Phone: (813) 661-3662
E-Mail: melissamulcahy@wellnessworks.us
Miriama Samifua
Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Services
2239 North School Street
Honolulu, HI 96819
Phone: (808) 791-9023
E-Mail: miriama@kkv.net
Sara Roberts
Health Services Research Administration
University of Nebraska Medical Center
984350 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198
Phone: (402) 559-7485
E-Mail: sroberts@unmc.edu
Patrycia Sanchez
Women’s Health Services
901 West Alameda
Suite 25
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 955-9495
E-Mail: psanchez@whssf.org
Giovanna Rossi (Poster Presenter)
Governor’s Women’s Health Advisory Council
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive
S-4253
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 620-6030
E-Mail: giovanna.rossi@state.nm.us
Kimberly Sanders (Moderator)
Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services,
Inc.
National Community Center of Excellence in
Women’s Health
8300 Hough Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44122
Phone: (216) 231-7700
E-Mail: faithhealer777@aol.com
Josette Rufus
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 16-105
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 594-4143
E-Mail: josette.rufus@hrsa.hhs.gov
Gina Sharps (Poster Presenter)
West Virginia University
Route 3, Box 149
Bridgeport, WV 26330
Phone: (304) 276-0572
E-Mail: gsharps@hsc.wvu.edu
Susan Sanders
Offi ce on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 733E
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 690-5414
E-Mail: susan.sanders@hhs.gov
Joanna Short
Offi ce on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 733E
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 260-8420
E-Mail: joanna.short@hhs.gov
Corinna Seeley (Speaker)
Wyoming Health Council
1920 Thomes Avenue
Suite 100
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 632-3640
E-Mail: cseel88@hotmail.com
Kelli Simino (Poster Presenter)
North Country Health Consortium
646 Union Street
Suite 400
Littleton, NH 03651
Phone: (604) 444-0615
E-Mail: ksimino@nchcnh.org
Selynda Selifis
Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Services
2239 North School Street
Honolulu, HI 96819
Phone: (808) 791-9423
E-Mail: sselifi s@kkv.net
Leigh Ann Simmons (Poster Presenter)
Department of Family Studies
University of Kentucky
315 Funkhouser Building
Mail Sort 0054
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (859) 257-1648
E-Mail: leighann@uky.edu
Melissa Shannon
Magee-Womens Hospital
300 Halket Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (724) 983-8731
E-Mail: shannonml@upmc.edu
Linda Stopp (Moderator, Poster Presenter, Planning
Committee)

Offi ce on Women’s Health - Region VIII
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1961 Stout Street
Room 498
Denver, CO 80294
Phone: (303) 844-7891
E-Mail: linda.stopp@hhs.gov
Joseph Sharkey (Speaker)
Department of Social and Behavioral Health
School of Rural Public Health
Texas A&M University
MS 1266
College Station, TX 77843
Phone: (979) 458-4268
E-Mail: jrsharkey@srph.tamhsc.edu
Sarah Strauss (Speaker)
School of Nursing
Radford University
Box 6964
Radford, VA 24142
Phone: (540) 382-1424
E-Mail: sstrauss@radford.edu
Pamela Smart (Poster Presenter)
Community Health
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
1315 Hospital Drive
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: (802) 748-7395
E-Mail: p.smart@nvrh.org
Rhonda Sutherland
Wyoming Health Council
1920 Thomes Avenue
Suite 100
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 632-3640
E-Mail: rsutherland@wyhc.org
Lauren Spears
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1301 Young Street
Suite 1030
Dallas, TX 75223
Phone: (214) 767-3201
E-Mail: lauren.spears@hrsa.hhs.gov
Christin Sutter
Family Medicine
University of Colorado
14069 Cottonwood Circle
Sterling, CO 80751
Phone: (303) 921-8744
E-Mail: christin.sutter@uchsc.edu
Amber Spring (Poster Presenter)
College of Nursing
Montana State University
P.O. Box 173560
Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone: (406) 994-6036
E-Mail: aspring@montana.edu
Norma Tennant (Planning Committee)
Offi ce of the Vice President
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 9001B
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: (304) 293-1047
E-Mail: ntennant@hsc.wvu.edu
Julie St. John (Speaker)
Texas A&M Health Science Center
School of Rural Public Health
Center for Community Health Development
2101 South McColl Road
McAllen, TX 78503
Phone: (956) 668-6327
E-Mail: jastjohn@srph.tamhsc.edu
Luanne Thorndyke
College of Medicine
The Pennsylvania State University
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Angela Swartzman
Partners for Prevention
20 West 3rd Street
Suite 6
Jamestown, NY 14701
Phone: (716) 665-3750
E-Mail: aswartzman@alltel.net
Stephanie Toomer
Offi ce of Data and Program Development
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 18-41
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-0766
E-Mail: stoomer@hrsa.gov
Eldonna Sylvia (Poster Presenter)
School of Nursing, School of Medicine
University of Kansas
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: (620) 214-1430
E-Mail: esylvia@kumc.edu
Laura Tosi (Speaker)
Bone Health Program
Children’s National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010
Phone: (202) 884-4063
E-Mail: ltosi@cnmc.org
Calvin Teel (Planning Committee)
Offi ce on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 16A-55
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-4422
E-Mail: calvin.teel@hhs.gov
Michael Vonah
State of Alaska
4701 Business Park Boulevard
Building J, Suite 20
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 269-8077
E-Mail: michael.vonah@alaska.gov
Kimberly Templeton (Speaker)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Kansas Medical Center
3907 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: (913) 588-6131
E-Mail: ktemplet@kumc.edu
Jennifer Wages (Speaker)
Center for Rural Health
University of North Dakota
501 South Columbia Road
Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58292
Phone: (701) 777-0786
E-Mail: jwages@medicine.nodak.edu
Margaret Trautz
Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center
347 Emerson Falls Road
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: (802) 748-2506
E-Mail: mtrautz@nevahec.org
Mary Walker
Women’s Wellness and Maternity Center
1916 Chota Road
Maryville, TN 37803
Phone: (423) 884-7271
E-Mail: farmgal1956@bellsouth.net
Justina Trott (Moderator, Planning Committee Co-Chair)
Women’s Health Services
901 West Alameda
Suite 25
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 988-8869
E-Mail: jtrott@whssf.org
Janice Werbinski
Department of Gynecology
Michigan State University
10077 Woodlawn Drive
Portage, MI 49002
Phone: (269) 321-7000
E-Mail: drwerb@aol.com
Kathryn Umali
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 9A-42
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-7444
E-Mail: kumali@hrsa.gov
 
Cathy Vinciguerra
Women’s Services
Turley Family Health Center
Morton Plant Hospital
807 North Myrtle Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Phone: (727) 461-8143
E-Mail: cmv50cnm@yahoo.com
 
Terrance Wickman
Medical Administration
Darnell Army Medical Center
Ft. Hood, TX 76544
Phone: (254) 288-8001
E-Mail: terrance.wickman@amedd.army.mil
 
Mari Wilhelm
University of Arizona
300 East Hidden Quail Drive
Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone: (520) 621-7130
E-Mail: wilhelmm@ag.arizona.edu
 
Lucy Williamson
Wyoming Health Council
1920 Thomes Avenue
Suite 100
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 632-3640
E-Mail: lucy@wyhc.org
 
Katie Yohn
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Health and Welfare Building
7th and Forster Streets
Room 1033
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 772-5298
E-Mail: kyohn@state.pa.us
 
Kristine Zimmermann
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 West Roosevelt
MC 980
Chicago, IL 60608
Phone: (312) 413-4251
E-Mail: kzimme3@uic.edu
 

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