U.S. Sen. John Kerry and others To Speak At National Meeting In PA

This week will be full for Sen Kerry. Sunday in the early PM, he will speak in Philadelphia about Heath issues

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U.S. Sen. John Kerry, Gov. Mike Huckabee And New Orleans Public Health Officials To Speak At National Meeting In Philadelphia
Category: Public Health News
Article Date: 06 Dec 2005
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American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting Kicks Off Sunday, Dec. 11th at Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Special Experts Panel: Frontline Accounts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

WHAT:
On Sunday, December 11th, the nation's largest meeting of public health professionals kicks off with speeches from U.S. Senator John Kerry, Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, former Philadelphia health commissioner Walter Tsou and public health experts sharing frontline accounts of the 2005 hurricanes.

Speakers include:

- U.S. Sen. John Kerry;

- Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, chair of the National Governors Association and one of “America's 5 Best Governors” (Time Magazine, Nov. 2005);

- Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, executive director, American Public Health Association;

- Walter Tsou, MD, MPH, president, American Public Health Association;

- Kevin Stephens, MD, JD, director, New Orleans Health Department;

- Jimmy Guidry, MD, state health officer and medical director, Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals;

- Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Environmental and Health Sciences, Tulane University; and

- Eduardo Sanchez, MD, commissioner of health, Texas Department of Health.

WHERE:
Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

WHEN:
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Opening Session begins: 12:00 noon
Special Hurricane Panel: Approximately 1:30 pm

To register and receive a press pass, please contact APHA's Press Office at 202-253-2147 or 202-557-6370 (mobile numbers). More information is available at http://www.apha.org.

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Work work work :) But he seems to thrive on it, so I guess it's more of a calling than merely work.

We have important people here for him to see. (And it's his Birthday. Really, this is cutting it very close, don't ya think. LOL!)

Seriously, this is great. I want to keep Katrina and the aftermath of Katrina in the public eye. I still think people in the Gulf area have been forgotten.

(And to think, I was sort of building in 'rest and relax' time for Sunday after the tour and before the party. Now I feel like an old lady.)

he windsurfs or snowboards or rides in a bike marathon.

Hey Senator...DUDE, it's your birthday! You CAN take the day off. Besides there is this great party waiting for you in Boston!

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