Public Health Grand Rounds
Our Public Health Grand Rounds series features presentations about significant public health issues and the challenges they pose. This series is intended to promote a dialogue within the department and with the Vermont professional community.
Upcoming Presentations
Public Health Grand Rounds are conducted monthly except during the summer. The time and location are the same unless otherwise noted. You can also participate live online via WebEx.
Time: 8:30 – 9:30 AM
Location: Health Department Conference Room 2B; 108 Cherry St., Burlington (Google map)
| May 23 | Thérèse Fitzgerald, Director, Women's Health Policy and Advocacy Program at the Connors Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital | Women’s Health and the Affordable Care Act |
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Women’s Health and the Affordable Care Act
Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013
Time: 8:30 am, EDT
Meeting Number: 311 920 870
Meeting Password: health123
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Watch Recorded Presentations
Public Health Grand Rounds are broadcast live via WebEx. Whenever possible, they are recorded for later viewing, and are available below. Please contact us if you would like more information about a past presentation.
2013
Jan 24 - VPQHC: Turning Healthcare Inside Out 
Catherine Fulton, MS, CPHQ, Executive Director,
Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care
Feb 28 - The Agency Improvement Model: Quality Improvement at the Health Department
Jessie Baker, Performance Improvement Manager; Megan Lausted, Public Health Nurse (Middlebury); Daniel Smith, Manager in Information Technology
Mar 28 - Rapid Referral Program
Annie Ramniceanu, MS, LCMHC, LADC, Spectrum Youth & Family Services
Apr 25 - Worksite Wellness:
Creating a Culture of Wellness in Vermont
Susan Coburn, Nutrition and Physical Activity Chief; Tanya Weigel, Statewide Worksite Wellness Coordinator. Audio begins at 2:34
2012
Jan 26 - Getting to Outcomes:
How We Know We're Making a Difference
Anne Lezak, ADL Consulting
Feb 23 - Environmental Public Health Tracking (recording not available)
Lori Cragin, Division of Environmental Health
Mar 22 - Advances in Developmental and Autism Screening Practices (recording not available)
Breena Holmes, Maternal & Child Health; Sarah Berry, Vermont Child Health Improvement Program
Apr 26 - Effectiveness of Community-Based Substance Abuse Prevention in Vermont: Findings from the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) Evaluation
Dr. Robert Flewelling,Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation; Amy Livingston, SPF-SIG Evaluation Coordinator
May 24 - The Importance of Oral Health during Pregnancy and Early Childhood: Two is Too Late! 
Accompanying video: Dental Health in Pregnancy (UK)
Steve Arthur, DDS, MPH Director, Office of Oral Health
June 28 - Healthy Vermonters 2020
Debra Wilcox, Department of Health Director of Planning and Healthcare Quality, and Jennifer Hicks, Research, Epidemiology and Evaluation Unit Chief, share how HV2020 will support and guide the state's efforts for improving the health of all Vermonters, and discuss the actions taken to bring the HV2020 document to fruition.
Aug 23 - Vermont Health Care Reform 
Commissioner Harry Chen, MD, Vermont Department of Health
Note: Video and audio recording not available due to a technical problem.
Sep 27 - Sexual Health Education and High Risk Youth Presentation Slides
Ilisa Stalberg, SIG Coordinator; Breena Holmes, MD, Director Maternal & Child Health; The Bristol Hub
Dec 20 - Digital Library & Dana Medical Library Resources for Department of Health Staff
Tracy Dolan, Deputy Commissioner for Public Health; Bob Sekerak, Dana Medical Library
Note: Recorder problems created frequent, brief breaks in audio. Audio begins at 5:20.