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Bowling Green State University created the Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health in 1999. It was established to honor Baker's many contributions to the field of public health. The annual video conference is broadcast via webcast to all local boards of health.


The 10th Annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health

Building a Healthier America

Thursday, April 2, 2009
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Reception to follow from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Bowling Green State University
Room 228 Bowen-Thompson Student Union 

 

This year’s lecture will be a panel discussion featuring:

ModeratorDr. J. Nick Baird Jr., M.D. serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance to Make US Healthiest, a collaborative effort of the CDC, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and the National Association of County and City Health Officials, to transform the nation’s health system to make the US the healthiest nation in a healthier world.

Panel MemberStephanie B.C. Bailey, M.D., MSHSA, is Chief of Public Health Practice of the CDC, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Dr. Bailey is responsible for assuring a strong U.S. public health system, that CDC provides leadership in building and supporting public health infrastructure; and leadership to improve overall public health system performance. The Office of the Chief of Public Health Practice serves as an advocate, guardian, promoter and conscience of public health practice throughout CDC and in the larger public health community. 

Panel Member:  Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré, (Ret.) the commanding general of Joint Task Force Katrina. Since his command of Joint Task Force Katrina, Honoré has brought the lessons of Katrina to organizations around the country. An expert on preparedness and responding to catastrophe, he offers insights into protecting people and organizations, outlining the principles necessary to lead through unexpected and uncontrollable crises.  Honoré has proven that by taking charge and creating a culture of preparedness, unexpected crises can be managed and their impacts minimized.

 Click Here to View the Webcast

This lecture will be webcast to approximately 3,000 off site viewers and a live audience of approximately 100. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public. For information, contact Jennifer Wagner (indicate "Baker Lecture" in the subject line).

Lecture viewers may e-mail questions for the speaker to baker@bgnet.bgsu.edu 


Click below to view past lectures.

  • 2008 Lecture Hugh H. Tilson, MD, DrPH, Senior Advisor to the Dean, Public Health Leadership Program,
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Medicine's Future of Public Health 20 Years Later
  • 2007 Lecture Leslie Beitsch, MD, JD, Director, Center for Medicine and Public Health, Florida State University, New Rules for Strengthening the Public Health System Evaluation Form
  • 2006 Lecture David Mathews, Ph.D., President, Kettering Foundation, Engaging the Public in Public Health
  • 2005 Lecture Vaughn Mamlin Upshaw, EdD, DrPH, Lecturer in Public Administration and Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Working With Local Elected Officials to Improve Public Health Evaluation Form
  • 2004 Lecture Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH, Senior Advisor to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Local Responsibilities Related to National Environmental Health Priorities Evaluation Form
  • 2003 Lecture - Vincent T. Covello, Ph.D.,Director, Center for Risk Communications, New York City, Communicating Under Fire: Focus on Public Health Situations
  • 2002 Lecture (video unavailable) - Susan Scrimshaw, Ph.D., Dean, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, The Changing Roles of Local Boards of Health: From Service Provision to Assurance?
  • 2001 Lecture (video unavailable) - Michael E. Bird, MSW, MPH, President, American Public Health Association, Relationships: Family, Community and Public Health
  • 2000 Lecture (video unavailable) - C. William Keck, MD, MPH, Director, Akron Health Department, Past President of the American and Ohio Public Health Associations, Multiple Partnerships: Endless Opportunities

 

 
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