Rural Health Conference 2009: "Building Healthy Communities"

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Tim F. Jones, MD, State Epidemiologist, Tennessee Department of Health

"Lessons from Global Public Health Activities"

Dr. Jones completed medical school at Stanford University and a residency in Family Medicine at the Brown University/Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island program, where he also did a fellowship in Maternal/Child Health. He practiced in an underserved population in Utah before joining the CDCs Epidemic Intelligence Service in 1997, at which time he was assigned to Tennessee. He now serves as the State Epidemiologist for the Tennessee Department of Health, overseeing programs including Immunizations, TB, Emergency Preparedness, Foodborne Diseases, Hospital Infections, Zoonotic Diseases and Environmental Epidemiology.

In his presentation, Dr. Jones will review examples of international public health activities, including the polio eradication program in Yemen and diarrheal disease surveillance training in Asia. Public health promotion strategies in other countries not only improve conditions beyond our borders, but also have direct effects on public health within the U.S.

Cancer Queens: A Cancer Prevention Musical Revue

The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Office of Patient and Community Education welcomes you to an original musical performance that will rock your socks off. The main goal of Cancer Queens is to inform you of healthy lifestyles that will reduce your risk of developing certain cancers and other serious health conditions. And you will have so much fun, you will want to get up and dance and sing with the Queens. By all means!