Johns Island, SC - PICO - Medical University of South Carolina

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There is no cost for this Johns Island, SC, Institute. Participants
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The registration deadline is April 6, 2015.
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Register online at http://pico.library.musc.edu/CLIs, or
fax this form to 843-792-1375, or mail it to:
Dr. Latecia M. Abraham PICO Instructor MUSC-PICO Library Science & Informatics
171 Ashley Avenue, Suite 305
MSC 403 Charleston, SC 29425
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Public Information and Community Outreach
Department of Library Science and Informatics
Medical University of South Carolina
171 Ashley Avenue, Suite 305
MSC 403
Charleston, SC 29425-4030
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Johns Island, SC
Community Leaders Institute
April 10-11, 2015
St. John’s High School
Auditorium
1518 Main Road
Johns Island, SC 29455
Sponsored by:
Sea Island Comprehensive
Health Care Corporation
DOD-MUSC
St. John’s High School
Friday, April 10, 2015
5 pm
Introduction
St. John’s High School, Auditorium
Agenda
Mr. Andre’ Dukes, Principal, St. John’s High School, Johns Island, SC
Mrs. Tumiko Rucker, Town Administrator, Town of Kiawah Island, SC
Dr. David E. Rivers, Associate Professor, Director of Public
Information and Community Outreach (PICO), Department of Library
Science & Informatics, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC),
Charleston, SC
Mrs. Melinda Downing, Environmental Justice Program Manager,
Legacy Management, US Department of Energy (DOE),
Washington, DC
Session I. Role of Federal, State and Local Governments I =(Invited)
5:15 pm This session focuses on the intergovernmental relationship between federal, state and local
6:15 pm 6:30 pm
8:30 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9 am
Opening and Welcoming Remarks Mr. Andre’ Dukes, Principal, St. John’s High School, Johns Island, SC
Mrs. Tumiko Rucker, Town Administrator, Town of Kiawah Island, SC
Dr. David E. Rivers, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Mrs. Melinda Downing, US DOE, Washington, DC
9:15 am
9:30 am governments.
Moderator: Mr. Gerald Mackey, Adjunct English Professor & Retired
Administrator (Palmer Campus), Trident Technical College,
Charleston, SC, I
Mrs. Sheryl L. Good, Environmental Scientist, Office of Special
Programs/Regional Administrator, US Environmental Protection
Agency (US EPA), Region 4, Atlanta, GA
Ms. Christine Sanford-Coker, Regional Director, Region 7Quality Control Office, South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control (SCDHEC), Charleston, SC
Mrs. Tumiko Rucker, Town Administrator, Town of Kiawah Island, SC
Q&A Session
Program Overview/Remarks St. John’s High School, Auditorium
I =(Invited)
Session IV. Health Disparities/Health Issues
1:45 pm This session focuses on health disparities, especially the combined effects of diabetes,
Saturday, April 11, 2015
St. John’s High School, Auditorium
11 am Session VI. Information Fair
development of resources needed to meet these challenges. Moderator: Mr. Cecil Diggs, III, Community Education Coordinator,
St. John’s High School, Johns Island, SC
Mr. David M. Smalls, South Carolina State Director, Communities in
Schools, Charleston, SC
Officer Kimbeley Dillard, Transport Officer, Charleston County
Detention Center, Advisor, Charleston, SC
TBD, Savannah River Remediation, LLC, Aiken, SC
Miss Sasha Castro, Student, St. John’s High School,
Johns Island, SC
Q&A Session
(partial listing below).
7 pm
REFRESHMENTS
12:45 pm
St. John’s High School, Cafeteria
11:15 am BREAK
Session III. Economic Development, Transportation, Housing and
Community Development
11:30 am This session focuses on creating a plan to stimulate the retention, expansion and
Representatives of federal, state and local agencies will be invited
to bring resources and information and set up an information “booth”
Moderator: Dr. Sabra C. Slaughter, Special Advisor to the President,
Office of the President; Associate Professor, Family Medicine, MUSC,
Charleston, SC
Dr. Marvella E. Ford, Associate Director of Cancer Disparities
Program, Hollings Cancer Center; Professor, Department of Public
Health Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Ms. Virginia King, Community Affairs Manager, Fetter Health Care
Network, Charleston, SC
TBD - Patient’s Perspective
Ms. Jeannette F. Jordan, Owner, J&J Health Consultants, Goose
Creek, SC
Q&A Session
Session V. Wrap-Up and Evaluation
3 pm Dr. Latecia M. Abraham, Instructor, PICO, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Moderator: Dr. David E. Rivers, Associate Professor, Director
of PICO, Department of Library Science & Informatics, MUSC,
Charleston, SC
Mrs. Vernita F. Dore, State Director of US Department of Agriculture,
Rural Development, Columbia, SC
Mr. Larry Knightner, South Carolina Field Office Director, US
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Columbia, SC
Mr. Jeffrey Burns, Interim Executive Director, CARTA, Charleston, SC
Ms. Andrea Kozloski, Deputy Director of Administrative and
Supportive Services, Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of
Governments, North Charleston, SC
12:30 pm Q&A Session
2:45 pm Moderator: Dr. David E. Rivers, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Mr. William “Bill” Saunders, Chief Executive Officer, Committee on
Better Racial Assurance (COBRA), Charleston, SC
Mrs. Melinda Downing, US DOE, Washington, DC
Rev. Dr. McKinley Washington, Jr., Pastor, Edisto Presbyterian
Church, Edisto Island, SC
Rev. Dr. Eric Mack, Pastor, Bethany Baptist Church; Charleston
County School Board Member, District 9, School Improvement
Councils, Charleston, SC
The Honorable David Mack, III, South Carolina House of
Representatives, District 109, North Charleston, SC, I
The Honorable Robert L. Brown, South Carolina House of
Representatives, Charleston and Colleton Counties, District 116,
Hollywood, SC, I
The Honorable Anna B. Johnson, Councilwoman, District 8,
Charleston, SC
Dr. Sabra C. Slaughter, Special Advisor to the President, Office of the
President; Associate Professor, Family Medicine, MUSC,
Charleston, SC
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Rev. Dr. McKinley Washington, Jr., Pastor, Edisto Presbyterian
Church, Edisto Island, SC Morning Keynote Addresses
The Honorable James E. Clyburn, Assistant Democratic Leader,
United States House of Representatives, SC-06
Session II. Youth Issues and Challenges
10 am
This session focuses on the challenges experienced by youth in the community and the
hypertension and obesity known as the metabolic syndrome.
Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration
Communities in Schools
Fetter Health Care Network
First Steps
Hands on Health, SC - MUSC
Hollings Cancer Center - MUSC
Our Lady of Mercy Outreach
SC Gear Up, St. John’s High School
Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care Corporation
Sea Island Habitat for Humanity
The Center for Heirs Property and Preservation
TriCounty Link
WIC
attraction of businesses/economic development to the community. LUNCH
St. John’s High School, Cafeteria
Progress requires informed and active leaders. The purpose of this Institute is
to reinforce this principle and to emphasize the unique relationship between
environmental protection, human health, environmental justice and economic
development as an essential part of community development.
Sponsored by: Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Sea Island
Comprehensive Health Care Corporation, SE VIEW-DOD-MUSC, US
Department of Energy, Fetter Health Care Network, St. John’s High School,
Charleston County School District and Wadmalaw Island Community Center.
For information contact:
Dr. David E. Rivers
Ms. Terry Seabrook, Esquire
843-792-5546 843-607-2490
riversd@musc.edu seabrookspace@aol.com