This progress review will be
broadcast on the Public Health Training Network. Details on how to review the broadcast
are provided on the Public Health Training
Network home page.
Dr. David Satcher, Assistant Secretary
for Health and Surgeon General, will be joined by a panel of experts representing the
public and private health sectors. Dr. Walt Orenstein, Director, National Immunization
Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Dr. James Hughes, Director,
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
and Dr. Edward Sondik, Director, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will review progress toward the targets for the
objectives in priority area 20 of Healthy People 2000, Immunizations and Infectious
Diseases. The meeting will 1) provide a progress review of Healthy People 2000 objectives
on Immunization and Infectious Diseases; 2) offer an opportunity for those gathered in
participating states to discuss key issues with Dr. Satcher and the panel; and, 3) explore
actions that might be taken in your state to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases,
including those preventable through vaccination, during the next decade.
The primary objectives of this meeting are to: Assess
progress made in achieving the Healthy People 2000
objectives for immunization and infectious diseases.
Highlight effective
programs that impacted on progress and
barriers that have hindered improvement.
Gain an
understanding of how these national objectives are
translated into opportunities for action.