Media Release

For Immediate Release
Date: October 28, 2003
Contact: Robert J. Marshall Jr., Ph.D. 401-222-1017

Health Department Releases Healthier Rhode Islanders 2010; "Challenge" Conference Sets Public Health Agenda for the Decade

"Healthier Rhode Island by 2010: Your Challenge" Conference:

Date: October 30, 2003
Time: 8:30am – 12:00pm
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Crossings, Warwick, RI

Participants:

• Patricia A. Nolan, MD, MPH, RI Director of Health
• William J. Waters, PhD, Deputy Director of Health
• Kerrie Jones Clark, Executive Director, RI Health Center Association
• Dennis Langley, Executive Director, Urban League of RIBarbara Morse, Health Reporter, WJAR NBC-10
• Marie Ganim, Policy Director for Health/Human Services, RI Senate
• Patricia Martinez, Director of Community Relations, Governor’s Office
• Michael Samuelson, Executive Lead for Wellness, RI Blue CrossKathleen Hittner, MD, President & CEO, Miriam Hospital
• Jeffrey Johnson, Chair, Worksite Wellness Council of RI

Bringing together organizations from across the state, the RI Department of Health (HEALTH) will host a working conference to establish the State’s public health agenda for the decade. Called "A Healthier Rhode Island by 2010: Your Challenge," the conference is part of a collaborative process to increase the quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities for all Rhode Islanders.

For more information contact Robert J. Marshall PhD, 401-222-1017