AGENDA
Public Health System Advisory Committee
Wednesday, July 31, 2002, 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Library and Courts Building II
900 N Street, Room 340
Sacramento, California

Meeting Goals:

1) Review scope of study and issues to be discussed in upcoming meetings.

2) Review core elements of a robust public health system:

  • Specify government duties within the public health system.
  • Benchmark California’s fulfillment of each of the government roles at the state and local levels.
  • Discuss approaches to measuring government’s capacity and preparedness for fulfilling each of its responsibilities in public health.
3) Review public health financing:
  • Review and map public health funding at the federal, state, and local levels.
  • Discuss levels of participation and discretion.
  • Discuss trends in per capita public health spending.
  • Discuss options for improvement and accountability.
Time
Event
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Opening Remarks/Introductions
(Subcommittee Chairman, H. Eric Schockman)
 
2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Advisory Committee Process and Meeting Goals
(Executive Director, James P. Mayer)
 
2:25 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Review Scope of Study
(Project Manager, Hattie Rees Hanley)
 
2:30 p.m. – 3:40  p.m. Discussion of Core Elements of a Robust Public Health System (Dr. George Flores - presentation; group roundtable discussion)
 
3:40 p.m. – 3:50  p.m. Break
 
3:50 p.m. – 5:00  p.m. Finance
(Dr. Richard Burton and Greg Franklin, Department of Health Services – overview; John Miller - tobacco funding and legislative perspective; group roundtable discussion)