National Black Nurses Day on Capitol Hill
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill
525 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
“Black Nurses and the Presidential Health Agenda”AGENDA
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m - 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions Dr. Eric Williams NBNA Second Vice President Chair, Health Policy Committee Dr. Debra A. Toney NBNA President The Honorable Donna Christian Christensen Chairperson, Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain Trust Statements of Memory of NBNA Founding Member and First NBNA President Dr. Lauranne Sams Dr. Betty Smith Williams, NBNA Founding Member and Past President
Judy Jourdain-Earle, RN, MA, NBNA Founding Member, Member, Black Nurses Association of Greater Washington, DC Area
Margaret Brown, President, New England Regional Black Nurses Association Allene Childs, Member, Indianapolis Black Nurses Association
Deborah Walker, President Emeritus, Birmingham Black Nurses Association 20th Anniversary Honors Dr. C. Alicia Georges, NBNA Past President Larry Lucas, Vice President, Government Affairs/Diversity Programs
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| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Panel Discussion I Presidential Candidates Health Agenda Moderator: Jatrice Martel Gaiter, JD Interim Executive Vice President of External Affairs Volunteers of America Alexandria, VA Dora L. Hughes, MD, MPH Health Policy Advisor to Senator Barack Obama Leecia Eve, JD, MPA Senior Policy Advisor to Senator Hillary Clinton
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| 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Panel Discussion II Political Organizations Health Agenda Moderator: Barbara Hatcher, PhD, MPH, RN Director, Center for Learning and Global Public Health American Public Health Association; Member, Black Nurses Association of Greater Washington, DC Area The Honorable Shirley Nathan Pulliam Delegate State of Maryland Caroline Powers Acting Director Washington Office of Federal-State Relations Office of the Governor State of Massachusetts
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| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Wrap Up Greetings from Members of Congress |
Supported by educational grants from Eli Lilly and Company and AstraZeneca | |
| 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Reception Embassy Suites Hotel, 10th Street and New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
