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The Genomics Forum is comprised of four functional committees and a Steering Committee. We have also organized three workgroups that are addressing specific issue areas – workforce development, healthcare policy, and gene-environment interactions. Other workgroups may form based on the interests of our members. Each group meets periodically via conference call and strives to fulfill the Forum’s goals. You are invited to join a committee or workgroup or to contact us for an orientation to the Forum.
Program Committee
Policy Committee
Membership/Communications Committee
Special Projects Committee
Carrier Screening Workgroup
Gene-Environment Interaction Workgroup
Healthcare Policy Workgroup
Genomic Translation Workgroup
Workforce Development Workgroup
In coordination with general membership and the Steering Committee, the Program Committee is responsible for deciding topics for the annual call for abstracts, reviewing abstracts, and organizing the Forum's scientific program for the APHA Annual Meeting. This committee coordinates the co-sponsorship of sessions with other Sections, Special Primary Interest Groups (SPIGs), Caucuses, and Forums.
MEETING FREQUENCY
This group meets approximately once per month; scheduling varies and depends on the APHA program planning schedule. See our Calendar for specific meeting times.
Program Committee Members:
Valerie Alexander (Coordinator)
Brad Anderson
Nelson Atehortua
Vence Bonham
Ashley Braun
Apryl Brown
kee chan
Alyssa Cooney
Vaughn Edelson
Amanda Field
Sarah Harding, MPH
Tabitha Harrison
Lianne Hasegawa-Evans
Heather H. Honoré
H Dean Hosgood (Past Chair)
Nora Isack
Amalia Issa, PhD, MPH
Kimberly Kaphingst (Chair)
Laura Koehly
Sara Kowalczyk
Dina Kurz
Penny Kyler
Elizabeth Levy
Kirsty McWalter
Stephen Modell
James O'Leary
Tricia Page
Dina Paltoo
Mona Pandey
Scott Parsons
K. Robin Pierce, J.D., Ph.D.
Jody Platt
Irene Prabhu Das
Kate Reed
Carla Batton Renfrow
Dana Richter
Luisel Ricks-Santi
Sarah Scollon
Dr. Stephen Sodeke
Sandra Suther
Tung-Sung Tseng
Elaine White
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The Policy Committee keeps abreast of any policies within and outside APHA in relation to genetics/genomics and communicates these to the Forum membership. This group will work with the APHA to revise APHA's policy statements on genomics and public health and promote advocacy activities as needed. This committee is currently (2009-2010) writing policies on genomic literacy and health disparities.
MEETING FREQUENCY:
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Policy Committee Members:
Valerie Alexander
Brad Anderson
Debmalya Barh
Ashley Braun (Coordinator)
Apryl Brown
kee chan
Toby Citrin
E. Hill DeLoney
Amanda Field
Gregory Fowler
Michael Ginsburg
Judith Graham
Jean Grassman
Ella Greene-Moton
Heather H. Honoré (Chair)
H Dean Hosgood
Nora Isack
Kaye Ismail
Amalia Issa, PhD, MPH
Eric Jamoom
Thomas Kane
Susan King
Sara Kowalczyk
Dina Kurz
Jamie Lamson
Annemarie Linares MD
Stephen Modell
James O'Leary
Mona Pandey
Vicki Park PhD
Erin Payne (Past Chair)
K. Robin Pierce, J.D., Ph.D.
Jody Platt
Sarah Pollet
Sharon Pritchett
Carla Batton Renfrow
Dana Richter
Catharine Riley
Diane Sutcliffe
Sharon Vaz
Meredith Weaver
Lauren Williams
Kristi Zonno
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The Membership and Communication Committee is responsible for the recruitment and retention of Forum members, and maintaining member relations and partnerships with APHA sections, SPIGs and Caucuses. It is also responsible for publicizing and promoting Forum activities via web and print and moderating any discussion boards/listservs. This committee will works with Forum members interested in promoting the Forum at non-APHA events.
MEETING FREQUENCY:
Usually we meet on the 2nd Thursday every other month at 4:00pm (est). See our Calendar for specific meeting times.
Membership / Communications Committee Members:
Valerie Alexander (Coordinator)
Brad Anderson
Ashley Braun (Chair)
Alyssa Cooney
E. Hill DeLoney
Mary Dunkle
Nicole Exe
Amanda Field
Valerie Hill
H Dean Hosgood
Nora Isack
Elizabeth Levy
Marlene Linders
Sally Meyer
James O'Leary
Jody Platt
Sharon Pritchett
Tiphané Turpin (Past Chair)
Sharon Vaz
Lauren Williams
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The Special Projects Committee is made up of people who can assure that the sum of projects address the 5 major topic areas central to the Forum's goals: education, health disparities, ELSI, research, and services. The Special Projects Committee coordinates the work of the Forum's workgroups. In 2009 there are four workgroups: Gene Environment Interaction Workgroup, Healthcare Policy Workgroup, Health Disparities Workgroup, and Workforce Development Workgroup.
MEETING FREQUENCY
TBA. See our Calendar for specific meeting times.
Special Projects Committee Members:
Tolulope Akinbo
Valerie Alexander
Brad Anderson
Nedal Arar
Sylvia Au
Debmalya Barh
Yvonne Bombard
Ashley Braun (Coordinator)
kee chan
Michael Dalmat
Amanda Field
Alice Furumoto-Dawson
Michael Ginsburg
Aaron Goldenberg
Julie Harris
Tabitha Harrison
Valerie Hill
Sonya Hodges
Heather H. Honoré
H Dean Hosgood
Nora Isack
Edna Isiorho
Kaye Ismail
Shannon Kieran
Sarah Kneer
Pei Koay
Laura Koehly
Sara Kowalczyk
Barbara Lerner
Bruce Lin
Barbara Burns McGrath
Ilana S. Mittman
Gia Mudd
Harvey Murff
Melanie Myers
James O'Leary
Heather Orom
Dina Paltoo
Mona Pandey
Scott Parsons
Jody Platt
Joana Ramos
Padmini Ranasinghe
Kate Reed
Krysta Shutske
Carol Stone
Sandra Suther
Patricia Thompson-Reid
Tung-Sung Tseng
Sharon Vaz
Eduardo Velasco
Grace Wang
Sim Wimbush
Beverly Yashar
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The Gene by Environment Workgroup aims at reviewing and assessing gene by environment interaction knowledge and developments to identify, assess and recommend applications relevant to people’s health, as well as the implications of gene by environment interaction knowledge for research, teaching and practice. The Workgroup is currently compiling an annotated bibliography.
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The Genomics Forum Healthcare Policy Workgroup seeks to understand how healthcare policy impacts public health genomics, and brainstorms around how public policy and genomics can serve as vehicles for breaking down silos within the public health system. The Workgroup identifies community engagement as a crucial component of addressing all stakeholder perspectives as well as health disparities. Project work will emphasize cross-working group collaborations and will explore federal legislative opportunities as well as written products that will identify models, analyze current systems, and propose strategies for the future. The Workgroup is currently learning more about the Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act legislation.
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The Carrier Screening Working Group seeks to understand the public's expectations and needs regarding carrier screening systems and practices. The workgroup hopes to maintain a focus on current developments in carrier screening options including direct to consumer testing, and the implications genetic information has for families and patients with genetic conditions.
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The charge of the Public Health Workforce Development Workgroup is to facilitate the identification and strengthening of public health workforce genomic competencies through accessible training strategies. Special emphasis is being placed on training for state and local public health department personnel, and genomic competencies will include ethical, legal, and social issues. The Public Health Workforce Development Workgroup, facilitated by the Center for Public Health and Community Genomics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, is a multidisciplinary group comprised of members of the APHA Genomics Forum.
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Recently the Office of Public Health Genomics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC/OPHG) launched the "GAPPNet" (Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Network) initiative, aimed at accelerating and streamlining the translation of genomic research into evidence-based applications in practice and prevention. With support from the Center for Public Health and Community Genomics, CDC/OPHG is now convening a stakeholder group to ensure that this network serves the needs of the ultimate providers, users and consumers of these applications. Since many APHA Genomics Forum members have indicated a desire to play a role in the process of translating genomic research into useful applications, the Forum has created the Genomic Translation Workgroup. While setting its own goals and activities, this group is also considered by CDC/OPHG as a significant component of its GAPPNet stakeholder group.
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