Fall/Winter 2004
Volume 21, Number 2
Taking Stock of Public Health in the Northwest
Viewpoint: Reflection
and Learning
Paul Wiesner
Dr. Wiesner reflects on the changes in public health during his career at CDC and DeKalb County Health Dept.
Tribal Health Authorities are Essential to
Alaska's Public Health
Brian Saylor
Health Disparities Challenge Public Health
Among Native Americans
Jim Roberts and Joshua D. Jones
Transforming Public Health in Idaho
Cheryl Juntunen, Maureen Welcker, and Carol Moehrle
Improvement Runs Through Montana's Public
Health System
Mary Ann Dunwell, Melanie Reynolds, Jane Smilie, and Gayle Shirley
Web Special Brick by Brick: Montana's
Distance Learning
Oregon's Public Health Builds on
Coalitions
Elizabeth Rink
Washington Partners Respond to a Food
Safety Emergency
Jude Van Buren and Janice Adair
Wyoming's Graying Population Compels
Rethinking the Role of Public Health
Beverly Morrow
Putting Where Back into Epidemiology
Richard Hoskins
The author discusses the opportunities and challenges that come
with the use of geographical information system maps.
In the News
Tracking Infectious Disease Across Borders; New Environmental Health
Training Module; Hot Topics in Preparedness Forums
Annotated Resources on Topics in this
Issue
Laura Larsson and Yuki Durham
This brief list of resources has been selected from an
extensive online list covering BSE,
public health competencies and performance standards, aging, Native
Americans, and community coalition building.
Northwest Region at a Glance: Selected Public Health Indicators
SPHCM Spotlight on Research
