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Appendix C: Speaker, Moderator, and Invited Guest Biographical Sketches
Pages 111-120

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From page 111...
... Michael Bilton, M.P.P., is senior director, community health and benefit, at Dignity Health, a health system with 38 not-for-profit hospitals in Arizona, California, and Nevada. He is responsible for developing and leading system-wide community health improvement initiatives, providing guidance and consultation on community health needs assessments 111
From page 112...
... During 14 years at the American Hospital Association, he co-founded and led the Association for Community Health Improvement professional membership group and served as director of community health programs. Bilton also directed a national "healthy communities" project at the Healthcare Forum in San Francisco, and an ambulatory care safety net initiative in Chicago and Cook County, Illinois.
From page 113...
... The organization helps residents achieve good health by advocating for children's health coverage and raising funds for the local Healthy Kids program and other providers of health care to underserved and uninsured individuals. As executive director, she is responsible for the organization's strategic planning, new program development, and financial oversight, and she serves as a liaison with funded community agencies, the business community, and government partners.
From page 114...
... Collaborative to reduce childhood obesity, the Criminal Justice Council's Youth Violence Prevention strategic plan, the Community Corrections Partnership's community education and engagement process and Proposition 47 outreach, the Smart Solutions to Homelessness Leadership Council working to end homelessness, and the Community Prevention Partners working to reduce youth access to alcohol and other drugs.
From page 115...
... She served as director of the Office of Postdoctoral Education in the Dean's Office of the School of Medicine at UCSF. She led data collection and analysis efforts for two multimillion-dollar childhood obesity prevention programs in California at the Center for Weight and Health at UC Berkeley.
From page 116...
... In that capacity, she developed and promoted national policies and programs to improve child health and access to health care. She supported public health investments in youth related to the prevention of chronic diseases and sexually transmitted infections as well as the promotion of positive health behaviors.
From page 117...
... In that role, he was responsible for the management of the public health preparedness activities protecting the 10 million residents of Los Angeles County from natural disasters and threats related to disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. He coordinated activities in emergency operations, infectious disease control, risk communication, planning, and community engagement.
From page 118...
... He had been in the Outcomes Research and Management program at Merck since 1997, responsible for scientific leadership in developing evidence-based clinical management programs, conducting outcomes research studies, and improving outcomes measurement to enhance quality of care. Prior to joining Merck, he was director of the Division of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods (DPRAM)
From page 119...
... He also served 3 years as a senior advisor on built environment and childhood obesity prevention research at the National Cancer Institute.
From page 120...
... She has served on numerous community boards, including the Aspirus Wausau Hospital Board of Directors, the Wausau School District Board of Education, the Wausau Child Care Board of Directors, the Marathon County United Way's Local Initiatives for Excellence (LIFE) committee, and the Wausau/Marathon County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Wausau program.


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