About the Ned E. Baker Lecture Series

Cosponsored by the College of Health and Human Services at Bowling Green State University and the Cove Charitable Trusts of Boston, the series is available by webcast to more than 3,000 local boards of health throughout the nation. It is hoped that these annual public health lectures will provide local boards of health with an opportunity to celebrate Public Health Week locally and link with other boards throughout the country.

 

Ned Baker served for 12 years on the Wood County, Ohio, Board of Health, including two terms as its President. During 1991-92, Ned served as Chairman of the committee which founded NALBOH. Later, he was elected as NALBOH's first President. In 1995, he was appointed Executive Director and served in this position until his retirement in 1998. He currently serves on NALBOH's Emeritus Committee, Membership Committee, and Education & Training Committee.

 

The first Ned E. Baker lecture was held on April 7, 2000. Dr. C. William Keck's presentation, "Multiple Partnerships: Endless Opportunities," is useful for members of local boards of health in their present activities and as they prepare to assume increased responsibilities for the health of the people they serve. Dr. Keck is presently Director of Health for the Akron Health Department and Chair for the Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice. He has served as the President of both the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Ohio Public Health Association.

 

Michael E. Bird, President of the American Public Health Association (APHA), delivered the second annual lecture on Friday, April 6, 2001. His topic was, "Relationships: Family, Community and Public Health."

 

Susan Scrimshaw, PhD, Dean, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, delivered the third annual lecture on, "The Changing Roles of Local Board of Health: From Service Provision to Assurance" on Friday, April 5, 2002.

 

Vincent Covello, Director of the Center for Risk Communication, presented on Friday, April 4, 2003 on, "Communicating Under Fire: Focus on Public Health Situations."

 

Richard Jackson, MD, Senior Advisor to the Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke about, "Local Responsibilities Related to National Environmental Health Priorities" during the April 9, 2004 lecture.

 

Former NALBOH President and Board of Director, Vaughn Mamlin Upshaw, DrPH, EdD, gave the April 8, 2005 lecture on, "Working with Local Elected Officials to Improve Public Health."

 

David Matthews, PhD, President of Kettering Foundation delivered the seventh annual lecture on Friday, April 7, 2006. His topic was, “Engaging the Public in Public Health.”

 

Les Beitsch, MD, JD, Director, Center for Medicine and Public Health, Florida State University, gave last year’s lecture on Friday, March 30, 2007 on, “New Rules for Strengthening the Public Health System.”

 

This year, Hugh Tilson, MD, DrPh, Senior Advisor to the Dean, Public Health Leadership Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented on April 3rd on the topic of, "The Institute of Medicine's 'Future of Public Health' 20 Years Later."

 

To view archived webcasts or for more information, click here.

To suggest future topics or speakers, please call

(419) 353-7714 or email Tim Tegge.