2004 Publications
Journals
Davis M, Sollecito W, Shay S, Williamson W. Examining the impact of a distance education MPH program: A one-year follow-up survey of graduates. J Public Health Manage Pract. 2004;10(6)556-563.
Presentations
Hightow LB, MacDonald PDM, Pilcher CD, Kaplan AH, Foust E, Nguyen TQ, Leone PA. Transmission on campus: insights from tracking HIV incidence in North Carolina. Presented at: 11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections; February 8-11, 2004; San Francisco, Calif.
Amon J, Devasia R, Guoliang X, et al (MacDonald P, Torok M contributing authors). Multiple Hepatitis A outbreaks associated with green onions among restaurant patrons---Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina, 2003. Presented at: 53rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference; April 19-23, 2004; Atlanta, Ga.
Davis MV, Service W, Young S. Lessons Learned: Public Health Response to Hurricane Isabel. Presented at: Third UCLA Conference on Public Health and Disasters; May 16-19, 2004; Torrance, Calif.
Davis MV, Fernandez CP, Porter J, McMullin K. UNC Certificate Program: Are We Training the Public Health Workforce? Poster presented at: 2004 Public Health Systems Research Affiliate Meeting held in conjunction with the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; June 5, 2004; San Diego, Calif.
Horney J. Improving public health preparedness for a broad public health audience using short online continuing education courses. Presented at: Charting the Future of Flexible Learning in Public Health, sponsored by the American Public Health Association; June 9-11, 2004; Tampa, Fla.
MacDonald PDM, Horney J. Team Epi-Aid: Building partnerships among local, state, federal, and academic organizations during outbreaks or other public health emergencies. Presented at: National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) Annual 2004 Conference; July 14-17, 2004; St. Paul, Minn.
Davis MV. Effective evaluation design: Using logic models. Presented at: Healthy Carolinians Conference; October 7, 2004; Greensboro, NC.
Davis MV. Using the CDC evaluation framework to teach practical public health evaluation methods. Presented at: Evaluation 2004, annual conference of the American Evaluation Association; November 3-6, 2004; Atlanta, Ga.
Davis MV, Thompson J, Biesiadecki L. Logic models and lessons learned: Evaluating Centers for Public Health Preparedness performance. Presented at: Evaluation 2004, annual conference of the American Evaluation Association; November 3-6, 2004; Atlanta, Ga.
Harrison LM, Cilenti D, MacDonald PDM, Davis MV, Rybka TP, Stevens R. Academic health departments: Enhancing local health departments' capacity as learning organizations through cooperation with academic institutions. Presented at: American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting and Exposition; November 6-10, 2004; Washington, DC.
Hightow LB, MacDonald PDM, Pilcher CD, Kaplan AH, Foust E, Nguyen TQ, Leone PA. HIV outbreak on college campuses: The North Carolina experience. Presented at: American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting and Exposition; November 6-10, 2004; Washington, DC.
Horney J, Solliceto B, Alexander L. Using distance learning to address the preparedness needs of the public health practitioner community. Presented at: American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting and Exposition; November 6-10, 2004; Washington, DC.
MacDonald PDM, Horney J. Team Epi-Aid: Applied public health training for UNC School of Public Health students in North Carolina. Presented at: American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting and Exposition; November 6-10, 2004; Washington, DC.
MacDonald PDM, Voetsch AC, Torok MR, Fowler W, Morrison SE, Jenkins P, Salyers M, Padgett P, Engel J. Building partnerships among local, state, federal and academic public health in North Carolina during an outbreak investigation of Hepatitis A. Presented at: American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting and Exposition; November 6-10, 2004; Washington, DC.
Other Publications
Institute hosts Epi Teams conference in June. Impact: a quarterly newsletter. May 2004. The North Carolina Institute of Public Health.
Outbreak series begins on PHTIN. Impact: a quarterly newsletter. May 2004. The North Carolina Institute of Public Health.
Team Epi-Aid Appears When Public Health at Risk. University Gazette UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and staff newspaper. May 3, 2004:7.
Rothney EE. Uninsured Residents of Moore County, NC: Characteristics, Barriers to Utilization of Health Care Services, and Methods of Communicating Health Care Coverage Information. [Master's paper.] Chapel Hill, NC: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2004.
Rybka TP. Breast Cancer Resource Directory of North Carolina: An evaluation of use patterns. [Master's paper.] Chapel Hill, NC: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2004.
Evaluation staff "eyes" hurricane season. Impact: a quarterly newsletter. August 2004. The North Carolina Institute of Public Health.
Team Epi-Aid helps state investigate public health outbreaks, illness. Episode, Fall 2004: 1. UNC Department of Epidemiology.
Davis MV, Temby JRE, MacDonald PDM, Rybka TP for North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness. Evaluation of Improvements in North Carolina Public Health Capacity to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Public Health Emergencies. Report prepared for Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. September 2004.
UNC Public Health programs win $6.7M. Triangle Business Journal. September 2, 2004.
MacDonald PDM with Hamlin J and Spillman B. Last Word in News. WCHL 1360 radio. September 6, 2004.
Schwartz JA. Grad students gear up to help in hurricanes. The Daily Tar Heel. September 9, 2004: 4.
Preparedness key in hurricane response. University Gazette (UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and staff newspaper). September 15, 2004:7.
Nash, L. Hospital cleared as cause of deadly infection. Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC). October 20, 2004. [Team Epi-Aid participated in investigation.]
Associated Press. Food links students' sickness together. The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC). October 17, 2004. [Team Epi-Aid participated in investigation.]
Workforce assessment hits milestone: Center completes departmental assessment of North Carolina public health workforce. Impact: a quarterly newsletter. The North Carolina Institute of Public Health. November 2004.
Certificate in Field Epidemiology online in 2005: core certificate near capacity. Impact: a quarterly newsletter. November 2004. The North Carolina Institute of Public Health.
Avery, S. Child's play spreads E. coli. The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC). November 21, 2004. [Team Epi-Aid participated in investigation.]