8 Conference v Participants CD The Surgeon General's Conference The Critical Role of Parents Washington, DC February g-12,1992 `To potect their privacy, addresses of the State Parent Delegates have been omitted. However, the parents had the opportunity to exchange addresses and phone numbers at the Conference. 2Attended the Native Amerkan Parent Wmk Group. 3Atte-nded the Migrant Parent worh Group. A-2 Parents Speak Out for America's Children Alabama Susan Colburn Montgomery Letitia Hendricks Montgomery Susan Watt Childersburg Alaska Esther Johnson* Augoou Danielle Mad&an Elmendorf Sue Wilken Fairbanks American Samoa Karen Ho Ching Pago Pago Iutita Savali Pago Pago Fa+etai Seumany Pago Pago Lui Tuitele Pago Pago Arizona Pamela Jones Phoenix Ernest0 Meza Phoenix Pamela Morrison Phoenix Jerry Pearson Phoenix Arkansas Pamela Ashcraft Little Rock Mary Blanchard Blytheville Deborah Frazier Little Rock Barbara Gilkey Little Rock Angela Lee Little Rock Nancy Lovette Blevins Hazel Murray Pocahontas Mary Ann Pickard Searcy Sherlita Reeves Paragould Linda Spence Blytheville Dinah Wells Manila California Anna Cortez Norwalk Ann Kinkor Ranch0 Palos Verdes Colorado Diane Reeves Denver Ellie Valdez-Honeymau Arvado Connecticut Judy O'Leary Trumbull State Parent Delegates Delaware Laurence Bell Laurel Laura Ivansons Newark District of Columbia Goldie Anthony-Henry Washington Dona Brawner Washington Brenda Calloway Washington Joan Christopher Washington Rosalind Coleman Washington Connie Dudley Washington Cristina Espinel Washington Lisa Holland Washington Susie Ring Washington Tawana Kinney Washington Maria Meehan Washington Kurt Stand Washington Lorraine Street Washington Florida Kenneth Chambers Tallahassee Romero Cisneros3 Wauchula Shirley Herbert Kendall Lauderdale Lakes Georgia Pappas Jarpon Spring Wendell Rollason3 Immokalee Jesus Sadas Ruskin Lisa Spikes Tallahassee Anuette Townsend Tallahassee Felix Valle3 Immokalee Connie Wells3 Wauchula Verdule Youyoutes Zolfo Springs Georgia Anne Butts Atlanta Tma Doucett Columbus Louise Harris Clarkesville Porter Harris Clarkesville Gen Hunter Atlanta Glenda Welch Gainesville Sarita Welch Clayton Guam Mae Ada Agatia Margaret Artero Agatia Hawaii Susan Rocco Aiea Lanette Teixeira Honolulu Helen Usuvale Honolulu Idaho Marcia Hallett Boise Carolyn Ropke Boise Illinois Marion Cooper Chicago Pat Doherty-Wddner Chicago Rosemarie Frey Wheaton Mitzi Montgomery Sauk Village Catherine Raack Wheaton Debra Zurkamer Springfield Indiana Carol Burkes Martinsville Mary Snyder Martinsville Iowa Gloria Rlinefelter Dubuque Jean Linder Johnston Report of the Surgeon General's Conference A-3 State Parent Delegates Kansas Judy Moler Topeka Josie Torrez Topeka Kentucky Rhonda Henning Louisville Gleason Wheadey Frankfort Louisiana Joan Caloway Shreveport Tammy Rodgers Baton Rouge Lab Schwartzman Baton Rouge Charles Tyler New Orleans Maine Annette Cohen-Hyman Kennebunkport Jenifer Van Deusen Augusta Mariana Islands Victoria Mendiola Tinian Severina Ogo Rotas Rosa Palacious-Power Saipan Rita Sablan Saipan Catalino Sanchez Saipan Elizabeth Torres-Untalan Saipan Maryland Kathy Cooper Be1 Air Mona Freedman Baltimore Shawn Fritz Frederick Barbara Mallonee Annapolis Gordon Mallonee Annapolis Valarie Phillips Baltimore Massachusetts Deirdre Ahneida Amherst Rosalie Edes Concord Sandy Slavet Randolph Michigan Charlotte Boatmon Quincy Myra Charleston Detroit L. Bryn Fortune Farmington Hills Celia Garza Detroit Luz Teresa Hemandez Detroit Minnesota David Becker St. Paul Roxanna Lee Foster St. Paul Mississippi Patty Appleton Jackson Gwendolyn Fortson Jackson RobertFortson Jackson Patricia Hych Tupelo Missouri AlanKilhgsworth Springfield Stephanie Mason St. Louis Deborah McDannold Columbia Carol Mertensmeyer Columbia Ellen Moses Creve Coeur Donna Snead Kansas City Montana Lea Bear Cub Brockton Ellen Bourgeau Missoula Marilyn Femelius Missoula Julie Flynn4 Wolf Point Doreen J. Fowler Wolf Point Karen Moses Helena Sue Phelan Helena A-4 Parents Speak Out for America's Children State Parent Delegates Nebraska Susan Christensen Omaha Cyndia Eckhardt Lincoln Nevada Patti Miller Reno Robert Miller Las Vegas New Hampshire Carol Barleon Bow Brenda Copp Manchester New Jersey Joan Applebaum West Trenton James Brown East Orange Camelia Leach Newark Rhonda Nichols Newark Ciro Scalera Newark New Mexico Kathryn Brown* Taos Pueblo Shirley Chaves Espanola Yvonne Gomez* Taos Pueblo Patricia Solomon-Thomas Lagona New York Marvina Heywood Utica Bob Shannon Buffalo Notih Carolina Gail Dunton At-den Gwendolyn Parker Chinquapin Meg Sawicki Charlotte North Dakota Mary Ann Anderson Bismarck Nanci Cooley Grand Forks Ohio Sandy Barber Wauseon Judy Minatodani Solon Peter Somani Columbus April Thoms Reynoldsburg Oklahoma Pamela Htmt* Skiatook Marcia Lemons Oklahoma City Mary Littles Midwest City Linda Terrell Oklahoma City Susan Webb Norman James Wilson Cushing Oregon Paula Bender-Baird Enterprise Jean Josephson Portland Katherine Weit Portland Pennsylvania Risha Henley-Davis Harrisburg Loaiza Manzo Harrisburg Frank Meredick Plymouth Ralph Warner East Greenville Mary Wood Hadley Puerto Rico Sonia Benitez Cataiio Maria Burgos Canovanas Abigail Muiioz Alverio Caguas Rafael Sanabria Santurce Ahna Socorro De Leon Caguas Rhode Island Linda Dee Bryan Providence William Bryan West Greenwich Cindy Flores Coventry Patrice Richardson Barrington Janet Samos Warwick Report of the Surgeon General's Conference A-5 State Parent Delegates South Carolina Betty Baker Davidson Columbia Debra Derr Columbia South Dakota Julie Darger Pierre Glenda VanderPol Academy Tennessee Michael Allen Monterey Sherry Allen Monterey Linda Lemons Memphis Phyllis Medlin Cookville Texas Holly Craig Grand Prairie Darlene Dubicki Austin Norma Heredia Arlington Priscilla Ring Georgetown Leslie La&am Austin Candy Sheehan Coppell MariaVargas El Paso Utah Brent Briggs Sandy Becky Hatfield West Jordan Vermont Cathy Crow South Burlington Susan Rump Thetford Center Clark Sutton Middlebury Megan Sutton Middlebury Karen Witkin Essex Junction Virgin Islands Mark Benoit St. Croix Verona Charlemagne St. Thomas Joyce Lebron St. Thomas Patricia Nobbie St. Croix Catherine Rogers St. Croix MaryAnn Weston-Livisay St. Thomas Virginia Loretta Byrd Richmond Peggy Singleton Oakton Cherie Takemoto Alexandria Marilyn West Richmond Washington Rail ArambuP Oralia Garza Wapato Kathy Johnson Zillah Felix Monte8 Sunnyside West Virginia LornaAdkhxs South Charleston Bob Craig Farmington Kathy McCullough Charleston Barbara Merrill Charleston Jane Vance South Charleston Wisconsin Ody Fiih Hartland Patty Peterson Cashton Patty Skenandore De Pere Wyoming Des&e Lopez Rawlins Carole Palmer Cheyenne A-6 Parents Speak Out for America's Children Carolyn AbduIlah Center to Prevent Handgun Violence Washington, DC Steve Abrams U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Consumer Services Washington, DC Shellie Abramson U.S. Public Health Service Washington, DC Irene Adderley Washington, DC Public Schools Washington, DC Jeanette E. Akhter, M.D. National Perinatal Association Bowie, MD Katrina Alaman-Murray National Association of Social Workers Washington, DC Lamar Alexander Secretary of Education Washington, DC Robert E. Alexander U.S. Department of Education Office of Migrant Education Washington, DC Barbara Aliza Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Washington, DC Dorothy J. Allbritten National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions Alexandria, VA Myron Alltian, Jr., D.D.S., M.P.H. Boston Department of Health and Hospitals Boston, MA Mary Louise Alving, M.Ed. Citizens Education Center Seattle, WA Rita L. Amadeo, M.D. Easter Seals Gwaynabo, PR Maureen Ambrose Pennsylvania Department of Education Harrisburg, PA Robert W.Amler, M.D., M.S. U.S. Public Health Service Atlanta, GA Kim J. Amos National Center for Clinical Infants Program Arlington, VA Polly Arango Algodones Associates Algodones, NM Ann Armstrong-Dailey Children's Hospice International Alexandria, VA Susan Austin National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators Philadelphia, PA Corime Axelrod U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, .MD Laura Diaz Baker Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration Washington, DC Wendy Baldwin, Ph.D. National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD Linda V. Barnett U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Rosemary Ramirez Barbour U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Sandy Bastone U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Pat Bayer American School Food Service Association Alexandria, VA Mae Beck Black Coalition of Concerned Citizens for Child Care Dallas, TX Juliane Becket University of Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA Julie Beckett Federation for Children with Special Needs Boston, MA Arlene Bennett National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Philadelphia, PA Report of the Surgeon General's Conference A-7 General Participants Vii Berg U.S. Department of Education Office of Migrant Education Washington, DC Catherine Bertini Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, DC Lea D. Beshii District of Columbia Commission of Public Health Washington, DC Susan Binder, M.D. Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA Patrice Birman U.S. General Accounting Office Washington, DC Kathleen Kirk Bishop, D.S.W. Vermont Department of Social Work Burlington, VT Lorine P. Bizzell U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Atlanta, GA Tara Blackcoon Wisconsin Winnebago Health Authority Mauston, WI Vi&i Blackcoon Wisconsin Winnebago Health Authority Mauston, WI Randall Blackdeer Wisconsin Winnebago Health Authority Mauston, WI Heather Block U.S. Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Joy E. Blotmt Georgia Department of Education Atlanta, GA Donna Blum National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD Stephanie Bordenick National Institutes of Health Rockville, MD Mary Ellen Bradshaw, M.D. Bureau of School Health Service Washington, DC Charlotte Brantley Texas Department of Human Services Austin, TX George Brenneman U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Patrick Bresette Center for Public Policy Priorities Austin, TX Adrienne Brigmon Head Start Bureau Washington, DC Robin Brocato, M.H.S. Head Start Bureau Washington, DC Leigh Brown Oklahoma State Department of Health Oklahoma City, OK Linda Brown Health Care Financing Administration Washington, DC Scott Brown U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs Washington, DC MarshaE. Butler, D.D.S., M.P.H. Colgate-Palmolive Company New York, NY John A. Butterfield President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Washington, DC Ann G. Cagigas, R.N., IBCLC Guaynabo, PR Suzanne Camp Greater Southeast Healthcare System Washington, DC Mary M. Campbell American Psychological Association Washington, DC Rose Cardinal Asthma and Allergy Foundation Washington, DC Mary Brecht Carpenter, R.N., M.P.H. National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality Washington, DC Lorraine Carrimon Wisconsin Winnebago Health Authority Mauston, WI A-6 Parents Speak Out for America's Children General Participants Sylvia Carter Head Start Bureau College Park, MD Sandra Carton Head Start Bureau Washington, DC DonnaRae Castillo National Research Service Award Training Program Rockville, MD Jennifer M. Cernoch, Ph.D. Santa Rosa Children's Hospital San Antonio, TX Gwen D. Chance Texas Head Start Collaboration Austin, TX Barbara E. Chandler, M.O.T., O.T.R. American Occupational Therapy Association Rockville, MD Bruce R. Chelikowsky Indian Health Service Rockville, MD Ann Chen Nurses Association of the College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Washington, DC Deborah Clark National Immunization Campaign Washington, DC Valencia Clarke Association for the Care of Children's Health Bethesda, MD Deborah Clendaniel, M.S. Delaware Maternal and Child Health Services Dover, DE Helen T. Closson Elliot Health System Manchester, NH Beverly Coleman-Miier, M.D. The BCM Group, Inc. Washington, DC Robert J. Collins Indian Health Service Rockville, MD Donna L. Conforti U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Mary Ann Cooney Manchester Health Department Manchester, NH L4x-i Cooper Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Washington, DC Genevive W. Cornelius U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Washington, DC i&ma Critz U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Nancy Cude Arlington Early Intervention Coordinating Council Arlington, VA Ronald Daly U.S. Department of Agriculture Extension Service Washington, DC Diane D'Angelo RMC Research Corporation Portsmouth, NH Suzanne Danielson Department of Health and Hospitals Baton Rouge, LA Margaret (Peg) M. Davis Governor's Planning Office Harrisburg, PA Robert E. Dawson U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Alberta Day Wisconsin Winnebago Health Authority Mauston, WI Mary Dale DeBore Bethesda, MD Chris DeGraw, M.D., M.P.H. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health Washington, DC Debra Delgado School Based Adolescent Health Care Program Washington, DC Diana Denboba U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Sara Reed DePersio Oklahoma Department of Health Oklahoma City, OK Julie DeSeyn The Home and School Institute Washington, DC Report of the Surgeon General's Conference A-9 General Participants Leslie Dunne Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Washington, DC Bob Erbetta U.S. Naval Reserve-Campaign Drug Free America Marblehead, MA Dee Dickehnan Child Protection Program Falls Church, VA Eden Fisher Durbin Y.M.C.A. of the U.S.A. Washington, DC Patricia Divine-Hawkins Head Start Bureau Washington, DC Alyson Escobar U.S. Department of Agriculture Hyattsville, MD Melanie Earl Santa Rosa Children's Hospital San Antonio, TX Clare M. Dome&i U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC Juanita C. Evans, M.S.W. U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Larry Edehnan The Kennedy Institute Baltimore, MD Nancy Evans Manchester School District Manchester, NH Dana M. Dorf U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Boston, MA Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D. Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Elizabeth Farquhar, Ph.D. U.S. Department of Education Office of the Undersecretary Washington, DC Laura Drake Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy New York, NY Gail Johnston Ellis Epilepsy Foundation of America Landover. MD Herta B. Feely National SAFE KIDS Campaign Washington, DC M. Ann Drum, D.D.S., M.P.H. Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC AM Ellwood Minnesota Early Learning Design Minneapolis, MN Janice Feld Legislative Affairs Specialist Alexandria, VA Mary Jean Duckett Health Care Financing Administration Baltimore, MD Martha Emerling Schwartz Foundation Mt. Laurel, NJ Karen S. Fennell American College of Nurse- Midwives Washington, DC B. Richmond Dudley, Jr. General Services Administration Washington, DC LaRue Emmell Montgomery County Health Department Norristown, PA Sister Isolina Fen+ Easter Seals Ponce, PR John C. Duffy U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Lou Enoff Social Security Administration Baltimore, MD M. J. Fmgland Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC Janet Dumont U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Willie L. Epps, Ph.D. St. Clair County Head Start Program East St. Louis, IL Marilyn J. Flood Child Care Action Campaign New York, NY DennisDunn Growing Child Lafayette, IN A-10 Parents Speak Out for America's Children Tony Fowler U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Amy Fox American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Chicago, IL Harriette Fox Fox Health Policy Consultants, Inc. Washington, DC Clara L. French U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Amy Friedlander U.S. General Accounting Office Washington, DC Robert G. Froehlke, M.D. Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC Robin S. Funston U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Offke of the Secretary Washington, DC Margaret Garikes Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC Constance Gamer, R.N.C., MAN., Ed.S. U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs Washington, DC Preston J. Garrison United Way of America Alexandria, VA Karen T. Garthright U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Rockville, MD Kay Ghahremani U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Frankie Gibson Head Start Bureau Washington, DC Barbara Gleason America 2000 Washington, DC Miie Golden Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Baltimore, MD Gloria Gonzalez Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC Nilda M. Gonzalez Puerto Rico Easter Seals San Juan, PR Bill Gould National Network of Self Help Clearinghouses Los Angeles, CA Linda Graham Children's Rehabilitation Service Montgomery, AL Holly Grason Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Washington, DC General Participants Pamela Greenberg National Association of Pediatric Nurses and Practitioners Washington, DC Joan Greene National Association of Pediatric Nurses and Practitioners Arnold, MD Sarah M. Greene Administration for Children, Youth and Families Alexandria, VA Aido G. Gregory Puerto Rico Department of Health Puerto Rico Sue Greig, M.S., R.D. American School Food Service Association Manhattan, KS Jerry Griepentrog Carson City, NV Mark Grimes American Academy of Pediatrics Elk Grove Village, IL Lucy Gritzmacher Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Washington, DC Virgil Gulker Love, Inc. Holland, MI Lynn F. Gurkhx Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources Raleigh, NC William H.J. Haffner, M.D. Indian Health Service Bethesda, MD Report of the Surgeon General's Conference A-l 1 General Participants Cynthia Haileselassie U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC Barbara Halhnan U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Janice Hamilton JMH Communications New York, NY Anne L. Hansen Michigan Department of Education Lansing, Ml Connie Hansen Council of Community Services of Roanoke Roanoke, VA Kirsten Hansen, M.Ed. Georgetown University Child Development Center Washington, DC Robert G. Harmon, M.D., M.P.H. Health Resources and Services Administration Rockville, MD Jackie Harrison, R.N. Children's Hospital New Orleans, LA Max Harrison American School Food Service Association Alexandria, VA Edith Harvey U.S. Department of Education Office of Migrant Education Washington, DC William Haskins National Urban League New York, NY Laura Havens March of Dimes Washington, DC Ethel Hawkins District of Columbia General Hospital Washington, DC BarbaraHeiser, R.N., B.S.N., IBCLC La Leche League International Franklin Park, IL Michael H. Henrichs, Ph.D. Rids Adjusting Through Support, Inc. Rochester, NY 0. Marie Henry, R.N., DNSC, FAAN Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC Victoria Hertel American School Health Association Littleton, CO Catherine A. Hess, MSW American Public Health Association Washington, DC Laurie Hicherson U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Grant Higginson, M.D., M.P.H. Office of Health Services Portland, OR Donna Hines U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Sandra L. Hofferth, Ph.D. The Urban Institute Washington, DC Patrick F. Hogan U.S. Department of Education Office of Migrant Education Washington, DC Joan Holloway Division of Special Populations Program Development Rockville, MD Silvia Holschneider National Health Education Consortium Washington, DC Jerry K. Hood U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Beverly J. Hoover American Red Cross Washington, DC Wade F. Horn, Ph.D. Administration for Children, Youth and Families Washington, DC Karen Home South Carolina Governor's Office Columbia, SC Alice M. Horowitz National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD Vernon N. Houk, M.D. Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA A-12 Parents Speak Out for America's Children Frances Howard National Library of Medicine Rockville, MD Judy Hudgius Virginia Department of Education Richmond, VA Louise Hunt, R.N., B.S.N. U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Vince L. Hutchins U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Michael T. Hymn, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Darla ldeus Center on Budget and Policy Priority Washington, DC Roger Iron Cloud Head Start Bureau Washington, DC Angeles Lopez Isales Departamento de Education de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR Brenda James-Pitt Montgomery County Health Department Norristown, PA Mary A. Jansen, Ph.D. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration Rockville, MD David Johnsen Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH Beverly H. Johnson Association for the Care of Children's Health Bethesda, MD Dr. Jerry M. Johnson U.S. Coast Guard Washington, DC Richard H. Johnson, ACSW Head Start Bureau Washington, DC Susan Johnson Texas - Office of the Governor Austin, TX Dennis Jolley Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC Bertha Jones U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, DC Cami Jones Texas Education Agency Austin, TX Deborah Jones New Jersey State WIG Program Trenton, NJ Linda Jupin U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Washington, DC Marta Kealey U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA General Participants Woodie Kessel U.S. Public Health Service Washington, DC Arlene Kiely Association for the Care of Children's Health Bethesda, MD Stephen King Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Rockville, MD Randy Kingsley U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Regina L. Kinnard U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Kllen Kliason Kisker, Ph.D. Mathematics Policy Research, Inc. Princeton, NJ Nancy Kleckner Growing Child, Growing Parent Lafayette, IN Jean Klinge U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Jane Kratovil Council of Chief State School Officers Washington, DC Stephen H. Kreimer National School Health Education Coalition Washington, DC Mary A. Krickus American School Food Service Association Alexandria, VA Report of the Surgeon General's Conference A-13 General Participants Heidi Kurtz American Federation of Teachers Washington, DC Harms Kuttner Office of Policy Development The White House Washington, DC Leslie Lanham Children's Defense Fund-Texas Austin, TX Cheryl LaPointe U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Georgianna Larson Pathfinder Resources, Inc. St. Paul, MN K&ten Larson U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC Dora L. Lasanta Departamento de Education de Puerto Rico Bayamou, PR Bill Latimer North Carolina Governor's Office Washington, DC Charles LaVallee Western Pennsylvania Caring Foundation, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA Donna F. LaVallee New Visions for Newport County Newport, RI Jean E. Lazar U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Rice C. Leach, M.D. Office of the Surgeon General Rockville, MD Brenda Leath National Health/Education Consortium Washington, DC Meg Leavy University of Maryland College Park, MD Alice Lenihan, R.D. North Carolina State Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Raleigh, NC Donna Len0 Indian Health Service Rockville, MD Susan Lenox Goldman State of New Jersey Trenton, NJ AmlW.Lewin The National Learning Center Washington, DC Helen D. Lilly, Ph.D. U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Serivce Alexandria, VA Lauren Long Columbia, MD Thomas J. Long, Ph.D. Long and Associates Bethesda, MD John T. MacDonald, Ph.D. U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education Washington, DC Thomas C. MacMichael Comprehensive Health Investment Project (CHIP) Replication - Total Action Against Poverty (TAP) Roanoke, VA Edward Madigan Secretary of Agriculture Washington, DC Patricia Mail U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Lani Smith Majer Anne Arundel County Health Department Annapolis, MD Pamela Mangu Georgetown University Washington, DC Howard Manly Deputy Commissioner of Public Health Washington, DC James Manning U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Carolyn Marsh Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR Judy Martiu East Kentucky Child Care Coalition Annville, KY Jo& Martinez Puerto Rico Department of Health Puerto Rico A-14 Parents Speak Out for America's Children Julian Martinez U.S. Department of Education Washington DC James 0. Mason, M.D. Assistant Secretary for Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC Jiiy Mason Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC Debbie Massey U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service McLean, VA Bijoy Mathew Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Washington, DC Lisa Matras Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC William P. Matson Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System Saipan, MP ThurmaMcCaun, M.D., M.P.H. Office of Healthy Start Rockville, MD Mark C. McClary National Association of WIC Directors Washington, DC Phyllis McClure National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Washington, DC Beverly McConnell Michigan Department of Public Health Detroit, MI Pat McCulla Children's Hospice International Alexandria, VA Sandra J. McElhauey, MA. National Mental Health Association Alexandria, VA Dr. Alice M&ii U.S. Navy Personal Excellence Partnership Program Washington, DC Mary McGonigel Association for the Care of Children's Health Bethesda, MD Dennis D. McUbeuny Charles Webb Easter Seals Center Parent Association Mt. Pleasant, SC Patricia A. McKee, ED U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Washington, DC Connie McLendon Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Round Rock, TX Elizabeth McMauis Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Washington, DC Michelle H. Metts Cabinet for Human Resources Frankfort, l?3' General Participants Angela D. Mickalide National SAFE RIDS Campaign Washington, DC Elizabeth Milder-Beh Pennsylvania Governor's Office Harrisburg, PA Cbristiue Miller US. Department of Education Washington, DC Howard T. Miller Glenn Dale Early Childhood Center Glendale, MD Robert C. Miier Todd County Schools Mission, SD June Million National Association of Elementary School Principals Alexandria, VA Claudette Mitchell, M.BA U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD W&e Mitchell Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC Evelyn Moth D.O.T. Day Care, Inc. Washington, DC William Modzeleski U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Eileen L. Moe, CSW-ACP Texas Health Department Austin, TX Linda G. Morra U.S. General Accounting Offtce Washington, DC Report of the Surgeon General's Conference A-15 General Participants Claudia Morris Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Washington, DC Jo& Murioz National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations Washington, DC Martha Naismith Johnson &Johnson HMI W'ashington, DC Carol Naswortby Texas Work and Family Clearinghouse Austin, TX Pam Navarro National Institutes of Health Germantown, MD Richard P. Nelson, M.D. Child Health Specialty Clinics Iowa City, IA Liz Newhouse Texas Respite Resource Network San Antonio, TX Mary Nichols Sigma Theta Tau Clifton, VA Erik Nielsen American Occupational Therapy Association Rockville, MD Lulu Mae Nix, J&AD. National Institute for Integrated Family Services Camden, NJ Julie M. Novak Alabama Department of Public Health Montgomery, AL Jackie Noyes American Academy of Pediatrics Washington, DC Christine Nye Health Care Financing Administration Baltimore, MD Diane O'Conor Governor's Office for Children, Youth, and Families Baltimore, MD Godfrey P. Oakley, Jr., M.D. Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA William Oliver PRIDE Parent Training Marietta, GA Sally Olsen Santa Rosa Children's Hospital San Antonio, TX Walter A. Orenstein, M.D. Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA Belinda Ortega Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo El Paso, TX JoAnne Owens-Nauslar Nebraska Department of Education Lincoln, NE Miriam Padilla, M.D. Rockville, MD Deborah Parham Special Initiative, Policy and Evaluation Branch Rockville, MD Barbara Park American Dental Association Chicago, IL Steven Parker, M.D. Boston City Hospital Boston, MA Sandra Parks-Trusz, Ph.D. Epilepsy Foundation of America Landover, MD John Patrick Pa&no U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Lori Pastro U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC Anne L. Pavlich, R.N. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Bethesda, MD Robym J. Payne Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. New York, NY Gloria Pereira Frederick County Head Start Frederick, MD Steve Perxnison, M.D. Indian Health Service Washington, DC Hihna M. Persson Woodbridge, VA Alwin K. Peterson Michigan Department of Public Health Lansing, MI A-16 Parents Speak Out for America's Children General Participants Sharon L. Philip Alexandria City Health Department Alexandria, VA Patricia Pbipps Institute for Child Care Professionals Houston, TX Patricia Place Natural Academy of Sciences Washington, DC Deborah Fells Pleasants Washington DC Public Schools Washington, DC Julia Plotnick, R.N.C., M.P.H. U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Michele A. Plutro, Ed.D. Head Start Bureau Washington, DC Betty S. Poehhnan National School Boards Association Alexandria, VA Susan Poisson, M.A. Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children of Maryland and Virginia Rockville, MD Florene Stewart Poyadue Parents Helping Parents San Jose, CA E. Ann Prendergast U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Theressa Price, R.N. Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center Jackson, MS Daniel Puntillo, Jr. Middle Earth Somerville, NJ Kathryn F. Purnell South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Columbia, SC James F. Quilty, Jr., M.D. Ohio Department of Health Columbus, OH Craig T. Ramey, Ph.D. University of AIabama- Birmingham Birmingham, AL Arnold D. Ramirez Phoenix Human Services Head Start Phoenix, AZ MariaRapuano Alliance To End Childhood Lead Poisoning Washington, DC Karl A. Reis U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Letitia Rennings, M.S. U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Judith Ressallat National Association of School Nurses, Inc. Washington, DC Christopher Rigaux National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health Washington, DC Suzanne Ripley National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities McLean, VA Lourdes A. Rivera Children's Defense Fund Washington, DC Latricia Robertson U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Diana Robinson Center for Successful Child Development Chicago, IL Cindy Rojas Rodriguez Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, TX Mark L. Rosenberg, M.D., M.P.P. Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA Judith Rosenburg, LCSW Support Group Training Project Berkeley, CA John P. Rossetti U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Paula Russell Texas Health Department Austin, TX Jesus Saavedra, M.D. U.S. Public Health Service Washington, DC Patricia A. Salomon, M.D., C.M.O. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD Report of the Surgeon General's Conference A-17 General Participants Helen Scheirbeck Head Start Bureau Washington, DC Diane Schilder U.S. General Accounting O&e Washington, DC Elizabeth Schmidt Of&e of the Surgeon General Washington, DC George A. Schmidt, Ph.D. Florida State Interagency Office of Disability Prevention Tallahassee, FL William Sciarillo Maryland State Health Department Baltimore, MD Mary A. Scoblic, R.N., M.N. Michigan Department of Public Health Lansing, MI Elaine L. Scott Capitol Children's Museum Washington, DC Maureen Seller National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health Washington, DC Fadrienne Sessions Jackson Hines Comprehensive Health Center Jackson, MS Paula M. Sheahan National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health Washington, DC Steven P. Shelov, M.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY Joy Shelton Delta College University Center, MI Bill Shepardson Council of Chief State School Officers Washington, DC Phyllis J. Siderits Institute for Child Health Policy Gainesville, FL Tom Slatton, Ph.D. Texas Department of Human Resources Amarillo, TX Elizabeth Sloan Elliot Health Systems/Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH Allen N. Smith Head Start Bureau Washington, DC Becky J. Smith, Ph.D. Association for the Advancement of Health Education Reston, VA Marnie Smith Peyser Associates Washington, DC Joanne Smogor Manchester School District Manchester, NH John A. Snowden Capitol Children's Museum Washington, DC Carolyn Snyder U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC ShenieSocha Governor's Development Disability Council Omaha, NE Denise Sofka U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Marian Sokol, Ph.D The Children's Hospital Ambulatory Care Center San Antonio, TX Benita Somerfield Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy New York, NY Lydia Soto-Torres, M.D., M.P.H. Office of the Surgeon General Washington, DC Georgeline Sparks Indian Health Service Rockville, MD Lynn Spector U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Leslie Stablein Arlington County Department of Human Services Arlington, VA Irene Steibii Maryland Department of Human Resources Baltimore, MD Walter Steidle, Ph.D. U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC A-18 Parents Speak Out for America's Children General Participants Lisa M. Tate American Academy of Pediatrics Washington, DC John Steindorf Wisconsin Winnebago Health Authority Mauston, WI Elizabeth Tuckermanty U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutrition Extension Service Washington, DC Stephen B. Thacker, M.D., M.Sc. Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA Delores Stewart U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Trenton, NJ Leticia Ubinas, M.D. U.S. Public Health Service Alexandria, VA Carolyn Thiel U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Jenifer Van Deusen Maine Department of Education Augusta, ME Dianne Stewart Center for Public Policy Priorities Austin. TX Josie Thomas Association for the Care of Children's Health Bethesda, MD Nancy Van Doren The Travelers Companies Foundation Hartford, CT Joyce P. Stines Appalachian State University Boone, NC Lucy A. Thompson District of Columbia General Hospital Washington, DC Kaye Vander Ven U.S. Public Health Service Alexandria, VA Rosalie Streett Parent Action Baltimore, MD Ann P. Streissguth, Ph.D. University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, WA Karen VanIandeghem National School Health Education Coalition Washington, DC Claudia Thorne Greater Southeast Healthcare System Washington, DC Nancy &riffler Georgetown University Child Development Center Washington, DC Peter K. Vaslow Institute for the Enhancement of Family Development Bethesda, MD Janet Tognetti U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Alexandria, VA Dr. Draga Vesselinovitch University of Chicago Chicago, IL Phyllis Stubbs U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD Geraldine Tompkins WIC State Agency Washington, DC Candace Sullivan National Association of State Boards of Education Alexandria, VA Viia View National Center for Clinical Infants Program Arlington, VA Debra Jean Torrez Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo El Paso, TX Carol Treen Manchester School District Manchester, NH Amin Wahab Community Development Institute Lakewood, CO Louis Sullivan, M.D. Secretary of Health and Human Services Washington, DC Lori Tremmel American Public Health Association Washington, DC Sherlie Svestka U.S. General Accounting Office Washington, DC Report of the Surgeon General's Conference A-19 General Participants Elayne Walker National Association of Community Health Centers Washington, DC Mary C. 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