Briefings

Congressional Briefings

The Congressional Prevention Caucus sponsors briefings to educate congressional staff on a wide variety of prevention issues. These briefings serve to present the best available evidenced-based information so that Members of Congress can make informed decisions regarding prevention legislation. Past briefings topics have included tobacco legislation, prevention research, immunizations, injury prevention, and Healthy People 2000.

Current Briefings

Congressional Briefing "Keeping People Healthy Through Prevention": July 19, 2006

• Dr. Julie Gerberding, CDC Director
       PowerPoint
• Mary Woolley, Research!America
       PowerPoint

Past Briefings

Congressional Briefing on Obesity: June 24, 2005

Oral Health (September 24, 2002)
      View PDF Flyer

Injury Prevention (September 18, 2002)
      View PDF Flyer

Cost Effectiveness (March 11, 2002)

Presentations:

• Components of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  Steven M. Teutsch, MD, MBA
  Senior Director, Outcomes Research and Management, Merck & Co., Inc.
  Board of Directors, Partnership for Prevention™
• OMB Guidance to Enable Ranking Regulatory Investments in Public Health
• Applications and Limitations of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, MBA
  Director of Public Health and Health Officer, Los Angeles County Dept. of Health Services
  Professor, UCLA School of Public Health and School of Medicine
  Vice Chair, Partnership for Prevention™