Ths morning, one of the officials we support is being honored at The White House. The event will be broadcast on the Web. Congratulations Dr. Kainer! Press release follows. ==================================================== THE WHITE HOUSE Office of Communications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2013 White House to Honor Marion Kainer as a Prevention and Public Health “Champion of Change” WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, September 10th, the White House will honor eight local heroes who are “Champions of Change” for prevention and public health. These champions are inspiring healthy change at the heart of their communities by encouraging preventive screenings, reducing health disparities, promoting physical activity and healthy eating and fighting healthcare acquired infections. President Obama and his Administration have made prevention and public health a top priority, because they have lasting effects on the health of Americans. That is why the Affordable Care Act provides unprecedented resources through the Prevention and Public Health Fund to support community-based strategies to prevent chronic diseases, and to improve public health. The Affordable Care Act also created the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council, which provides federal leadership to engage states, communities, and private partners in creating a healthier America through the recommendations of the Surgeon General’s National Prevention Strategy – a blueprint for improving America’s health. The Prevention and Public Health Fund is supporting projects to put the National Prevention Strategy into action, helping our health care system shift from a focus on sickness and disease to one based on wellness and prevention. During the Champions of Change event, White House officials will recognize the Champions’ hard work and lead a discussion about how to advance and expand a shared vision of wellness and prevention in our communities. The Champions of Change program was created as an opportunity for the White House to feature individuals, businesses, and organizations doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their communities. The event is closed to press but will be live streamed on the White House website. To watch this event live, visit whitehouse.gov/live at 10:00 am ET on September 10th. To learn more about the White House Champions of Change program and nominate a Champion, visit whitehouse.gov/champions. Marion Kainer, MD MPH, Physician and Epidemiologist Nashville, TN Dr. Kainer is an infectious diseases physician and epidemiologist. She is the Director of the Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program at the Tennessee Department of Health. She and her team work to make healthcare safer by reducing infections and preventing the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria. Her clinical acumen, epidemiologic skills, leadership and actions during Tennessee’s fungal infection outbreak in 2012 due to contaminated steroids protected the public’s health and saved lives. Her team’s efforts led to swiftly identifying this unusual infection and the rapid development of a communication and tracking system to monitor infections nationwide. Lives were saved not only by quickly determining the cause of the outbreak and halting the contaminated injections, but also by tracking down every affected patient and getting effective treatment to the sick without delay. The Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health Fund supports Dr. Kainer’s work through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant Program. ###
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