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Dr. Katelyn Jetelina
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8:45 am - 9:45 am - Exhibit Hall A
Making the Invisible Visible – Communicating the Value of Public Health in a Changing Landscape |
- Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, Your Local Epidemiologist
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| Katelyn Jetelina, MPH PhD is an epidemiologist and scientific communicator. She co-founded the Health Trust Initiative and is a Senior Scientific Advisor to several government and non-profit agencies, including a former advisor to the White House and currently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Resolve to Save Lives. In addition, Dr. Jetelina is the publisher of Your Local Epidemiologist- a public health newsletter that “translates” ever-evolving science to the public, reaching over 300 million views. Dr. Jetelina has received numerous national awards, including the National Academies of Science and a medal of honor from the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Katelyn resides with her husband and two toddlers in San Diego, California. |
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3:45 PM - 4:45 PM - Exhibit Hall A
Environmental Health is a Public Issue |
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- Eric Bradley, MPH, Douglas County Health Department
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Eric Bradley has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health from the University of Georgia and a Master of Public Health degree from American Public University. He has been working in the environmental health field since 1997, serving as an Environmental Health Specialist, Environmental Health Manager, Deputy Health Director, and Division Chief at six county health departments across four states. Currently, Eric is the Division Chief of Environmental Health for the Douglas County Health Department in Omaha, Nebraska where he leads a team of thirty-two environmental health professionals overseeing food safety, childhood lead prevention, swimming pools, onsite sewage, wells, nuisance, and air quality, both indoor and outdoor. Eric spent eighteen years of his career in Iowa where he dedicated his time to the Iowa Environmental Health Association (IEHA) and the Iowa Public Health Association (IPHA).
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