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An Overview of the Environmental Health Officer Professional Advisory Committee Category Day USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium June 21, 2012 . CDR Scotty Hargrave EHOPAC Chair US Public Health Service US Food and Drug Administration. Outline. Mission Statement
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An Overview of the Environmental Health Officer Professional Advisory CommitteeCategory DayUSPHS Scientific and Training Symposium June 21, 2012 CDR Scotty Hargrave EHOPAC Chair US Public Health Service US Food and Drug Administration
Outline • Mission Statement • Current Membership and Organization • EHOPAC Composition • Selection Process • Terms • Leadership • Responsibilities • Subcommittees • Questions
EHOPAC Mission “The Environmental Health Officer Professional Advisory Committee (EHOPAC) provides advice and consultation to the Surgeon General (SG) on issues relating to the professional practice and the personnel activities, Civil Service (CS) and Commissioned Corps (CC), of the Environmental Health Officer (EHO) category. The EHOPAC provides similar advisory assistance to the Chief Environmental Health Officer (CPO) and, upon request, to the agency and/or Program Heads of the Public Health Service (PHS), and to non-PHS Programs that routinely use PHS personnel.”
EHOPAC Composition • Size • Representativeness • Organization (including At-Large) • Geography • Gender and Minority Status • Personnel System (CC vs. CS) • Seniority • Discipline • CPO • Ex-officio members • Liaison members
Selection Process • Call for Nominations • Self-nomination process • Form with Statement of Purpose • Supervisory Concurrence • Good for three years • READINESS!! • Endorsement by EHOPAC • CPO obtains Agency concurrence • Final list sent to SG for approval
Terms • Three years each with a lifetime total of six years • May be consecutive or separate • Leadership
Leadership • Chair • Vice-Chair • Secretary • Treasurer
Responsibilities • Meetings • Participation • Subcommittees
Subcommittees • Awards and Recognition CAPT Jean Gaunce • Career Development CAPT Charles Higgins and CDR Danny Walters • Charter, By-laws and Policy Review CDR John Spriggs • Professional Mentoring and Orientation CDR Melanie Mayor
Subcommittees cont’d • Readiness CDR Chris vanTwuyver • History LCDR Michael Reed • Information Technology LCDR Joe Laco • Marketing and Recruitment CDR Dave Cramer and CDR Shawn Lafferty
Subcommittees cont’d • Membership and Nominations CDR Dino Mattorano • Professional Image and Standards CDR Derek Newcomer • Training CDR Jennifer Freed
Burnt Ends • 2012 EHOPAC Awards Awards • EHO Responder of the Year: CDR Kit Grosch • John G. Todd Award: CAPT Edward Pfister • Thomas Crow Mentor Award: CDR John McKernan • Edward (Ted) Moran: LCDR Gino Begluitti • John C. Eason: LT Bryan Christensen
Burnt Ends • Readiness • Remember why you do what you do. 39,505,387
Questions? www.EHOPAC.org www.USPHS.gov http://dcp.psc.gov CDR Scotty Hargrave scotty.hargrave@fda.hhs.gov (214) 253-4930