Oversight

Public Health Challenges in Our Nation’s Capital

Date: May 19, 2009
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342
Agenda:

This hearing reviewed the major public health threats facing the District of Columbia, including an HIV/AIDS epidemic, kidney disease, and unsafe drinking water. The Subcommittee reviewed steps the Mayor has taken to address these risks, such as creating the HIV/AIDS Administration and the Community Health Administration. In particular, the hearing examined the District’s outreach initiatives and the progress it has made toward curbing its chronic health epidemics.

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Dr.

Pierre

Vigilance

Director

District of Columbia Department of Health

Panel 1

Dr.

Shannon L.

Hader

Director

HIV/AIDS Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health

Panel 1

Dr.

Raymond C.

Martins

Chief Medical Officer

Whitman-Walker Clinic