March 3-5, 2005 -- Hyatt Regency -- Tampa, Florida Overview Keynote Sessions Concurrent Education Sessions Intensive Workshop Sessions Registration Sponsors & Participating Organizations Hotel & Travel About Tampa Keynote Sessions Enjoy three keynote sessions - one on each day of the conference - for visionary statements of what is possible in community health improvement. Linked to key conference themes, keynote presentations will energize and inspire. Bill Grace, Ph.D. Founder and Exec. Director Center for Ethical Leadership Leadership in Health Improvement: Courageous Commitment to the Common Good Dr. Bill Grace is an inspirational and sought-after public speaker and trainer who motivates people to practice ethical leadership and collaborative problem solving, inspires institutions to create cultures of integrity, and gathers the community to animate cultural change - all for the common good. He will set the stage for your conference experience by illuminating the ability of inspired individuals to foster positive change in organizations and communities. Carry Dr. Grace's message with you throughout the conference and back home to your community, to strengthen your role as a leader and a community health change agent. (See Dr. Grace's complete bio here.) David Broder Political Correspondent The Washington Post National Policy Perspectives on Community Health David Broder will address timely topics in national policy as they relate to community health, just four months after the 2004 Presidential and Congressional elections. He will share his unique and informed insight into the current policy environment, and the opportunities and challenges it holds for health care, community and public health leaders working to improve health status and to create better systems for prevention, coverage, access and care. (Read a recent article by David Broder on health insurance proposals.) Mr. Broder is a national political correspondent reporting the political scene for The Washington Post.  His column is carried by more than 300 newspapers. Broder is a regular commentator on CNN's “Inside Politics,” and makes regular appearances on NBC's “Meet the Press” and “Washington Week in Review.” Mr. Broder has been rated “Washington's most highly regarded columnist” for “overall integrity, factual accuracy and insight” by the Washingtonian, which has characterized him as “out with the people; no one gets a better sense of the pulse of American opinion,” making him an excellent choice for the community-based flavor of Community Health Solutions. (See Mr. Broder's complete bio here.) Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA Founder and CEO Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic Eliminating Health Disparities Dr. Benjamin is Founder and CEO of the Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. She is also Associate Dean for Rural Health at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, where she administers the Alabama-AHEC program. Dr. Benjamin is a member of the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine and is immediate past President of the Medical Association, State of Alabama. She was a Kellogg National Fellow, a Rockefeller Next Generation Leader and a member of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (See Dr. Benjamin's complete bio here.)

Co-Hosts Track Sponsors ESRI GIS and Mapping Software Professional Research Consultants   Supporting Sponsor Community Health Ventures Participating Sponsors Data Futures Public Sector Consultants Participating Organizations The Access Project Alliance for Advancing Nonprofit Health Care Catholic Health Association of the U.S. Florida Hospital Florida Hospital Association  Health Forum Fellowship Programs  Health Research and Educational Trust  Hillsborough County Health Department National Association of County and City Health Officials Shands HealthCare Turning Point VHA Health Foundation