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MEMORANDUM
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Denise Pomeroy, Health Services Director
DATE: January 24, 2017
SUBJECT: Approve Long Distance Travel April 24, 2017 through April 28, 2017 to Atlanta, Georgia for Kimberly Baldwin, Program Coordinator Emergency Preparedness, Public Health Division. Travel and all associated costs, including airfare, meals, airline baggage fees, ground transportation, hotel and airport parking are fully funded through the Emergency Preparedness grant.
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Kimberly Baldwin, Program Coordinator in the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program has been invited to attend the 2017 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta, Georgia in April 2017.
The focus of this Summit is to explore the factors driving change in our world, analyze how they will impact the future of public health preparedness, and identify opportunities we have today to drive action toward meeting our future needs. The goal is to provide a venue where participants are exposed to current information, research findings, and practical tools to enhance the participants’ capabilities to plan and prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters and other public health emergencies.
Travel and all associated costs, including airfare, meals, airline baggage fees, ground transportation, hotel and airport parking are fully funded through the Emergency Preparedness grant.
As Health Services Director, I fully support Ms. Baldwin’s attendance.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Long Distance Travel April 24, 2017 through April 28, 2017 to Atlanta, Georgia for Kimberly Baldwin, Program Coordinator Emergency Preparedness, Public Health Division. Travel and all associated costs, including airfare, meals, airline baggage fees, ground transportation, hotel and airport parking are fully funded through the Emergency Preparedness grant.
Your Board’s approval is requested and recommended. Thank you for your consideration of this request for long distance travel.