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The North Carolina Task Force on Genomics and Public Health The North Carolina Task Force on Genomics and Public Health is a volunteer group of individuals representing over 30 academic, public, and private agencies and institutions across North Carolina. The Task Force’s primary mission is to create an environment of collaboration, where citizens, technical experts, administrators, researchers and policymakers can work together to carefully consider and respond to the challenges and opportunities that arise from scientific medical discoveries in genetics. A number of challenges face public health advisory groups such as ours: Reduce the climate of fear about genetic information among the general public and health professionals. Educate health professionals so that genetic information can be used appropriately and accurately. Translate vast amounts of integrated inforation of genomic sciences into patient and public health studies to provide the evidence base for transforming medical practice. Grant funds for Task Force activities ended in March 2005. However the network that developed from the Task Force meetings still continues to grow. Read Dr. Greg Gibson's letter to Task Force partners . Task Force Member List \| page 1 \| \| page 2 \| \| page 3 \| \| page 4 \| For a print version of participants please click here
Cedric Bright , MD Old North State Medical Society 407 Greymist Drive Durham, NC 27713 (919) 484-0117 (919) 286-6963 W) cbright@acpub.duke.edu	Goldie S. Byrd , Ph.D. Associate Professor/Chair Dept. of Biology Barnes Hall, Room 102 NC A&T State University 1601 East Market Street Greensboro, NC 27411 (336)334 7908 or 7907 (336)508-4846 (C) gsbyrd@ncat.edu
Nancy Callanan , PhD Program Director MS Genetic Counseling Program UNC-Greensboro 119 McIver Street Greensboro NC 27402 (336) 256-0175 Nancy_Callanan@uncg.edu	Kathy Cheek State Health Alliance Director American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic Affiliate 3131 RDU Center Drive Ste. 100 Morrisville, NC 27560 (919) 463-8316 kathy.cheek@heart.org
Michael L. Clements , MPH, MSW NC Council on Sickle Cell Syndrome Downtown Health Plaza 1200 Martin Luther King Blvd. Winston Salem, NC 27101 (336) 713-9622 clements@wfubmc.edu>	Robert Cook-Deegan , MD Director Duke Center for Genome Ethics, Law & Policy Box 90141 Durham, NC 27708-0141 (919) 668-0793 Bob.cd@Duke.edu
Lauren Dame , JD, MPH Associate Director Duke Center for Genome Ethics, Law, and Policy Box 90141 Durham, NC 27708-0141 (919) 668-0792 dame@law.duke.edu	Morgan F. Daven, MA Director of Public Health Initiatives American Cancer Society South Atlantic Division,Inc 120 Executive Park, Bldg One Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 221-2052 (828) 712-6285 (C) Morgan.Daven@cancer.org
Leah Devlin , DDS, MPH State Health Director NC Division of Public Health 1915 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1915 (919) 715-4177 Leah.Devlin@ncmail.net	Leslie Evans , MS Genetics Education Coordinator Fullerton Genetics Center 14 Victoria Road, Suite 101 Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 213-1092 cgclee@msj.org
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Last Updated July 7, 2005