In this seminar, Dr. Gebbie discusses the dynamics that surround the structure, leadership, and understanding surrounding public health in the US. She talks about where we have come from, where we are going, and what we have learned about our abilities to manage and improve the health of the public.
Kristine M. Gebbie, DrPH, RN, is the Elizabeth Standish Gill Associate Professor of Nursing and Director, Center for Health Policy at Columbia University School of Nursing. Her focus of teaching and research is health policy and health services, with particular attention to population-based public health services. She just completed four years as a Senior Consultant on Public Health Initiatives to the Office of Public Health and Science, US Department of Health and Human Services.
Prior to White House service as National AIDS Policy Coordinator (1993-94), Dr. Gebbie served as Secretary of the Department of Health for the State of Washington (1989-93). In addition to service as the public health administrator for the State of Oregon (1978-89), and the coordinator of ambulatory care for St. Louis University Hospitals (1975-78), Dr. Gebbie has taught nursing and health policy courses at the University of Washington (1989-93), the Oregon Health Sciences University (1978-89), the University of California at Los Angeles (1968-71), and St. Louis University (1971-78).
Dr. Gebbie has been associated with HIV policy and services since early in the epidemic. She was a member of the first Presidential Commission on AIDS, the AIDS committees of both the Institute of Medicine and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and chaired the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on the Prevention of HIV Infection. She is currently president of the Lutheran AIDS Network.
Dr. Gebbie is active in many professional organizations, and has served as a member of the Executive Board of the American Public Health Association. She has chaired the and the Environment, Safety, and Health Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Kristine Gebbie earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at St. Olaf College, a Masters of Nursing from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a Doctor of Public Health in Health Policy from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
