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Show legislative agenda, environmental issues, community outreach, education and media relations pertaining to public health issues, health care concerns, and other activities. The Association has played a lead role in discussions and policy development surrounding the role of public health in the reformed health system. Each spring, the Association co-sponsors a state-wide conference with the Health Education Association of Utah and the Academy of Preventive Medicine. As president, Ms. Snow is an affiliate representative to the Governing Council, and participant with the Committee on Affiliates of the American Public Health Association. She is currently the director of the Bureau of Organizational Development and Evaluation in the Utah Department of Health, responsible for facilitating, integrating and implementing the Department's strategic planning process, total quality management initiatives, Healthy People 2000 Health Objectives, and organizational evaluations and development activities. She holds an MPA degree from the University of Utah. Utah Health Cost Management Foundation E. Wayne Nelson is the new president of the Utah Health Cost Management Foundation. He received a bachelors degree in Business and an MBA at the University of Utah, and has served in the Army Reserve as a sergeant His past employment includes senior financial management responsibilities at Biomune Systems, Inc., Geneva Steel Corporation, Inland Steel Corporation, and the LDS Church. Mr. Nelson is active in the community, including board of director service for the United Way, American Cancer Society, Jerusalem Foundation, Junior Achievement, and the Utah Valley Business/Education Partnership. He helped direct major corporate support for the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, Scouting, Primary Children's Hospital, Utah Opera, Pioneer Theater, United Way, American Cancer Society, and others. The Foundation was formed in 1980 to use educational and promotional programs to influence the rate of change in health care costs in Utah, to achieve a more appropriate balance in the health care system, and to improve the operation of the market. The Foundation also works to create more effective economic incentives to control costs for purchasers and providers of health care. Health Care and the Law Hold Your Breath: Smoking in Public Places in Salt Lake County The Environmental Protection Agency joined the debate on smoking in public places with publication of their report on the risk assessment of second-hand smoke on adults, children, and infants. Salt Lake City & County Health Department is considering a complete ban on smoking in public places. Diane Keay, Environmental Health Supervisor for the Bureau of Environmental Sanitation & Safety, outlined the proposed strategies to control environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in public places: Alternative I - Smoking would not be permitted in public places, with the exception of bars. Bars which allow smoking and serve food would have to obtain a permit. Food would not be eaten in smoking areas. Smoking areas would require separate ventilation. Alternative II - Smoking would continue in public places currently allowed by the Utah Department of Health. Places which allow smoking would have to obtain a permit and provide separate ventilation for the smoking area. Of the two alternatives proposed, the most expensive for businesses to implement would be Alternative II; however, business leaders feel that Alternative I would result in a significant loss of revenues to the restaurant/bar industry within Salt Lake County. Other strategies include: Enforcement activities, which include disseminating information on the Utah Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1993 137 |
