OHSU Department of Family Medicine
Alan Melnick, M.D., M.P.H.
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
Alan Melnick, Nicholas Seigal, Jono Hildner and Tom Troxel. Clackamas County Department of Human Services Community Health Mapping Engine (CHiME) Geographic Information Systems Project. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 5(2):64-69. March 1999.ab. Melnick, A. Joint Family Practice/Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Training Program. The Link. Quarterly Bulletin of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice. 12(3):1-8 Summer 1998.
Melnick, A. Clackamas County Department of Health and Human Services Community Health Mapping Engine Geographic Information Systems Project. Office of Research and Methodology, National Center for Health Statistics. Public Health GIS News and Information. 28:8-12. April 1998.
ab. Melnick, A. Geographical Information System Project. The Probe. Oregon Public Health Association. Fall 1997.
ab. Melnick, A. A New Approach to Commercial Food Safety. In: Building Community with Stories of Innovation. The Association for Quality and Participation, Portland, Oregon. January 1996.
Editorials
ab. Alan L. Melnick and David W. Fleming. Modern Geographic Information Systems - Promise and Pitfalls. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 5(2):viii-x. March 1999.Abstracts
Melnick, Alan L. The Epidemiologists Role in Foodborne Illness Investigation and Litigation. Food Quality 99 Conference and Expo. San Francisco. September 12-15 1999.Alan Melnick MD, MPH, Nick Seigal MCRP, Jono Hildner MS, Tom Troxel MS Clackamas County Department of Health and Human Services. Community Health Mapping Engine (CHiME) Geographic Information Systems Project. Meeting the Urban Health Challenge. A Joint Public Health and Urban Planning Conference. The Hunter College Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. September 18 & 19, 1998.
Melnick, Alan L. Portland Family Practice and Public Health/Preventive Medicine Residency. Pocket Guide to Cases of Medicine and Public Health Collaboration. Center for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health. Division of Public Health. The New York Academy of Medicine. 1998.
AL Melnick MD,MPH, NI Seigal MCRP, JD Hildner MS, TM Troxel MS Clackamas County Community Health Mapping Engine (CHiME). Third National GIS in Public Health Conference, San Diego, Ca. August 1998.
Book Chapters
Goldberg BW and Melnick A. Family Medicine and Public Health. In Saultz, JW. Family Medicine: Defining and Examining the Discipline. McGraw-Hill September 1999.Conference Proceedings
ab. Alan Melnick, MD, MPH, Nicholas Seigal, MCRP, Jono Hildner, MS, Tom Troxel, MS. GIS in Community Health Assessment and Improvement.Geographic Information Systems in Public Health: Proceedings from the Third National Conference. Eds. Williams, RC, Howie, MM, Lee, CV and Henriques, WE. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. United States Department of Health and Human Services. pps. 593-605 August 1998.
Other
ab. Alan Melnick. In STFM Members Share Experiences of PC Policy Fellowship. STFM Messenger. Page 6. October 1999.ab. Alan Melnick. Community Process Pilot Site, Clackamas County Health Department, Oregon City, OR. APEXPH98 Users Guide. National Association of County and City Health Officials; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pps. 48-52. 1999.
ab. Alan Melnick. Putting Cigarette Machines Off-Limits to Minors Urged. In My Opinion. The Oregonian. Page B7. Tuesday, June 18, 1991.
PRESENTATIONS
Oral Presentations
Invited Speaker: Public Health Administration and Management. American College of Preventive Medicine Review Course 2000. Washington, D.C. August 30, 2000.Invited Speaker: Tuberculosis Update. Fourth Annual Merle Pennington, M.D. Lectures in Family Medicine. Oregon Health Sciences University. Portland, Oregon. July 28, 2000.
Invited Presentation: Public Health Applications of Geographic Information System Technology. 2nd Bi-annual conference, National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Los Angeles, California. July 20, 2000.
Invited Presentation: The Role of Local Public Health Departments. Presented to the Lake Oswego City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Trainees. Meridian Park Hospital Education Center, Tualatin, OR, March 16, 2000.
Invited Speaker: What the Public Needs to Know About Public Health. Oregon Public Broadcasting and Oregon Health Forum. Portland, Oregon. January 26, 2000
Expert Panelist: Changing the Conversation. A National Plan to Improve Substance Abuse Treatment. Public Hearing. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Portland, Oregon, October 26, 1999.
Invited Panel Presentation: Geographic Information Systems. Oregon Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Beaverton, Oregon. October 4, 1999
Invited Panel Presentation: Legal Aspects of Food Integrity Lawsuits - The Epidemiology of Foodborne Illness. Food Quality 99 Conference and Expo. Sponsored by Qualicon, Idexx Laboratories, bioMerieux and Food Quality Magazine. San Francisco. September 13, 1999
Invited Workshop Panel Presentation: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Local Public Health Practice. Annual Conference, National Association of County and City Health Officials. Dearborn, Michigan. July14, 1999.
Invited Panel Presentation: Community Health: Assembling the Data Pieces. Annual Conference, National Association of County and City Health Officials. Dearborn, Michigan. July15, 1999.
Invited Presentation: The Role of Local Public Health Departments. Presented to the Oregon City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Trainees. Oregon City, OR, February 11, 1999.
Invited Presentation: Geographic Information Systems and Vital Statistics. National Association of County and City Health Officials. Data Alliance & Information Technology Committee Meeting. Portland, Oregon. December 4, 1998.
Invited Workshop Presentation. Community Health Mapping Engine (CHiME) Geographic Information Systems Project. Meeting the Urban Health Challenge. A Joint Public Health and Urban Planning Conference. The Hunter College Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. September 18, 1998.
Invited Demonstration. Clackamas County Community Health Mapping Engine. Third National ATSDR-CDC Conference. GIS in Public Health. San Diego, CA. August 18, 1998.
Invited Lecture. Tuberculosis Update 1998. Second Annual Merle Pennington Lectures in Family Medicine. Oregon Health Sciences University. August 14, 1998
Invited Testimony: The Health Effects of Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation. Presented to the Washington County Board of Commissioners, Hillsboro, OR. April 7, 1998.
Invited Presentation: The Role of Local Public Health Departments. Presented to the Oregon City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Trainees. Oregon City, OR, February 12, 1998.
Invited Presentation: Health vs. Health Care; Care vs. Cure; The Future of Nursing Practice in the 21st Century. Presented to the Oregon Nurses Association, November 19, 1997.
Invited Presentation: Tobacco Divestment. Presented to the Tuality Hospital Foundation Board, May 31, 1997.
Invited Lecture: The Role of Death Certificates and Mortality Statistics in Assessing and Improving the Health of Our Community. Presented to the Tuality Hospital Medical Staff, Hillsboro Oregon, December 12, 1996
Invited Lecture: What Locals Need from State Health Departments to Conduct Community Assessment. Presented at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, Portland, Oregon, June 1996.
Invited Presentation: How Public Health and Tuality Hospital can Collaborate to Meet Community Health Needs. Presented to the Tuality Hospital Board and Medical Staff at their annual retreat, April, 1994.
Invited Presentation: Methadone. Presented to the Methadone Subcommittee of the Sixty- Seventh Oregon Legislative Assembly, House Interim Task Force on Alcohol and Drug Programs, March 31, 1994
Invited Presentation: The TB Epidemic in Washington County. Presented to the Oregon Nurses Association, District 24, March 1, 1993
Moderating/Facilitating
Moderator, Influencing the Political Process and Shaping Public Policy: Tools for Public Health Leaders. National Public Health Leadership Society Teleconference. August 2, 1999. Facilitator, Performance Measurement: The New Engine for Public Health. National Public Health Leadership Society Annual Meeting. November 7, 1999.
Poster Presentations
Clackamas County Community Health Mapping Engine (CHiME) Geographic Information Systems Project. Meeting the Urban Health Challenge. A Joint Public Health and Urban Planning Conference. The Hunter College Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. September 19, 1998.
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