Dean Janosky is invited to the White House

DEARBORN, MI - Janine Janosky PhD, Dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Services has been honored with an invitation to participate on a panel at the White House on Thursday April 7, 2016.

Dean Janine Janosky

The White House Domestic Policy Council will host a five-part series entitled, "Making Health Care Better" as part of the World Health Organization's World Health Day 2016. The purpose is to highlight the significant progress made in improving the health system over the past seven years. The first event in this series will focus on advancements in diabetes prevention, research, and quality of care, and coverage.
 

The activities of this day will include an interview with Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and three panel discussions. Dean Janosky will participate on the panel discussion "Healthy Lifestyle". The group of panelists include:

Catherine Oakar (Moderator)

Deputy Director, First Lady Michelle Obama Let's Move Campaign

Senior Policy Advisory, White House

Kevin Hagan

CEO

American Diabetes Association 

Janine E. Janosky, PhD

Dean, College of Education, Health, and Human Services
University of Michigan-Dearborn 

Carole Johnson

White House Domestic Policy Council

Jeff Levi, PhD

Professor of Health Management & Policy
Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University

This is not the first time for Dean Janosky at the White House.  Three years ago, while serving as the Vice President and Head of the Center for Community Health Improvement at the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, she was honored as a Champion of Change:Prevention and Public Health.

The event will be held on Thursday April 7, 2016 with the panel discussion scheduled for 3:45pm-4:20pm. The entire event runs 2:00pm-4:30pm and will be streamed on the CEHHS website.