2003 HSO PAC Policy Sub
2006 HS-PAC Policy Subcommittee
Chair: CDR Michael Flood, IHS
Members:
CDR Jeff Bosshart
CDR Rich Kennedy
CDR Craig Wilkins
LCDR Rich Henry
LCDR Jean Plasche
LT Helen Hunt
LT Jason Jurkowski
LT Ron Nowalk
Committee Responsibilities:
Responsible for addressing HSO policy issues e.g., appointment standards,
promotion process, licensure process etc. as requested by the HS-PAC Chair.
To annually address, revise and update
HSO policy issues as required by OSG, CPO, HS-PAC Chair and other HS-PAC
Sub-Committees.
Responsible for developing and updating HSO Charter and Bylaws as required.
Responsible for any general or specific issues, activities, and areas not
directly addressed by the other sub-committees.
Perform other duties as assigned by the CPO, Chair or Vice-Chair.
Projected HS-PAC Policy Sub-Committee Activities:
Assist Readiness Sub-Committee in addressing
deployment policy issues for Commissioned Officers.
Assist in the revision of the HSO Directory.
Review current HSO By-Laws (Working Document) for any new revisions that may be
required.
Provide continued support of the development of the HS-PAC Health Services
Administrators Advisory Group.
Initiate
other projects as the Chair, HS-PAC and CPO may assign.
2006 HS-PAC Policy Subcommittee Chair: CDR Michael Flood
CDR Flood began his United States Public Health Service
career as a Health Services Officer in 1992. He presently is Social Work
Program Director for the Sells Indian PHS Hospital on the Tohono O’Odham Nation
in Southern Arizona with responsibility for ensuring medical social work and
case management services to IHS patients and beneficiaries. Prior to his
current billet, CDR Flood was assigned to the Tucson Area Office of Coordinated
Care as a Social Work Consultant. He received his masters in social work from
Arizona State University in 1990, is a Board Certified Diplomate, and maintains
certification in outcomes case management and substance abuse counseling.
Before commissioning, CDR Flood was a clinical social worker with the Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tucson and assigned to a specialized
program providing psychiatric and medical services to homeless veterans. He
began his case management career and direct practice experience as Title XX
Program (elder and disabled adults) care coordinator Agency in 1981. He also
has prior service with the United States Army (Medical Service Corps) and has
met established readiness requirements as outlined by OFRD and has deployed as a
mental health provider and as an emergency coordinator augmentee. He is a
member of the National Association of Social Workers, NAADAC, and enjoys
bicycling and horseback riding in his spare time. This is CDR Flood’s second
year on the Advisory Committee.
HS-PAC Policy Subcommittee Member:
CDR Richard Kennedy
CDR Richard Kennedy has a
Master of Science in Biostatistics from University of
Oklahoma. He has been a Commissioned Corps officer
since 1989 and is currently stationed in
Morgantown, West
Virginia with CDC.
CDR Kennedy is a Microsoft Certified Professional Specialist and applies
this skill in his daily duties as Senior Information Technology
Administrator. He holds an
ex-officio membership on the 2004 HS-PAC and served 3 years on the PAC from 1999
through 2001. Most recently, he was
the HSO Planning Chair for Category Day at 2004 COA Conference.
HS-PAC Policy Subcommittee Member: LT Jason Jurkowski
LT Jason S.
Jurkowski is a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health
Service and is currently stationed at the Office of the Secretary/HHS,
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness where he is the Director of
the Secretary’s Operations Center (SOC). LT Jurkowski is responsible for
the overall performance, policy development, staffing and planning for the
SOC. The SOC is the focal point for synthesis of critical public health and
medical information on behalf of the United States Government. During
emergency situations or exigent circumstances, the Secretary’s Operations
Center coordinates incident management system responses for the Department
of Health and Human Services. The SOC serves as a single point of contact
for all public health emergencies providing 24 hour staffing, 7 days a week,
365 days a year. During emergencies, the SOC serves as the focal point for
liaison activities within HHS.
As the Director
of the SOC, LT Jurkowski is responsible for the overall development of the
operations of the Secretary’s Operations Center to include creation and
implementing standard operating procedures and strategic business plans. In
addition, he ensures that plans are in place for increased levels of
activation while preplanning for anticipated events. LT Jurkowski provides
expertise in managing and directing information received to ensure that
appropriate actions are taken as necessary to mitigate, respond, and recover
from medical and health consequences of bioterrorism and other public health
emergencies.
Prior to this, LT Jurkowski served as the liaison for HHS to the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Security Operations Center. His role
there was to serve as the principal Department of Health and Human Services
Liaison responsible for the coordination and dissemination of information
and policy in regards to public health and medical issues in a 24/7/365
secure analysis and response center. He served the operations center in
providing a single focal point for information sharing, command and control,
communications, specialized technologies and information collection,
assessment, and external processing for the Secretary of Homeland Security
and all Federal components that would engage with DHS under emergency and
non-emergency conditions following the guidelines of the National Response
Plan.
Prior to that assignment, LT Jurkowski served as a Coordinator on Duty for
the Secretary's Command Center in the Office of Public Health Emergency
Preparedness. In both roles LT Jurkowski has participated in responses by
HHS ranging from hurricane and typhoon responses, to the Rhode Island
Nightclub Fire in 2002, to National Special Security Events like the
Presidential Inauguration, State Funeral for President Ronald Reagan and the
RNC AND DNC's of 2004.
LT Jurkowski received his B.S. from Charleston Southern University in
Charleston, SC and his MPH from the Arnold School of Public Health at the
University of South Carolina. LT Jurkowski is also currently enrolled in
the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Joint Military Intelligence College where
he is working towards the degree of Master of Science in Strategic
Intelligence.
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