Budget update, April 25

• Department of Health budget briefing, April 28:   The DOH public briefing on their FY 2012 proposed budget is April 28 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at DOH (899 North Capitol St NE, 4th Floor Conference Room).   Space is limited; RSVP (required) to DCFPI's Jenny Reed via email by April 26.

  Send questions to Jenny Reed via email by April 26.   This will allow DOH time to prepare responses.

  DOH staff will explain the budget; this will be followed by Q&A from participants.   DOH reps will be:

  Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH, DOH director

  LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Senior Deputy Director, Community Health Administration

  Feseha Woldu, PhD, Senior Deputy Director, Health Regulation and Licensing Administration

  Kimberly Jefferies Leonard, PhD, Senior Deputy Director, Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (UPDATED 4/25 2:20p)

  Beverly Pritchett, Senior Deputy Director, Health and Emergency Preparedness and Response Administration

  Fern Johnson-Clarke, PhD, Senior Deputy Director, Center for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation

  Gregory Pappas MD, PhD, Senior Deputy Director, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration

• DC Jobs Council's Marina Streznewski testified before the Committee on Housing and Workforce Development on April 21 about the Department of Employment Services proposed budget.   Her testimony is here (Word, .doc) (UPDATED 4/25 7:34a).
• Kathryn Baer, known best as author of the blog Poverty & Policy has joined the Twitterverse and will be tweeting all things budget!   Follow Kathryn here (@kathrynbaer).