Terms of Reference
The GCOOS Task Team on Public Health has been created to recommend and oversee public health activities within the GCOOS-RA. The terms of reference are:
- Prioritize IOOS public health needs for measurements and products in the Gulf of Mexico
- Estimate financial impacts of these measurements and products
- Prioritize pilot projects leading to those measurements or products
- Provide to the Board of Directors guidance on implementation of public health activities
Task Team on Public Health
| Member | Affiliation |
| Lorraine Backer | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Russell Beard | NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center |
| Bart Bibler (Chair) | Florida Department of Health |
| Bruce Champion | Louisiana Molluscan Shellfish Programs |
| Lora Fleming | University of Miami, RSMAS |
| Kelly Goodwin | NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
| David Heil | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| Crystal Johnson | Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi |
| Barbara Kirkpatrick | Mote Marine Laboratory |
| Edward A. Laws | School of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University |
| Mark Luther | University of South Florida |
| Hugh MacIntyre | Dauphin Island Sea Lab |
| John H. Paul | University of South Florida |
| Andy Reich | Florida Department of Health |
| Thomas M. Soniat | Nicholls State University |