League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 2, 2004 Election
	O'dell M. Owens Answers Questions Candidate for Coroner; County of Hamilton

The questions were prepared by the LWV Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.

Read the answers from all candidates.

Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office?

Internationally known physician with accomplished administrative skills in medicine, education and business who has served the public on diverse community boards.

2. How would you implement your top priority?

Review all current policies and procedures of the Coroner's office in order to make the appropriate adjustments necessary to:

1)Prevent the infliction of pain and stress upon the families of Hamilton County 2)Prevent lawsuits against the Coroner's Office and loss of taxpayer dollars 3)Earn back the accreditation of the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education)for Residency Education in Forensic Pathology 4)Establish a better working relationship with the CDC (Center for Disease Control)

3. What do you see as the two most pressing issues you would address if elected? What plans do you have relative to those issues?

Restoring trust and respect in the Coroner's Office with the citizens of Hamilton County.

Restore the image of the Hamilton County Coroner's Office in the national forensic community.