Join more than 1,000 professionals in the correctional healthcare field to explore options for effective treatment, education, prevention, and research. For more information, visit the National Commission on Correctional Health Care's Web site.

The 2008 EPA Science Forum will emphasize the theme of innovative technologies and their application to a healthy and prosperous environment. Through plenary talks, thematic breakout sessions, a technology expo and exhibits, participants will learn about the role of technology in environmental protection as well as the economic success of our nation in the global environment. The Forum will focus on the following tracks: Technology Advances and Future Directions,including sessions on environmental monitoring, clean technologies, air pollution control and more; Energy, Climate, and the Environment, with emphasis on Agency activities in the areas of energy, climate change and the environment...all priority focus areas of the EPA Administrator; Water Systems Infrastructure and Security, introducing technical solutions to improve the Nation's aging water and wastewater infrastructure and advancements in water protection and security. Visit http://www.epa.gov/scienceforum for more information. Online registration is now open. There is no registration fee to attend. To register for the Science Forum visit https:seeuthere.com/register/m2c640-148663324673

This program from the UNC School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide information about national and state efforts in accreditation and improvement, as well as provide some on-the-ground insight into what it really means for a local health department. Visit the Public Health Grand Rounds Web site at www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu for more information.

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists invite you to participate in our Annual Conference to be held in Denver, CO, June 8-12, 2008. The conference will include public health epidemiologists who self-identify as infectious disease, chronic disease, maternal and child health, environmental, occupational, injury and general epidemiologists. Shundra Clinton Member Services Coordinator sclinton@cste.org 770-458-3811

The fields of environmental and public health are expanding and the options for people who want to make a difference with their careers are wide open. Landing a job in environmental health not only requires a wide variety of technical skills, ranging from epidemiology to environmental science to emergency response for bioterrorism attacks, but experience and the REHS license. Environment & Public Health (EPH) -- a 7-week course followed by a 200 hour field training internship -- provides the expertise and experience you need and helps to prepare you for the state licensing exam. Apply now to take the course that will change your career -- and your life! http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/eph

The HIV Prevention Leadership Summit will feature institutes, workshops, roundtables and other sessions that are primarily intended for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grantees and has a major focus on CDC-funded HIV prevention efforts.The goal of the meeting is to bring together leaders in HIV prevention to disseminate and exchange information to enhance program planning and management.

The American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) welcomes all CDC, state, local, and community staff who commission or perform program evaluations or use evaluation results to Atlanta, GA, for three days of intensive evaluation training. Visit the 2008 Summer Evaluation Institute Web site at www.eval.org/SummerInstitute08/08SIhome.asp for more information.

The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care Convention will focus on taking action against health inequities. Conference tracks include mental health, primary care, evaluation and quality, operations and administration, policy and advocacy, youth and community engagement, and leadership in adolescent and child health.

The University of Michigan’s School of Public Health presents one- and three-week courses for public health professionals interested in health research, including Fundamentals of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Intermediate Methods, Infectious Diseases, Applied Public Health Practice, Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer, Clinical Trials, SAS, Logistic Model, Linear Regression, Survival Analysis, Causal Inference, Behavioral Change, Social Epidemiology, Longitudinal Studies, Global Health, Pharmacoepidemiology, Surveillance, Psychiatric Disorders, Multi-level Analysis in Public Health, Scientific Writing, Geographic Information Systems, Health Policy, Women's Health, Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Meta-Analysis, Community-Based Research. Distance learning courses and CME credit are also available. For application and information, visit www.sph.umich.edu/epid/GSS.

The 17th Annual Summer Institute for Public Health Practice will be held on August 11-15, 2008 at the University of Washington's William H. Gates Law School in Seattle, Washington. The website address is http://www.nwcphp.org/training/summer-institute. For questions, please contact Trudy San Jose White at sanjose@u.washington.edu, or at 206-685-2931.

This event will take place at the University of Washington, William H. Gates Law School, Seattle, Washington. Please to to http://www.nwcphp.org/training/summer-institute for further information.

The United States Conference on AIDS is the largest AIDS-related gathering in the United States. Over 3,000 workers representing all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic—from case managers and physicians, to public health workers and advocates, PLWHAs to policymakers—come together to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.

Childhood & Adolescent Obesity 2008-How We Live, How We Learn & How We Work: Implications for the Prevention & Treatment of Childhood Obesity The Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada On behalf of the UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education, we are excited to announce the Childhood & Adolescent Obesity 2008 Conference. This conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals who work in the field of childhood and adolescent obesity or are confronted with this growing proglem. Issues that influence how we 'live,' how we 'learn,' and how we 'work' and their implications for childhood obesity will be highlighted. For further information or a downloadable flyer, please visit our website at www.interprofessional.ubc.ca or contact 604-822-7524 or via email ipad@interchange.ubc.ca.

The conference theme is Knowledge Integration: Successful Interventions in Urban Health and we encourage delegates to move beyond description and to share with us their actions, which have improved health of urban communities. The theme was chosen to showcase action-oriented projects and best practices. There are obviously many lessons for all of us to learn to affect positive change in our communities throughout the world. We have secured highly renowned, international speakers for this meeting and Vancouver offers an incredible setting to understand how the physical and social environment influences health. In addition, Vancouver has a long history of community activism that we want to share with you. On behalf of the ICUH Organizing Committee and the International Society for Urban Health Executives, we hope you will join us for this exciting conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. http://www.icuh2008.com

The Harm Reduction Coalition sponsors and organizes, bi-annually, the only national harm reduction conference in the United States. These conferences provide a critical and unique forum for the exploration and development of harm reduction practice, theory, and policy, and serve as crucial networking mechanisms for individuals working in harm reduction.