Upcoming Events

On April 7, Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) will celebrate World Health Day under the theme of Urbanization and Health. As part of this celebration, PAHO is launching the Hispano-American and Inter-American Contest of Best Practices in Urbanization and Health. The call for submissions will be open from Feb. 10 to March 19. For more information and to download the registration form (in English and Spanish), visit  www.tucentrogems.com/urbanismo/.

Advocate, Communicate and Translate to Enhance Research and Practice

Join us for the first SOPHE meeting with the CDC Prevention Research Centers (PRC) to exchange scientific discovery and encourage dialogue among researchers, staff, community members, and health education and health promotion practitioners. While SOPHE and PRC audiences share common goals of enhancing community wellness, this meeting will provide the first organized opportunity to bridge gaps between their efforts in addressing prevention advocacy, communication, and translation of prevention research and practice. The conference will feature more than 100 plenary presentations, concurrent sessions, roundtables, skill-building workshops, and poster sessions.

For the preliminary program and hotel information, see http://www.sophe.org/midyearmeeting.cfm

Pre-registration closes March 12, 2010.

The panel features nationally recognized experts who will discuss food safety efforts, menu labeling, import food security, food marketing and the impact of advertising and labeling on obesity. This live event is open to the public and is also available via webcast.

http://www.nalboh.org/Ned_E_Baker_Lecture.htm

The National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) partnership coordinates a national training for potential, new, and experienced local, state, and governance NPHPSP instrument users. Following the two-day NPHPSP training, local instrument users can learn how to apply their NPHPSP data toward action by attending a two-day Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) training.

The NPHPSP training will teach participants to

• Structure the NPHPSP assessment process, implement the assessment, and use the results to coordinate performance improvement efforts;
• Identify the features and benefits of NPHPSP Version 2 instruments;
• Identify the planning, implementation, and performance improvement technical assistance resources available through national partner organizations;
• Understand the relationship between the NPHPSP and related national initiatives including accreditation and MAPP; and
  
• Assess readiness for implementing the NPHPSP, and identify implementation challenges and possible solutions.

The MAPP training will help participants understand

• Why MAPP is a long-term, system-wide paradigm shift in public health practice;
• How to begin the MAPP process;
• The phases of MAPP;
• The relationship between MAPP and NPHPSP; and
  
• Where to find MAPP resources and technical assistance.

Register today! The registration deadline is Monday, March 22. For more information about both training opportunities and to register, click here.

This one-day regional workshop, hosted by Duke University Medical Center and sponsored by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), will explore questions such as:       

• What are lessons learned from states, regions, and communities in how to succeed in collaborating and improving population health?
  
• How do we ensure that collaborations are focused on the needs of communities and lead to improved outcomes?
  
•  Is it possible to blend traditional medical and public health evaluation and dissemination techniques to benefit populations?
  

Guest speakers to include:               

• Theresa Cullen, MD, MS, Director, Office of Information Technology, Indian Health Service
  
• Greg Larkin, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Indiana Health Information Exchange
  
• Jeffrey Engel, MD, North Carolina State Health Director
  

Register online: http://www.aptrweb.org/prof_dev/community10_duke.html

($50 APTR member, $95 Non-APTR members, $15 Community Partners)

The American Society for Quality (ASQ) welcomes quality improvement professionals to join the 2010 World Conference on Quality and Improvement in St. Louis, MO. The 2010 theme, Expanding the Reach of Quality, focuses on the following topics: social responsibility; new applications of proven quality tools; quality in a global economy; making the case for quality; and quality basics. Visit ASQ's conference Web site for more information.

Hosted by the Chicago Area Immunization Campaign, a project of the Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition

Abstracts are welcome from all disciplines and must be submitted electronically no later than Feb. 1, 2010.  Information is available at the following Web site:  http://www.ilmaternal.org/ncihc2010.htm

Contact:

Melissa Ponce
Senior Project Coordinator
Chicago Area Immunization Campaign
Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition
1256 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60642
Phone: (312) 491-8161, ext.33
Fax: (312) 491-8171
mponce@ilmaternal.org

The Chicago Area Immunization Campaign (CAIC), a project of the Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition, will be hosting the 9th National Conference on Immunization and Health Coalitions on May 26–28, 2010. The conference is titled "Strengthening Our Connections" and is intended for members of health coalitions and the public health community. If you are interested in attending and/or would like more information about the conference once it is made available, please fill out the form at the following Web site: www.ilmaternal.org/ncihc2010.htm.

 

NACCHO Annual 2010, July 14-16, in Memphis, is the year’s largest gathering of local health officials in the United States. Under the theme 20/20 Public Health Vision: Prevention, Equity, Leadership, this year’s conference will offer an interactive setting for local health officials and their public health partners to examine strategies and share ideas to advance a forward-looking vision through disease prevention interventions and wellness promotion, elimination of health inequities among individuals and communities, and expanded leadership capacity within local health departments.

For more information about NACCHO Annual 2010, please visit www.naccho.org/NA2010.

This is your opportunity to participate in one of the leading public health conferences of 2010.  Join us today!

http://www.nalboh.org/NALBOH_Conference.htm

National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH)
1840 East Gypsy Lane Road
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Phone: (419) 353-7714
Questions:  Contact Tracy Schupp at tracy@nalboh.org