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Outbreak: Plagues that changed HistorySeptember 27 – January 30, 2008
Organized by the Global Health Odyssey Museum; come see Byrn Barnard’s images of the symptoms and paths of the world’s deadliest diseases – and how the epidemics they spawned have changed history forever.
CDC Calendar of Major Events
Calendar 2008:
Calendar 2009:
October
October 5-8, 2008
Title: 2008 NPHIC Annual Conference: The National Conference for Health Communicators to Learn, Share & Connect
City, State: San Antonio, TX
Location: Westin Riverwalk Hotel
Contact: NPHIC, 986 Hidden Hollow Dr, Marietta, GA 30068
Phone: (770) 509-5555
Fax: (770) 565-8436
E-mail: lespino@nphic.org
Instructions: The NPHIC Annual Conference attracts public health communicators in health and emergency response agencies, public relations professionals in private firms, representatives of companies affiliated with health-related issues, and just about anyone interested in public health.
Speakers will include: Dr. Cheryl Healton, President and CEO of the American Legacy Foundation; Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, commanding general, First Army, and leader of Joint Task Force Katrina before his retirement; and Dr. Jay Bernhardt, director of CDC′s National Center for Health Marketing. Session topics will include using new media, advancing health literacy, translating during emergencies, designing effective messages, and communicating with diverse populations. The conference also features opportunities for networking and socializing plus exhibitors who can open your eyes to new public health communication tools and resources.
Visit: www.nphic.org for details and registration.
October 7-8, 2008
Title: Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET)
City/State: Atlanta, Georgia
Location: Corporate Square, Building 8, CR 1 ABC
Contact: Margie Scott-Cseh
Phone: (404) 639-8317
E-mail: zkr7@cdc.gov
October 15, 2008
Title: 4th Health System Transformation Lecture
"The Challenge for Public Health: Creating the Healthiest Nation" by Steven A. Schroeder, MD
City/State: Atlanta, Georgia
Location: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Building 19, Auditorium B
Reception immediately following the lecture
RSVP Requested: (404) 639-5952
October 22-23, 2008
Title: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
City/State: Atlanta, Georgia
Location: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Building 19, Kent “Oz” Nelson Auditorium
Contact: Antonette Hill
Phone: (404) 639-8836
E-mail: acip@cdc.gov
October 27-28, 2008
Title: 5th annual Connected Health Symposium “Who Provides, Who Decides, Who Pays: Consumers, Clinicians & Business Models in the Connected Care Era”
Hosted by: Center for Connected Health, Partners HealthCare
Location: Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
Website:
http://www.connected-health.org/events/symposium-2008.aspx
Event contact: Margaret Spinale (mmspinale@partners.org) 617-634-3905
Summary: This Symposium will feature world-class speakers from all aspects of healthcare and technology and key topics will include chronic care coordination, disruptive technologies and healthcare, global connected health, technology tools for caregivers, business models in home health, and the roles of health plans and employers as potential trendsetters.
November
November 10-11, 2008
Title: Sexually Violent Crime: The Body as Evidence
Instructors: Dr. Henry Lee and Dr. Michael Baden
Location: USA - Fairfax, VA
Website: http//ocpe.gmu.edu/svc3.html
November 17-18, 2008
Title: CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment (CHAC)
City/State: Bethesda, MD
Location: Bethesda North Marriott and Conference Center
Contact: Margie Scott-Cseh or Traci Sears
Phone: (404) 639-8317 or (404) 498-2732
E-mail: zkr7@cdc.gov, or tis0@cdc.gov
2009
February
February 25-26, 2009
Title: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
City/State: Atlanta, Georgia
Location: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Building 19, Kent “Oz” Nelson Auditorium
Contact: Antonette Hill
Phone: (404) 639-8836
E-mail: acip@cdc.gov
Website: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/
June
June 24-25, 2009
Title: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
City/State: Atlanta, Georgia
Location: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Building 19, Kent “Oz” Nelson Auditorium
Contact: Antonette Hill
Phone: (404) 639-8836
E-mail: acip@cdc.gov
Website: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/
October
October 21-22, 2009
Title: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
City/State: Atlanta, Georgia
Location: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Building 19, Kent “Oz” Nelson Auditorium
Contact: Antonette Hill
Phone: (404) 639-8836
E-mail: acip@cdc.gov
Website: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/
TBA
Advisory Committee to the Director, NCEH
Contact: Anne Wilson, 770/488-7321
Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis
Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment
Contact: Margie Scott-Cseh, 404/639-8317
Board of Scientific Counselors, CCID
Contact: Harriette Lynch, 404/639-4035
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee
Contact: Renee′ Ross, 404/639-3574
Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service Activities and Research at Department
of Energy Sites:
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Health Effects Subcommittee
Contact: Jackie Vowell, 770/488-7632
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Contact: Judi Cook, 404/639-6389
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