Thank You, Summit Attendees

Thank you for attending the 2007 National Prevention and Health Promotion Summit from November 27-29, 2007. More than 1,100 attendees from all levels of the public and private sectors arrived in Washington, D.C.

With presentations from First Lady Laura Bush, futurist Dr. Leland Kaiser and many others, the summit’s presenters demonstrated a high level of commitment to fostering a culture of wellness that will help reduce the disease burden and economic impact of some of the nation’s leading causes of death and disability. The summit closed with a special presentation produced by Fred Friendly Seminars that featured a riveting debate about the real-world experiences of two girls affected by obesity and diabetes.

We hope you had an enjoyable time at the summit. We recognize that there is always room for improvement, and we welcome your feedback and evaluations on how we can make next year’s conference even better. Please e-mail suggestions to Summit Manager at chronicconf@cdc.gov.

Summit Date and Location

Tuesday, November 27–Thursday, November 29, 2007
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill
Washington D.C.

Preliminary Summit Information

The PDF booklet available here for download provides potential attendees with a snapshot of conference activities, including a preliminary agenda and invited speakers. Full booklet. (PDF–1.4Mb)

Summit Goal Statement

The goal of the 2007 National Health Promotion Summit is to create a culture of wellness by:

• Facilitating the development of a shared public health agenda focused on prevention to guide the work of professionals at the federal, state, territory, tribal and community levels;
   
• Exploring innovations in science and policy that support engaging in regular physical activity, eating a healthy diet, taking advantage of appropriate medical screenings, making healthy choices to avoid risky behaviors, and other healthy practices;
   
• Fostering multidisciplinary approaches to put prevention principles into practice;
   
• Investigating how changes in health literacy, culture, communications and technology challenge how we reach, engage, educate and influence target audiences in their health and lifestyle decisions.

Summit Objectives

By the end of this conference, participants will be able to:

• Describe at least two federal, state, territorial, tribal or local efforts to promote health or prevent disease and disability in the community;
   
• Discuss at least two collaborative practices to support prevention science, policies, programs, or campaigns such as those related to the Healthier US pillars (physical activity, healthy diet, medical screenings, healthy choices) or such as preconception care, adolescent health, and disability prevention;
   
• Explain at least two prevention strategies that use multidisciplinary approaches for addressing wellness issues facing communities; and
   
• Describe at least two examples of how health literacy principles or media/technology are increasing communication effectiveness (i.e., message development, reach, cultural relevance, appeal, distribution channels, etc).

Summit Tracks

The Summit Tracks provide a focus for primary content and themes for the summit’s presentation, posters and sessions.

• Strategic Partnerships
  How can reaching out strategically to partners pave the way for greater progress and accomplishments?
   
• Innovative Approaches to Public Health Practice
  How can we learn from those who are taking different approaches to public health practice to improve effectiveness?
   
• Translating Science and Evaluating Results
  What can be done to improve the success and effectiveness of bringing science and research to public health practice?
   
• Health Policy and Communications
  How can we learn and adapt past successes and failures to improve health policy, communication, and social marketing strategies?
   
• Implementing Best Practices at the Local Level
  How can we translate effective conceptual or national ideas, science, and practices to a local, grassroots level?
   
• Emerging Issues and Hot Topics in Prevention
  What are some of the challenges we will face in the future of disease prevention and health promotion? What new tools are available to address them?

Continuing Education

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity for 5.25 contact hours is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditations.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is a designated event for the CHES to receive 5.5 Category I contact hours in health education, CDC provider number GA0082.

The CDC has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC has awarded 0.53 CEU's to participants who successfully complete this program.

Summit Contact Information

2007 National Prevention and Health Promotion Summit Inquiries
4770 Buford Hwy, NE
Mailstop K-40
Atlanta, GA 30341

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