What events and publications will feature the Acting Surgeon General?Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., Acting Surgeon General will be speaking at the following events:
Wednesday, August 6,2008 - Speaker, American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Washington, DC
Monday-Thursday, August 18-21, 2008 - Keynote, Interdepartmental Tribal Justice, Safety, & Wellness Government-to-Government Consultation Meeting and Prevention of Underage Drinking Tour
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Prevention of Underage Drinking
- Location: Helena, Butte, Bozeman, and Billings, MT
Tuesday, August 26-28, 2008 - Healthy Youth for a Health Future National Tour: Region 6
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Shiprock, Albuquerque, NM; Dallas, TX
Wednesday-Friday, September 3-5, 2008 - Healthy Youth for a Health Future National Tour: Region 7
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Kansas City, MO; Des Moines, IA
Monday, September 15, 2008 - Keynote, Venous Disease Coalition Conference
- Focus: Roll Out of the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolisms
- Location: Washington, DC
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - Speaker and Chair, Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health Meeting
- Focus: Health Consequences of Tobacco
- Location: Washington, DC
Monday-Wednesday, September 22-24, 2008 - Healthy Youth for a Health Future National Tour: Region 4
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Jackson, MS; Birmingham, AL; Memphis, TN
Monday, September 29, 2008 - Healthy Youth for a Health Future National Tour: Washington, DC
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Washington, DC
Tuesday-Thursday, September 30 - October 2, 2008 - Healthy Youth for a Health Future National Tour: Puerto Rico
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: San Juan, PR
Monday, October 6, 2008 - National Child Health Day
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Washington, DC
Friday-Saturday, October 10-11, 2008 - Healthy Youth for a Health Future National Tour: Syracuse Roundtable
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Syracuse, NY
Wednesday-Friday, October 15-17, 2008 - Healthy Youth for a Health Future National Tour: Region 8
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Sioux Falls, SD; Denver, CO
Thursday, October 23, 2008 - Speaker, National Summit of Clinicians for Healthcare Justice Conference
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Washington, DC
Thursday-Friday, October 23-24, 2008 - Healthy Youth for a Health Future National Tour: Manhattan Media Event
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: New York, NY
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - Speaker, National Business Group on Health - Institute on the Cost and Health Effects of Obesity
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Washington, DC
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - Speaker, James Madison University -- Health Priorities for the Nation
- Focus: SG Priorities and Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Friday, November 21, 2008 - Healthy Youth for a Health Future National Tour: Honolulu, HI
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Honolulu, HI
Monday-Thursday, December 1-4, 2008 - Speaker, James Madison University -- Health Priorities for the Nation
- Focus: SG Priorities and Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
- Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Monday, July 28, 2008 - National Area Health Center Organization Conference
- Focus: Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention
September/October Issue: - Upcoming Public Health Report
- Pre-term Birth as a Public Health Initiative
- Focus: Pre-term Birth
Note: Surgeon General speeches and press releases can be found at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/newsroom.html
Updated: 07/29/2008
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