 Volume 14: Issue 2,1999 |
An Invitation to Celebrate the Launch of Healthy People 2010 Join
Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General David Satcher and other
leaders in the health field at the Partnerships for Health in the New
Millennium conference to celebrate the launch of Healthy People 2010,
the Nation’s prevention agenda for the next decade.
Partnerships for Health in the
New Millennium will be held on January 24-28, 2000, in Washington, DC.
The conference will focus on four broad themes: •
Partnering for Health Improvements •
Eliminating Health Disparities •
Increasing Quality and Years of Healthy Life • Harnessing Technology for Health Abstracts
dedicated to the four themes of the meeting are being solicited to
stimulate the activities that will be needed to achieve the national
health goals spelled out in Healthy People 2010. (See inside pages for an
abbreviated Call for Abstracts.) Healthy People 2010, the third set of national objectives, identifies the most significant preventable health problems facing the Nation. The objectives are divided into 28 focus areas, such as cancer, environmental health, and access to quality health services. Healthy People
2010 is designed to help public and private sector efforts to address
these issues. Healthy People offers a simple but powerful idea: provide
information and knowledge about how to improve health in a format that
enables diverse groups to combine their efforts and work as a team. It is
a road map to better health for all that can be used by many different
people, States and communities, professional organizations, groups whose
concern is a particular threat to health, or certain population groups.
Healthy People has been widely used for decisionmaking and action since
the program began in 1979. Convened by the
Healthy People Consortium and the Partnerships for Networked Consumer
Health Information, the conference is expected to draw more than 1,200
participants with diverse backgrounds in public health, health care,
education, research, technology, religion, and public policy. The
conference program will include plenary sessions focusing on community
collaborations at all levels. Breakout sessions, caucuses, and poster
sessions will provide opportunities for informal information sharing and
networking. The conference will host the Partnerships Technology Games as well. The games’ sponsors, the Annenberg School for Communication and the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, will offer prizes totaling $5,000. The
games offer an opportunity for developers of interactive health communication
applications (e.g., health Web sites, non-networked applications) to gain
wide exposure and recognition for their innovations. Experts, potential
purchasers, and other attendees are invited to “test-drive”
applications and provide feedback. The games are
designed to encourage development of high-quality applications while being
both entertaining and edifying. Anyone can enter—individuals, companies,
universities, civic groups, and nonprofit organizations. Developers and
vendors with applications directly related to consumer and patient
information, preventive medicine, public health, or some aspect of
clinical care are encouraged to enter as well. Partnerships for Health in the New Millennium is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (convenor), with support from the Health Care Financing Administration and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Additional details about the conference and registration information are available from the conference Web site at www.health.gov/partnerships. Return to Prevention Report Index Go to In the Literature | Abstracts | Etcetera |