Meetings
National Organization for Rare Diseases.
Memphis, TN. For information, call (800) 999-NORD or TTY (203) 746-6927, fax (203)
746-6481, e-mail orphan@nord-rdb.com, or visit
the web at www.NORD-RDB.com/~orphan.
October 9-12, 1998.
"4th National Roundtable on Managed Care in Child Welfare Services."
Sponsored by the American Humane Association. Denver, CO. For more information, call
(303) 792-9900, fax (303) 792-5333, e-mail mickey@americanhumane.org,
or write Mickey Shumaker, AHA Children’s Division, P.O. Box 3597, Englewood, CO
80155-3597.
October 22-23, 1998.
"Caring for Community/The Horizon for Health."
Sponsored by the National Perinatal Association. Providence, RI. For more information,
call (813) 971-1008, fax (813) 971-9306, e-mail npaonline@aol.com,
or write Alan Fontana, NPA Office, 3500 East Fletcher Avenue, Suite 209, Tampa, FL 33613.
November 12-15, 1998.
"Building Healthier Communities: Ten Years and Learning."
Joint conference of the National Civic League, Coalition for Healthier Cities and
Communities, and others. Washing-ton, DC. For more information, contact the National Civic
League at (303) 571-4343.
November 13-15, 1998.
"Public Health and Managed Care." 1998 Annual Meeting.
Sponsored by the American Public Health Association. Washington, DC. For more
information, call (202) 789-5600, fax (202) 789-5661, or visit www.apha.org.
November 15-19, 1998.
"Engaging America’s Communities: Joining Together for Safe Children &
Strong Families."
Sponsored by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Cincinnati, OH. For more
information, contact the Twelfth National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, 8484
Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910-5604, (301) 589-8242 or fax (301)
589-8246.
November 16-21, 1998.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
San Antonio, TX. For information, call (301) 897-5700 or (800) 638-8255, fax (301)
571-0457, or visit www.asha.org.
November 19-22, 1998.
"Ending Violence Against Women."
9th International Nursing Conference. Co-hosted by the Nursing Network on Violence
Against Women International and the Migrant Clinicians Network. Austin, TX. For more
information, call (512) 327-2017.
December 11-13, 1998.