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Protecting Yourself and Your Community From Swine Influenza and Other Emergency Preparedness Actions
By now you have heard some information about the Swine Flu outbreak. But do you have the Facts and understand what you should do?
Human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection have been identified in the U.S. in San Diego County and Imperial County, California as well as in San Antonio, Texas. Internationally, human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection have been identified in Mexico.
Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people. Click here for CDC's MMWR Dispatch ... Full Story
See You in New Orleans – Onsite Registration Only
SOPHE is now only accepting onsite registration for pre-conference workshops, conference sessions and off-site social events for “All that Jazz: Harmonizing Health Education Practice and Research to Advance Health Equity” .
For business or pleasure New Orleans is an ideal venue for SOPHE’s 2009 Midyear Scientific Conference. Located on banks of the Mississippi River, New Orleans is a vibrant, unique city known for its multicultural heritage, Creole cuisine, jazz and Mardi Gras. Offering a plethora of opportunities to sight-see, enjoy exceptional restaurants, and explore a variety of shops, New Orleans is a traveler’s delight. A small sampling of these sites include the Aquarium of the Americas, the Audubon Zoo, the National World War II Museum, shops along Magazine Street and jazz clubs on Bourbon Street... Full Story
Call for Papers: Reducing Health Disparities Among Youth: Promising Strategies
Papers will be accepted for review until May 20, 2009
SOPHE is set to publish a supplement of Health Promotion Practice in collaboration with CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health. This supplement will feature practice-based programs, interventions and projects that have been successful in reducing disparities affecting children and adolescents, including social determinants of health. In particular, manuscripts are sought that address HIV/AIDs, immunizations, as well as risk factors for chronic conditions such as obesity, physical activity, diabetes, and asthma... Full Story
Tobacco Quit Lines 101 – A Resource for Health Educators
On April 3, 2009, the federal excise tax increase on tobacco products went into effect, raising the federal excise tax on cigarettes to $1.01 a pack. There have already been an unprecedented numbers of calls from the public to tobacco cessation quit lines. SOPHE is proud to bring you this quick primer: http://www.sophe.org/content/docs/Tobacco%20Quitlines%20101.pdf
Latest Issue of Hot on The Hill is Now Available!
Read all about the latest happenings on Capitol Hill in this April 2009 issue of SOPHE's quarterly Hot on The Hill newsletter.
To view the most recent issue: CLICK HERE!
Plenary Sessions Now Available: Cultivating Healthy Communities
The 20th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention & Control
Cultivating Healthy Communities
The conference is now complete, but on-demand access to edited versions of the presentations are available by webcast! Three of the four debate and dialogue sessions will be available within the upcoming weeks.
To view the archived webcasts, visit: http://www.healthycommunities2009.com/
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