The Newly Updated Health-Related Quality of Life Website Now Available.  CDC is pleased to announce the release of updated Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) state-level data and CDC's first surveillance summary on HRQOL, which are available at http://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/.
 

3-A-Day of Dairy Grants Opportunity:  Nutrition Education Grants
Calling all Health Professionals & Nutrition Educators!!  The 3-A-Day of Dairy nutrition education grant program, to be implemented within the school environment, is designed to empower children ages 9-18 to be advocates of healthy eating by including three servings a day of milk, cheese or yogurt.  Applications must be postmarked by March 31, 2006.
 

You are invited to the 2nd Northwest Healthy Foods Expo, February 8, 2006
Are you responsible for buying or choosing foods for Schools, Childcare Centers, Colleges, Universities, Hospitals, Company/organization worksites, or other places that serve food?  Are you looking for healthy choices for food and vending services that are nutritious, available in single-serve portions, within your budget, and great tasting?  The Healthy Foods Expo brings together food buyers that want to provide healthy foods for their customers with food suppliers that produce and sell healthy foods.
 

The Washington State Collaborative introduces strategies to help healthcare professionals improve the quality of care for patients with chronic conditions, in particular diabetes and those at risk for cardiovascular disease. Collaborative 5, which begins in February 2006, will offer separate tracks for teams that would like to focus on prevention strategies for cardiovascular disease or diabetes management. Click here for more information.
 

Washington State Diabetes Network Second Annual Meeting
Save the Date – March 14, 2006 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tukwila Area
More than 1.4 million people in Washington have either diabetes or pre-diabetes. In order to prevent this costly, disabling disease and improve the health and longevity of those living with diabetes, nothing less than the coordinated effort of everyone working on diabetes prevention and control throughout the state is required.  Join the Washington State Diabetes Network at its second annual meeting to enhance the work of diabetes prevention and control on March 14, 2006.
 

International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health
April 17-20, 2006.
 

Save the Date:  6th Annual Summer Evaluation Institute at CDC, June 12-14, 2006 at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta, GA.   The Institute welcomes staff at all levels--Federal, state, local, and community--who do or use program evaluation.  This year's Institute is being co-sponsored with the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and we anticipate a larger and more diverse crowd of participants and offerings than ever.   As in the past, the Institute's three days of training will include both longer skill-building sessions and small, interactive sessions with national faculty.  our Institute web site   www.evaluationinstitute.org  with information on agenda, course selection, and lodging information.
 

CDC's 2006 National Health Promotion Conference
Join local, state and national public health leaders, businesses, communities, researchers,
policymakers, communicators, and other professionals to discuss new directions in health promotion.
Together, we will lay the foundation for a national public health agenda that is focused on the
broadest concepts of health promotion and wellness delivery.  The conference tracks include Nontraditional Partnerships; Innovative Approaches to Public Health Practice; Translating Science and Evaluating Results; Health Policy and Communications; Implementing Best Practices at the Local Level; and Emerging Issues and Hot Topics in Public Health. Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, September 12-14, 2006
Visit www.cdc.gov/cochp for updates and more information.