Improving Nutrition and Reducing Obesity: Local Government Strategies:
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA), the premier local government leadership and management organization, will offer Improving Nutrition and Reducing Obesity: Local Government Strategies, on Thursday, March 2, 2006, from 2-3:30 p.m. EST. This 90-minute web cast will provide strategic, practical tools communities can use to develop policies and implement practices that reduce obesity by improving access to nutritious food. The web cast will feature Mark Winne, a food policy expert who has extensive experience working with communities, including the City of Hartford, Conn., Rosemarie Cordello with the Portland/Multnomah County Food Policy Council, as well as representatives from jurisdictions that have successfully applied these techniques. This web cast, which is free to the first 100 registrants, addresses the ICMA University Practice Area #6, Strategic Leadership. For more information about the web cast, call toll-free at 877/ 865-4326.
 

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.
 

"Obesity: An Urgent Public Health Priority," is Wednesday, March 15, 2006, Shoreline Conference Center, Seattle, WA.  Scholarships are available to all who ask, or until the funds are exhausted. There is no need to qualify. Scholarships are for $100, registrant pays $95, for the 1 day conference. Anyone interested in receiving a scholarship can contact jokamura@u.washington.edu or (206) 685-1288. On-line registration is not available so registration needs to be mailed or faxed. The conference brochure is available by clicking here.
 

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

The Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing (ASTDN) continuing education day is May 2nd at the downtown Seattle Hilton. "Healthy Equity: From Knowledge to Action," is an intense focus on health disparities and articulating the public health role in eliminating disparities. The draft conference agenda and registration are attached. Registration is limited, so please do so as soon as possible. The one day conference is subsidized by ASTDN so the fee is very reasonable ($75). If you are interested in attending the entire ASTDN conference please contact Debbie Lee at Debbie.Lee@doh.wa.gov for the agenda and registration.
 

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.
 

80th Annual American School Health Association Conference
The American School Health Association invites submissions for our 80th Annual American School Health Association Conference.  October 11 - 14, 2006 Millennium Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, Application deadline: February 10, 2006.   The 2006 ASHA conference theme is Healthy Bodies, Health Minds: The Mental Health Connection.
 

SAVE THE DATE: Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations
October 17-20, 2006, Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA.  For more information: www.diversityRx.org/ccconf ,  e-mail:ccconf@drexeledu or call 215-762-7638.  Please note that February 28, 2006 is deadline for submitting presentation proposal.