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 Arizona Health Disparities Center (AHDC)'s Event Calendar
provides information on a variety of health-related events, conferences,
training and more locally and nationally. AHDC provides information as a
convenience only and does not endorse any
products, vendors, consultants, or documentation referenced on external websites linked to and from our website. For more information, please contact
the sponsoring organization directly.
Do you know of a great event that is not reflected in this
calendar? Please let us
know by contacting: chartrh@azdhs.gov.
Thank you!
2008
Jan.
Feb. Mar.
Apr. May
June July
Aug. Sept.
Oct. Nov.
Dec.
2009
January
January 1-31, 2008
Cervical Cancer Screening Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.cervicalcancercampaign.org/ |
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January 1-31, 2008
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/glaucoma_awaren.php
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January 1-31, 2008
Thyroid Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aace.com
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January 1-31, 2008
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.marchofdimes.com
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January 1-31, 2008
National Radon Action Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.epa.gov/radon/nram/index.html
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January 8-9, 2008
Busting Myths, Breaking Barriers: Developing
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness to Reduce Disparity Across
Behavioral Health and Health System
Location: Black Canyon Conference Center, 9440 N. 25th Avenue, Phoenix,
AZ
For more information, please visit
www.cabhp.asu.edu/bmbb/ or
call Linda Williamson at 602-942-2247 X 120 |
January 10, 2008
First Town Hall – It Takes A Village To
Make A Change
Organized by: Arizona Commission on African American Affairs
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Tanner Chapel AME Church, 20 S. 8th St Phoenix Arizona
To RSVP, please contact Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. at (602) 542-0565
To RSVP or RSVP@nxthorizon.com
(email preferred)
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January 14-20, 2008
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.folicacidinfo.org/campaign/
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January 15, 2008
Arizona Rural and Public Health Policy Forum
Presented by: Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health,
University of Arizona
Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Arizona State Capitol, 2nd Floor, Conference Room, 1700 W.
Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Contact: Rebecca Ruiz at 520-626-2243 or
rruiz@coph.arizona.edu
For more information, please visit
http://www.rho.arizona.edu/
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January 20-26, 2008
Healthy Weight Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.healthyweightnetwork.com/hww.htm
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January 22, 2008
13th Indian Nations & Tribes Legislative Day
Location: Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix
Contact: Lorie Wells at (602) 542-3123 or
lorie.wells@azcia.gov
For more information, please see the
attachment.
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January 23-24, 2008
Building Effective Government and Business
Relations with American Indian Tribes™
Location: MSU Billings, Student Union Building - Lewis and Clark Room,
Billings, Montana
For more information, please visit
http://www.ldkassociates.com/Schedules%20and%20Sponsors.htm
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January 27-30, 2008
21st Annual Rural Health Care Leadership
Conference
Location: Westin San Diego, San Diego, CA
Contact: 312-893-6897 or
ctomber@healthforum.com
For more information, please visit:
http://archives.subscribermail.com/msg/9284ec8ec5914ee9be8af53c33025f7a.htm
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January 28-30, 2008
2008 Rural Health Policy Institute
Location: Capital Hilton, Washington, DC
Contact: 816-756-3140 or
marsh@NRHArural.org
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nrharural.org/conferences/sub/PI.html
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January 29-30, 2008
National Latino Hispanic AIDS Leadership Summit
Location: Washington, D.C.
For more information, please visit
http://latinoaidsagenda.org/summitregister.htm
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February
February 1-29, 2008
Heart Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.americanheart.org
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February 1-29, 2008
International Prenatal Infection Prevention
Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.groupbstrepinternational.org
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February 1-29, 2008
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.preventblindness.org
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February 1-29, 2008
National Children's Dental Health Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.ada.org/goto/ncdhm
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February 1-29, 2008
National Wise Health Consumer Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.healthylife.com
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February 1, 2008
Give Kids A Smile Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/gkas
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February 1, 2008
National Wear Red Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth
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February 3-9, 2008
National Burn Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.burnawarenessweek.org
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February 4-5, 2008
2008 National Health Policy Conference
Location: Capital Hilton, Washington, DC
For more information, please visit
http://www.academyhealth.org/conferences/nhpc.htm
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February 7, 2008
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
http://www.blackaidsday.org/
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February 7-8, 2008
Arizona African American Legislative
Conference 2008 – It Takes a Village to Make Change
Location: Arizona State Capitol, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ
For more information, please see attachments
Flyer,
Fundraising Letter and
Registration. |
February 8-10, 2008
Phoenix Chinese Week
Location: Chinese Cultural Center, 668 N. 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ
For more information, please visit
http://www.phoenixchineseweek.com/
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February 8-9, 2008
NOPCAS 10th Anniversary Conference – Suicide
Prevention Across Cultures: Our Journey Forward
Presented by: The National Organization for People of Color against
Suicide (NOPCAS)
Location: Los Angeles Marriot Airport Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Donna Barnes Ph.D., President and CEO, NOPCAS at 202-549-6039
For more information, please visit
http://www.nopcas.org/
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February 10-16, 2008
Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
http://www.jimcolemanltd.com/aacvpr/
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February 10-16, 2008
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.tchin.org/aware
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February 10-16, 2008
Children of Alcoholics Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.nacoa.org
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February 11-15, 2008
National Condom Week |
February 14, 2008
National Donor Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.organdonor.gov
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February 15, 2008
National Women's Heart Heart Day |
February 20-22, 2008
2008 NACDD Chronic Disease Academy - Meeting
the Chronic Disease Challenge: Building Support, Expertise and
Leadership
Location: Denver, Colorado
For more information, please visit
http://www.chronicdisease.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3581
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February 23 -24, 2008
14th Annual Community Cultural Awareness
Music Festival
Time: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Location: Peoria City Hall – Amphitheater, 83rd Avenue, Peoria, AZ
For more information, please visit
www.aznbhc.org or 623-204-0959
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February 24-25, 2008
Matsuri:
A Festival of Japan
Time: 10:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Phoenix Science & Heritage Park, 115 N. 6th St. Phoenix, AZ
Contact: 602-262-5029
For more information, please visit
http://www.azmatsuri.org/
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February 26, 2008
Coaching Your Clients Towards Better
Disease Management
Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Flinn Foundation, 1802 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004
For more information, please visit
http://www.gvahec.com/
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February 28, 2008
Effective Strategies for Improving
Children’s Behavioral Health
Presented by: Children’s Action Alliance
Time: 11:30 am – 2 pm
Location: Phoenix Airport Marriott, 1101 N. 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ
Cost: $25 including lunch and materials
Contact: 602-266-0707
For more information, please visit
www.azchildren.org
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February 28-29, 2008
Summit on Violence and Abuse in
Relationships: Connecting Agendas and Forging New Directions – “What
We Know, What We Need to Know, and Where Do We Need to Go”
Hosted by: The American Psychological Association
Location: Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, MD
For more information, please visit
www.reisman-white.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=22
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February 24-March 1, 2008
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
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February 28- March 1, 2008
3rd Annual Building Health Lifestyles
Conference - Modifying Lifestyles to Enhance Physical Activity and
Diet to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease
Location: Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus, Student
Union - Cooley Ballroom, Power Road and Williams Field Road, Mesa,
AZ
Contact: 480-727-1945
For registration and more information, please visit
http://bhlconference.com
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February 29, 2008
29th Annual Minority Health Conference -
The Impact of Poverty, Culture, and Environment on Minority Health
Sponsored by: UNC School of Public Health Minority Student Caucus,
Student Government Board, Minority Health Project and North Carolina
Institute for Public Health
Keynote speaker: Dr. Nancy Krieger
Location: The William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center,
Chapel Hill, NC
For more information, please visit
www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2008
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March
March 1-31, 2008
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.preventcancer.org/colorectal |
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March 1-31, 2008
National Nutrition Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.eatright.org
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March 1-31, 2008
National Brain Injury Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.biausa.org
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March 1-31, 2008
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.endocenter.org
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March 1-31, 2008
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.msfocus.org
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March 1-31, 2008
Save Your Vision Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aoa.org
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March 1-31, 2008
Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.preventblindness.org
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March 1-31, 2008
National Women's History Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-02-2008/0004729432&EDATE=
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March 1-31, 2008
National Women's History Month
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nwhp.org/whm/history.php
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March -31, 2008
Irish-American Heritage Month
For more information, please visit:
http://www.irishamericanheritage.com/webpageirish1.htm
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March 2-3, 2008
Arizona Convocation 2008
Sponsored by: Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Location: Hilton Tucson East, 7600 East Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85710
Contact: Carol Tapia at 602-926-3604 or
ctapia@lib.az.us
For more information, please visit
http://www.lib.az.us/eventreg
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March 2-8, 2008
National Patient Safety Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.npsf.org
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March 3-7, 2008
National School Breakfast Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.schoolnutrition.org
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March 3-9, 2008
National Sleep Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
www.sleepfoundation.org
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March 5-7, 2008
5th Annual National Conference - Spring
Training for Health Champions
Presented by: Association for Community Health Improvement
Location: Atlanta, GA
For more information, please visit
http://www.communityhlth.org/communityhlth_app/conf2008/annualbreakouts08.jsp |
March 5-8, 2008
18th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion
Conference – Maximizing ROI in Health Promotion: Improving Health,
Reducing Costs
Location: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA
For more information, please visit
http://www.healthpromotionconference.org/ |
March 7-8, 2008
La Violencia Doméstica: From Emerging Dialogues
to Social Transformation: Celebrando 10 Años de Esfuerzos Unidos y
Mirando Hacia el Futuro (Celebrating 10 Years of United Efforts and
Looking Toward the Future)
Hosted by: National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic
Violence (Alianza) and Caminar Latino
Location: Renaissance Atlanta Downtown, 590 W. Peachtree Street, NW,
Atlanta, GA
Contact: 1-800-342-9908, or
agimeno@dvalianza.org
For conference details, registration and workshop proposal forms, please
visit
http://www.dvalianza.org/2008conference/2008conference.htm |
March 8-9, 2008
Korean Cultural Festival
Hosted by Arizona Korean Cultural Center
Time: 10am -
4pm
Location: Phoenix Science & Heritage Park, 115 N. 6th St. Phoenix
Contact: Robin Cole at 602-264-6646 or
kccaz@msn.com
For more information, please visit
http://www.kccaz.net |
March 10-11, 2008
20th Anniversary Conference: Cultivating
Traditions of Wellness
Location: Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20001
For more information, please visit
http://www.aapcho.org |
March 10-16, 2008
Brain
Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.npsf.org |
March 10-17, 2008
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness
Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.dana.org/brainweek |
March 12-14, 2008
National Community Literacy Conference
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Contact: Hannah Mallon at
hannahmallon@gmail.com or 979 289 5175
For more information and registration, please visit:
http://www.literacypowerline.com/conference2008.html |
March 14, 2008
Southern Arizona Rural Health & Policy
Legislative Forum
Time: 8:00am to 4:00pm
Location: Windemere Hotel & Conference Center, 2047 S Highway 92,
Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635
For more information, please visit:
www.rho.arizona.edu,
www.azahec.org and
www.rfwhcc.org
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March 15-16, 2008
Arizona Aloha Festival
Hosted by: Arizona Aloha Festival
Time: 10am-5pm
Location: Phoenix Science & Heritage Park, 115 N. 6th St. Phoenix, AZ
Contact: 480-967-7366
For more information, please visit
http://www.azalohafest.org/
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March 15-19, 2008
25th Annual BRFSS Conference
Location: Florida Hotel and Conference Center; Orlando, Florida
For more information, please visit
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/conference/index.htm
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March 16, 2008
World Kidney Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm
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March 16-22, 2008
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
http://www.jimcolemanltd.com/aacvpr/
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March 16-22, 2008
National Poison Prevention Week |
March 17-20, 2008
42nd National Immunization Conference
Location: Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
For more information, please visit
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/nic/default.htm
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March 17-18, 2008
2008 American Indian Health Policy
Symposium – Bridging the Gap Between Indian Health Policy and Health
Disparities
Presented by: American Indian Health Management & Policy
Location: Black Canyon Conference Center, 9440 N. 25th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85021
For more information and registration, please visit:
http://www.aihmp.com/ |
March 17-20, 2008
2008 Evidence-Based Public Health: A Course
in Chronic Disease Prevention
Sponsored by: the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Saint Louis
University Prevention Research Center
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Contact: Mariah Dreisinger at
mdreisin@slu.edu or 314-977-8304 for questions about the course
For information and registration for the course, please visit
http://prc.slu.edu/ebph_course.htm
For course review and selected criteria, please visit
http://www.magnetmail.net/images/clients/ACDD/attach/SelectionCriteriaforEBCDCourse2008.doc
http://www.magnetmail.net/images/clients/ACDD/attach/CourseOverview2008.doc |
March 19, 2008
4th Annual Urban American Indian
Disability Summit
Location: Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ
85004
Contact: 602-279-5262 |
March 19-21, 2008
7th Annual Forum for Improving Children's
Health Care
Location: Inter-Continental Miami; Miami, Florida
For more information, please visit
http://www.nichq.org/NICHQ/Programs/ConferencesAndTraining/nichqforum2008.htm?TabId=8
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March 20, 2008
2nd National Native (American Indian,
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.happ.colostate.edu/
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March 24, 2008
World Tuberculosis Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.who.int/gtb/index.htm
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March 24-25, 2008
Research on API's, HIV, and Health
Disparities (RAPIHHD) National Summit
Goal: To bring behavioral and clinical scientists, public policy,
government, community advocates, and community service providers to
participate and present current research and formulate future
research direction on HIV/AIDS and associated co-factors and
co-morbidities in the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community.
Location: The California Endowment: 1000 Alameda Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90012
Contact: Tim Young at 213 553 1894 or
Timy@apaitonline.org
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March 24-27, 2008
12th Annual ACSM Health and Fitness Summit
Location: Hyatt Regency Long Beach; Long Beach, California
For more information, please visit
www.acsm.org/summit
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March 25, 2008
American Diabetes Alert Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp
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March 25-26, 2008
The 2008 National Conference on
African-Americans and AIDS
Location: Sheraton Philadelphia City Center, Philadelphia, PA
For more information, please visit
http://www.minority-healthcare.com/ncaa_2008/index.html
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March 26–28, 2008
6th National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention
Location: The Marvin Center, George Washington University; Washington,
D.C.
For more information, please visit
http://www.6thnationalforum.com |
March 29, 2008
Taiwanese American Heritage Week Event
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Science &
Heritage Park, 115 N. 6th St. Phoenix, AZ
Contact: 602-369-9618 |
March 29, 2008
Health Care Practices: When Race, Gender and
Environment Intersect
Presented by: Transcultural Nursing Society of Arizona
Location: Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, 3555 S. Val Vista Dr. Gilbert,
AZ
About: The program is designed to provide clinicians, educators,
healthcare managers, researchers, other health professionals and nursing
students with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and
understanding of topics related to health disparities in the U.S.
For more information and registration form, please contact: Adriana
Rivera Perez at adriana.rivera@asu.edu
or (480) 361-6261 |
March 29-30, 2008
2008 Taiwanese American Heritage Week
Time: 11 am to 3 pm
Location: Heritage Square, Downtown of Phoenix |
March 30-April 5, 2008
Root Canal Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.aae.org/ |
March 31, 2008
Cesar Chavez Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/chavez/
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March 31 – April 1, 2008
2008 Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program
Conference: Beyond Flight, Refugees in Arizona Along the Path of Freedom
Lie the Seeds of Hope
Location: Black Canyon Conference Center, 9440 N. 25th Avenue, Phoenix,
AZ
Contact: 480-893-7547 or
refugeeresettlement@kc-a.com
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April
April 1-30, 2008
Alcohol Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/seasonal/aprilalcohol/ |
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April 1-30, 2008
National Minority Health Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.nmqf.org/who_we_are.aspx |
April 1-30, 2008, 2008
Cancer Control Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.cancer.org/ |
April 1-30, 2008, 2008
Counseling Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.counseling.org/ |
April 1-30, 2008, 2008
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aboutibs.org/ |
April 1-30, 2008, 2008
National Autism Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.autism-society.org/ |
April 1-30, 2008, 2008
National Donate Life Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.organdonor.gov/ |
April 1-30, 2008, 2008
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org.tripod.com/ |
April 1-30, 2008, 2008
Sports Eye Safety Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aao.org/eyemd |
April 1-30, 2008, 2008
STD Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.ashastd.org/ |
April 1-30, 2008, 2008
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.preventblindness.org/ |
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April 3-6, 2008
11th Biennial Symposium on
Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer – Charting A New Course
–Together Quality Health Care for All
Presented by: Intercultural Cancer Council and Baylor College of
Medicine
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC
Contact: 1-877-BIENNIAL or
icc-symposium@bcm.edu
For more information, please visit
http://iccnetwork.org/symposium/ |
April 5-6, 2008
Summit for Adolescent Health Disparities, HIV,
and Care
Presented by: The New England HIV Education Consortium, The New England
AIDS Education and Training Center, and the Boston HAPPENS Program of
Children’s Hospital
About: Health Disparities, Adolescents and HIV, Adolescents and Global
Health, Legal Issues in Adolescent HIV Care, Youth Panel, and
Interactive Workshops
For more information, please contact:
aidsed@neaetc.org, (617) 262-5657 or visit
http://www.neaetc.org/events/ |
April 7-13,
2008
National Public Health Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.nphw.org/
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April 8, 2008
Arizona Nutrition and Physical Activity (NuPA)
Alliance Meeting: Time to Reconvene and Look Ahead Together
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport, 4300 E. Washington Street,
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Contact: 602-542-0012 or
andersm@azdhs.gov
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April 8, 2008
First Annual People of Color Building Tobacco
Free Communities Conference
Time: 7:30am to 4pm
Location: Hope Center, First Institutional Baptist Church, 1141 E.
Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ
About: community capacity and reducing tobacco use among people of color
Contact: LaTonya Davis at
latonyadavis@tannerchapel.org or 602-253-6904 |
April 9-10, 2008
Health Care Reform: What’s Public Health Got to
Do with It?
Presented by: The Arizona Public Health Association
Location: Dobson Inn, Mesa, AZ
For more information, please call 602-258-3361 or visit
www.azpha.org
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April 10-12, 2008
2nd Annual Health Disparities Conference –
Improving Medical Effectiveness and Health Outcomes to Eliminate Health
Disparities through Multidisciplinary Collaborations
Location: Westin at Canal Place (formerly the Wyndham), 100 Rue
Iberville, New Orleans, LA
Contact: 404-559-6191 or
xula08@the1joshuagroup.com
For more information, please visit
http://xula08.the1joshuagroup.com
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April 12-13, 2008
Unite For Sight Fifth Annual International
Health & Development Conference – Building Global Health For Today and
Tomorrow
Location: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
For more information, please visit
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/2008
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April 13 - 16, 2008
2008 Nutrition & Health Conference: State of
the Science and Clinical Applications
Location: Arizona Grand Resort, Phoenix, Arizona
Contact: (520) 626-7832 or
uofacme@email.arizona.edu
For more information, please visit:
www.nutritionandhealthconf.org
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April 16-17, 2008
Intersecting Interests: Tribal Knowledge
and Research Communities
Sponsored by: University of Montana and others
Location: University of Montana Campus, Missoula, MT
Contact: Sindie Kennedy at
sindie.kennedy@umontana.edu
For the complete information, please visit
http://www.tribalknowledgegathering.org
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April 17-20, 2008
12th Annual National Hispanic Medical
Association (NHMA) Conference
Location: Washington Hilton, Washington, DC
Contact: nhma@nhmamd.org or
202-628-5895
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nhmamd.org/conference2008.htm
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April 18-20, 2008
Asia Festival
Hosted by: Arizona Asian American Association
Time: April
18: 9am - 2pm; April 19-20: 10am - 5pm
Contact: 602-712-8889
For more information, please visit
http://www.aaaa-az.org/
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April 19-26, 2008
National Infant Immunization Week
and Vaccination Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm
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April 20-26, 2008
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.mdanderson.org/awareness/display.cfm?id=A0EA0F3E-F025-47E1-93B1008A5819CFB4&method=displayFull
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April 22 – 23, 2008
15th Annual Arizona Immunization Conference
Presented by: Arizona Department of Health Services, Baby Shots and the
Arizona Partnership for Immunization
Location: Black Canyon Conference Center, 9440 N. 25th Avenue, Phoenix,
AZ 85021
For more information, please visit
www.azdhs.gov/phs/immun/conf.htm or call 602-364-3630 |
April 23-24, 2008
2008 National African American Tobacco
Education Network (NAATEN) and National Network on Tobacco Prevention
and Poverty (NNTPP) Joint Conference: Promising Practices from the
Field: Tobacco Control Strategies for Priority Populations
Location: Downtown Detroit Marriott, Detroit, MI
For more information, please visit:
http://www.healthedcouncil.org/
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April 24 – 27, 2008
2008 Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop
Presented by: The Association of American Indian Physicians
Location: Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico
For more information, please visit:
http://www.aaip.org/programs/cross_cultural/ccmw.htm
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April 25, 2008
6th Annual SIRC Research Conference: Reducing
Health Disparities through Family Intervention Research
Presented by: South Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State
University
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p. m.
Location: Arizona Club, 37th Floor, Chase Tower Building, 201 N. Central
Avenue, Phoenix, AZ
Cost: Free
Please visit http://sirc.asu.edu for
more information
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April 26, 2008
Diabetes Expo
Hosted by: American Diabetes Association
Location: Phoenix Civic Center
Exhibit Halls D & E, 33 South Third Street, Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Mary Mendola at 602-861-4731 X 7098 or
mmendola@diabetes.org
For more information, please visit
http://www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/diabetesexpo.jsp
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April 26-May 4, 2008, 2008
National SAFE KIDS Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.usa.safekids.org/ |
April 27-May 3, 2008
Cover the Uninsured Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org
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May
May 1-31, 2008
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aafa.org |
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May 1-31, 2008
Hepatitis Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.hepfi.org |
May 1-31, 2008
Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection and
Prevention Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aad.org
|
May 1-31, 2008
Mental Health Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.nmha.org |
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May 1-31, 2008
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention
Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.nof.org |
May 1-31, 2008
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.fitness.gov
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May 1-31, 2008
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.progroupinc.com/site/page/pg4523-as556-pn_Asian_American_Heritage_Month.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006587.html
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May 1-31, 2008
American Stroke Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.americanheart.org
|
May 1-31, 2008
Better Sleep Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.bettersleep.org
|
May 1-31, 2008
Lupus Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.lupus.org
|
May 1-31, 2008
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.lyme.org
|
May 1-31, 2008
National High Blood Pressure Education
Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep_kit/
|
May 1-31, 2008
National Neurofibromatosis Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.ctf.org
|
May 1-31, 2008
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.americanceliac.org
|
May 1-31, 2008
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.fitness.gov
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May 1-31, 2008
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
|
May 1-31, 2008
Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.tsalliance.org
|
May 1-31, 2008
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.preventblindness.org
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May 1-31, 2008
Older Americans Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aoa.gov/press/oam/oam.asp |
May 1-2, 2008
7th Annual Health Literacy Conference – Health
Literacy in Primary Care: Best Practices and Skill-Building
Location: Hyatt Regency Irvine, California
For more information, please visit
www.iha4health.org |
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May 3, 2008
3rd Annual Arizona Asthma Conference
Sponsored by: Arizona Asthma Coalition and Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Location: Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
For more information, please visit
http://www.azasthma.org/
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May 7-10, 2008
2008 National Rural Health Conference
Location: Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LA
For more information and registration, please visit
http://www.nrharural.org/conferences/sub/AnnConf.html
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May 11-17, 2008
National Women's Health Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.4woman.gov/whw/
|
May 12, 2008
National Women's Check-up Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.womenshealth.gov
|
May 13, 2008
Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.womenshealthresearch.org
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May 13-14, 2008
The Community Development – Family Leadership
Conference: Together….Stronger Arizona Communities
Location: Black Canyon Conference Center, Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Pam Mason, Training and Special Events Manager, Prevent Child
Abuse Arizona at 928-445-5038 or 928-778-5300 (fax) |
May 14-16, 2008
Medicaid Outreach Strategies Conference
Organized by: Institute for International Research
Location: Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Orlando, FL
For more information, please visit:
http://www.iirusa.com/mmo
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May 14-16, 2008
Governor’s Conference on Aging 2008:
Myth Busters – Breaking the Myths of Aging
Presented by: The Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging
Location: Mesa Convention Center / Marriott Mesa Hotel, 200-201
North Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ
Contact: Shawn Trobia at 602-542-4710
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May 15-17, 2008
Cancer, Culture and Literacy: Methodologies and best practices for
addressing cancer health disparities
Location: Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach, FL
For more information, please visit:
www.moffitt.org/continuinged
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May 16-18, 2008
Minority Health Conference and ABHP Annual
Meeting
Presented by: The Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists
Location: Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA
For more information, please visit:
http://www.ashpadvantage.com/ABHP2008/index.html
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May 18, 2008
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
For more information, please visit
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/HVAD/
|
May 18-24, 2008
National Emergency Medical Services Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.acep.org/emsweek
|
May 19, 2008
Global World Hepatitis Day
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nvhr.org/NVHR_World_Hepatitis_Day.htm
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May 19, 2008
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day
For more information, please visit:
http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/asian/index.html
|
May 19-20, 2008
2008 Disease Management Colloquium: The Leading
Forum in Chronic and Disease Management
Location: Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA
For more information, please visit
www.DMConferences.com
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May 21, 2008
National Employee Health and Fitness Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.physicalfitness.org
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May 21-23, 2008
8th National Conference on
Immunization & Health Coalitions
Location: Downtown Marriott, San Francisco
About: To educate and motivate participants on proven techniques and
skills to build sustainable coalitions and public/private partnerships
across health issues in order to achieve collective goals. The
conference is calling for abstract application. Abstract applications
must be received electronically by February 1, 2008.
For information on submitting an abstract and for preliminary conference
details, go to:
http://www.sfimmunize.org/page3.html.
For additional information, please contact Andrew Resignato at
andrew@sfimmunize.org
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May 28, 2008
National Senior Health Fitness Day |
May 31, 2008
World "No Tobacco" Day |
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June
June 1-30, 2008
National Safety Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.nsc.org/nsm/about.htm |
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June 1-7, 2008
National Headache Awareness Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.headaches.org
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June 4-7, 2008
2008 Mental Health America Annual Conference &
National Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Summit – No Health
without Mental Health
Location: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Danielle Fritze at 703-797-2591
For more information, please visit
http://www.nmha.org/go/annualmeeting
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June 5-6, 2008
2008 National Conference on Medication Access,
Use and Safety in Rural America
Presented by: The PREPP Institute and the National Rural health
Association
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
For more information, please visit:
http://www.ruralcenter.org/pages/events/conf-medaccess-2008/
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June 6 -7, 2008
First Annual Southeast Regional Medical
Interpreter Conference – One Place, One Focus
Location: Emory Conference Center, 1615 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA
For more information and registration, please visit:
www.mingweb.org
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Summer Institute – June 8-11, 2008, Fall Institute (repeat) – October
26-29, 2008
2008 National Health Literacy Institutes –
Summer Institute and Fall Institute
Sponsored by: University of New England in Maine
Location: Freeport, Maine
About: To learn plain language skills to plan, write, and design
effective, accessible information for print and web
Contact: Sue Stableford at 207-221-4567 or
sstableford@une.edu
For more information and registration, please visit
www.HealthLiteracyInstitute.net
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June 8-14, 2008
Sun Safety Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.sunsafetyalliance.org
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June 9 – 11, 2008
Keeping the Circle Strong: Celebrating Native
Women’s Health and Well Being
Location: Marriott Hotel, 2101 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM
Contact: 918-456-6094 or
Donita@niwhrc.org
For more information, please visit:
www.niwhrc.org
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June 9-13, 2008
National Health IT Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.healthitweek.org
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June 9-15, 2008
National Men's Health Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.menshealthweek.org/
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June 11-14, 2008
2008 HIV Prevention Leadership Summit
Location: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI
Now accepting abstracts – Due January 10, 2008
Contact:
conferences@nmac.org
or (202) 483-6622
For more information, please visit
http://www.nmac.org/home/
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June 15-17, 2008
National Native Leadership Institute on Tobacco
Sponsor: National Tribal Tobacco Prevention Network
Location: Red Lion Hotel on the River, Portland, OR
Registration and Contact: $100 registration fee
Contact: Casandra Frutos at 503-416-3257
For more information, please visit:
http://www.npaihb.org/programs/project/nttpn_meetings_training_events/
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June 16, 2008
Strengthening the Healthcare Safety Net: The
Role of Language Services in Providing Quality Healthcare
Time: 12:00 pm Eastern Time
Location: Kaiser Family Foundation, 1330 G Street NW, 2nd floor,
Washington, DC
Please RSVP by Wednesday, June 11, 2008 to
lichtmanspector@healthlaw.org to attend the briefing.
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June 16-18, 2008
6th Hualapai Tobacco & Health Youth Conference:
On Eagles Wings Soaring above the Influence
Presented by: Hualapai Tobacco Program
Location: Four Points By Sheraton Phoenix, 10220 N. Metro Parkway East,
Phoenix, AZ 85051
Contact: Pete Imus at 928-769-2207 or
petei@hualapaitribe.org
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June 18-21, 2008
49th International Conference on Health and
Science Communications: Riding the Creative Wave in Technology
Hosted by: HeSCA (Health and Science Communication Association)
Location: New Haven, CT
For more information, please visit:
www.hesca.org/newhaven
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June 19, 2008
Quarterly Arizona Cancer Coalition State Wide Meeting
Location: Flinn Foundation Educational Conference Center, 1802 N.
Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004 |
June 19-20, 2008
K’é bil nastii: Making policy from Traditional
Perspectives – Policy Analysis in Indian Country
Location: Tsaile, Navajo Nation (AZ)
For more information please call Moroni Benally at 928 724-6944 or
visit:
https://www.dinecollege.edu/ics/Programs/Din%C3%A9%20Policy%20Institute/
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June 20, 2008
World Refugee Day
For more information, please visit: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/refugee/
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June 21 – 27, 2008
6TH Annual Summer Workshop – Disparities in
Health in America: Working Towards Social Justice
Presented by: the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,
Center For Research On Minority Health
Location: Huston, TX
For more information, please visit:
http://apiahfelist.org/pipermail/apicancer_apiahfelist.org/attachments/20080516/c832818a/
attachment-0001.pdf
http://apiahfelist.org/pipermail/apicancer_apiahfelist.org/attachments/20080516/
c832818a/attachment.pdf and
http://apiahfelist.org/pipermail/apicancer_apiahfelist.org/attachments/20080516/c832818a/
attachment.doc
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June 21-28, 2008
11th Annual Patty Iron Cloud National Native
American Youth Initiative
Location: Washington, DC
For more information, please visit
www.aaip.org/programs/nnayi/nnayi.htm
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June 22-24, 2008
Engage. Challenge. Inspire. 2008
Presented by: the American Association of Health Education (AAHE) and
the National Association of Health Education Centers (NAHEC)
Location: Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, 35 West Fifth Street,
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nahec.org/conference.php
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June 22-28, 2008
Helen Keller Deaf - Blind Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.hknc.org
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June 26-27, 2008
Building Capacity to Eliminate Health
Disparities: The Founding Meeting of the Academy for Health Equity
Location: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
For more information, please:
http://www.academyforhealthequity.org/conference.asp |
June 27, 2008
National HIV Testing Day |
June 27-28, 2008
8th Annual Hepatitis B Informed Patient
Conference
Organization: Hepatitis B Foundation
Location: St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
For more information on the program and registration, please go to:
http://www.hepb.org/patients/patient_conference.htm |
June 28 – July 1, 2008
2008 National AHEC Conference: Moving Mountains
to Overcome Health Disparities
Location: Adams Mark/Sheraton Denver Hotel, Denver, CO
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nationalahec.org/About/ConferencesMeetings.asp |
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July
July 1-31, 2008
Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.irondisorders.org
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July 1-31, 2008
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.groupbstrepinternational.org
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July 1-31, 2008
UV Safety Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aao.org/eyemd |
July 14-16, 2008
Cancer Health Disparities Summit: Eliminating
Cancer Health Disparities Through Science, Training and Community
Sponsor: Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD), NCI
Location: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel, Bethesda, MD
For more information, please visit:
http://www.cancermeetings.org/CHDSummit08/
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July 20 – 23, 2008
The National Association of Area Agencies on
Aging (n4a) 33rd Annual Conference and Tradeshow
Presented by: National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Location: Nashville, TN
Contact: 202.872.0888 or rlogan@n4a.org
For more information, please visit:
http://www.n4a.org/2008conf/nashville2008.cfm |
July 24 – 25, 2008
Medical Homes Summit
Presented by: National Academy for State Health Policy
Location: Washington, DC
Contact: acullen@nashp.org
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nashp.org/_docdisp_page.cfm?LID=7321C817-4DC4-4720-A8B2FF431F58F518 |
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July 24-29, 2008
2008 Association of American Indian Physicians
Annual Conference
Location: Coeur D'Alene Casino and Resort Hotel, Worley, Idaho
For more information, please visit
http://www.aaip.org/ |
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July 28-29, 2008
2008 National Conference on Latinos and AIDS
Location: Miami Beach Resort & Spa, Miami, FL
For more information, please visit
http://www.minority-healthcare.com/ncaa_2008/index.html
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July 28 – 31, 2008
Living Well Traditionally Youth Camp
Hosted by: Native Health
Location: YMCA Chauncy Ranch near Prescott
Requirement: Ages 10-16 years old; spaces limited to 60
Contact: Cheryle Litzin at (602) 279-5262, Ext. 3411 |
July 30 – August 1, 2008
National Latino Cancer Summit: Science Meets
Service, Moving Forward Together
Sponsored by: Latinas Contra Cancer
Location: Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, CA
For registration and more information, please visit:
https://register03.exgenex.com/gcmmaintenance/lcc/html_files/registration.html
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August
August 1-31, 2008
National Immunization Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.partnersforimmunization.org |
August 1-31, 2008
Cataract Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/cataract.cfm
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August 1-31, 2008
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.preventblindness.org
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August 1, 2008
National Minority Donor Awareness Day
For more information, please visit
www.nationalmottep.org
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August 3-9, 2008
National Health Center Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.healthcenterweek.com
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August 4-5, 2008
35th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference –
Building Stronger and Healthier Rural Communities
Location: The High Country Conference Center at Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff, AZ
Contact: Rebecca Ruiz at 520-626-2243 or
raruiz@email.arizona.edu
For more information, please visit:
www.azrha.org
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August 4-8, 2008
National Black Nurses Association 36th Annual
Conference - Nursing Practice: The Prevention and Management of
Chronic Diseases
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Contact: nbna@erols.com
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nbna.org/conferences/conf08/conf08.htm
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August 6 – 9, 2008
2008 34th Annual Conference: Changing Rural
Environment
Presented by: National Association for Rural Mental Health
Location: Burlington, VT
Contact: 320.202.1820 or info@narmh.org
For more information, please visit:
http://www.narmh.org/conferences/2008/default.htm
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August 8-9, 2008
Addressing Health Care Disparities: Cultural
Competence Faculty Development Program
Time: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Location: San Francisco, CA
For the full details, please visit:
http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/TheNetwork/Portals/3/Workshop%20Brochure.pdf
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August 12-14, 2008
2nd Annual National Conference on Health
Communication, Marketing and Media:
Engage and Deliver
Sponsored by: National Center for Health Marketing, Coordinating Center
for Health Information and Service, the Office of Enterprise
Communication, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National
Cancer Institute and the National Public Health Information Coalition
Location: Omni Hotel, Atlanta, GA
For more information, please visit:
www.cdc.gov/HealthMarketing/NCHCMM2008
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August 18 – 19, 2008
Strengthening the Circle: Including Children
and Young Adults with Disabilities
Location: Marriott Pyramid North, 5151 San Francisco Road, NE,
Albuquerque, NM 87109
About the conference: This year’s conference will focus on strategies
and methods to increase the families’ participation in the special
education process including: best practices working with Indian students
with disabilities that produce successful educational outcomes,
successful strategies that promote collaborative relationships between
tribes, schools and families, successful methods in positive behavioral
interventions, and the latest research and data on effective classroom
practices and strategies for Native American Students.
Please see attachments #1 and #2 for more information or visit
http://www.nipic.org/nipic_events/conferences.html
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August 25-28, 2008
20th Annual Native Health Research Conference –
Exploring the Interface between Science and Tradition in Native Health
Research
Location: Portland, OR
For more information, please visit:
http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/Research/conferences.cfm#national
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September
September 1-30, 2008
Fruit and Vegetable Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.5ADay.gov |
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September 1-30, 2008
National Cholesterol Education Month
For more information, please visit
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/cholmonth |
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September 1-30, 2008
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.ovarian.org |
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September 1-30, 2008
America on the Move's September Campaign
For more information, please visit
http://www.americaonthemove.org
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September 1-30, 2008
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Recovery Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.recoverymonth.org
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September 1-30, 2008
Sports and Home Eye Safety Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.preventblindness.org
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September 1-30, 2008
Whole Grains Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/wgmonth.html
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September 1-30, 2008
National Cholesterol Education Month
For more information, please visit:
http://www.cdc.gov/DHDSP/announcements/cholesterol_education_month.htm |
September 1-30, 2008
National Preparedness Month
http://www.ready.gov/america/npm08/ |
September 1-30, 2008
Arizona Preparedness Month
http://www.azdohs.gov or
http://www.az211.gov |
September 1-30, 2008
Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Month
http://www.padcoalition.org/ |
September 1-30, 2008
Baby Safety Month
http://www.jpma.org/bsm/2008/index.cfm |
September 1-30, 2008
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=117 |
September 1-30, 2008
African Heritage Month
http://continentalafricancommunity.org/default.aspx |
September 7-13, 2008
National Suicide Prevention Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.suicidology.org
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September 8, 2008
International Literacy Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/literacy/
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September 9-12, 2008
2008 ASTHO NACCHO Joint Conference
Location: Sacramento, CA
For more information, please visit
http://www.astho.org/ |
September 11 -13, 2008
National African HIV/AIDS Initiative Summit
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel located at 3 Research Court , Rockville MD
20850
Focus: HIV/AIDS in the African refugee and immigrant communities
Contact: 800-444-6472 or
Mkorto@OMHRC.gov
For more information, please visit:
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=6881&lvl=2&lvlID=183
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September 12, 2008
5th Annual Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease &
Dementia in Native Americans: Weaving the old with the new: A Focus on
Wellness and Alzheimer’s Disease
Time: 7:30AM – 4:30PM
Location: Little American Hotel, 2515 East Butler Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ
For more information, please contact Banner Alzheimer’s Institute at
602) 239-6850 or email
baiinfo@bannerhealth.com
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September 12 – 16, 2008
The Community Health Institute (CHI) & Expo
Location: New Orleans Riverside Hilton, New Orleans, LA
About: The conference is targeted at bringing together community health
center managers, clinicians, employees, board members and leaders. The
aim of the conference is to provide essential up-to-date information,
training, technical assistance and networking connections to help
community health centers strengthen and grow.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nachc-chi.com/conference_agenda.cfm
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September 13, 2008
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.csaceliacs.org
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September 15-17, 2008
4th Annual Consumer Healthcare & Wellness
Congress
Presented by: World Congress
Location: Washington, DC
About: Best practices for driving consumer engagement in health and
wellness
For more information, please visit:
http://www.worldcongress.com/events/
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September 15-17, 2008
14th Annual Latino Conference – Addressing
Latino Behavioral Health Requirements in Workforce, Prevention and Early
Intervention
Presented by: Latino Behavioral Health Institute
Location: Los Angeles Airport Marriott, 5855 W. Century Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA 90045
For more information, please visit:
http://www.lbhi.org/
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September 16, 2008
Get Ready Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.getreadyforflu.org
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September 16, 2008
Take a Loved One for a Check-up Day
For more information, please visit
www.healthgap.omhrc.gov
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September 17-19, 2008
AzPHA Fall Conference and Meeting – AzPHA
Celebrating 80 Years: Portraits of the Past; Visions of the Future
Location: Marriot – University Park, Tucson, AZ
For more information, please visit:
www.azpha.org
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September 21, 2008
World Alzheimer's Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/
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September 21-24, 2008
Sixth National Conference on Quality Health
Care for Culturally Diverse Populations
Co-produced by: Drexel University Center for Health Equality, Resources
for Cross Cultural Health Care, and Office of Minority Health
Location: Minneapolis, MN
About: Features over 150 presentations during pre-conference intensive
training sessions, plenary panels, roundtable sessions, and concurrent
workshops, as well as a film festival and a resource center with poster
presentations and exhibits. The Call for Presentation Proposals will be
open from December 15, 2007 to January 31, 2008
For more information, please visit:
http://www.diversityrx.org/ccconf
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September 21-27, 2008
National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
For more information, please visit
http://www.nraf-rehabnet.org
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September 21-27, 2008
National Adult Immunization Week
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September 23 – 24, 2008
6th Annual Statewide Domestic Violence
Conference - Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Location: Black Canyon Conference Center, 9440 N 25th Ave, Phoenix, AZ
85021
Contact: acadv@azcadv.org
For more information, please visit:
http://www.azcadv.org
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September 24 – 26, 2008
2008 Governor's Rural and Regional Development
Conference
Hosted by: The Arizona Department of Commerce, the Arizona Association
for Economic Development (AAED) and Towns of Carefree and Cave Creek
Location: Carefree Resort & Villas, 37220 Mule Train Road, Carefree, AZ
85377
For more information, please contact: Dee Dee Bark at 480-998-1489, or
deedeeb7@cox.net
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September 25-26, 2008
The 2008 National Refugee and Immigrant
Conference: Issues and Innovations
Location: Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
The convening will offer the opportunity to identify issues and
highlight promising practices among groups and individuals assisting
refugee and immigrant children and their families. The conference will
include sessions on integrating services, creating partnerships,
multiple-risk families, Pre-K-12 educational issues, adult education,
health issues, refugee influxes, and job development.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/pdfs/refugee-registration.pdf
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September 28-October 4, 2008
Hearing Aid Awareness Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.ihsinfo.org
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September 30, 2008
World Heart Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.world-heart-federation.org/what-we-do/world-heart-day/
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September 15-October 15, 2008
Hispanic Heritage Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.oneamerica.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=8
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007173.html
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October
October 1, 2008
Child Health Day
For more information, please visit
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/childhealthday/ |
October 1-31, 2008
Domestic Violence Awareness Month |
October 1-31, 2008
Healthy Lung Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.lungusa.org
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October 1-31, 2008
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
October 1-31, 2008
National Dental Hygiene Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.adha.org
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October 1-31, 2008
Health Literacy Month
For more information, please visit
www.healthliteracy/hl_month.asp
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October 1-31, 2008
"Talk About Prescriptions" Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.talkaboutrx.org
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October 1-31, 2008
Eye Injury Prevention Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/injury.cfm
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October 1-31, 2008
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.csaceliacs.org
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October 1-31, 2008
National Chiropractic Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.acatoday.org
|
October 1-31, 2008
National Dental Hygiene Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.adha.org
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October 1-31, 2008
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.dvam.vawnet.org
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October 1-31, 2008
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.dol.gov/odep
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October 1-31, 2008
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.ndss.org
|
October 1-31, 2008
National Medical Librarians Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html
|
October 1-31, 2008
National Physical Therapy Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.apta.org
|
October 1-31, 2008
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.firstcandle.org
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October 6-10, 2008
Drive Safely Work Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.trafficsafety.org
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October 8, 2008
Stop America's Violence Everywhere Today
For more information, please visit
http://www.amaalliance.org
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October 8 – 10, 2008
Evidence-Based Child & Teen Mental Health: The
First National Institute for Primary Care Providers
Presented by: ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation and ASU
School of Social Work
Location: Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, 6902 E. Greenway Parkway,
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
For more Information, please contact: 480-965-7431,
ACE@asu.edu or visit
http://nursing.asu.edu/ace/courses/ebpctmh/index.htm
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October 10, 2008
World Mental Health Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.wfmh.org/wmhday/about.html
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October 11, 2008
1st Annual AzMN/Ft. Defiance Cancer Awareness
and Advocacy Conference
Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Location: The Navajo Nation Museum, Hwy 264 and Postal Loop Road, Window
Rock, AZ
For upcoming information, please visit:
www.azmyelomanetwork.org |
October 10-11, 2007
Achieving Cultural and Linguistic Competency in
Healthcare: The Human Side
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Contact: Loretta Estes at 502-585-7932 or
Loretta.Estes@amerihealthmercy.org |
October 10-12, 2008
2008 International Conference on Medical
Interpreting – Reducing Health Disparities by Ensuring Language Access
to All
Presented by: International Medical Interpreters Association
Location: Boston, MA
For general information about the conference, please visit
http://www.mmia.org/conferences/default.asp.
The call for proposals is now posted on the website at
http://www.mmia.org/conferences/2008opencall.asp. The deadline for
it is March 15, 2008. |
October 10-12, 2008
6th Black Midwives and Healers Conference –
Renaissance, Resistance, Revolution, Reclaiming the Wise Women Within
Presented by: International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC)
Location: Harlem, New York
Contact: Tia Thompson, ICTC Arizona State Rep at 602-751-3767 or
sistadoula@gmail.com
For more information, please visit:
www.blackmidwives.org
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October 15, 2008
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day - Wake Up!
Take Control! Take the Test!
For more information, please visit
http://www.nlaad.org
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October 15, 2008
2008 Children’s Obesity Conference
Presented by: The Worthy Institute
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Mesa Convention Center, 263 N Center St., Mesa, AZ, 85201
For more information, please visit:
http://worthyinstitute.com/page/1lyiu/2008_Childrens_Obesity_Conference.html
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October 15-16, 2008
Oral Health Literacy Symposium:
Communication, Ethics and Risk Management
Location: San Antonio, TX
For more information, please visit:
www.ada.org/goto/session
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October 17, 2008
National Mammography Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.cancer.org
|
October 19-25, 2008
National Teen Driver Safety Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.chop.edu/youngdrivers
|
October 20-24, 2008
National Health Education Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.nche.org
|
October 20-24, 2008
Cultural Competence Training of Trainers in
Health & Social Services
Location: Seattle, WA
For more information, please visit:
http://www.xculture.org/cctrainingschedule.php |
October 22, 2008
Lung Health Day |
October 23 - 24, 2008
16th Annual HPSA, Medically Underserved
Area (MUA), and Medically Underserved Population (MUP) Designation
Training
Location: Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento, CA 95815
http://www.csrha.org/outreach2/oshpd_designation_training.html |
October 23 - 25, 2008
SOPHE 59th Annual Meeting - Catching the
Wave: Changing the Tides of Health Education and Health Promotion
Location: Double Tree Hotel, San Diego, CA
For more information, please visit:
http://www.sophe.org/abstract_index.asp |
October 23-25, 2008
VIII Border Health Conference: Information
for Action - Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Border Communities
Location: Fiesta Americana Hotel, Hermosillo, Sonora, MX
For registration & Abstraction submission form, please visit:
http://www.info4action.org
Or
http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/borderhealth/info_4_action.htm
For more information, please contact: Jesus Kataura (520)287-4722;
jkataura@seahec.org or
Guadalupe Villaescusa (520) 770-3110;
villaeg@azdhs.gov |
October 25, 2008
Arizona Black Expo
Time: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Location: Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa, 9495 W. Coyotes Blvd.,
Glendale, AZ 85305
www.azblackexpo.com |
October 25-29, 2008
APHA 136th Annual Meeting and Expo - Public
Health Without Borders
Location: San Diego, CA
For more information, please visit
http://www.apha.org/meetings/ |
October 26 - 29, 2008
2008 Fall National Health Literacy
Institute
Hosted by: Health Literacy Institute
Location: Freeport, ME
Contact: 207.602.2589 or
mbissonnette@une.edu
http://www.healthliteracyinstitute.net/ |
October 30 – November 1, 2008
18th Navajo Studies Conference
Location: Dine College, Shiprock, New Mexico
Contact:
Hbenally@dinecollege.edu or 505-368-3651 |
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November
November 1-30, 2008
American Diabetes Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.diabetes.org;
http://www.preventblindness.org;
http://www.apma.org
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November 1-30, 2008
National Family Caregivers Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org
|
November 1-30, 2008
National Healthy Skin Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.aad.org
|
November 1-30, 2008
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/005684.html
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November 1-30, 2008
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.preventblindness.org
|
November 1-30, 2008
Jaw Joints - TMJ Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.tmj.org
|
November 1-30, 2008
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.alz.org
|
November 1-30, 2008
National Hospice Palliative Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.nhpco.org
|
November 1-30, 2008
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.pancan.org
|
November 1-30, 2008
Prematurity Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.marchofdimes.org
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November 1-30, 2008
Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
For more information, please visit
http://www.phassociation.org
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November 4-6, 2008
2008 Crisis Intervention Team National
Conference
Location: Atlanta, GA
Contact: 770-234-9347
For more information, please visit:
http://www.namiga.org/NGA-CIT-conference08.htm
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November 6, 2008
Severity of Hepatitis B In Asian
Communities
Time: 8:30 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Temple University Center City Conference, Room 222, 1515
Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.hepb.org/APIconference2008/
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November 6 – 9, 2008
FutureForum 2008: Race, Gender, and Age
Take Center Stage – How Will the Issues of Campaign 2008 Impact
Workforce and Workplace Trends?
Co-hosted by: the National MultiCultural Institute and the
FutureWork Institute
Location: The Westin Alexandria, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria,
VA 22314
Contact: nmci@nmci.org
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nmci.org/leadership_institutes/
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November 10-16
Valley Fever Awareness Week
www.valleyfeverarizona.org/
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November 12-14, 2008
Health Equality: Honoring Culture While
Closing the Gap
Sponsored by: Office of Minority and Multicultural Health of the
Minnesota Department of Health
Location: Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel, Prior Lake, MN
www.health.state.mn.us/ommh/conferences/disparity08/index.html
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November 12–15, 2008
82nd Annual American School Health
Association Conference - Finding Common Ground in Human Sexuality
and Other Adolescent Health Issues
Location: Hyatt Regency Downtown Tampa, Florida
Contact: Mary Bamer Ramsier at 330.678.1601, x127 or
mbramsier@ashaweb.org
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November 14, 2008
World Diabetes Day
Information on WDD activities is available at
http://www.marchofdimes.org
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November 14-15, 2008
20th Annual Fall Symposium & Exhibits:
Promoting Wellness in the 21st Century
Presented by: Arizona Geriatrics Society
Location: Black Canyon Conference Center, 9224 N. 25th Ave.,
Phoenix, AZ
http://www.arizonageriatrics.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=45863&orgId=ags
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November 14-16, 2008
9th Annual Refugee & Immigrant Women’s
Leadership Conference – In Our Hands: Building Solidarity and
Community
Location: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, 210 Peachtree Street,
Atlanta, GA 30309
For more information, please visit:
http://www.riwn.org/rwn/rwn+conference
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November 15, 2008
From Head to Toe – Hispanic Educational
Conference
Time: 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Location: South Mountain Community College, 7050 S. 24th Street,
Phoenix, AZ 85042
Cost: Free
Contact: 602-861-4731 X 7091
For more information, please visit:
www.diabetes.org
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November 18, 2008
Prematurity Awareness Day
For more information, please visit
http://www.preventblindness.org
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November 19, 2008
7th Annual National Health Communication
Conference: New Directions in Health Literacy
Hosted by: the American College of Physicians (ACP) Foundation and
Institute of Medicine
Location: National Academy of Sciences Building, 2100 C Street NW,
Washington, DC
Focus: the impact of low health literacy on healthcare quality,
medication labels, physicians’ practices and the linkages between
literacy and health literacy.
For conference information and to register, please visit:
http://foundation.acponline.org/hl/hcc2008.htm
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November 20, 2008
Great American Smokeout
For more information, please visit
http://www.cancer.org
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November 20 - 21, 2008
American Indian Youth Conference
Presented by: Arizona Indian Education Association (AIEA)
Location: the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Contact: Travis L. Lane at (602) 258-4822 or
travis.lane@itcaonline.com
For more information, please visit:
www.aieacorp.org |
November 27, 2008
Children's Flu Vaccination Day |
November 25-December 1, 2008
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness
Week
For more information, please visit
http://www.aboutgerd.org |
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December
December 1, 2008
World AIDS Day |
December 2 – 4, 2008
Childhood Obesity/Diabetes Prevention in Indian
Country: Making Physical Activity Count!
Location: San Diego, CA
Contact: Pandora Hughes at 520-621-5075
For registration and more inf | |
