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Webinar: Performance Partnership Model: Making Measurable Progress to Strengthen Healthy Lifestyles
July 14, 2010 - 1:00-2:30 pm, ET
During this webinar, the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) will present the Performance Partnership Model, a framework that can be used to support partnerships among diverse stakeholders. Connie Revell, MA, deputy director of the SCLC, will discuss how integrating the model for use with a variety of public health issues translates to measurable progress and outcomes. The approach was developed during the Clinton administration as a means of increasing collaboration among the various levels of government. The method has been a key factor in the success and outreach of the SCLC in its mission to increase the number of health professionals who intervene with persons who smoke and to decrease smoking prevalence. Click here for more details, or click here to register. This webinar will be recorded, and can be viewed online post-webinar from the SCLC’s website. For questions, contact Reason Reyes, SCLC technical assistance manager, at reason.reyes@ucsf.edu, or call 1-877-509-3786.

NACCHO Annual 2010 Conference
July 14 – 16
Memphis, TN
Public health professionals are seeking a forward-looking vision of local public health, and no other conference supports that vision at the local level the way the NACCHO Annual 2010 Conference will. The theme of NACCHO Annual 2010 is “20/20 Public Health Vision: Prevention, Equity, Leadership.” The goal of the conference is to enhance the ability of participants to create and build upon a forward-looking vision of local public health through disease prevention interventions and wellness promotion, elimination of health inequities among individuals and communities, and expanded leadership capacity within local health departments. Click here to learn more, and to register.

Meeting of the FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
July 15-16, 2010
Gaithersburg, MD
At this meeting, the FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee will hear and discuss a presentation on dissolvable tobacco products, receive updates on upcoming committee business related to menthol, and hear and discuss industry presentations on menthol in cigarettes. Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Click here for more details about the meeting.

Fourth National Conference on Women, Addiction, and Recovery
July 26-28, 2010
Chicago, IL
Join SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., and Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Gil Kerlikowske, M.A., along with pioneers in women's treatment and recovery, for the 4th National Conference on Women, Addiction, and Recovery: Thriving in Changing Times. It is the intent of the conference co-sponsors to create a conference filled with informed dialogue and stimulating resources that inform, inspire and encourage the best possible services for women with substance use disorders and their families. Click here for more details and registration information.

Change is in the Air: Deep South Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy Institute
August 4-6, 2010
New Orleans, LA
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL), The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ Tobacco Control Program (LTCP), and American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation (ANRF) are proud to announce their first joint conference, the Deep South (Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy Institute.  This conference will provide a learning environment that fosters capacity building in local communities to carry out tobacco prevention and control policy change efforts. This year's theme, “Change is in the Air,” will focus on recognizing the unique qualities of the Deep South and learning how to change the region’s current challenges into strengths for policy change. Click here to learn more about this event.

18th Annual NALBOH Conference
August 5-7, 2010
Omaha, NE
This summer, the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) will hold its 18th Annual conference, Journey to the Future: Facing Public Health Challenges Today for a Healthier Tomorrow. The NALBOH Annual Conference provides board of health members, senior agency officials, and national public health leaders with an opportunity to expand their knowledge of public health. The conference objectives are to identify strategies to improve public health services in financially challenging times, evaluate public health partnerships to strengthen community engagement, discuss evidence-based best practices to improve the health of all communities, apply quality improvement through education and innovation, and identify methods to evaluate public health needs, programs, services, and return on investment. Register now! The registration fee will increase after July 9. Click here for more information about the conference.

National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media
August 17 - 19, 2010
Atlanta, GA
The fourth annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of the Associate Director for Communication. This year's theme is Convergence: Purpose, Programs, & Partners. This conference will bring together individuals representing academia, public health researchers and practitioners from federal and state governments and the private sector, and provides a forum for collegial dialogue within and across these disciplines. The conference is an excellent opportunity to meet with colleagues and shape the future of health communication, marketing, and media practice. Click here for more information, or click here for registration details.

APACT 2010 Conference: Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health
October 6 – 9, 2010
Sydney, Australia
The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) is pleased to partner with the Asia Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco (APACT) to bring evidence-based solutions to the tobacco control issues faced by healthcare providers, advocates and others in the Asia/Pacific region. The APACT conference is the premier tobacco control conference for the Asia Pacific, with the 2010 conference focusing on “Change, challenge and progress: FCTC in the Asia Pacific.” APACT 2010 aims to encourage tobacco control and public health advocates, researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and especially youth leaders, to share experiences and discuss strategies for implementation of the FCTC. Click here to visit the conference website, or click here to register.

APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition
November 6-10, 2010
Denver, CO
The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. This year’s theme is "Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative." Click here for a conference overview. Online registration is now open, and the early bird registration rate is available through August 27.

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