#210
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:47:23 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB" <kittle@SIU.EDU>
Subject: Need help
I'm with a team of people who are looking at health issues in Niger (Africa). Is
there anybody in HEDIR-land that is from the country itself or who has spent
considerable time in that country? If so, could you send me an email? Thanks.
Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB
Professor, Health Education
www.kittle.siu.edu
www.hedir.org
Voice: 618.453.1841
FAX: 618.453.1829
eMail: <mailto:kittle@siu.edu> kittle@siu.edu
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#211
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 14:19:24 -0500
From: Blakely Pomietto <bpomietto@SOPHE.ORG>
Subject: SOPHE Midyear Scientific Conference - It's Not Too Late to Register!
It's not too late to make plans to attend the 2005 SOPHE Midyear Scientific
Conference, but hurry! Conference pre-registration ends March 25, 2005.
Join us in charming Boston. Visit the SOPHE website-http://www.sophe.org/ -for
full conference details!
* Full conference pre-registration deadline is March 25,
2005
* A block of rooms have been reserved just for SOPHE
conference participants. The rates, available until March 24th, are $199 for
single occupancy and $219 for double occupancy. Make room reservations by
calling 1-800-228-9290 or directly (617) 236-5800.
* Sharpen your professional skills by participating from
an array of skill-building pre-conference workshops that include:
o Sustaining SOPHE Chapters
o CDCynergy
o Out of the Box Career Coaching
o Using the Community Toolbox to Support Community-Based
Participatory Research
o LGBT Health in the 21st Century
* SOPHE is pleased to partner with the Society of
Behavioral Medicine for a joint day of conference session opportunities on
Friday, April 15. As a SOPHE conference participant, you can select from among
22 concurrent and plenary jointly planned sessions only on Friday, April 15.
* It's SOPHE Silent Auction Time! Anyone can donate
Silent Auction items and participate in the bidding. Proceeds from the sale of
these items will go towards "Building SOPHE's Future". Please contact Saundra
Flegler at SOPHE regarding your gift(s) donation (202) 408-9804 or sflegler@sophe.org.
* If you would like to receive information about
exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities, contact Blakely Pomietto at
202-408-9804 or bpomietto@sophe.org or visit SOPHE's web page at www.sophe.org
<http://www.sophe.org/> .
* Join SOPHE in Boston and enjoy many conference special
events:
o Earn additional CHES hours by attending Early Riser Concurrent
Session on Saturday, April 16
o Silent Auction open throughout the conference
o Lunch Chats Networking on Friday, April 15
o Meeting Mentor Program
o Exhibits
o Job Resource Center
o Wellness Challenge
o Discover Boston Trolley Tour
Hurry to get your pre-registration in and hotel room booked!
See you in Boston!
Blakely
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Blakely R. Pomietto, MPH
Manager, Education and Technology Outreach
Society for Public Health Education
750 First Street, NE Suite 910
Washington, DC 20002
Ph: 202.408.9804
Fax: 202.408.9815
bpomietto@sophe.org
www.sophe.org
SAVE THE DATE!
SOPHE 2005 Midyear Scientific Conference
"Health Education & Behavioral Medicine Working Together: A Marathon, Not a
Sprint"
April 13-16, 2005
Marriott Copley Place Hotel, Boston, MA
Ask ME about exhibit opportunities!
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#212
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:37:30 -0500
From: Nancy Eichner <neichner@GWU.EDU>
Subject: CHHCS Grant Alerts - March 23, 2005
CHHCS Grant Alerts - March 23, 2005
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Active Living Research Program:
Active Living Research, a $12.5 million national program of the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, is designed to stimulate and support research that will
identify environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity.
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops269.asp
Entergy Corporation Offering Grants for Local Service Projects - Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas:
Entergy Corporation, an energy company serving customers in Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Texas, invites applications for the 2005 Entergy Partnership
Grant Program. The purpose of the Entergy Partnership Grant Program is to help
build stronger, productive communities through programs that focus on healthy
families, community enrichment, low-income residents, and education and literacy
healthy families.
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops270.asp
Jordan Fundamentals Program Offers Support for Teachers in Low-Income
Schools:
The Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program was established in 1999 to recognize
outstanding teaching and instructional creativity in public secondary schools
that serve economically disadvantaged students.
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops271.asp
Nancy Eichner
Senior Program Manager
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW #505
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 466-3396
Fax: (202) 466-3467
www.healthinschools.org
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#213
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:46:03 -0500
From: Nancy Eichner <neichner@GWU.EDU>
Subject: CHHCS News Alert, March 23, 2005 - Planned Parenthood Defends Privacy
of Abortion Records
CHHCS News Alert - March 23, 2005
Planned Parenthood Defends Privacy of Abortion Records:
Efforts by attorneys general in Kansas and Indiana to obtain records from
reproductive health clinics that perform abortions are invasions of medical
privacy, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America said at a press conference
in Washington, DC today.
http://www.healthinschools.org/2005/March23_alert.asp
Nancy Eichner
Senior Program Manager
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW #505
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 466-3396
Fax: (202) 466-3467
www.healthinschools.org
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