#527
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:36:25 -0400
From: AAHE Gateway <AGateway@AAHPERD.ORG>
Subject: AAHE InfoSource
Please excuse cross-postings
AAHE InfoSource
American Association for Health Education www.aaheinfo.org
Volume 3, July 2008, No. 2
Did You Know?
AAHE is planning some wonderful special events for the 2009 Convention in Tampa, Florida.
The AAHE Open Social on Wednesday evening April 1st will be held at the Florida Aquarium on Tampa Bay. It will be listed for pre-registration as a "special event" this year along with a variety of other special options ticketed only so please remember to check out the "special events list" when you do your computer registration and
SAVE THE DATES March 31-April 4 2009 Tampa Florida
We look forward to having you join us on Tampa Bay by the Gulf of Mexico!
AAHE and the National Dance Association Collaborating
Calling AAHE Dance Enthusiasts AAHE and the NDA of AAHPERD are collaborating on a full day In-depth Conference at Tampa March 31st. If you are interested in serving as an AAHE representative to plan and conduct this In-depth Conference with colleagues from the National Dance Association please email aahe@aahperd.org by July 30th!
Free Tool-Kits
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) website has been completely revamped. Along with the new look, two new educational tool-kits are available complete with all the information parents and educators need to know about eating disorders and access to quality care. The tool-kits are available for down-load. NEDA collaborated with ECRI Institute, a well respected, research organization for guidance on the types of information included, as well as feedback provided by nationwide focus groups. Check out the website and tool-kits http://www.myneda.org/ or http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
NIOSH Offers Online Library for Preventing Traffic Injuries at Work
The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) now offers an online library to house resources from around the world related to the prevention of road traffic injuries and deaths while at work. The resources are stored in the "Road Safety at Work" online library, at http://www.roadsafetyatwork.org/
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Mark your calendars now to join us for the 20th, Cultivating Healthy Communities, on February 23-25, 2009. This conference will celebrate two decades of extraordinary progress in the prevention and control of chronic diseases and offer attendees opportunities to learn about successful chronic disease prevention efforts, best practices, and effective interventions used by their colleagues. For the first time, attendees will be invited to participate in the development of a conference Call to Action, a framework of both individual and collective actions to accelerate our progress in preventing disease and promoting health over the next 20 years.
The Cosponsors of the conference are the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD), the Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE), and the Prevention Research Centers (PRCs).
Conference Date and Location
Gaylord National Convention Center
Washington, DC
February 23-25, 2009
Call for Abstracts will open August 1, 2008.
Continuing education credits will be offered.
Visit www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/conference for updates and more information.
61st Annual UN - DPI/NGO Conference
Reaffirming Human Rights for All:
The Universal Declaration at 60 -- UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France -- 3-5 September 2008
More than 2000 international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) representatives and other civil society partners are expected to gather at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, from 3 -5 September 2008, to discuss ways and means for strengthening collaboration between local communities and global institutions. They will meet during the 61st annual DPI/NGO Conference, Reaffirming Human Rights for All: The Universal Declaration at 60. The three day gathering of NGOs is organized by the UN Department of Public Information (DPI) in partnership with the NGO/DPI Executive Committee as well as NGOs which have consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. As an annual meeting taking place on the eve of the opening of the General Assembly, the Conference has become an established forum for networking and exchange of views, opinions, and expertise and best practices on relevant issues. In addition to two plenary sessions and five roundtables, there will be forty-two midday NGO Workshops featuring the participation of civil society, United Nations, government and private sector representatives. NGOs, working together with UN, governmental and other community groups will leave the Conference with knowledge of measures and goals which can be achieved by working together to understand and reaffirm human rights for all. The Conference aims to discuss ways and means to contribute to enhanced awareness of the meaning of human rights today as set forth in the Universal Declaration 60 years ago in Paris.
Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in your own language at:
A new, updated guide to finding local substance abuse treatment programs is now available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs 2008 provides information on thousands of alcohol and drug treatment programs located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and five U.S. territories. This SAMHSA National Directory includes public and private facilities that are licensed, certified, or otherwise approved by substance abuse agencies in each state. The directory gives important information on levels of care and types of facilities, including those with programs for adolescents, persons with co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and pregnant women. The updated directory complements SAMHSA's internet-based Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator. The online service, which is updated regularly and may contain more current information, provides searchable road maps to the nearest treatment facilities, complete addresses, phone numbers and specific information on services available. The electronic, searchable version of SAMHSA's updated National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs is available on the Web at http://FindTreatment.samhsa.gov/
Hard copies of the Directory may be obtained free of charge from SAMHSA's Health Information Network at 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727). Request inventory number
SMA 08-4335. For related publications and information, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/.
New Web Resource Helps Parents Grasp Teen Behavior and Connect with Their Kids"
Available now at the web site of the Partnership for a Drug Free America, www.drugfree.org/teenbrain
"A Parent's Guide to the Teen Brain" brings to life research showing that the brain is not fully developed until about age 25. With video, humorous interactive segments, role-playing and advice from experts, parents learn that ongoing brain development contributes to the vexing teen behaviors that confound and often put parents off - impulsiveness, rebellion, high emotions, questionable judgment and risk-taking. The resource also includes tips to help parents establish (or re-create) the parent-teen relationship so essential to guiding teens through any one of the number of challenges they face, alcohol and drug temptations included.
The product was developed by the Partnership for a Drug Free America ("Partnership") in collaboration with Boston-based WGBH, leaders in public broadcasting and educational multimedia, with the Philadelphia-based Treatment Research Institute supplying science guidance.
Breast Cancer Clinical Trial to
Treat Aggressive Form of
Disease
A teleconference, sponsored by NCI's Office of Advocacy Relations (OAR),
on the Adjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimization (ALTTO)
Breast Cancer Trial, is available in a replay format. To listen to the entire
teleconference, dial toll-free within the U.S., 1-866-418-1750, through July
27, 2008.
The ALTTO study is a global effort in which 8,000 participants in 50 countries
across six continents will participate in a clinical trial that aims to test the
effectiveness of two agents (trastuzumab and lapatinib) for the treatment of
HER2-positive breast cancer. ALTTO will yield the first comparison of these two
drugs in the earliest, most treatable stages of breast cancer.
For more information, please read "New Study of Targeted Therapies for Breast
Cancer Establishes Model for Global Clinical Trials Clinical Trial," at:
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ALTTO.
Save the Date!!
AAHE Fellows Breakfast
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Tampa, Florida
Details to Follow...
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#528
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:17:17 -0500
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB" <kittle@SIU.EDU>
Subject: FW: please post
Folks, can anybody help out my good friend to the north?
Kittleson
-----Original Message-----
From: Karl L. Larson [mailto:klarson3@gac.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:05 PM
To: kittle@siu.edu
Subject: please post
for some reason I can never post to the hedir when on the road...weird. Would you post this for me...
In the late 1990's President Clinton established the presidents advisory commission on consumer protection and quality in the health care industry, and they in turn released the consumer bill of rights and responsibilities. I am assuming that group disbanded with the changing of the political guard. So is there an equivalent group now, and whatever happened to the cBRR?
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Karl L. Larson
Gustavus Adolphus College
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#529
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:37:26 -0500
From: James Teufel <teufel@SIU.EDU>
Subject: Presidential Health Care Commissions
Hello,
To my knowledge, the two commissions below and a couple of policies have been important foci of the Bush Presidential Administration. I think that there was a third impactful commission or committee, but I cannot recall off the top of my head what it was at the moment.
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov/
President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors http://www.pccww.gov/
Other important policies include:
Medicare Modernization Act of 2003
Trade Adjustment Act of 2002
Other Health Savings Account related policies
James
Director of Research and Evaluation
Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development Southern Illinois University Carbondale