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August 2008 Public Health Events Calendar

August 1, 2008
Press Conference:  Voices of Men
To proclaim men’s outrage at the on-going murder of women and children
Presented by:  Catholic Charities and the Domestic Violence Action Center
Place:  Our Lady of Peace Cathedral which is located on Bishop Street between Hotel and Beretania
Time:  11:30 a.m.
For more information: Voices of Men

August 1, 2008
How Family Factors, Ethnic Identity, and Environmental Exposures Influence Health Risk Behavior in Adolescence: A Multidimensional Approach, Thomas Wills, PhD
UP TO 1.0 CME
Presented by: Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
PlaceCRCH, 1236 Lauhala Street, Suite 401
For more information: e-mail wendy@crch.hawaii.edu or call Wendy Mitchell at 808-586-3010

August 5, 2008
Medical Home, Primary Care's Last Hope or Last Gasp, John Houk, MD
UP TO 1.0 CME
Presented by: UH JABSOM Department of Medicine
Place:  Queen’s Conference Center, 2nd floor lobby
For more information:  e-mail sharonch@hawaii.edu or call Sharon Chun at 808-586-7478

August 6-9, 2008
Emergency Medicine:  Update 2008
Presented by: UC Davis Office of Continuing Education & Dept of Emergency MedicinePlaceMaunalani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, Kohala, Hawai‘i island
Up to 16.5 CME
For more information: call 1.866.CME4EDU (263-4338) or Portable Document Format iconEMHIO09_8-6-08.pdf

August 11-15, 2008
17th Annual Summer Institute for Public Health Practice
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
Place:  University of Washington, Seattle, WA
For more informationwww.nwcphp.org/si or sanjose@u.washington.edu or call Trudy San Jose White at 206.685.2931

August 12-14, 2008
National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing & Media
Presented by: CDCNational Center for Health Marketing
Place:  Atlanta, GA
For more information: e-mail NCHMconference@cdc.gov

August 14-17, 2008
American Psychological Association
Presented by: American Psychological Association
Place: Boston, MA
For more information: see APA website

August 17, 2008
Assessing the Validity of the Stages of Change:  Example of Smoking Cessation, Thaddeus Herzog, PhD
UP TO 1.0 CME
Presented by: Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i
PlaceCRCH, 1236 Lauhala Street, Suite 401
For more information:   e-mail wendy@crch.hawaii.edu or call Wendy Mitchell at 808-596-3010

August 23-27, 2008
Hawai‘i Healing Garden – O‘ahu Festival
Presented by: Hawai‘i Health Guide and other corporate sponsors
Place:  Waimea Valley
For more information:   e-mail: info@hawaiihealthguide.com or call 808-638-0888

August 25-28, 2008     
20th Annual Native Health Research Conference:  Exploring the Interface between Science & Tradition in Native Health Research
Presented by Indian Health Service, the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, and the Native Research Network, Inc.
Red Lion Hotel on the River – Jantzen Beach, Portland, OR
For more information:  e-mail jgone@umich.edu or call Joseph P. Gone at (734) 255-1420

 

Upcoming Events:

September 12, 2008
Social Transformation:  Working to Create Healthy Communities
Presented by:  The Coalition for Tobacco-Free Hawaii
Place:  Japanese Cultural Center
Registration deadline:  September 1, 2008
For more information:  PDF FileSocial Transformation flyer; MS Word fileregister here or visit http://www.tobaccofreehawaii.org/version4/index.php?id=17

October 9, 2008
Pediatrics Island Style 2008
Presented by: Hawai‘i Health Guide and other corporate sponsors
Queen’s Medical Center & American Academy of Pediatrics – Hawai‘i Chapter
Dole Ballrooms, ‘Iwilei
CME AVAILABLE
For more information:  call (808) 547-4406

October 10, 2008
Primary Care Neurology Update
PlaceHilton Waikīkī Prince Kūhiō
UP TO 6.5 CME
Presented by:  Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Education Department

For more information:  E-mail julie.peralta@kp.org or call Julie Peralta at (808) 432-7931

October 25-29, 2008
APHA 136th Annual Public Health Meeting & Expo: Public Health Without Borders
Place:
San Diego, CA
For more information: Annual Meeting
Presented by American Public Health Association

October 31-November 1, 2008
HMA’s Annual Meeting & Ola Pono ‘Ike
Sponsored by: Hawaii Medical Association
PlaceHilton Hawaiian Village
For more informationapril_troutman@hma-assn.org or call April Troutman at 808.536.7702 x101

November 3-4, 2008
Kamehameha Schools’ 2008 Research Conference on Hawaiian Well-being
Sponsored by the Kamehameha Schools
Place:Ko‘olau Golf Club, Kāne‘ohe
For more informationresearchconf@ksbe.edu or call Elizabeth Aulsebrook at 808-534-8006

December 11-12, 2008
Minority and Multicultural Health Conference
Presented by
National Rural Health Association
Place: Albuquerque, NM
For more information: Register online or e-mail: marsh@NRHArural.org

March 8, 2009
Native Hawaiian Health Festival
Presented by Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs with support from OHA, Kamehameha Schools, Papa Ola Lōkahi, Ke Ola Mamo, Queen’s Health Systems, and others
PlaceBishop Museum

 

 

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