February 2008 Public Health Events Calendar

February 1, 2008
Go Red
Presented by American Heart Association
Place: Tamarind Park at Bishop Square, Corner of King and Bishop streets
Info: Contact Coreen at 457-4956

February 4-5, 2008
National Health Policy Conference
The 2008 National Health Policy Conference will provide attendees with insider perspectives on the critical health care issues for 2008. Learn how your priorities fit with the priorities of the administration, Congress, academia and the health care industry.
For more information: www.academyhealth.org/nhpc

February 11–13, 2008
NRI Annual Meeting
The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute (NRI) is holding its 18th Annual State Mental Health Agency Services Research, Program Evaluation and Policy Conference, Feb. 11–13, in Arlington, Va. The theme for this year's conference is “Using Data, Changing Practice.”
For more information: www.nri-inc.org

February 15, 2008
Commuity Partnership Meeting
Place: Manoa District Park, Multi-purpose room
Time: 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
For more information: Community Partnership

February 20–23, 2008
Teaching Prevention 2008 , the annual meeting of the Association of Prevention Teaching and Research, will bring together educators from across health professions to tackle the issues and challenges of inter-professional education and explore ways to incorporate health promotion and disease prevention into the basic curriculum.

February 27, 2008
Kick Butts Day
Sponsored by: The Coalition for Tobacco-Free Hawai‘i
For more information: Kick Butts Day

February 27-28, 2008
Stress, Violence & Trauma: Promoting Community Resilience
Presented by: National Center for PTSD-Pacific Islands Division
Place: Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, HI
For more information: e-mail: info@stressconference.com or call 808-566-1546

Upcoming Events:

March 26-28, 2008
Building a Tobacco Free Future
Sponsored by: Seattle & King County Public Health, SAMHSA, National Network on Tobacco Prevention & Poverty & others
Place: Westin Seattle, Seattle, Washington
For more information: phone: (206)263-8197 or e-mail: info@accessconference.org

May 5-8, 2008 - ABSTRACT DEADLINE HAS PASSED: SEPT 24
2008 CDC Diabetes Conference
Presented by CDC Division of Diabetes Translation
Place: Wyndham Orlando Hotel, 8001 International Drive, Orlando, Florida
For more information: Diabetes Conference

May 19-21, 2008
10th Biennial Governor’s Pacific Rim Health & Safety Conference
Presented by: Hawai‘i Occupational Safety & Health Office
Place: Hawai‘i Prince Hotel Waikiki
For more information: Heatlh & Safety Conference

May 21-22, 2008
HPHA Annual Meeting in partnership with UH Hilo’s annual ‘Pulama I Ke Ola’conference
For more information: forthcoming

May 27-31, 2008
35th International Conference on Global Health
Presented by: Global Health Council and corporate sponsors
Place: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
For more information: Conference on Global Health, e-mail: conference@globalhealth.org or call 802-649-1340

June 10-15, 2008
Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors’Congress (PRIDoC) 2008
Hosted by ‘Ahahui o nā Kauka; PRIDoC partners include TeORA, AIDA, AAIP, PBMA and more
Place: Waimea Plantation Cottages, Waimea, Kaua‘i
For more information: forthcoming

July 18-20, 2008
23rd Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension and Related Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Ethnic Populations
“ Emerging Public Health Challenges in Improving Cardiovascular Health in the Minority Population: Translating Clinical Practice to the Community”.
Place: New Orleans, LA
For more information: Emerging Public Health Challenges

July 24-29, 2008
Association of American Indian Physicians 27th Annual Meeting & National Health Conference
Sponsored by: Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP)
Place: Coeur D’Alene Resort Hotel, Worley, ID
For more information: see AAIP website or email: cox@aaip.org

August 14-17, 2008 - ABSTRACT DEADLINE HAS PASSED: DEC 4, 2007
American Psychological Association
Presented by: American Psychological Association
Place: Boston, MA
For more information: see APA website

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

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