June 2008 Public Health Events Calendar

June 4-6, 2008
The Third Annual Medicaid Congress
Presented by Harvard Health Policy Review & others
Place: Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Washington, DC
For more information:  registration@hcconferences.com or call toll-free: 800-684-4549

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

June 18-19, 2008
6th Annual Congressional Tri-Caucus Minority Health Summit
Presented by:  Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus & Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Place:  Houston Community College, 3100 main Street, Houston TX
For more information:  E-mail mro@apiahf.org or call Marguerite Ro at (415) 568-3312

June 25-26, 2008
P-R-E-P-A-R-E Workshop
Sponsored by:  Pacific EMPRINTS and Mather Lifeways
Place:  Hilton Waikīkī Prince Kūhiō Hotel, Room I
For more information:  e-mail sonomitakahashi@gmail.com or call Ivy Takahashi at (808) 956-9490

June 26-27, 2008
Building Capacity to Eliminate Health Disparities: Founding Meeting of the Academy for Health Equity
Presented by:  Academy for Health Equity
Place:  Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
For more information:  See website or register online

June 28-July 1, 2008
NAO 2008 Conference:  Moving Mountains to Overcome Health Disparities
Presented by National AHEC Organization
Place:  Sheraton Denver Hotel, Denver CO
For more information:  call 888-412-7424 or register online

 

Upcoming Events:

July 14-August 1, 2008
H.E.L.P. 2008 Course
Health Emergencies in Large Populations
Place:  East West Center, Honolulu, HI
For more information: H.E.L.P. Course Brochure and H.E.L.P. Course Application

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 22-24, 2008
Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Cancer Survivorship Conference: Dispelling Myths, Reducing Disparities, Providing Hope
Presented by Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
Place: Sheraton Gateway San Francisco Hotel, Burlingame, CA
For more information:  e-mail Mavis Nitta at mnitta@apiahf.org

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 6-9, 2008
Emergency Medicine:  Update 2008
Presented by: UC Davis Office of Continuing Education & Dept of Emergency MedicinePlace:  Maunalani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, Kohala, Hawai‘i island
Up to 16.5 CME
For more information: call 1.866.CME4EDU (263-4338) or EMHIO09_8-6-08.pdf

August 11-15, 2008
Summer Institute for Public Health Practice
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
Place:  University of Washington, Seattle, WA
For more information: www.nwcphp.org/si or sanjose@u.washington.edu

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

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

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
Place:  Hilton Hawaiian Village
For more information:  april_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 information:  researchconf@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