Emerging Opportunities for Health Promotion and Health Education: Sailing into New Waters

21st National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion

May 21-23, 2003
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
San Diego, CA

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General Information

This year marks the 21st anniversary of this national conference sponsored by CDC and DHPE. Every decade has its unique public health challenges. Public health initiatives are constantly adapted and improved to address emerging issues.

The world becomes more complex as populations migrate, immigrate, change, and grow. Health promotion and health education are uniquely poised to create new programs or expand current ones to impact large populations – populations that are increasingly multicultural – to reduce major causes of death and disability and their risk factors. Population-based interventions are necessary to bring about social norm change and vibrant environments that support healthy people and communities and eliminate threats to society’s well being. Public health must have a new vision for effectiveness in our changing world. At no time has it been more important to share the lessons we have learned in order to build for the future.

This conference will offer training, networking opportunities, and a wealth of information that all public health professionals need to continue quality public health initiatives.

Conference Theme Areas:

• Policies and Environmental Interventions: Making Them Work
• Effective Strategies for Emerging Health Issues
• Addressing Multicultural Relevance and the Unequal Burden of Disease
• Creative Funding in Difficult Times

Audience:

This conference is geared toward a wide variety of professionals in health-related careers including: Health Educators, Program Directors, Health Consultants, Nurses, Physicians, Nutritionists, Health Promotion Researchers, Academic Faculty, Health and Human Services Personnel, and Congressional Representatives. Conference attendees represent leaders in health and academic settings, focusing on health promotion for disease prevention. We anticipate 400-500 leading health professionals from government, business, medical care settings, managed care organizations, non-profit health associations, schools, health care organizations, community agencies, higher education, and international health.

Pre-Conference Workshops:

Maximize your conference experience by registering to attend pre-conference workshops for intensive skill development. Seating is limited for each workshop. Pre-Conference Workshops will all be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2003. Two workshops are available: 1. Using CD Cynergy "A tool to plan and evaluate Health Communications Interventions Strategically"; 2. The Competitive Edge: Increase Your Success in Applying for Grants.

CEUs Credits:

Continuing Education credits have in the past been offered for various health and medical professions including health educators, nurses, physicians and social workers based on 13 hours of instruction. An additional 6.5 CECH instruction is offered for the Pre-Conference Workshops.

Exhibit Hall On-Line and On-Site - Available for viewing after April 15, 2003.

Visit the Exhibitors in advance on the meeting on-line beginning April 15, 2003. Then continue your discussion in New Orleans in person! Exhibitors include publishers, federal agencies, health promotion products, pharmaceuticals and other private companies. You will also receive an exhibitor listing in your conference registration materials.

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