Calendar of Events
Produce for Better Health Foundation 7465 Lancaster Pike, Suite J, 2nd Floor Hockessin, DE 19707 (813) 929-4994 (302) 235-5555 Fax kstevens@pbhfoundation.org www.PBHFoundation.org/ Materials available Contact: Kristen Stevens
September 1 - 30 National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month American College of Sports Medicine 401 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-3233 (317) 637-9200 (317) 634-7817 Fax publicinfo@acsm.org www.coam-month.org Materials available Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30 National Food Safety Education Month Partnership for Food Safety Education 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (202) 220-0651 (202) 220-0873 Fax info@fightbac.org www.fightbac.org Materials available Contact: Shelley Feist
September 1 - 30 National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month The Johnny O Foundation P. O. Box 15211 Scottsdale, AZ 85267 (602) 820-7655 (480) 427-4987 Fax info@thejohnnyo.org www.thejohnnyo.org Materials available Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30 Newborn Screening Awareness Month Save Babies Through Screening Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 42197 Cincinnati, OH 45242 (888) 454-3383 Jill@savebabies.org www.savebabies.org Materials available Contact: Jill Levy Fisch
Infant mortality is the death of a baby before his or her first birthday. Unfortunately, for every 1,000 babies born in Missouri, 6.1 (MICA, 2014) will die during their first year. The infant mortality rate is often used as an indicator to measure the health and well-being of one's community, because factors affecting the health...
September 24 Family Health & Fitness Day USA® Health Information Resource Center 328 West Lincoln Avenue Suite 10 Libertyville, IL 60048 (800) 828-8225 info@fitnessday.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Patricia Henze
Date and Time September 27, 2016 1:30-3:00 PM ET Featuring Katy Battani & Ilise Marrazzo Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Timothy Custer Dental Network of America Angela Hastings Health Care Service Corporation / Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Katrina Holt Georgetown University JoAnn Wells Virginia Department of Health-Dental Health Program More than half...
Topic: Dashboards 101 Objective: This webinar aims to provide an introduction to operational performance dashboards covering: what they are, the various types, their influence in CQI initiatives, and key tips on how to create meaningful dashboard reports. The weekly webinar series is scheduled to help introduce users to the MIECHV Gateway, dive into the CQI...
September 29 World Heart Day World Heart Federation 32, rue de Malatrex 1201 Geneva Switzerland (+41 22) 807 03 20 (+41 22) 807 03 39 Fax worldheartday@worldheart.org www.worldheartday.org/ Materials available Contact: Cynthia Haro
Early Childhood Mental Health: Tips and Strategies Date: Fri, Sep 30, 2016 Time: 09:30AM CST Duration: 6hours and 30 minutes Venue: Governor's Office Building, 200 Madison Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Conference Description The University of Missouri, School of Medicine and Missouri Chapter of AAP, as well as MU ParentLink, the Missouri Department of Mental Health
October 1 - 31 Domestic Violence Awareness Month National Coalition Against Domestic Violence One Broadway, Suite B210 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 839-1852 (303) 839-8459 TTY (303) 831-9251 Fax mainoffice@ncadv.org www.ncadv.org/ Materials available Contact: None designated
October 1 - 31 Health Literacy Month Health Literacy Consulting 31 Highland Street Natick, MA 01760 (508) 653-1199 helen@healthliteracy.com www.healthliteracymonth.org Contact: Helen Osborne
October 1 - 31 National Dental Hygiene Month American Dental Hygienists' Association 444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 440-8900 communications@adha.net www.adha.org/national-dental-hygiene-month Materials available Contact: John Iwanski
October 2 - 8 Mental Illness Awareness Week National Alliance on Mental Illness 3803 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100 Arlington, VA 22203 (800) 950-6264 Helpline (703) 524-7600 (703) 524-9094 Fax info@nami.org www.nami.org Materials available Contact: None designated
October 6 National Depression Screening Day® Screening for Mental Health, Inc. One Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (781) 239-0071 (781) 431-7447 Fax smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org mentalhealthscreening.org/programs/initiatives Materials available Contact: Michelle Holmberg, Programs Director
October 17 - 22 National Healthcare Quality Week National Association for Healthcare Quality 8735 W. Higgins Road, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60631 (847) 375-4720 (800) 966-9392 (847) 375-6320 Fax info@nahq.org www.nahq.org/membership/content/celebratehealthcarequality.html Materials available Contact: None designated
October 17 - 21 National Health Education Week Society for Public Health Education 10 G Street NE, Suite 605 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 408-9804 (202) 408-9815 Fax info@sophe.org www.sophe.org/nhew.cfm Materials available
October 23 - 31 Red Ribbon Week National Family Partnership at Informed Families Education Center 2409 Coral Way, Suite 501 Miami, FL 33145 (800) 705-8997 (305) 856-4886 (305) 856-4815 Fax ireyes@informedfamilies.org www.redribbon.org Materials available
American Public Health Association - (October 29-November 2, 2016; Denver, CO). During the four-day meeting, more than 4,000 scientific abstracts will be presented, offering countless opportunities to share and learn the latest research and practice, to conduct hands-on assessments of the latest tools and services. The meeting also includes the Public Health Expo. Register here: http://bit.ly/1G28Gf8
American Public Health Association - (October 29-November 2, 2016; Denver, CO). During the four-day meeting, more than 4,000 scientific abstracts will be presented, offering countless opportunities to share and learn the latest research and practice, to conduct hands-on assessments of the latest tools and services. The meeting also includes the Public Health Expo. Register here: http://bit.ly/1G28Gf8
November 1 - 30 American Diabetes Month American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) DIABETES (342-2383) (703) 549-1500 (703) 549-6995 Fax askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/american-diabetes-month.html Materials available Contact: Local Chapters
November 1 - 30 National Family Caregivers Month Caregiver Action Network 1130 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 454-3970 info@caregiveraction.org www.caregiveraction.org Materials available Contact: None designated
Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS): Chronic Neglect Date: Wed, Nov 30, 2016 Time: 09:30 PM EST Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes