CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Volume 14 • Number 3 • Fall 2001

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Conferences

2001 National Conference on Tobacco or Health

The 2001 National Conference on Tobacco or Health will take place November 27–29 at the New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 2001 National Conference will bring together more than 2,000 tobacco control experts and advocates from the local, state, national, and international levels and other professionals to share new ideas and strategies for reducing the harms caused by tobacco use. 

For more information, call 301/294-5400, E-mail conferenceinfo@feddata.com, or visit www.tobaccocontrolconference.org*

National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) 16th Annual Meeting

"Health Information Initiatives 2001: The Roadmap to the Future" will be held December 3–4, 2001, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. The state invitational meeting (for state officials) will take place December 2, 2001. Conference sessions include Establishing Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships, Maximizing the Utility of Discharge Data, and Integrated Health Information. For up-to-date details on the conference, visit http://www.nahdo.org/meetings.htm*.

For more information, contact Pat Schumacher at prs5@cdc.gov or 770/488-8375.

Seventh Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (MCH EPI) Conference 

The 2001 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference will be held December 12–13 in Clearwater Beach, Florida, at the Sheraton Sand Key Hotel. The theme is "Enhancing Competencies for Informed Decision Making in Maternal and Child Health Outcomes." Hosted by the Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, the conference brings together health professionals who work with maternal and child health data, programs, and policies. 

For more information, visit www.publichealth.usf.edu/conted/mchepi01.html* or contact Ms. Jenni Genz at 813/974-6695. 

Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: Integrating Health and Education

CDC's 2002 National Leadership Conference to strengthen HIV/AIDS Education and Coordinated School Health Programs will convene February 10–13, 2002, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. The conference is cosponsored by CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health and the Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Each year, this conference offers an outstanding opportunity for learning and networking among dedicated professionals in the fields of HIV/AIDS prevention and school health, including school health faculty, administrators, and policymakers; physical education and health educators; school nurses and student counselors; and others with an interest in promoting health among youth. 

Information about the 2001 Leadership Conference and the program for the 2002 Leadership Conference can be found at www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash, or for more information, contact CDC health education specialist Holly Conner at hcc3@cdc.gov. 

13th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference 

The 13th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion conference will take place February 25–March 1, 2002, at Harveys Resort in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. This year's theme is "Creating a New Vision for Health Promotion." The conference is a collaborative effort involving a wide range of professional associations that represent key health promotion disciplines, including exercise physiologists, health educators, nurses, nutritionists, physicians, and psychologists. 

For more information or to register, call 248/682-0707, E-mail inquiries@healthpromotionjournal.com, or visit www.healthpromotionconference.org*.

16th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control 

NCCDPHP will host its 16th annual conference February 27–March 1, 2002, at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Participants will learn about emerging chronic disease issues, data applications, and intervention research; network with health and other professionals; develop new working relationships; and discover what others are doing in communications, training, policy, and partnerships. 

For more information, E-mail Dale Wilson at dnw3@cdc.gov or visit www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/conference. 

National Oral Health Conference 

"Building a Framework for Improving Oral Health" is the theme of the next National Oral Health Conference, to be held Monday, April 29 through Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at the Sheraton Ferncroft in Danvers, Massachusetts. This national meeting focuses on exchanging scientific and public health information on oral health, provides a forum for sharing innovative and successful oral health programs in a variety of settings, and promotes discussion of strategies for improving oral health through community, state, national and foundation initiatives. The meeting is sponsored by the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, the American Association of Public Health Dentistry, the CDC's Division of Oral Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 

More information about the conference is available at the following Web sites: www.astdd.org* or www.aaphd.org*. 

CDC 2002 Diabetes Translation Conference 

The CDC Diabetes Translation Conference 2002 will be held May 6–9, 2002, at the Millennium Hotel, 200 South 4 h Street, St. Louis, Missouri. You may call for reservations at 314/241-9500. This conference will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Division of Diabetes Translation. The conference will bring together a wide constituency of local, state, federal, territorial, and private-sector diabetes partners to explore science, policy, education, and planning issues as they relate to reducing the burden of diabetes.

Visit http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes for up-to-date information about the conference.

Communications

Diabetes and Women's Health Across the Life Stages: A Public Health Perspective

Diabetes is a serious and costly disease that touches almost every family in America. CDC has released the first major publication to address the unique impact diabetes has on women. Diabetes and Women's Health Across the Life Stages: A Public Health Perspective focuses on the specific issues that make diabetes a serious women's health issue, such as puberty and hormonal changes during adolescence, childbearing and contraception in the reproductive years, menopause and access to health care in the middle years, and poverty and disability in the older years. As a follow-up to the publication of the monograph, CDC is forming a task force to develop a national public health action plan that will raise public awareness and outline programs to prevent and control diabetes in women. 

For more information, please visit CDC's Web site at www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ or call 1/770/488-5705 and press 3. 

New CDC Recommendations on Fluoride Released

Recommendations for Using Fluoride to Prevent and Control Dental Caries in the United States, released in August 2001, provides guidance to dental and health care providers, public health officials, and the general public on the best practices in using fluoride to prevent tooth decay. The report recommends continuing to expand fluoridation of community drinking water, frequent use of small amounts of fluoride, using supplements and high-concentration fluoride products judiciously, parental monitoring of the fluoride intake of children younger than 6 years of age, and labeling bottled water with fluoride concentration. Fluoridation of drinking water is credited for the dramatic reductions in tooth decay in U.S. residents. 

The complete report is available at www.cdc.gov/mmwr.

 
Information Sources

Available Now on CDC's Web Site NCCDPHP is pleased to announce the new Chronic Disease Prevention (CDP) Databases Web site, available at www.cdc.gov/cdp. The site features the following databases: NCCDPHP Publications Database, Health Promotion and Education Database, Cancer Prevention and Control Database, Prenatal Smoking Cessation Database, and the Epilepsy Education and Prevention Activities Database. These bibliographic databases are developed to provide health professionals access to information on chronic disease prevention and health promotion. Updated monthly, the databases provide over 40,000 bibliographic citations and abstracts of materials. Full text is provided for selected publications. The databases also describe chronic disease prevention and health promotion programs. For more information on the CDP Databases, contact Reba Norman or Jan Stansell at 770/488-5080 or by E-mail (rnorman@cdc.gov; jstansell@cdc.gov).

NCCDPHP News

New Director of the Office on Smoking and Health 

Rosemarie Henson, MSSW, MPH, has been named as the new director of the Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP. Her background in public health includes working with the New York City Department of Aging and the Massachusetts Department of Health before coming to CDC in 1990. At CDC, she initially worked for NCCDPHP in HIV policy and then became Chief, Program Services Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. She directed the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which provides screening services for millions of uninsured and underinsured women nationwide. In June 2000, Ms. Henson was selected as Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Health, where she dealt with issues such as asthma, genetics, biomonitoring, and tobacco research. "Her wealth of experience in linking policy with science and her commitment to and history of building positive relationships with outside partners will be valuable assets to our center," said James S. Marks, MD, MPH, Director, NCCDPHP. 

Associate Director for Science Selected 

Donna F. Stroup, PhD, MSc, was selected as the Associate Director for Science, NCCDPHP. She received a bachelor's degree in math from Vanderbilt, a master's and PhD in mathematical statistics from Princeton, and a master of science in community medicine from Cambridge. Past positions include Associate Director for Science for the Epidemiology Program Office (EPO), CDC, and Director, Division of Surveillance and Epidemiology, EPO. She also has published extensively on various subjects, including statistics and epidemiology, surveillance, and training of public health scientists. Dr. Stroup is a well-known and respected scientist and currently serves as adjunct professor at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, on the editorial board of the American Statistician, and as an associate editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association.

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