CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Volume 15 • Number 3 • Fall 2002

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Conferences

National Oral Health Conference

"Time for Action: Collaborating for Oral Health" is the theme of the next National Oral Health Conference to be held April 28–30, 2003, at the Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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, CDC, and the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. For more information about the conference, visit www.astdd.org* or www.aaphd.org*.

Public Health Information Network Stakeholders Conference

The first Public Information Network (PHIN) Conference will be held May 13–15, 2003, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Atlanta Hilton Hotel. The conference will include general sessions to discuss progress and the future evolution of the PHIN, opportunities for program input, and tracks for technical participants. For more information or to register, visit http://www.cdc.gov/nedss or call Ms. Trevia Brooks or Ms. Wendolyn Scott at 404/639-7860.

 
21st National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion

The 21st National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion will be held May 21–May 23, 2003, in San Diego, California. The conference theme is "Emerging Opportunities for Health Promotion and Health Education: Sailing Into New Waters." Subthemes include "Policies and Environmental Interventions: Making Them Work," "Addressing Multicultural Relevance and the Unequal Burden of Disease," and "Creative Funding in Difficult Times." The conference is sponsored by the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education and CDC. Exhibitors’ deadline: April 18, 2003. For more information, visit www.astdhpphe.org/nationalconference*.

 
5th Annual Public Health Prevention Service Conference

"Pulling the Pieces Together: Working Toward a Common Vision" is the theme of the 5th Annual Public Health Prevention Service (PHPS) Conference. The conference will take place June 9–12, 2003, at the Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The PHPS is a 3-year training and service program providing early career public health professionals with an opportunity to practice public health in various settings. The conference will provide a forum for prevention specialists and representatives from CDC, state and local health programs, academic institutions, national organizations, and private public health agencies to meet, network, and share innovative strategies and expand knowledge for addressing public health issues. For conference information, contact Gayle Daniels at GDaniels@cdc.gov or 404/639-3756. For additional information about the PHPS program, visit http://www.cdc.gov/epo/dapht/phps.htm.

 
12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health Global Action for a Tobacco Free Future

This conference will take place August 3–8, 2003, at the Helsinki Fair Centre in Helsinki, Finland. The conference will bring together some 2,000–3,000 professionals involved in tobacco control work and will address the global extent of the tobacco epidemic and the efforts being made to tackle it. A major theme will be the social process for a smoke-free world and the broad partnership needed to accomplish this. In addition, the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, initiated by the World Health Organization, will be discussed. More information can be found at http://www.wctoh.org* or can be requested via E-mail at wctoh2003@congcreator.com.

 
ASTHO-NACCHO 2003 Joint Conference

The ASTHO-NACCHO 2003 Joint Conference will be held September 9–12 in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. More than 800 local health officials, including state and federal public health agency representatives and members of national organizations, are expected to participate in the conference, whose theme is "Leveraging the Forces Shaping Public Health." Cosponsors of the conference include the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). For more information, visit http://www.naccho.org/general665.cfm* or contact Ms. Francine Saucedo at fsaucedo@naccho.org or 202/783-5550, extension 212. 

 
CDC’s 2003 Cancer Conference

Held biennially since 1999, the conference will take place September 15–18, 2003, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s theme is "Comprehensive Approaches to Cancer Control: The Public Health Role." The conference will focus on the public health role for each of the major comprehensive cancer control elements: cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation. Cosponsors of the event are the American Cancer Society, CDC, Chronic Disease Directors, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Cancer Registries. For more information about the conference, please visit www.cancerconference.net*.

Communications

CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries

This fall, CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry program will jointly publish official federal cancer incidence statistics for all states that have high-quality data. This publication, U.S. Cancer Statistics: 1999 Incidence, is produced in collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. The report will provide cancer statistics for cases diagnosed in 1999 and will cover about 78% of cancers diagnosed in the United States that year. State-specific cancer statistics will be included for 37 states, 6 metropolitan areas, and the District of Columbia. October 2002 was the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Cancer Registries Amendment Act (Public Law 102-515), which authorized the establishment of the NPCR. Before the NPCR was established, 10 states had no registry, and most states with registries lacked the resources and legislative support to collect needed data. CDC now supports central registries and promotes the use of registry data in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and three territories. CDC's goal is for all states to establish registries that provide high-quality data on cancer and cancer care.

 
Atlas of Stroke Mortality: Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities in the United States

In February 2003, CDC released the Atlas of Stroke Mortality: Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities in the United States. This publication is the third in a series of CDC atlases related to cardiovascular disease, which have been published through a collaboration between CDC and West Virginia University. The Stroke Atlas provides, for the first time, an extensive series of national and state maps that show local disparities in county-level stroke death rates for the five largest racial and ethnic groups in the United States (i.e., American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asians and Pacific Islanders, blacks, Hispanics, and whites). The maps in the Stroke Atlas will provide health professionals and concerned citizens at the local, state, and national levels with information essential to identifying populations at greatest risk for stroke and most in need of tailored prevention policies and programs. In addition, the maps in this atlas will enable health researchers to develop new hypotheses regarding the determinants of the geographic patterns of stroke for each racial and ethnic group. An important finding in the Stroke Atlas is that geographic disparities in stroke mortality vary substantially among racial and ethnic groups. The Stroke Atlas is available at www.cdc.gov/cvh.

Promising Practices in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control

In the recently released Promising Practices in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control: A Public Health Framework for Action, CDC shares its vision of how states and their partners can reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases and their risk factors by instituting comprehensive statewide programs. The recommendations for achieving this vision are based on prevention effectiveness research; program evaluations; and the expert opinions of national, state, and local leaders and public health practitioners, including CDC staff. In addition to describing some of the most promising practices for reducing the burden of each of the major chronic diseases and their risk factors, the book provides numerous sources, including Web sites, that describe state and local examples of what can be achieved; state-of-the-art strategies, methods, and tools; and training opportunities. Promising Practices in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control: A Public Health Framework for Action provides a framework that states can use to build new chronic disease prevention and control programs and enhance existing programs. To order, please contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Mail Stop K–40, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, telephone (770) 488-5706, E-mail ccdinfo@cdc.gov, or visit http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp.

The Promise of Prevention

CDC's February 2003 publication The Promise of Prevention describes the seriousness of chronic diseases and the need to prevent them as a strategy to combat this epidemic and to reduce related health care costs. This document outlines the public health perspective and approach to reducing the health and economic burden of chronic disease: prevention. Graphs and maps that show relevant health-related trends, including the aging of the U.S. population, the increase in the number of obese Americans, and medical care costs, help illustrate the need to focus on preventing chronic disease.  The document also provides a national chronic disease prevention agenda and outlines specific steps that can be taken to prevent chronic disease and improve people's health. To order, please contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Mail Stop K–40, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, telephone (770) 488-5706, E-mail ccdinfo@cdc.gov, or visit http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp.

State Programs in Action

CDC's 2003 publication, State Programs in Action: Exemplary Work to Prevent Chronic Disease and Promote Health, provides examples of state-based programs that are making a sustained contribution to reducing the burden of chronic disease by reducing risk factors for chronic disease, expanding the use of screening for early detection of chronic disease, providing high-quality health education programs, or creating healthier communities. Selected programs—which range from small community-based projects to reform of state policies—show innovative approaches to research and practice. To order, please contact CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Mail Stop K–40, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, telephone (770) 488-5706, E-mail ccdinfo@cdc.gov, or visit http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp.

Dynamic Dollars to Mobilize Public Health Efforts: Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

The Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant is a congressionally mandated grant provided annually to 61 grantees (all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 2 Native American Indian Tribes, and 8 U.S. Pacific Islands) to support the Healthy People 2010 health objectives. CDC recently developed a brochure to increase awareness of the valuable role the PHHS Block Grant funds play to complement categorical and state funding to address and improve the public’s health. For additional information, call 770/488-5645 or visit http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/prevbloc.htm.

 
Oral Health, U.S. 2002

Oral Health, U.S. 2002 is a new resource that summarizes the oral health status of the United States population. Intended as a useful tool for researchers, clinicians, and policy makers, this databook provides comprehensive information drawn from national surveys to describe the current status of oral and craniofacial health. It includes information on demographic, health services, health economics, and environmental factors that affect oral health. The report can be viewed on the Web site of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)/CDC Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Data Resource Center (DRC) at http://nidcr.row.com/report.htm*. It also is available as a CD-ROM or hard copy and can be ordered by contacting the DRC at 301/294-5594 or by sending an E-mail to oralhealthdrc@northropgrumman.com.

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