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CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION cdnotes Conferences CDC’s 2003 Cancer Conference Held biennially since 1999, CDC’s cancer 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, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Chronic Disease Directors, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Cancer Registries. For more information about the conference, please visit www.cancerconference.net.* This CDC forum will take place October 28–29, 2003, in Atlanta, Georgia. Topics include social determinants of health; how to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions; organizational change; and policy issues to reduce health inequalities. For more information, contact Ms. Marilyn Metzler at MMetzler@cdc.gov or Ms. Margaret Kaniewski at MKaniewski@cdc.gov or visit www.cdc.gov/sdoh/. A Call-to-Action conference will be held October 21, 2003, in Washington, D.C., for A National Agenda for Action: The National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s Health. Information is available via e-mail at diabetes@cdc.gov or the Web at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/projects/women.htm. CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion will host its 18th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control February 18–20, 2004, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme is “Investing in Health: The Dollars and Sense of Prevention.” The annual conference is also sponsored by the Chronic Disease Directors and CDC’s Prevention Research Centers program. Sessions will address health communications, policy, partnerships, and advocacy. For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/conference or www.ChronicDisease.org.* The 18th World Conference on Health Promotion & Health Education will be held April 26–30, 2004, in Melbourne, Australia. The conference title, “Valuing Diversity, Reshaping Power: Exploring Pathways for Health and Well-Being,” highlights the need for broadly based partnership in health development if global changes are to be addressed through health promotion. This conference is the only regular forum for a truly global exchange of views and information on health promotion and education. For more information, visit www.Health2004.com.au* or contact the meeting planners via e-mail at Health2004@meetingplanners.com.au. CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation will hold its annual conference May 11–14, 2004, at the Fairmont Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. This conference will explore science, policy, education, and program planning and implementation and evaluation issues as part of the effort to eliminate the burden of diabetes. Please visit the conference Web site for diabetes information, updates, and to respond to the call for abstracts: www.cdc.gov/diabetes/conferences. |
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Preventing Chronic Disease Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established to provide a forum for public health researchers and practitioners to share study results and practical experience. The journal is published by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, one of eight centers within CDC. The mission of the journal is to address the interface between applied prevention research and public health practice in chronic disease. PCD focuses on chronic disease prevention, such as preventing cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, which are among the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. The inaugural issue of PCD will be available online January 2004. For more information or to submit a manuscript, please visit the journal’s Web site, www.cdc.gov/pcd/. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson introduced A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke at the Steps to a HealthierUS: Putting Prevention First Conference held in Baltimore in April 2003. The Action Plan is a public health strategy that provides a blueprint to address both treatment and prevention of heart disease and stroke. It describes the need for urgent action to prevent heart disease and stroke and a framework for developing a health care system that supports both prevention and treatment. Representatives from several organizations, including the American Heart Association, the American Stroke Association, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and private-sector partners, will work with CDC to provide national leadership to implement the plan and reverse the epidemic of heart disease and stroke. For more information or free copies of the Action Plan, call 888/232-2306 (toll free inside the United States), e-mail ccdinfo@cdc.gov, or visit the Web site: www.cdc.gov/cvh. On March 25, 2003, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson introduced a national plan to address the growing epidemic of diabetes in women. The National Agenda for Public Health Action: The National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s Health is designed to mobilize the nation to address diabetes as a growing health concern. National organizations who are working to implement the initiative include the cosponsoring organizations: CDC, the American Diabetes Association, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/diabetes/projects/women.htm. The National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health, the latest in an ongoing effort to address the country’s oral health needs in the new century, was released in April at the 2003 National Oral Health Conference. Building on efforts begun with publication of Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General (May 2000) as well as Healthy People 2010, the Call to Action identifies action areas for communities working to prevent oral diseases and improve oral health. View the Call to Action at www.nidcr.nih.gov/sgr/CallToAction.asp. Request a copy of the report from the CDC Division of Oral Health at 770/488-6054 or by sending an e-mail to oralhealth@cdc.gov. 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. 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://drc.nidcr.nih.gov/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. 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, published in collaboration with West Virginia University and the University of South Florida. Together, these publications have informed policy makers and researchers about the serious disparities in heart disease and stroke mortality. An important finding in the Stroke Atlas is that geographic disparities in stroke mortality vary substantially among racial and ethnic groups. The maps allow health professionals and concerned citizens at the local, state, and national levels to identify populations at greatest risk for stroke and to tailor prevention policies and programs to communities most in need. An interactive version of the Stroke Atlas is available at www.cdc.gov/cvh along with the two previously published atlases on heart disease. Users can click on any county in the United States and get information on heart disease and stroke and the sociodemographic profile of that county. Copies of the Stroke Atlas can be requested on the Web site, by e-mail at ccdinfo@cdc.gov, or by telephone at 888/232-2306. 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 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. 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. 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 www.cdc.gov/nccdphp. CDC’s April 2003 publication The Power of Prevention describes the seriousness of chronic diseases and the need to prevent them to reduce related health care costs. This document outlines the public health 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 increasing number of obese Americans, and rising medical care costs, help illustrate the need to prevent chronic disease. The document also provides a national chronic disease prevention agenda. 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 www.cdc.gov/nccdphp. 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 reducing the burden of chronic disease by reducing risk factors for chronic disease, 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 www.cdc.gov/nccdphp.
Information Sources Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has released the 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. The BRFSS is a unique, state-based surveillance system active in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. The BRFSS provides flexible, timely, and ongoing data collection that allows for state-to-state and state-to-nation comparisons. State-specific data, including racial-and-ethnic-specific data from the BRFSS, provide a sound basis for developing and evaluating public health programs, including programs targeted to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health risks. The BRFSS is the largest telephone-based surveillance system in the world: 247,977 interviews were conducted in 2002. The 2002 BRFSS data are located at www.cdc.gov/brfss/. If you have questions, please call Dr. Lina Balluz, Behavioral Surveillance Branch, at 770/488-2466. * Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
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