Genesee County Health Department
Better Life Through Better Health
Release Date:
Immediate Release
End Date:
April 30, 2008
Contact Person: Carrie
Chanter, MA, CHES
Genesee County Health Department
Phone: (810)
768-7982
RE: Community
to Gather to Celebrate Public Health Week 2008
The Genesee County Health Department will be hosting its 3rd
Annual Public Health Week Conference to be held on April 8-9, 2008 on the
Flint Cultural Center campus, 1120 E. Kearsley
St., in Flint, Michigan. The conference is entitled “Building the Future of
Public Health: Refocus
Ø
Redesign
Ø Reenergize.” Its goal is to encourage and
celebrate local efforts to improve the public’s health. The conference will
feature four nationally-recognized keynote speakers: Julie Gerberding,
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Peter Ajluni,
President, American Osteopathic Association; Deborah Prothrow-Stith,
Professor, Harvard School of Public Health; and Kevin Stephens, Director,
New Orleans Health Department. The conference will also feature four themed
tracks with breakout sessions led by local experts as well as speakers from
across the US. These sessions will address contemporary challenges including
health equity, social justice, emergency preparedness, mental health, and
community-specific public health issues.
The
conference is an opportunity for members of local, regional, and state
health, legal, environmental, and business communities, as well as community
residents and community-based organizations, to learn about and discuss
issues important to public health. Attendees will be able to use the
information from this event to strengthen their roles, and those of their
organizations, in improving health and quality of life in their communities.
On-site registration is $45 and includes the day and a
half conference, meals, and evening networking reception. Registration and
conference materials can be found at
http://www.gchd.us.
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