list of some conferences being held this year across the country, with an
emphasis on health promotion and prevention:
April
15-17, 1998; Tampa, FL – National Prevention Institute, Prevention:
The Real World
Sponsored by the Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (CHEF), this
conference will focus on the health issues facing today’s youth. Among
the planned workshops are “What Works in AIDS Education,” “Evaluating
Your Prevention Programs,” and “Involving Parents in Schools.” For more
information, contact CHEF at 800/323-2433 or 206/824-2907.
May
17-19, 1998; Washington, DC – AIDS Policy Center for Children, Youth
& Families’ 4th Annual Conference
This year’s theme is “Voices ’98: New Hope, New Options, New Needs.” The
invited keynote speakers are Janet Reno, Attorney General; Byllye Avery,
Founder, the National Black Women’s Health Project; Maxine Waters, U.S.
Representative (D-CA); Jesse Jackson, Jr., U.S. Representative (D-IL).
For registration and discount airfare information, call 202/785-3564 or
e-mail: [email protected].
May
20-22, 1998; San Antonio, Texas – 16th National Conference on Health
Education and Health Promotion and SOPHE Midyear Scientific Conference
“Health Promotions Futures: Investing for the New Millennium” is the theme
of this year’s conference, sponsored by the Association of State and Territorial
Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE),
the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention(CDC). The sessions will focus on the demographic,
political, social, economic and other challenges and opportunities health
educators can anticipate and prepare for in the next millennium. For conference
information, call 202/408-9804 or visit the following website: http://www.astdhppe.org.
May
27-30, 1998 – New Orleans, Louisiana –HIV/AIDS ’98: The Social Work
Response-The Tenth Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS
For more information about this conference, contact Dr. Vincent J. Lynch,
Director; The National Research and Training Center on HIV/AIDS and Social
Work; Boston College Graduate School of Social Work; Chestnut Hill, MA
02167..