July 2006
News from the PAN Branch
New PAN Branch Staff Member
The PAN Branch is pleased to announce that Cameron Graham has joined our team as our Eat Smart, Move More Social Marketing project coordinator dealing with school wellness policy, among other things. Cameron comes to PAN from the Healthy Start Foundation, where she has been a contractor. She holds an MPH from UNC Greensboro, and an undergraduate degree in Spanish from Agnes Scott College in Atlanta.
NC 5 A Day Symposium Will Feature the New Brand Identity and Logo
The NC 5 A Day Symposium will be held on August 9, 2006 in Winston Salem, NC. Registrations are downloadable from the www.nc5aday.com and www.nutritionnc.com websites. The keynote address will be presented by Barbara Berry, VP of Programs with the Produce for Better Health Foundation. Her presentation will focus on the new brand identity and logo for the national 5 A day program. The program will also feature success stories and resources from a variety of successful fruit and vegetable programs in NC.
Programs, Projects and Initiatives
Eat Smart School Standards Success Stories Posted
In May 2004, the input of a panel of experts culminated in the release of the document “Eat Smart: North Carolina’s Recommended Standards For All Foods Available in School.” The recommendations were voluntary and provided a blueprint for gradual change that would result in improved nutrition standards for NC schools.
These newly posted success stories tell the tale of school districts across the state that volunteered to be a part of the no-risk Eat Smart School Standards Pilots conducted between January and May of 2005, as well as a district that implemented the standards but did not participate in the pilot. While the challenges faced by the districts varied, the benefits associated with providing meals that are more nutritious to students were a constant. A testament to successful implementation of the Eat Smart School Standards is the fact that each of the school districts chose to continue with the standards after the conclusion of the pilot.
To read the success stories, visit this link
Six Months Later: Revisiting New Year’s Resolutions to Eat Smart, Move More
On January 1, millions of Americans made resolutions to live healthier lives by exercising and eating better, but somewhere along the way many of those resolutions were tossed out or forgotten. With local farmers’ markets selling fresh produce and warm weather for a variety of outdoor activities, summer is a great time to get back on track working towards those goals.
During the month of July, farmer’s markets across the state will be the site of Eat Smart, Move More…NC events that encourage people to eat more fruits and vegetables and increase their levels of physical activity. Led by local coalitions, the events will focus on “New Year’s in July: Revisiting Resolutions.”
At the statewide events, consumers will be given tips on how to more successfully strive towards achieving their resolutions. These tips include:
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Rework your original goal. Write down your original goal. Is it specific? Can you measure your progress? Is it do-able? What can you do to make it more realistic?
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Reexamine your original plan. Write down your original plan to meet your goal. If you didn’t have a plan, make one. Now, look at your plan and ask yourself where you went wrong. Be honest.
- Stop kicking yourself. Shame and guilt can undermine our best intentions. Imagine what you would say to a friend in the same situation. Treat yourself with the same respect, and remember that, more often than not, failure is a part of success.
- Get help. Most people have trouble reaching their goals without some help. If you’ve been going it alone, is there someone you can reach out to for help and support?
- Think small. Eating healthy and being more active is about the small choices you make. All of those small, daily choices are what determine your success.
For more information, please contact Bithiah Lafontant at the NC Division of Public Health - Physical Activity & Nutrition Branch at 919-707-5223 or bithiah.lafontant@ncmail.net.
Success Stories
North Carolina Legislative Cafeteria honored at the Annual NC Prevention Awards Ceremony
June 9, 2006 – NC Prevention Partners (NCPP) presented the 2006 NC Prevention Awards at its annual meeting on Wednesday, June 7, at The Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Each year, the organization recognizes individuals, businesses and groups from across the state working to prevent diseases and conditions that result from poor nutrition, physical inactivity and tobacco use. These three health behaviors are related to two-thirds of all preventable death and disability in this state and cost the state more than 15 billion dollars each year. The work of all of these award winners is invaluable to the health of North Carolinians and the state.
This year the NC Prevention Award for Winner’s Circle Partner Excellence went to the North Carolina Legislative Cafeteria: Peg O’Connell, Chair, NC Prevention Partners, Board of Directors; Lydia Loyd, Nutritionist, Wake County Human Services; Carolyn Jernigan, Personnel Officer, NC General Assembly; Steve Wiseman, Food Service Manager, NC General Assembly Legislative Caf√©; Tony Goldman, Director of Administrative Services, NC General Assembly; and Gregg Stave, NC Prevention Partners, Board of Directors Member. Also instrumental in this effort was Diane Beth, Nutrition Coordinator, NCDHHS/Division of Public Health).
A Winner’s Circle Healthy Dining Program partner since 2001, the North Carolina Legislative Cafeteria is committed to providing healthy caf√©, vending and snack bar offerings. Healthy food choices are available and promoted on an employee intranet site. In addition, the cafeteria provides nutrition education for consumers and has eliminated most sources of trans fat from its menu.
For more information about the other 2006 NC Prevention Award winners and a brief description of their contributions to improving the health of North Carolinians through their work in prevention, go to: this site.
Healthy Meal Choice in Pitt County Memorial Hospital Cafeteria
Beginning June 1, 2006, a healthy meal choice has been offered daily in the hospital’s cafeteria. Each day, a well-balanced meal is featured on display in the hospital cafeteria, complete with nutritional information. The cafeteria also continues to offer patrons brochures with nutritional information of food items (such as Just 4 U and Salad/Deli Bar brochures).
Cafeteria customers who select and purchase the Healthy Meal Choice, as shown and without substitutions, will receive their choice of a complimentary 12 oz diet fountain soda, coffee, unsweetened tea or a carton of skim or 2% milk.
For more information contact:
Lynette Davis
Retail Manager
Food and Nutrition Services
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Telephone: 252.847.6935
Fax: 252.847.7947
E-mail: lndavis@pcmh.com
Featured Resources and Research
Enhanced Website for Prevention Research Centers Program
CDC’s Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program has just released a new version of its Web site that includes enhanced access to information about tested interventions, training, research projects, and information about individual Centers and the overall program.
The PRC Program is a national network of 33 academic research centers that are committed to conducting prevention research and translating that research into effective programs and policies that can be applied in communities throughout the nation. The redesign makes it easy for users to navigate through and efficiently find information on the Web site. Information available on the Web site includes the following:
- Center Descriptions – Profile of each PRC that includes focus areas and contact information as well as links to research project descriptions and Web sites.
- Research Projects – Descriptions of core projects from the previous and current funding period and special interest projects (SIPs) since 1999.
- Tested Interventions – In-depth case studies of adoptable, effective, and promising PRC interventions.
- Training – Catalog of training programs the PRCs offer to students, public health advocates, and practitioners.
- PRC Program Material – Library of print and audiovisual products about the PRC Program and its research.
- Stories of Prevention Research – Articles about the experiences of people involved in PRC research projects.
During its more than 20-year history, the PRC Program has developed a solid track record of producing promising and proven effective interventions in areas such as nutrition and physical activity, smoking cessation, violence prevention, asthma prevention and control, and decreasing or resolving depression among older adults. Some of these tested interventions are in wide use because they have been vigorously adopted or endorsed by national health organizations, school districts, or state networks.
The updated Web site includes new features that provide better access to information about these interventions and other aspects of the PRC Program. The site can be accessed at this site.
NIH Encourages African Americans to Make Health A “Family Reunion” Affair
June 13, 2006 - “African Americans at Greater Risk for Diabetes, High Blood
Pressure, and Kidney Disease”. As African-American families across the country plan their reunions this summer, the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP), an initiative of the National Institutes of Health, is encouraging them to talk about several health issues that disproportionately affect African Americans — diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney disease.
The NKDEP urges African Americans attending reunions to reach out to relatives who have diabetes and/or high blood pressure — the leading risk factors for kidney disease. Diabetes and high blood pressure account for 70 percent of kidney failure. African Americans are nearly four times more likely than Caucasians to develop kidney failure.
“Diabetes and high blood pressure are all too common in African-American families,” said Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., acting director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). “The NKDEP recognizes reunions as an opportunity for families to discuss how these conditions can cause kidney disease and why it is so important to get tested.”
To help families talk about kidney disease, the NKDEP has created a free Kidney Connection Guide containing fact sheets about diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney disease. The guide outlines three approaches to promote discussion among family members: presenting a 15-minute Make The Kidney Connection health overview, conducting one-on-one discussions with family members at risk, and distributing kidney disease information to attendees. In addition, the guide encourages families to use the U.S. Surgeon General’s online tool, called “My Family Health Portrait,” to trace illnesses suffered by parents, grandparents, and other relatives. “Knowing your family history can save your life. It’s important to take advantage of every opportunity to discuss these important medical issues with your loved ones,” says U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H.
The goal of the NKDEP is to make the connection between kidney disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, and to encourage those at high risk to get tested. “Many people have family members with diabetes or high blood pressure, or both. That’s why it is so important for them to talk to their families about these risk factors for kidney disease, and help them understand there are steps they can take to protect their kidneys,” said Josephine P. Briggs, M.D., director of NIDDK’s Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases. To promote its family reunion initiative, the NKDEP is working with a number of organizations, including the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, the National Medical Association, and the COSHAR Foundation, which is raising awareness through Kidney Sunday events at African-American churches nationwide.
The National Kidney Disease Education Program is an initiative of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, one of the National Institutes of Health. The NKDEP aims to raise awareness of the seriousness of kidney disease, the importance of testing those at high risk, and the availability of treatment to prevent or slow kidney failure.
For more information and to download a free copy of the NKDEP Kidney Connection Guide, visit this site.
CDC Research to Practice Article on Portion Size
The Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity has recently posted on its website the second Research To Practice article designed to summarize the science on a weight management topic for health professionals. This second article is entitled “Do Increased Portion Sizes Affect How Much We Eat?” The review examines what science underlies the notion that large portion sizes have contributed to weight gain among Americans. This section also offers ideas to practitioners about how to counsel their patients or clients about portion size. You can access the document at this site.
A companion consumer brochure will be forthcoming on their website.
North Carolina Schools Food Policies Receive a Grade D
June 20, 2006 - The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) released a state-by-state comparison of each state’s policy on foods sold out of vending machines, school stores, a la carte and other foods sold outside of school meals. CSPI found that while there has been progress on improving state policies for foods sold outside of school meals, two-thirds of states received Ds or Fs for their weak policies. Most state nutrition polices still don’t do much to keep nutrition-poor foods and sugary drinks out of schools. For more information, you can find CSPI’s School Foods Report Card at this site.
Overweight Youth Increases Risk of Bone Fractures, Muscle and Joint Pains
June 6, 2006 – A National Institutes of Health (NIH) news release states that children and adolescents who are overweight are more likely than their normal weight counterparts to suffer bone fractures and have joint and muscle pains, according to a study conducted at the National Institutes of Health.
The researchers also found that the overweight youth in the study were more likely than non-overweight youth to develop changes in the knee joint that make movement more difficult.
The study appears in the June 2006 “Pediatrics”. The NIH News Release is available online at this site.
For more information contact: Robert Bock or Marianne Glass Miller, at 301.496.5133, or via email at: bockr@exchange.nih.gov
Body & Soul: A Celebration of Healthy Eating & Living
For those of you working with African American Faith Groups, you may be interested in Body & Soul: A Celebration of Healthy Eating and Living. Body & Soul is a health program developed for African American churches. African Americans are at greatest risk for every major health disparity and diet related disease. These include many types of cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. This program encourages church members to eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables every day for better health. The church is one of the most powerful elements to African American culture. Churches that embrace Body & Soul help their members take care of their bodies as well as their spirits.
Body & Soul churches embrace and celebrate good health through healthy eating. Congregations will:
* Learn how health and spirituality are connected
* Feel empowered to take charge of their health
* Eat more fruits and vegetables every day
* Live healthier in other ways, such as eating less fat and getting more physical activity
* Gain access to vital health information at the church
Program Materials
The Body & Soul program has developed program materials that can be downloaded and ordered that will help you develop and maintain a successful Body & Soul program in your church.
Resource Directory
The Body and Soul program has also created a resource directory of identified materials that incorporate health, faith, and the African Americans. Resources included were developed by reputable organizations such as government agencies, universities, professional health focused organizations, faith-based organizations, non-profit institutions and hospitals. The directory provides links to materials such as pamphlets, brochures, videos, booklets, manuals, and websites.
Success Stories
Body & Soul’s real success lies with the committed, hardworking members of African American churches across the country. Their energy and vision have brought about much needed changes. As a result, Body & Soul is improving the health of church members every day. Success stories of churches that have used Body & Soul to meet and surpass their original goals are also featured on the website.
Image Library
An image library of professional quality Body & Soul images to be used to promote Body & Soul events at your church on flyers, bulletin boards, church bulletins, or on your church’s web site is also available.
To find a wealth of helpful information visit their website.
2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
These findings are published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries - June 9, 2006 / 55(SS05);1-108. These findings may be of interest to those of you working with programs for young people. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults, including behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco use; alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections; unhealthy dietary behaviors; and physical inactivity. In addition, the YRBSS monitors general health status and the prevalence of overweight and asthma. YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state and local school-based surveys conducted by state and local education and health agencies. This report summarizes results from the national survey, 40 state surveys, and 21 local surveys conducted among students in grades 9—12 during October 2004—January 2006. To access the full report go to this link.
Parental Time, Role Strain, and Children’s Fat Intake and Obesity-Related Outcomes
June 14, 2006 - This study uses a unique dataset to examine parental influence on children’s dietary intake and whether or not the children will become obese. The study shows that household income, parents’ time spent with children, and parents’ work experiences significantly affect children’s energy and fat intake and obesity-related outcomes. For example, the more time mothers spent with their children, the lower the children’s Body Mass Index (BMI) was. On the other hand, the more time fathers spent with their children, the higher the children’s BMI was. And the more time both fathers and mothers spent with their children, the higher their children’s fat intake (as a percentage of energy) was. In general, mothers tended to have a greater effect on their children’s dietary intake than fathers did. Both parents seemed to influence children ages 9-11 more than they did children ages 13-15.
For more information please visit this link.
CDC BMI Calculator for Children and Teens highlighted on CDC web
The CDC BMI Calculator for Children and Teens is currently highlighted on the CDC home page. You may go directly to the BMI calculators page at this link.
The CDC BMI Calculator for Children and Teens is an accurate and easy-to-use tool for calculating body mass index and the corresponding BMI-for-age percentile for children and teens. The calculator presents numeric results, displays a graphic that shows the weight category for the corresponding BMI, provides a simple explanation of the results, and plots the BMI on a printable CDC growth chart. The site provides relevant links, answers to common questions, and general tips on achieving a health weight through good nutrition and physical activity.
Please direct inquiries to the “Contact us” link on the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity’s web pages (scroll down to enter your inquiry and contact information).
Legislation
No update this month.
Grants/Awards
Eat Smart Move More NC Grants
The annual ESMMNC request for proposals have been released. Check out the Eat Smart, Move More…NC website for more information.
OWH Obesity Grant: Targeting Obesity in Young Women to Prevent the Development of Type II Diabetes
Five awards for $98,000 each will be awarded.
NOTE: Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 20, 2006
Information can be located at:
www.Grants.gov
Find Grant Opportunities (top of screen, right hand side)
Click on “Basic Search”
Search by Funding Opportunity Number: type in OWH-OYW-06-001
Training and Professional Development
NC 5 A Day Symposium will feature the new Brand Identity and Logo
The NC 5 A Day Symposium will be held on August 9, 2006 in Winston Salem, NC. Registration information is available on the www.nc5aday.com and the www.nutritionnc.com websites. The keynote address will be presented by Barbara Berry, VP of Programs with the Produce for Better Health Foundation. Her presentation will focus on the new brand identity and logo for the national 5 A day program. The program will also feature success stories and resources from a variety of successful fruit and vegetable programs in NC.
Nutrition and Physical Activity Teleconferences
Every month, the CDC Division of Nutrition & Physical Activity (DNPA) sponsors a monthly teleconference on a variety of topics, but mostly dealing with nutrition &/or physical activity. The calls are scheduled the 2nd Thursday of each month from 1:30-2:30 p.m. The next call will be held on July13, 2006. The topic is
Keystone Forum on Away-From-Home Foods: Opportunities for Preventing Weight Gain and Obesity and the speaker is Laura Kettel Khan, PhD, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion. Anyone who would like the handouts or participate in future calls please send an email to NC5ADAY@ncmail.net.
National 5 A Day Teleconferences
Each month, the National 5 A Day Partnership sponsors calls geared toward each State 5 a Day Coordinator. The calls are scheduled the first Tuesday of the month from 1:00 -2:30 p.m. Included below is the tentative schedule for the remainder of 2006.
July
No Call
August 1st
PBH – Retail
September 5th
Advocacy
Tracy Fox
October 3rd
Evaluation – Translating Research into Practice
TBA
November 7th
Strategic Thinking
TBA
December 5th
Council of 5 A Day Coordinators
If you are interested in possibly participating in the calls or receive the handouts, please send an email to nc5aday@ncmail.net.
Commission of Dietetic Registration Trainings
The Commission on Dietetic Registration will be offering certificate of training programs for Registered Dietitians (RD’s) in adult and childhood and adolescent weight management as noted below:
Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management - July 6-8, 2006 - Salt Lake City, Utah; October 26-28, 2006 - Kansas City, Missouri; December 7-9, 2006 - Plantation, Florida. To obtain a registration form and to view the certificate requirements, timeline, registration deadlines and agenda: visit this link.
Certificate of Training in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management - October 28-30, 2006 - Kansas City, Missouri. To obtain a registration form and to view the certificate requirements, timeline, registration deadlines and agenda:
visit this link.
Participation is limited. Please reserve you place on or before the registration deadline. Past certificate programs have been filled to capacity several days prior to the registration deadline. CDR strongly recommends that flight arrangements and hotel reservations not be finalized until written registration confirmation is received. The registration fee is $345. Registration includes the home study module, 2 1/2 day onsite workshop and post-test. The adult weight management program is approved for 28 CPE units, and the childhood and adolescent program is approved for 27 CPE units - Level II. Program participants must pass the pre-test to attend the on-site program. All program participants will receive continuing professional education units; however, only those who pass the post-test will receive the certificate. Participants will only be given one opportunity to take the post-test. To register for a certificate of training program by phone, please call CDR at 1/800-877-1600, x 5500.
Getting to the Basics: The Business of Weight Management Programs.
The obesity epidemic is threatening the health and wellbeing of millions of Americans. Are you prepared to help reverse the trend?
CSHP By The Sea 2006
July 10 – 13, 2006
Wilmington, North Carolina
With a great agenda focused on Coordinated School Health and Personal Wellness on campus at UNC-W! Make plans NOW to join us – participation will be limited to 250 people! Bring your team representing the eight areas of a
Coordinated School Health Program and hear national speakers as well as presenters from all parts of North Carolina.
In addition to keynote and breakout sessions, CSHP By The Sea will feature opportunities for you to experience best practices sessions, improve your own personal wellness, and participate in a variety of activities! School Health Advisory Councils will have the opportunity to apply for possible funding as well as submit the Healthy Active Children Progress Report.
For more information contact:
Anne Marie Jenks
Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco Consultant
NC Healthy Schools
Phone: 919- 807-3909
Email: ajenks@dpi.state.nc.us.
2006 National Health Promotion Conference
September 12-14, 2006
Hilton Atlanta
255 Courtland Street
Atlanta, Georgia
The 2006 National Health Promotion Conference is the first joint conference presented by CDC’s Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (CoCHP) and its constituent groups: the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), and the Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention (OGDP). With a conference theme of Innovations in Health Promotion: New Avenues for Collaboration, the conference will provide an unprecedented opportunity to create new partnerships and strengthen existing ones to move forward with a national health promotion and wellness agenda. Visit this link for updates and more information.
Food Safety Education to be Focus of September 2006 Conference
September 27-29, 2006
Denver, Colorado
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and NSF International, a non-profit public health company, invite food safety education professionals to join them at a 3-day conference, Reaching At-Risk Audiences and Today’s Other Food Safety Challenges, in Denver, Colorado, September 27-29, 2006.The conference will provide an excellent opportunity for presenting and sharing projects through plenary, breakout, and poster sessions. Pre-conference workshops will be held on September 25 and 26; post-conference tours on September 29.Also sponsoring the conference: Food and Drug Administration; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; and NSF/WHO Collaborating Center for Food Safety.
The conference will be organized around five primary themes:
* Food borne Illness Surveillance and Epidemiological Insights
* Food Safety Behavioral and Attitudinal Research
* Social Marketing, Educational Interventions, and Program Research
* Role of Foodservice and Food Industries, and
* New Technologies
Who should attend:
* Public health professionals, medical personnel, and health care providers
* Food safety education professionals, researchers, consultants, and dietitians
* Cooperative Extension, food service, health department, and freelance educators
* Trade and health associations, and consumer groups
* Sanitarians and quality control professionals
* Food safety marketers and communicators
* Science writers, health care journalists, and other media professionals
For more information, please visit this site.
5th Annual North Carolina Conference on Aging
“Boomers Turning 60‚ÄîImplications For All of Us”
October 25-27, 2006
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
The North Carolina Conference on Aging is a collaborative effort to develop a professional conference to provide educational and networking opportunities for anyone interested in long-term care, vital aging, family issues, work and retirement, leadership, and professional development. Realizing the diverse nature of this task, we have made a deliberate effort to include local, regional and state-level service providers, educators, students, consumers, volunteers, clients, caregivers, policymakers, and administrators.
Approximately 77 million babies were born in the United States during the boom years of 1946 to 1964. This year the oldest in this group will turn 60 and can expect to live to 83. Many will continue well into their 90s. These baby boomers will have the opportunity to redefine the meaning and purpose of their older years. As some of the demands of work and family that have commanded their attention in mid-life recede, boomers will have the potential to become a social resource of unprecedented proportions by actively participating in the life of their communities. This conference is intended to serve as a forum for information exchange among persons from the academic, governmental and service provider communities.
Both the 2006 North Carolina Conference on Aging PreProgram/Registration booklet, as well as the 2006 Sponsor, Exhibitor and Advertiser Package are now available on line at this link.
If you would like a hard copy and haven’t received one by early August, you can request one by emailing: ioa@unc.edu with your complete mailing address, or calling (919)966-9444.) The PreProgram/Registration booklet contains the preliminary conference schedule and a listing of events, as well as a description of all plenary sessions, the registration form, and information on lodging and area attractions. (A listing of workshops, papers and roundtables will be available on the Conference web site later this summer.) If you are interested in attending this year’s conference, be sure to send in your registration form and make your hotel reservation as soon as possible, as we expect space to fill quickly.
The Sponsor, Exhibitor and Advertiser Package contains information about opportunities to showcase your organization, materials and services, as well as the 2006 Application Form. If you are interested in reserving space at the conference, don’t delay - do it today - as space is available on a “first come, first serve” basis, and during each of our past Conferences, the exhibit hall has completely sold out. Please be sure to reserve your hotel room at the same time (see the PreProgram/Registration booklet for details) as we expect space to fill quickly.
For more information contact:
Diane Wurzinger
UNC Institute on Aging
720 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 200
Campus Box #1030
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1030
Phone: 919-843-2647
Fax: 919-966-0510
Email: diane_wurzinger@unc.edu.
National Prevention Summit:
Prevention, Preparedness, and Promotion
October 26 and 27, 2006
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C.
Building on last year’s 3rd National Prevention Summit, the upcoming 2006 National Prevention Summit will focus on disease prevention, health preparedness, and health promotion and will feature innovative programs that are making a difference in communities across the country to build a HealthierUS. These programs are focused on healthy lifestyle choices eating a nutritious diet, being physically active, making healthy choices, and getting preventive screenings to help prevent major health threats and burdens such as obesity, diabetes, asthma, cancer, heart disease, and stroke. One special emphasis this year will be the prevention of childhood overweight and obesity. Another emphasis will be preparing for public health emergencies, such as avian influenza.
To register for the National Prevention Summit, please go to this link.