OPHA Events:
66th Oregon Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference
Date: October 18 - 19, 2010
Location: LaSells-Stewart Center, OSU campus, Corvallis, OR
Details: Planning is underway for OPHA's annual meeting and conference. If you have questions about submitting an abstract for consideration, or would like information on sponsoring the conference, please contact committee chairs Charlie Fautin and S. Marie Harvey.
Registration: Visit our 2010 Conference Home Page to register and review conference information.
To review information from previous conferences, and to view or download powerpoint presentations for the various sessions, visit the 2008 conference or 2009 conference homepage.
Speaker Series: "Public Health in a Reforming Health Care System"
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Details: Many thanks to Jeffrey Levi, PhD, Executive Director of Trust for America's Health, for offering such an informative overview of the new Health Reform legislation and the opportunities it presents for Public Health!
Slides from Dr. Levi's presentation can be viewed or downloaded here.
Community Events:
Event: American Public Health Association annual meeting
Date: Nov 6 - 10, 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Details: The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the premier national Public Health Educational Forum! Learn from the experts in the field, hear about cutting edge research and exceptional best practices, discover the latest public health products and services, and share your public health experience with your peers.
For more information: http://www.apha.org/meetings
I have a voice through OPHA on important public health policy issues that affect my family, my work, my community and the state of Oregon. OPHA's Legislative Visit Day gave me a chance to learn more about the state legislature and to hone my advocacy skills.
Lesli Uebel, MPH, CHES
Social Marketing Coordinator,
Family Planning Program,
Oregon Public Health Division
To post an event: please email event information in the above format to Mary Peaslee with "Event Notice" in subject line; attach Word documents or PDFs of supporting materials (flyers, brochures, etc) when appropriate.
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