A Message from the Editor
April 22, 2009
The Georgia Department of Human Resources' Division of Public Health recently launched MyHealthVillage, a Web portal that promotes heart health and wellness among residents and helps them identify risk factors for chronic conditions, including heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
Funded through a CDC grant, MyHealthVillage features discussion forums, blogs, media and a Q&A session. The site offers users the opportunity to create profiles and blogs, post comments, and find and connect with others who are interested in "living better longer."
Visit MyHealthVillage, for more information.
Warm Regards,
CDC Partnerships
CDC Headlines
Using Technology to Advance Health
CDC continues to embrace technology as an efficient and effective means to communicate with the general public, as well as with public health professionals, healthcare providers, researchers and educators. Providing health information in various electronic formats and through multiple technologies helps CDC deliver credible health information when and where people choose. >> read the full text
New CDC Research Data Center Set to Open
CDC will soon open its new Research Data Center (RDC) in Atlanta. The center will expand access to a wide range of statistical products on health and well being for public, private and academic researchers. The Atlanta-based RDC includes data available through the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data systems and other federal resources. >> read the full text
CDC Launches New Act Against AIDS Communication Campaign
CDC announced a new 5-year communication campaign, Act Against AIDS, which aims to combat complacency about the HIV crisis in the United States. The campaign—which highlights the alarming statistic that every 9½ minutes another person in the United States becomes infected with HIV—features targeted messages and outreach to the populations most severely affected by HIV. >> read the full text
Events and Seminars
All events and seminars listed are open to CDC's partners. For more information, contact the POC listed. >> read the full text
April 2009
Design for the Other 90%
Hosted by the Global Health Odyssey Museum, the National Center for Environmental Health and the Coordinating Office for Global Health
April–May
32nd Annual CDC Diabetes Conference: New Strategies for Changing Times
Hosted by CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation
April 22–24
Autism at Home and Around the World: Perspectives of a Father and Anthropologist
Hosted by CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities and Autism Speaks, in collaboration with The Marcus Autism Center; Autism Society of America, Georgia Chapter; CADEF: The Childhood Autism Foundation
April 23
March for Babies
Hosted by the March of Dimes
April 25-26
May 2009
2009 National Environmental Public Health Conference Call for Abstracts
Hosted by CDC's National Center for Environmental Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and National Environmental Health Association
Deadline: May 8; Conference Dates: October 26–28
June 2009
113th AFDO Annual Education Conference
Hosted by the Association of Food and Drug Officials
June 6–10
August 2009
Third Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media
Hosted by CDC's National Center for Health Marketing and Office of Enterprise Communication, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Cancer Institute and National Public Health Information Coalition
August 11–13
CDC Personnel
Deaths
Robert "Red" E. Daniels, physical security specialist, Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, died April 5.
Gail Goldsmith, health communications specialist, Division of AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, died April 13.
Former CDC employee James Walter (Walt) Guest Jr., died April 11.
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