National Environmental Public Health Conference

The National Environmental Public Health Conference is happening now!"

Sponsored by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the National Environmental Public Health Conference will take place October 26–28, 2009 at the Sheraton Atlanta hotel, 165 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will focus on improving the nation's environmental health capacity by enhancing the expertise of public health professionals.

More information is available at the conference Web site: http://www.team-psa.com/2009nephc/main.asp, or click the links below for more specific information.

• Conference agenda , including information on keynote and plenary sessions, and the Web scheduler tool.
• Conference tracks. 
• Webcast registration. 
• “Go Green, Get Healthy!”  

The goal of this year's conference, Healthy People in a Healthy Environment, is improving the nation's environmental health capacity by enhancing the expertise of public health, healthcare, and environmental professionals; academic researchers; and representatives from communities, organizations, and advocacy and business groups with a primary interest in environmental public health.

The 2009 conference also aims to develop and encourage innovative strategies for addressing existing and emerging issues and to provide a forum for NCEH, ATSDR, and its many partners to share research, scientific, and program information about environmental public health priorities.