Genesee County Health Department
Better Life Through Better Health
Release Date: Immediate Release End Date:
April 5, 2007
Contact Person: Marcia Franks, B.A.
Fatema Mamou, M.P.H.
Public Health Week Conference Co-Chairs
Phone: (810) 257-3202 or (810) 768-7971
RE: Genesee County Health Department’s Public Health Week Conference
“Healthy Living, Healthy
Lifestyles”
The Genesee County Health Department announces its 2nd
Annual Public Health Week Conference to be held on April 4, 2007 from 8:00
a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Sarvis Conference Center, 1231 E. Kearsley St., in
Flint, Michigan.
The conference, which is sponsored in part by a grant from the
Ruth Mott Foundation, is entitled “Healthy Living, Healthy Lifestyles”. Its
goal is to improve the public’s health in Genesee County and beyond by
fostering communication and sharing best practices about current public
health challenges and achievements.
The
conference will feature three nationally-recognized keynote speakers: Brick
Lancaster, Chief, Program Services, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention; Barbara Flis, Appointee of Governor
Granholm as Coordinator of the Governor’s Talk Early & Talk Often
initiative; and Vincent Covello, the Founder and Director of the Center for
Risk Communication, as well as six breakout sessions featuring experts from
across the region. The conference will cover a broad range of health topics
including emergency preparedness, environmental health, childhood obesity,
health disparities, maternal and child health, and will have a particular
focus on healthy sexuality.
The conference provides an opportunity for members of local,
regional, and state health, legal, environmental, and business communities,
as well as community residents and community-based organizations, to expand
their knowledge and share practices about current public health issues.
Attendees will be able to use the information from this event to strengthen
their roles, and those of their organizations and communities, in improving
community and individual health and quality of life.
Registration is now open. The cost to attend is $10 and includes
the all-day conference and lunch. Registration and conference materials as
well as information for vendors who would like to participate can be found
at
http://www.gchd.us/NPHWConference.
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