Events
VDH Meetings Open to the Public
For a list of Virginia Department of Health meetings that are open to the public, click here
Upcoming Events:
- Spice Up Your Prevention Program: Teaching Strategies and Activities for Engagement May 24, 2012 from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, Roanoke,
- Program facilitators often hear their students say “this program is boring!” And the natural response is to find appropriate ways “spice up” your program. However, as an educator you must balance making an activity fun while at the same time ensuring it is effective and salient.
- Strengthening our Response for Improved Refugee Mental Health May 24, 2012 from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Holiday Inn Harrisonburg,
- Although refugees benefit from protective factors such as spirituality and strong family support, they face enormous social and economic factors that expose them to higher levels of stress and disadvantage due to poverty, unemployment, lack of English proficiency, discrimination and the trauma associated with the immigrant experience.
- On the Road to Injury Prevention May 24, 2012 from 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM — Live Webcast,
- Presenters will highlight new innovations in injury prevention. Topics include ATV safety and using simulation training to improve teen driving.
- 2012 AUPHA Annual Meeting from May 31, 2012 09:00 AM to Jun 03, 2012 05:00 PM — Minneapolis, MN,
- The 2012 Annual Meeting of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) will take place May 31-June 3 in Minneapolis, MN. The annual meeting will bring together graduate and undergraduate faculty to share ideas and proven practices in educating future practitioners in healthcare management. The meeting features thought leaders who provoke new ideas and direction for health care management education.
- Social Determinants of Health Disparities: Moving the Nation to Care about Social Justice Jun 05, 2012 from 01:30 PM to 04:00 PM — Live Webcast and UNC Chapel Hill,
- 18th National Health Equity Research Webcast (formerly known as the Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health)
- Prevention Ethics Jun 06, 2012 from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Hanover Community Services, Mechanicsville,
- This course is designed to provide participants who work in the field of prevention with a specific standard of professional conduct.
- Sugary Drinks Summit from Jun 07, 2012 09:00 AM to Jun 08, 2012 05:00 PM — Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. ,
- Sponsored by the Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Latest Tobacco Use Trends Jun 12, 2012 from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Hampton Health Department, Hampton,
- Tobacco use trends determine the type of prevention work and strategies that one utilizes in the community.
- APHA Mid-Year Meeting, The New Public Health: Rewiring for the Future from Jun 26, 2012 08:30 AM to Jun 28, 2012 12:00 PM — Charlotte, NC,
- Johns Hopkins Conference on Black Health in the Western Hemisphere from Jul 04, 2012 05:00 PM to Jul 08, 2012 05:00 PM — Baltimore, MD,
- The Center for Health Disparities Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has now opened registration for the International Conference on Health in the African Diaspora (ICHAD 2012). The conference will be held July 4-8 in Baltimore, MD. The theme of ICHAD 2012 is "The Great Scattering: Connecting the Dots between Slavery and Contemporary Health in the African Diaspora."
- National Conference on Tobacco or Health from Aug 15, 2012 09:00 AM to Aug 17, 2012 05:00 PM — Kansas City, MO,
- The purpose of the National Conference on Tobacco or Health is to help improve and sustain the effectiveness and reach of tobacco control programs and activities in the United States. It will be held August 15-17. The event will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, and provide:
- 2012 Public Health Law Conference – Practical Approaches to Critical Challenges from Oct 10, 2012 09:00 AM to Oct 12, 2012 05:00 PM — Atlanta, GA,
- Sponsored by the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics and the Network for Public Health Law
