A free live webinar! Obesity in America

Upcoming webinar hosted by HERO:
Obesity in America:
Consequences and Strategies

This webinar will provide insight into the latest on:
The state of the obesity epidemic
Consequences
Priority strategies
Initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels
Dr. William Dietz, MD, PhDDirector, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity - CDC
November 9, 2010
Time:
1:00-2:00 PM Eastern


To Register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/190727176

A Webinar Series

Keeping Kids Moving: How equitable transportation policy can prevent childhood obesity.

Please join The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity and your colleagues in the field for our new webinar series "Keeping Kids Moving: How Equitable Transportation Policy Can Reverse Childhood Obesity." Webinars will be held every other week on Thursdays at 2 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central, 11 a.m. Pacific).

RWJF Free Webinar

Join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital Communication OfficersFor our Monthly Series of Wednesday Webinars For Human Capital Programs & Grantees:“Making Your Case on Editorial Pages” When: Wednesday, June 30th, from 2:00pm – 3:15pm EST
Join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital Communications Collaborative to learn how your newspaper’s editorial pages can convey important information or viewpoints. We will address how to write compelling letters-to-the-editor and op-eds (guest editorials), how to generate supportive editorials through memos and meetings, and how to choose the best vehicle to get your point across.
How to Join: Go here to register for the webinar: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=4rmp4wub5zu9Phone and web conferencing information will be emailed to you after you’ve registered.

Human Services Forum with Jan Callaghan – October 2008

Disaster planning for special needs children & NPD explains the importance of knowing what your 11-15 year old child is doing on the internet
http://wmstreaming.whro.org/norfolk/HSF0924081.asf

Another Norfolk breakthrough on the homeless front & the Sheriff’s office discusses child abduction prevention
http://wmstreaming.whro.org/norfolk/HSF0924082.asf

What's Working For and Against Healthy Schools

Action for Healthy Kids: Progress or Promises? What's Working For and Against Healthy SchoolsWebinar Phone Symposium
Thursday, August 28, 20083pm ET/2pm CT/1pm MT/12pm PT75-minute session
Registration Required
Register for this 75-minute phone symposium/webinar by clicking here. Access information and presentation materials will be sent to participants by Monday, August 25, 2008.

Health Disparities Webcast

Today's Topics In Health Disparities Federal Legislative Efforts to Address Health Disparities between Racial and Ethnic Groups
Dec. 14, 2007 at 9 a.m. ET
(http://www.kaisernetwork.org/todaystopics/14dec07)


Nearly a dozen bills have been introduced in the 110th Congress that
focus on addressing health disparities or minority health, and other
legislative initiatives have included provisions to address disparities. On Friday,Dec. 14, 2007, at 9 a.m. ET, the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a live, interactive webcast discussing current federal legislative efforts to address health disparities between racial and ethnic groups, and the factors that may influence the outcome of these efforts.

Immunization Education & Training

Upcoming Broadcasts, Webcasts and Netconferences: Please mark your calendars for upcoming broadcasts and webcasts from CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD):

September 13, 2007, 12 Noon – 1:00 PM EST, New Influenza Vaccine Recommendations (Netconference)
October 11, 2007, 12 Noon – 1:00 PM EST, Travel Health Issues Including Malaria (Netconference)
December 13, 2007, Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Satellite Broadcast)

More information about these and other training opportunities can be found at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/default.htm.

Please email CINCH for information on which LOCAL health departments may be hosting a satellite link. CINCH@evms.edu

Current Issues in Immunization NetConference

Current Issues in Immunization NetConference (CIINC) The National Immunization Program presents a live netconference on July 12 as part of the “Current Issues in Immunization” program designed to provide clinicians with the most up-to-date information on immunization. This program will combine a telephone audio conference with simultaneous online visual content. It will allow for a question and answer segment both by telephone and via the Internet. For more information, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/netconferences.htm.

2007 IFIC Foundation Food & Health Survey Web Cast

2007 IFIC Foundation Food & Health Survey Web Cast

A Web cast to debut the full findings from the second annual International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation Food & Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes toward Food, Nutrition & Health.

Time: 2:30 – 4 p.m. EDT
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2007

Speakers will include:
· Susan Borra, RD, President, IFIC Foundation
· Christy White, Principal, Cogent Research
· Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, MS, RD, Director, Health Communications, IFIC Foundation

Find more information on the Web cast at: http://www.ific.org/research/2007fandhsurveywebcast.cfm