Thursday, June 07, 2012
Thursday, June 07, 2012 8:00AM - Friday, June 08, 2012 1:00PM
Presented by the Center for Science in the Public Interest
June 7-8, 2012
Washington, D.C.
June 7-8, 2012
Washington, D.C.
During the event, researchers, government officials, state and local legislators, health professionals, low-income and minority advocates, youth activists, consumer groups, faith-based organizations, health insurers, and business leaders, will strategize to improve health by reversing the dramatic increase in sugary-drink consumption over the past decades.
Thursday, June 07, 2012 (11:00AM - 12:30PM)
Media plays a powerful role in the public and policy leaders understanding of the problem and of potential solutions. Studies related to the coverage of child sexual abuse and its prevention from both Berkley Media Studies Group and Frameworks Institute will be discussed along with the implications for prevention strategies. This session is a must see for anyone who is frustrated with the way the media portrays child sexual abuse and wants to know how we can do this differently.
Thursday, June 07, 2012 (11:00AM - 12:30PM)
Community Commons, www.communitycommons.org, is a free-to-end-user, online mapping and data tool created to better connect and engage communities across the country working to advance prevention, wellness and public health related efforts.
Community Commons allows you to access the nation's most robust data engine. You can connect with colleagues around the country working on a variety of issues from improving school nutrition and physical activity to tobacco cessation efforts -- among a variety of other issues.
You will learn:
Community Commons allows you to access the nation's most robust data engine. You can connect with colleagues around the country working on a variety of issues from improving school nutrition and physical activity to tobacco cessation efforts -- among a variety of other issues.
You will learn:
- How to drill down on data and create GIS maps to illustrate particular areas of local need, supporting action on policy objectives;
- How to connect with colleagues around the country to share best practices and lessons learned; and
- How your peers are using the Commons to advance their policy-related efforts.
Sponsored by the American Public Health Association, Prevention Institute,
the Public Health Institute and Trust for America's Health
