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Join UNITY at NACCHO Annual 2012 (July 12, 2012)

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Public health adds value to efforts that address youth violence, and city and county health departments have a unique role. Join UNITY to learn about innovative prevention approaches in St. Paul and other cities. This NACCHO Annual 2012 panel also features the director of the Division of Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Howard Spivak, who will present on national trends and federal priorities. For more on public health contributions to addressing violence, read the latest UNITY Fact Sheet.

Public Health Innovations and Contributions
to Preventing Violence: From Small Towns to Big Cities
1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, Calif.
Register for the conference

Get excited about the public health approach by watching "The Interrupters" on July 11 at 7 p.m. This documentary lifts up the street outreach and violence interruption work of Chicago CeaseFire, a UNITY partner. For details, see the preliminary conference agenda.