Title: A Word from Our APHA 2003 Program Planners: Exciting

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Section/SPIG: Health Administration

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Hello to all of you. Thank you so much for helping to put a great program together for this year's Annual Meeting in San Francisco by submitting abstracts. Here is a link to the annual meeting Web site: <http://apha.confex.com/apha/131am/techprogram/>.

If you select Health Administration in the lower half of the page, you can review the program we put together.

Please check out the Web site of the Health Administration Sectiun for future updates and announcements: <http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/apha/>.

I would like to highlight several sessions that warrant your kind consideration:

3126.0 Doing it all: Can We Enhance Preparedness and Maintain Core Activities?

This session brings together 3 commissioners of Health and a representative from the Missouri DOH. Presiding over the session is Linda Landesman, DrPH, <PLAND49@aol.com>.

5195.0 Adverse Behaviors and Consequences paralleling in the United States and Southern Africa: Healthy Lifestyles for Living.

Dr. Leslie Cooper and others will present during this session. They recently completed a trip to Cape Town, South Africa, July 1-3, 2003. Presiding over the session is Diane L. Adams, MD, MPH <Dla8315@aol.com>.

4041.0 Bio-Terrorism Awareness Education: Best Practices.

This session highlights recent educational initiatives with regards to Bio Terrorism. Presiding over the session is Chris Atchison, MPA, <chris-atchison@uiowa.edu>.

3044.0 The Internet and Public Health Practice: Emerging Technology for Public Health.

This session will highlight the growing importance of the Internet to public health practice and showcase emerging technology. Presiding over the session is Jorg Westermann, PhD, MA <jorg-westermann@uiowa.edu>.

Thanks again and check our Web site for updates and watch for e-mails from our listserv (instructions to subscribe to the listserv can be found on our Web site).