Upcoming Public Health Events

May Is Healthy Vision Month
May is Healthy Vision Month, an annual national observance promoting the vision objectives in Healthy People 2010. Educational resources to promote eye health can be found at www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov/hvm/ .

Healthy People 2020 Meeting Will Be Held Online May 15
The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 will hold a meeting on the Internet May 15 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. The meeting will be open to the public, but pre-registration is required.

Quality Institute for Healthcare Conference to Feature Public Health Track
Are you looking to improve performance of health care delivery? Gain adoptable and sustainable models for your department, your organization and your community at the Quality Institute for Healthcare Conference May 18 to 20 in Minneapolis. The conference includes a public health track sponsored by the Public Health Foundation. Public health professionals qualify for a reduced rate.

Communicating Value of Public Health Nursing Focus of ACHNE Conference
The 2009 Association of Community Health Nurse Educators Annual Meeting will bring together those committed to excellence in community/public health nursing education, research and practice to share creative teaching strategies and research. The conference will be held in Chicago, June 11 to 13.

Biodefense and Pandemic Flu Capacity Focus of Conference
Senior government experts tasked with building the country’s biodefense and pandemic influenza capacity will share their strategic plans at the 7th Annual Biodefense Vaccines & Therapeutics Conference June 15 to 17 in Washington, D.C. APHA is a supporting organization of the conference.