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First Annual Health Education Day



Celebrating a Quarter Century of Health Education at CDC and ATSDR
Tuesday, October 19, 1999, 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Roybal Campus Auditorium B
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30033

In celebration of National Health Education Week, October 18 - 22, CDC's Public Health Education and Promotion Network (PHEP-NET) invites you to participate in for the first annual Health Education Day at CDC and ATSDR. Keynote speakers are Dr. David Sencer, CDC Director from 1966 to 1977, and Martha F. Katz, Deputy Director for Policy and Legislation at CDC. The first Awards for Excellence in Health Education will be presented as part of the celebration.

Dr. Sencer, known for his enlightening and entertaining presentations, was the director of CDC when the Bureau of Health Education was first established in the agency. He also has served as Commissioner of Health in New York City and is recognized for his activities in international health.

Martha Katz will speak on the present and future of Health Education at CDC and ATSDR. As a member of the executive management team, Ms. Katz provides leadership for CDC and oversees development of agency policies and programs. Prior to her current appointment, Ms. Katz served Senior Program Director of the CDC Foundation and as the Associate Director of Policy Planning and Evaluation for CDC, responsible for CDC's planning, budget and legislative priorities.

Logistical Information:
Parking/transportation: Parking for the event will be available at shuttle bus lots - Clairmont Presbyterian Church, 1994 Clairmont Road; Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 2500 Clairmont Road. Shuttle service runs every fifteen minutes. Details about shuttle schedules are located at CDC's intranet site http://intranet.cdc.gov/maso/lotschd.htm. Limited parking is available at the Emory Conference Center for those who wish to carpool. A parking pass is required to park at the Conference Center. Please contact Julia Smith at zrc2@cdc.gov to arrange for an Emory Conference Center parking pass.

Envision: Contact your Envision coordinator to view the Health Education Day event at non-Atlanta locations. This event will not be Envisioned locally.

More to celebrate...
Also in celebration of Health Education week, PHEP-NET is pleased to announce the initiation of a series of courses with relevance to Health Education. PHEP-NET, the CDC Corporate University School of Public Health Education and Communication, the Office of Minority Health, and the Association of Latino Employees at CDC/ATSDR (ALECA) are co-sponsoring the course, "Health Promotion Research and Intervention with Hispanic/Latino Populations," to be held October 21-22. Information and registration is available online through the CDC IS Training.


Revised October 8, 1999, Alyson Taub
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