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NWCPHP Quarterly Newsletter April 2010


NWCPHP Quarterly Newsletter	April 2010
Summer Institute for Public Health Practice Registration opens in mid-April for the 19th annual Summer Institute for Public Health Practice, to be held August 9 – 13th, 2010 in Seattle, Washington. Courses will include: Basic Epidemiology, Health and the Built Environment, Health Communication, Implementing Program Planning and Evaluation, and Tools of the Trade: Practical Skills for Managers. For more information, please visit us online at www.nwcphp.org/si or contact Trudy San Jose White at 206.685.2931 or sanjose@u.washington.edu NWCPHP Annual Report & 20-year Retrospective The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP) proudly celebrates its 20th year, and one of the major activities is the launch of an annual report and 20-year retrospective. This 24-page, full-color publication is produced as a Special Supplement to the School of Public Health journal, Northwest Public Health, and is now available. There is a PDF of the entire publication, as well as links to the individual articles in the Annual Report section of our 20th Anniversary pages. This annual report and 20-year retrospective includes stories about activities done in each of our partner states, reminiscences from NWCPHP's five former directors, and, of course, information on NWCPHP training, research, and evaluation activities available to public health throughout the region. Thank you to all who have provided encouragement and support for the development of this publication and of the other 20th anniversary activities. If you would prefer a printed version, please e-mail NWCPHP with your name and mailing address. then & now NWCPHP's monthly e-mail postcard series, then & now, is sent to practitioners throughout the Northwest and celebrates the hard work and accomplishments in public health over the past 20 years. The most recent then & now postcard documents advances in HIV/AIDS work in the past 20 years. It also celebrates public health's ability to respond to new challenges. To view this postcard, or read the full interview, please visit our Web site. We encourage you to contact us if you have ideas for future then & now stories.	National Public Health Week April 5 – 11, 2010 Each year, the first full week of April celebrates public health's contributions to communities across the country. Organized by the American Public Health Association, each year's theme aims to reach the public, policy-makers, and practitioners with important information. This year's theme is "A Healthier America: One Community at a Time." (www.nphw.org) Many health departments in the region actively participate in National Public Health Week. We encourage you to visit their Web sites for more information. Hot Topics In Preparedness: Upcoming webinar Tuesday, April 27, 12-1 (PST) Glen Mays, PhD, MPH, presents on practice-based research in public health systems: what's known and what's next. This session will provide a brief overview of the history and current rationale for practice-based research applied within public health systems, an examination of topics and methodologies currently used in the field, and a perspective on where practice-based research should be moving. Now available! 2009 Hot Topics archive on CD-ROM >>
NWCPHP Mission NWCPHP promotes excellence in public health by linking academia and the practice community. As part of the University of Washington School of Public Health, NWCPHP provides training, research, and evaluation for state, local, and tribal public health in six Pacific Northwest states (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming).
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