See you next week at the SOPHE's 2010 Joint Conference with the CDC Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) Program at the Sheraton Hotel, April 7-9, in Atlanta, GA. The theme for the conference is "Advocate, Communicate and Translate to Enhance Research and Practice."

Plenary presentations and oral concurrent sessions, as well as poster presentations and workshops, will bridge academic study and practical community application of information, best practices, lessons learned, and successes and challenges toward enhancing health promotion and disease prevention. Innovative technologies and social media will be addressed in the conference sub-themes: Social and Physical Environments, Healthy People 2020, Community-based Participatory Research, Partnerships, and Advocacy and Policy.

Why should you join us? Here are just a few reasons!...
Over 15 CECHs for CHES
Roundtable Discussions
Poster Gallery and Exhibit Hall
Gala Opening Social
Mentor Opportunities
CHES/MCHES Lounge (**NEW**)
Career Resource Center
SOPHE Town Hall Meeting
Wellness Challenges
Georgia SOPHE Chapter Activities

While in Atlanta, register for a pre-conference workshop. These workshops include:
-Putting Evidence into Practice: Tools for Communities to Implement and Adapt Evidence-Based Programs
-Making Data Talk
-Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR): A Grounding for Action and Social Change

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