First National Congress on Public Health Readiness: Mobilizing Public Health and Healthcare Leaders for Community Action
7/19/2004 11:58:00 AM
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To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor, Healthcare Reporter
Contact: Jeanne Galatzer-Levy of the American Medical Association, 312-464-5890 or 312-953-6655 (cell), or CDC Media Relations, 404-639-3286
News Advisory:
WHO: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with the American Medical Association (AMA)
WHAT: First National Congress on Public Health Readiness
WHEN: July 20-22, 2004
WHERE: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Agenda: Available at http://www.CDC-AMA-ReadinessConference.org
CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding and AMA President Dr. John Nelson are among the featured speakers at the conference. Dr. Gerberding will talk about the continuum of readiness needs in a community spanning from clinical to public health and that training should not be standardized for those needs. This conference will bring together, for the first time, medical and public health leaders to discuss community readiness strategies for terrorism and naturally-occurring health threats, and interventions addressing critical healthcare and public-health challenges.