Notice to Readers
Fifth National Conference on Chronic Disease
Prevention and Control
CDC, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials,
and the Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease
Program Directors will cosponsor the Fifth National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, "From 1990 to 2000,"
October 17-19, 1990, in Detroit. The conference is open to the
public.
The conference will emphasize interactions among federal,
state, and local health departments; voluntary health agencies;
and professional organizations. It will include two plenary
sessions: Demographic Trends--Implications for Chronic Disease
and the Public's Health, and Tobacco Control--Science and
Politics. Six concurrent sessions of invited papers will focus
on: special populations--minorities, the elderly, and rural
inhabitants; state highlights--Michigan; quality of life and
disability--issues and impact; dietary fat/nutrition; industry
and chronic disease prevention--societal roles and
responsibilities; and state and community tobacco-control
activities. The conference will also include oral presentations,
poster sessions, and roundtable discussions on related chronic
disease topics involving program development and implementation,
epidemiologic studies, and social and economic issues.
Additional information is available from the Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Mailstop A37, CDC,
Atlanta, GA 30333; telephone: (404) 639-1750 or FTS 236-2249; FAX
(404) 639-0043.
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