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HFW 2012 is sponsored by NIOSH, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the US Office of Personnel Management, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Federal Occupational Health, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of the Army and the Eagleson Institute.

Do You Want Healthier and Safer Workers? So Do We! Your organization is depending on you now more than ever. Join 300 of your private sector, Federal, state and local colleagues at the 2^nd Healthier Federal Workers Symposium this fall on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Expand your ability to deliver top-flight health, safety and well-being skills your agency needs and earn continuing education credits. Pre-symposium workshops September 18–19, main symposium September 20–21, 2012. View full details online at www.eagleson.org/healthyfeds.

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Continuing Medical Education (CME)
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Eagleton Institute. CDC is accredited by the ACCME® to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 23.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education for Nurses (CNE)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides a maximum of 23.2 contact hours.

IACET Continuing Education Units (CEU)
The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer up to 2.5 ANSI/IACET CEU's for this program.

Continuing Education Contact Hours in Health Education (CECH)
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive up to 24 Category I CECH in health education. CDC provider number GA0082.