Announcements And Events

January Events

January 8 - The MWPHA conference planning committee is meeting; all are welcome. Contact Barbara Guest for details
January 8 - The Drug Policy Alliance is hosting a meeting for supporters of Measure 62 at 10:00 am (925 15th Street, NW on the 2nd floor). For more information, contact Opio Sokoni at osokoni@drugpolicy.org
January 10, Court Date of Mayor Williams' Court Case Against Measure 62
LOCATION: DC Superior Court - 500 Indiana Avenue, NW
TIME: 2:30 pm
COURTROM: #117 - Judge Jeanette Clark
January 18th, MWPHA contingent to protest against U.S. military engagement in Iraq. E-mail Karyn Pomerantz at: kpomeran@gwu.edu
January 22-23rd, The National Health Policy Conference, hosted by Academy Health and Health Affairs.
J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington D.C. For registration information, see: www.academyhealth.org/nhps/register.htm

February Events

February 11-13, Partnering Meeting --
"Preparedness for Prevention: Partners, Policy and Practice." Hotel: Crowne Plaze Ravinia Atlanta, GA.
Contact: Mary Stickley (mstickley@asph.org) and Amanda Cash (acash@asph.org)

March Events

March 4-5, ASPH Legislative Meeting
Hotel: TBD
Location: Washington, DC
Contact: Clare Driscoll (cdriscoll@asph.org)
Planning a spring event in D.C.? Publicize it here! The deadline for submissions to the April - June issue of MetroHealth is March 12th, 2003. Send your announcements to the newsletter editor at: karenah68@earthlink.net

Announcements

Board Member Honored at Annual Meeting of the YWCA's National Capital Area Chapter

Lorraine T. James, MWPHA Board member, was honored during the YWCA of the National Capital Area's Annual Meeting on October 22nd with an Inaugural Leadership and Service Award. The Award was presented in recognition of her efforts to help educate, motivate and empower women and families.

The Fifth Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health Services will be hosted by the AHRQ and Academy Health, September 20-23, 2003, in Washington, DC.

The 2003 conference is organized around the following five themes: National Strategies for Organizing Health Services Research; Using Evidence to Improve Clinical Practice; Using Evidence to Improve Health Services Management; Using Evidence to Improve Policymaking; Using Evidence to Alleviate the Burden of Specific Diseases. Visit http://www.icsbhs.org for more information. March 14, 2003, is the deadline to submit abstracts.

The Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announces a grants program to establish and evaluate innovative approaches that support active living. Its purpose is to promote changes in local community design, transportation and architecture that make it easy for people to be physically active. Grants of up to $ 200,000 total over five years will be awarded to 25 interdisciplinary, community-oriented partnerships. The proposal deadline is January 31, 2003. For more information, see: http://www.rwjf.org/applyForGrant/openAbstract.jsp?cfpCode=PAC

MWPHA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL! Please check the date on the mailing label for this newsletter. If date has passed, then your MWPHA membership has expired. Please use the membership form to mail in your renewal now. We need your support to fund our continuing education, scholarship, Web site, letter, and other activities! If you have a question about your status, please contact Mary McCall at cubammc@aol.com.