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Date Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Event The 19th Annual Elder Care Conference for Western Massachusetts
Location

Sheraton Springfield Hotel

Time 8:15 am - 4:00 pm
Details

A program for Elder Care Providers, Administrators, Educators and Policy-makers CEUs offered. Save the Date!

Click here for conference brochure

Sponsors MPHA
More Info For more information, contact Michele McQuillen at the Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA): 617-524-6696, ext. 104; mmcquillen@mphaweb.org.

 

Community Events


Date Monday, May 19, 2008
Event Environmental Speaker Series: "Making Materials Matter" with
Ken Geiser, UMASS Lowell
Time 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location

Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., Newton Centre

Details

Professor Ken Geiser, Director of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, will talk about the importance of focusing on materials — materials science, resource conservation, hazardous chemicals, green chemistry and toxics use reduction — as a way to advance sustainable forms of production and consumption. Topics will include new directions in chemical and materials policy in Europe, Canada and China and present examples of communities and corporations that are working to implement more effective chemicals policies. Local examples are The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Program and the proposed Safer Alternatives Bill.

Sponsors

Co-sponsored by the Green Decade Coalition/Newton and the Newton Free Library

More Info All ESS events are held at the Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium, at 7 pm, usually on the 3rd Monday of the month, January through June. For more information about the series, contact 617-965-1995 or Environmental Speakers Series on our website

Date Thursday, May 22, 2008

Event

13th Annual Adult Immunization Conference
Time 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location DCU Center, Worcester, MA
Sponsors MASSPRO and the Adult Immunization Coalition
More Info www.masspro.org

Date Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Event Dental Hygiene Day at the State House
Location

The State House, Boston

Time 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Details

Please join us for a day on Beacon Hill to advance MDHA’s legislative agenda and promote dental hygiene’s interests at the State House. All 200 legislators have been invited to attend.

Click here for registration form and more info

Sponsors Massachusetts Dental Hygienists' Association

Date Thursday, June 19, 2008
Event Recent Developments in Asthma Prevention and ControlL: Today's Opportunities for Health Providers and Payers
Location

Hoagland Pincus Conference Center

Time 1:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Details

LEARN ABOUT:

  • Most recent recommendations on clinical best practices
  • Effective community strategies
  • Environmental influences in the home and at work

ENGAGE WITH:

  • Fellow practitioners and payers to discuss financing of best practices

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Carlos Camargo Jr., M.D. DrPH, Massachusetts General Hospital

Asthma Best Practice Updates - The National Asthma Management Guidelines 2007

Registration Pricing Includes Dinner: $35 Pre-Registration Fee; $50 at the door

5 Continuing Medical Education Units (CME)/Continuing Education Nursing Units (CEU) Available

Sponsors Asthma Regional Council, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
More Info Register for the conference and find more details at: www.asthmaregionalcouncil.org/asthmaconference.html

Date Friday, September 26, 2008

Event

Planned Parenthood Conference:“Why does sexual health matter and how does it impact your field?”

Location Conference Center at Harvard Medical, Boston
Details

Participants will learn how to work with men and women of all ages to provide tools and information for healthy relationships, learn the latest clinical research on sexual health and ill health, and how to expand access to sexual health services for patients.

This conference is for clinicians, social workers, school based health personnel, community outreach workers and social workers. During the conference we will work to create community alliances, expand partnerships and share resources, research and innovations in sexual health.

Nursing CEUs will be available for full day attendance.

Sponsors Planned Parenthood
More Info Please feel free to contact the Special Events Manager 80th Anniversary Year, Melanie Lown at 617-284-8023 with any further questions.

If you would like to post an event please email the information in the above format to Maya Scott with "Web Calendar" in subject line, attaching Word documents or PDFs of supporting materials (flyers, brochures, etc) when appropriate.

   
 

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