National Prevention Strategy Toolkit

Explore each Strategic Direction and Priority Area in this graphic to find topic-specific resources for each action step

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Designing Healthy Communities

2013 Webinar Series

Improving the Health of Communities through the National Prevention Strategy

Presented by: Region VIII Federal Partners

This session examines how homes and community design can promote inclusiveness for all populations. Understanding risks and impacts of municipal planning, including those that can affect health, helps to ensure that land use and transportation decisions result in positive and equitable health outcomes
Thursday, July 18, 2013, 2:00 – 3:30 pm, MT (4:00-5:30 p.m. ET)

To register: https://www.colorado.feb.gov/index.php?content=82&page=NationalPreventionStrategy


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Expanding Partnerships To Transform Health Outcomes

We are pleased to announce that U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin will deliver the keynote address at the 2012 North Carolina State Health Director's Conference. During the morning session on January 26th Dr. Benjamin will be discussing the National Prevention Strategy, a comprehensive plan that will help increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life and the role that everyone--businesses, educators, health care institutions, government, communities and every single American--has in creating a healthier nation.

For more information and to register visit oce.sph.unc.edu

Sponsored by:
North Carolina Division of Public Health
North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors
The Office of Continuing Education, part of the North Carolina Institute for Public Health at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Rooms are being held at the Marriott Crabtree Valley at the rate of $109 plus 12.75% tax until Wednesday, January 4, 2012 or until the room block is filled. Click here for hotel reservations, or call 800-228-9290. Be sure to ask for the State Health Director's Conference rate.