SOPHE's 63rd Annual Meeting will be an exciting opportunity to share research findings, program impact, policy changes, perspectives, and expertise with the health education and health promotion community. The theme for the 63rd Annual Meeting is, Mining Golden Opportunities: Health Education Policy, Research, and Practice. The Conference will be held in San Francisco, California on October 25-27, 2012. Click here to view preliminary program information [1]!
Registration is now open! Register by August 31, 2012 to receive the early bird discounted price. Click here to register online [2]. (printable version [3]).
Interested in exhibiting at the meeting? Click here to view the prospectus [4]. (Printable version [5])
Thank you to our current meeting sponsors! Click here to view the list [6].
Hotel Information - Book NOW!
Grand Hyatt San Francisco
345 Stockton St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Group rate: $219 per night single/double occupancy (not including taxes)
Book online at: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/SOPHE [7]
Group rate available until October 8, 2012. Subject to Availability.
To book by phone, call 888-421-1442 and ask for Group Rate: SOPHE Annual Conference
SOPHE Update on Union Discussions with Grand Hyatt [8]
2012 Annual Meeting Objectives:
- Identify current and emerging trends in health education, research, and practice (Subtheme: Preparing for the Rush: The Future of Health Education and Health Promotion Practice)
- Apply public health policy approaches to achieve health equity (Subtheme: Spreading the Wealth: Policy to Achieve Health Equity)
- Explore population-level strategies to improve individual and community health outcomes (Subtheme: A New Frontier: Social Ecological Approaches to Improve Individual and Community Health)
- Leverage technology to promote healthy behaviors and manage risk factors (Subtheme: The Mother Lode: Innovations in Health Communication and Technology)
- Examine the roles of research leading practice and practice leading research (Subtheme: Panning for Evidence: The Role of Research in Establishing Best Practices)
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