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PREVENTION INSTITUTE
221 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: 510.444.7738
Fax: 510.663.1280




 
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UPCOMING EVENTS

 

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PREVENTION INSTITUTE EVENTS

 



Prevent Connect:

Building Broad Partnerships to Prevent Violence Against Women

To make our web conferences available to as many people as possible, we offer two sessions per web conference topic. The 2nd session is a repeat of the 1st session. The same content will be presented in the 2nd session, though the presenters and guests for the 2nd session may vary.

1st Session:
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

2nd Session (Repeat of 1st Session):
Thursday, July 9, 2009

Both ninety-minute sessions will start at 11 AM Pacific Daylight Time. In other time zones, that will be:

2:00 PM

to

3:30 PM

in Atlantic ST (Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands)

2:00 PM

to

3:30 PM

in Eastern DST

1:00 PM

to

2:30 PM

in Central DST

12:00 PM

to

1:30 PM

in Mountain DST

11:00 AM

to

12:30 PM

in Mountain ST (Arizona, Non-Navajo)

11:00 AM

to

12:30 PM

in Pacific DST

10:00 AM

to

11:30 AM

in Alaska DST

9:00 AM

to

10:30 AM

in Hawai'i-Aleutian DST (Aleutian Islands)

8:00 AM

to

9:30 AM

in Hawai'i-Aleutian ST (Hawai'i)

7:00 AM

to

8:30 AM

in Samoa ST (American Samoa & Midway)

Summary:
Engaging in broad partnerships is an excellent way to support a comprehensive violence against women prevention strategy. This web conference will community organizations that engage in such prevention partnerships, and discuss the strategies needed to support and maintain such partnerships over time.

Host:
David Lee, Prevention Connection, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Presenters:
Prevention Institute

Guests:
Guests To Be Announced

Objectives:

  • Understand the role of engaging diverse sectors in the movement to end violence against women.
  • Identify promising strategies for partnering with diverse sectors in the movement.
  • Explore the challenges and opportunities of expanding partnerships to build a broader movement for primary prevention of VAW

Visit our Website to Register:
http://www.preventconnect.org/display/displayTextItems.cfm?itemID=225&sectionID=248

Cost:
Free

What is a Web Conference?
A web conference is an opportunity to attend an online workshop by watching a presentation on your computer screen (using your internet connection) and hearing presenters through your telephone. Prevention Connection web conferences feature an opportunity to participate in online question & answer sessions and live text chat between participants. If for some reason you are unable to join on your computer, you can download the presentation slides from our website and listen on your phone.

Real-Time Captioning Available:
Instructions for accessing captioning during this web conference will be provided with your registration confirmation.

Mac Compatible:
The iLinc web conference software used by Prevention Connection is now compatible with Apple Macintosh computers running Mac OSX 10.3.9 or 10.4, and using Firefox or Safari browsers.

 

 

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Register Now for CDC’s Inaugural Weight of the Nation Conference

July 27-29, 2009, Washington D.C.

 

This July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, will host its inaugural conference on obesity prevention and control, Weight of the Nation.  The conference is designed to provide a forum to highlight progress in the prevention and control of obesity through policy and environmental strategies and is framed around four intervention settings: community, medical care, school, and workplace. 

 

You are invited to join Prevention Institute’s sessions at Weight of the Nation, including:

  • Prevention Saves Lives and Money: An Economic Analysis of Community Level Prevention
  • The Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool (ENACT)
  • An Environmental Change Agenda to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living (poster)

 

To register by May 30, 2009 and save $50 off the registration rate, please click here.

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