Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on “2012 ISHEID: International Symposium on HIV & Emerging Infectious Diseases”
The “2012 ISHEID: International Symposium on HIV & Emerging Infectious Diseases” will take place on May 23rd through the 25th of 2012 in Marseille, France.
According to Conference Alerts, “ISHEID will focus on finding a cure against HIV, but also: Human Rights, Prevention of HIV Transmission, Access to Care. ISHEID is the opportunity to meet international Key Opinion Leaders in a friendly atmosphere, and share ideas.”
For more information, please contact Alain Lafeuillade or visit their website.
Information Source: Conference Alerts
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on the “NYU Forum on Theatre for Public Health”
The “NYU Forum on Theatre for Public Health” will take place on April 21st through the 23rd of 2011 in New York City.
According to Conference Alerts, “The goal of this forum is to facilitate a dialogue on the intersections between drama and public health. The forum will also investigate the perceived boundaries and barriers for artists and educators when delving into health education.”
For more information, please contact Dr. Nan Smithner or visit their website.
Information Source: Conference Alerts
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on the “Public Health Nursing Conference 2011″
The “Public Health Nursing Conference 2011″ will take place on March 11th through the 13th of 2011 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
According to Conference Alerts, “This conference is for doctors, nurses and other public health professionals. The programme consists of plenary and breakout sessions.
International and local speakers will present papers.”
For more information, please contact Ms. Margareth Wong or visit their website.
Information Source: Conference Alerts
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on the Conference, “Women’s Health: Science, Technology and Society”
The conference, “Women’s Health: Science, Technology and Society” will take place on April 2, 2011 in Brooklyn, New York.
According to Conference Alerts, “This exciting one day interdisciplinary conference will feature panels on a myriad of perspectives on women’s health. Health Care Professionals, Scientists, Educators and Public Policy Professionals are encouraged to present and attend[...]“
For more information, please contact Irina V. Ellison, Ph.D or visit their website.
Information Source: Conference Alerts
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on the “San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment”
Coordinated by Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children’s Hospital, the “San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment” will take place from January 22nd until the 28th of 2011 in California.
According to Conference Alerts, “[the conference] workshops address issues covering medical core and advanced issues; legal; investigations and child fatality investigations (sponsored by OJJDP), mental health, trauma treatment concept, forensic interviewing, research, prevention and child.”
For more information, please contact Linda Wilson or visit their website.
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on “The International Conference on Health, Wellness and Society”
According to Conference Alerts, “The International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society brings together the leading cross-disciplinary research and thought on the largest and most significant issues of Health, Wellness and Society.” Planned by Common Ground Publishing, the event is being held from January 20th until the 22nd of next year in Berkeley, California.
For more information, please contact Bill Percival or visit http://healthandsociety.com/conference-2011/.
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on “The Second International Conference on Violence Against Women”
According to Conference Alerts, “The Second International Conference on Violence Against Women organized by CRI-VIFF will offer an opportunity for dialogue, reflection, and debate on topics in three main categories: theoretical models, violences, and social responses.”
The conference will be held from May 29th until June 1st of 2011 in Montreal, Quebec in Canada.
For additional information, please contact Natasha Dugal or visit the event website.
Source Information: Conference Alerts
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on “The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence”
According the event website, “The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership in 1991. Participants chose the dates, November 25, International Day Against Violence Against Women, and December 10, International Human Rights Day, in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a human rights violation. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates, including November 29, International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, December 1, World AIDS Day, and December 6, the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.”
Furthermore, the website states that The 16 Days of Activism “focuses on raising awareness at the local, national, regional and international levels about gender-based violence; strengthening local work; linking local and global work; providing a forum for dialogue and strategy-sharing; pressuring governments to implement commitments made in national and international legal instruments; [as well as] demonstrating the solidarity of activists around the world.”
The 16 Days Campaign website continues “Each year[,] the Center for Women’s Global Leadership develops a theme for the international campaign in consultation with women’s organizations around the world. CWGL also produces a Take Action Kit with more information on how to get involved in the campaign. This year the theme is ‘Structures of Violence: Defining the Intersections of Militarism and Violence Against Women.’ To learn more, please visit the 16 Days Campaign website…”
Source Information: The 16 Days Campaign website
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information About AIDSimpact Conference
According Conference Alerts, “AIDSimpact is a biennial international conference that focuses on behavioral science in guiding the development, evaluation and implementation of HIV prevention and care interventions.”
In addition, the website states that this conference will be held next year in Santa Fe, New Mexico on September 12th through 15th.
For additional information, please contact Kees Rietmeijer or visit their website.
Source Information: Conference Alerts
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Help Our Nation’s Most Vulnerable Families to have A Happy Thanksgiving
This year’s Thanksgiving holiday, for many families, is filled with worry about how they will pay their bills in December. The National Association of Working Women remind us that, “…Nearly 8 million workers and their families have been kept afloat by the extension of the federal unemployment insurance program while they search for work in this tough economy. Unemployment is at a historic high of 9.6%, and jobless workers across the country are doing all they can to meet their families’ basic needs. Long-term unemployment is at a level not seen since the Great Depression– over 42% of all unemployed (6.1 million workers) have been without a job for over 6 months, and 30% (4.4 million workers) have been out of work for over a year.”
“The unemployment benefits these struggling families receive kept at least 3.3 million Americans from falling into poverty in 2009 alone, including 1.5 million children. Emergency unemployment benefits, however, which help families facing long-term unemployment, expire on November 30.”
“Over one million workers per month will be cut off federal unemployment benefits if Congress doesn’t continue the program by November 30th.” Until the national unemployment rate shows measurable signs of improvement and the economy begins generating meaningful numbers of jobs, the program of federal jobless benefits should be continued by Congress. Urge your senators and representatives to help these families meet their basic needs.
The National Association of Working Women asks that we help give struggling families something to be grateful for by telling Congress to extend long-term unemployment benefits. Photo credit: Microsoft Clip Art
