School food service personnel, school wellness personnel, school administrators or board members, dietitians, health professionals, and anyone with an interest in improving the health of children are invited to attend a seminar on improving the school food environment.  Join us to discuss the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 and how it relates to school wellness, strengthening school wellness policies, and junk food and beverage marketing and availability.

Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Margo Wootan – Director of Nutrition Policy for Center for Science in the Public Interest

                Friday, March 9, 2012

                Registration: 12:30pm    Seminar: 1-3pm

                Pre-registration Ends:  3/7/2012

                Indiana Government Center South

                302 W. Washington Street           Indianapolis, IN

This seminar has been approved for continuing education credits from the ADA and InSOPHE.  Please register here. If you would like to receive credit from either of these organizations please e-mail sthornberry@hhcorp.org.  This will ensure certificates are ready on the day of the event.

The CDC iPad App serves up important information from CDC’s website tailored to meet the needs of iPad users. Users can use tabs to immediately access health articles, popular journals, fast-breaking health updates, blogs, and podcasts.

There are also tabs that allow them to access social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube) that can help people engage more with CDC, provide additional health information, and links back to CDC’s main website. Users can access CDC’s content through the following tabs:

• • Health Articles are written by subject matter experts and health communicators from all CDC centers and programs. While most stories are topic- or event-driven, many capture the full scope of CDC's work on cross-cutting topics.
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A healthier America begins Today is the theme for this years 2012 National Public Health Week.
Since 1995 communities have participated in the National Public Health Week during the first full week of April to highlight issues that are important to improving the public's health.
For the past four years the Indiana Public Health Training Center has supported the National Public Health Week by hosting our Indiana Public Health conference that brings in over 300 participants.

The conference showcases powerful public health partnerships that is packed with breakout sessions and keynote speakers that offers many opportunities for networking and collaborations. Held on our campus, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, the conference attracts public health professionals, students, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, private health centers and schools of public health. Read more about the 2012 conference on our IN PH Conference Page.
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(Original Press Release by GIPC) The annual award recognizes one or two individuals who, outside of the regular duties of the chosen profession, have brought together the public and private sectors for civic improvement in Indianapolis. Mayor Greg Ballard presented the Whistler Award to Odle during a private ceremony this past Tuesday, Nov. 29 at the Indiana Landmarks Center.  

Odle is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Indiana University Health.  He also serves as President and CEO of IU Health Methodist and University hospitals, and is a past chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of 30,000. Board certified in healthcare management and an ACHE Fellow, Mr. Odle serves as a member of the board for ITT Educational Services Inc., Jordan Foundation, Crossroads of America Boy Scouts Council and the Methodist Health Foundation. He was proud to have served as the 2008 Campaign Chairman for the United Way of Central Indiana, and was inducted into the Indiana Business Hall of Fame in 2007. He also served on the board of the Indianapolis Department of Waterworks.  Odle works with the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellowship program in developing future health care leaders. (Picture and full bio hosted by IU Health)

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