AAPHP News Volume 2 Issue 23
News Items
1. Secretary Tommy Thompson and Surgeon General David Satcher plan to release "The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity" in Washington, DC on Thursday, December 13, 2001. See Item 1.
2. Draft CDC Interim Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines. The executive summary is at: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/smallpox/spox-guide-exec-sum.pdf . (We have a copy of the full 6195KB PDF file. If needed, contact vdato )
3. Guidance for Radiation Accident Management available at: http://www.orau.gov/reacts/guidance.htm
4. Don't forget the next AAPHP meeting on February 22, 2001, (afternoon and evening) in San Antonio, Texas at the Adams Mark Hotel during Prevention 2002. (Members attending Prevention 2002 should be aware that early registration for ACPM ends 12/21/01 http://www.preventivemedicine2002.org/reg.htm )

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Item 1. Secretary Tommy Thompson and Surgeon General David Satcher plan to release The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity in Washington, DC on Thursday, December 13, 2001. The document is expected to highlight the critical nature of the epidemic of overweight and obesity, identify crucial priorities for action, and mobilize national collaborative efforts to address it.

A press conference will take place in the Great Hall of the Hubert Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, at 10:30 a.m. EST. Because of the need for security screening, please plan to arrive by 10:00 and be sure to bring a photo I.D. The building is located 2 blocks from the Federal Center, SW stop on the blue and orange metro lines. Parking is limited, but is available at the corner of 3rd and E Street.

If you wish to attend, please reply to this email ( llopez@health.org ) with your name and affiliation before 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, December 11, 2001. You may call Elaine Stanek in the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at 202-205-5761 with any questions. Please feel free to share this announcement with interested colleagues.

A limited number of copies of the report will be available at the press conference. The document also will be available at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/ on December 13.