Upcoming Events

SOPHE Annual Meeting

Mar 19-21, 2014

Teaching Prevention 2014

Mar 20-21, 2014

Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference

Mar 24-28, 2014

Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting 

Apr 23-26, 2014

NACCHO's Annual Meeting

 June 9-10, 2014

2014 STD Prevention Conference

June 9-12, 2014 

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Partnership Pulse

Physical Activity: Partnership and more than 100 organizations from across the country urged President Obama to promote the benefits of physical activity during the State of the Union address.

Partnership also thanked Congressman Kildee and Congresswoman DeLauro for introducing the Afterschool for America's Children Act (HR 4086). The bill would strengthen the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative, which can provide opportunities for children attending high-poverty schools to be physically activity.   

Tobacco: Partnership joined other leading health organizations to call on retailers, particularly those with pharmacies, to follow CVS Caremark's lead and stop selling tobacco products.  

 Prevention News

A new study shows that pediatricians are missing critical opportunities to discuss sexual health with their adolescent patients. Adolescents are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancy. Researchers analyzed recorded medical conversations between teens and physicians and discovered that only 4% of teens had an in-depth discussion about sex. The average time spent discussing sex with adolescents was 36 seconds.   

In February, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) released recommended immunization schedules for adults and children.   

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recently issued  recommendations addressing tobacco cessation and physical activity.  

Tobacco: The Task Force issued three tobacco recommendations:  

• Quitline interventions, particularly proactive quitlines, to help tobacco users quit. This recommendation is based on strong evidence of effectiveness in increasing tobacco cessation among those interested in quitting.  
• Reducing out-of-pocket costs for cessation treatment. This recommendation updates a previous one and is based on strong evidence of effectiveness in increasing the number of tobacco users who quit.   
• Mass-reach health communication interventions. This recommendation is based on strong evidence of effectiveness in decreasing the prevalence of tobacco use, increasing cessation and use of services (such as quitlines), and decreasing initiation of tobacco use among young people.  

Physical Activity: The Task Force updated its recommendation for enhanced physical education (PE) in schools. This recommendation is based on strong evidence of effectiveness in increasing the amount of time students spend in moderate or vigorous physical activity during PE classes.   

In January and February, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued final recommendation statements for the three services listed below..   

Aside from school meals, many of the foods and drinks available at school are high in fat, sugar, and/or calories. A new interactive website from Bridging the Gap illustrates the wide variation that exists in state laws governing the nutritional quality of food items offered on school grounds.  

Last Call to Register for Health Promotion Conference  

The 24th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference will be held March 24-28, 2014. The conference brings together more than 600 professionals with a passion for health promotion - individuals who represent the most successful programs in workplace, clinical, educational and community settings. The three-day core conference will feature three inspiring and thought-provoking keynote addresses, concurrent sessions presented by the top scientists and practitioners in the field, plus, many opportunities to collaborate through interactive discussions, networking sessions, fitness activities and social events.