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NOTE: Sessions listed in italics have been organized by another section, SPIG, or caucus but are endorsed by APHA-Innovations Project.


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Monday, October 27, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3006.0System Changes and Solutions in State Public Health (Oral)
   3007.0Town Hall Meeting: Your Chance to Comment on the New Draft of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Oral)
   3009.0Health Communication: Integrating Information and Health Literacy Principles into Healthy People 2020 (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
   3195.0The National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPS) and Accreditation - Understanding the link (Oral)
   3196.0Healthy People 2020: Preview of Next Decade's National Objectives (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3296.0Objectives Based Planning for Public Health (Oral)
   3297.0NPHPSP Part II - The National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP): Breaking Barriers to Strengthen Public Health Systems (Oral)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4006.1Methods for Regional Collaboration: NPHPSP, MAPP, Operational Definition and PPHR (Oral)
   4007.0Quality Improvement in Public Health: Moving to the Next Level (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Tue
   4076.1Crossing Theoretical Borderlands: Applying Theories on Collaboration, Strategic Planning, and Quality Improvement to Public Health Practice (Oral)
   4076.2PHAB National Standards Discussion Group (Roundtable)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Tue
   4158.0Keys to Success: Developing Benchmarks for Sustainable Public Health Institutes (Oral)
   4159.0Accreditation of Public Health Departments: A Status Report (Oral)
   4159.1When Leaders Lead--Public Health Leadership in the 21st Century (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4245.1Balderson Leadership Project Award Presentation (Oral)
   4246.0Getting Ready for National Accreditation: Implementation of the NPHPS State Instrument (Panel Discussion)
   4247.0Lessons from the Lead States in Public Health Accreditation and Quality Improvement (Oral)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4339.0NPHPSP and Boards of Health: Different Aspects of Governance (Oral)

The 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) of APHA