[Health] Fwd: Health Counts Community Conversations

[Arjun Sarwal]

presenting at one/more appropriate events would be great to get the
word out on the OLPC-Health project.

regards
arjun

On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:05 AM, Ixo X oxI <ixo at myna.ws> wrote:
>
> Thought to forward on, some Health related links that I put together for
> some local 'Whatcom County Health public input process' going on in the next
> few months...
>
> -Ixo/Iain
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>  From: Iain (ABN) Davidson
> Date: Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 12:28 PM
> Subject: Health Conferences in Seattle (Re: Health Counts Community
> Conversations)
> To: ssloan AT whatcomcounty.us
>
>
> FYI,  :-)
>
> Here's some links to the upcoming Health related conferences in Seattle.
>
> April 6-8th - ATA 2008
> http://americantelemed.org/
>
> April 11th, 2008
> http://www.foodpoisonblog.com/2008/03/articles/food-poisoning-watch/seattle-food-safety-conference/
>
> April 19/20/21 , 2008 - Health Jam - OLPC / XO Laptop content development
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Health_Jam
>
> April 26/27th - LinuxFest Northwest - (Bellingham), summary presentation of
> above)
>  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/LinuxFest_Northwest_2008
>
> June 16th - 18th: Pacific Health Summit
>  http://www.pacifichealthsummit.org/
>
> Oct 17-19th: International Health Conference
>  http://www.rifeconference.com
>
> Calendar of other events around the world,
>
> World Health Day, April 8th
> http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/
>
> List of events: Seattle and other locations
>
> http://www.globalforumhealth.org/Site/002__What%20we%20do/006__Provide%20information/001__Meeting%20list.php
>
>
> -iain
> Association of Bellngham Neighborhoods
>
>
>  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: <LStewart AT cob DOT org>
> Date: Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 2:34 PM
> Subject: Fw: Health Counts Community Conversations
>
> Greetings Neighborhood Association Presidents and MNAC Reps,
>
>  The county is organizing a 3-year process to develop a Comprehensive Health
>  Plan for Whatcom.  This plan will provide guidance on health issues of
>  public importance for several years to come.
>
>  As a first step in identifying those issues, project organizers are hosting
>  nine public forums, called "Health Counts Community Conversations." The
>  first forum is in Bellingham on Wednesday, March 19th from 9:00 am-12 noon
>  at St. Luke's Community Health Education Center.
>
>  Information about two other Bellingham forums is included on the attached
>  flyer entitle "ALL EVENTS."  Project planners are hoping for 50-150 persons
>  at each forum.  All of the forums will be professionally facilitated using
>  Open Space Technology.
>
>  The attached flyers include information about"  1)  the March 19th
>  Bellingham forum; 2) a schedule of all county-wide forums (including two
>  additional Bellingham forums); and 3) a project overview.
>  Project organizers are requesting that this information be passed on to
>  your neighborhood association members, to encourage broad-based
>  participation in this important information-gathering process.
>  If you have questions or need additional information about the
>  Comprehensive Health Plan for Whatcom, please contact the project manager,
>  Susan Sloan, MA, Health Information Specialist at the Whatcom County Health
>  Department, 360-676-6724, ext. 50838, or ssloan AT whatcomcounty DOT us
>
>  Linda Stewart
>  Neighborhood Services Coordinator
>  Mayor's Office, City of Bellingham
>  210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225  , (360) 778-8100
>
>  (See attached file: CHPFlyerBellingham1.pdf)(See attached file:
>  CHPFlyerALLEvents.pdf)(See attached file: CHPOverviewFINAL.doc)
>
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