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Regional Meetings

Announcement

Online registration is still open for the regional meetings in New York (May 14), and Bethesda (May 28). Select each city under Location & Details, for more information. Registration has reached capacity for San Francisco (April 1), Fort Worth (April 14) and Chicago (April 30). We are, however, compiling waiting lists in the event spaces open up.

Online Broadcast of the Atlanta Meeting

You will soon be able to view a video recording of portions of the Atlanta Healthy People 2020 Regional Meeting on March 17.

Purpose

To obtain public perspectives on the framework that will be used to organize Healthy People 2020 objectives. Public comment on specific objectives will be sought in 2009.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is convening five regional meetings to discuss the development of the framework for Healthy People 2020, the national health goals for the next decade. A sixth meeting is planned in the Washington, DC area (Bethesda, MD) to gain input from national organizations and other interested groups and individuals.

Please select here for more information on the Healthy People 2020 development process.

Schedule

Date	Location & Details	Region(s)	Registration Deadline
March 17, 2008	Atlanta, GA CDC Conference Center	Regions III and IV	March 10, 2008 for U.S. Citizens March 3 for Foreign Nationals, view special security instructions
April 1, 2008	San Francisco, CA San Francisco Federal Building	Regions IX and X	March 25, 2008
April 14, 2008	Fort Worth, TX Renaissance Worthington Hotel	Regions VI and VII	April 7, 2008
April 30, 2008	Chicago, IL Northwestern University	Regions V and VIII	April 23, 2008
May 14, 2008	New York, NY Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House	Regions I and II	May 7, 2008
May 28, 2008	Bethesda, MD NIH Natcher Conference Center	DC area Healthy People Stakeholders Meeting	May 21, 2008
View the meeting agenda.

Registration

Registration for the Healthy People 2020 Regional Meetings is now open. There is no fee for registration. Participants are responsible for their own travel, lodging, meals and incidental expenses to attend a regional meeting(s). Seating is limited. Please pre-register for the regional meetings and encourage your colleagues to do the same. Proceed with online registration.

Who Should Attend?

All are welcome. Individuals from diverse sectors, including state and local government; academia; businesses; faith-based organizations; health care; advocacy groups, community-based organizations, non-profit and/or volunteer organizations; and others interested in improving disease prevention and health promotion efforts for the nation.

Pre-submit Written Question(s) for a Regional Meeting

To help plan a meeting that addresses issues that are specific to a particular region, HHS is seeking written questions or comments from the public to help guide the discussions and presentations on the development of Healthy People 2020 at the regional meetings. You may pre-submit your questions or comments on the development of Healthy People 2020 for a regional meeting by location even if you do not plan to attend. Please select here to pre-submit your question.

Contact Us

For more information about regional meetings, contact: 2020regional@air.org.

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Last revised: March 25, 2008