<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> SAVE THESE DATES! <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM JANUARY 24-28, 2000 ************************************************************************ A joint conference hosted by Healthy People Consortium and Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information will be held January 24-28, 2000 at the Omni-Shoreham in Washington, DC. Surgeon General Satcher will be launching the HHS initiative, Healthy People 2010. "Partnerships for Health in the New Millennium" will focus on: * Partnering for Health Improvements * Eliminating Health Disparities * Increasing Quality and Years of Healthy Life * Harnessing Technology for Health <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Deadline: September 6, 1999. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Proposal submission form is available by calling 1-800-367-4725 or check back soon for online form at www.health.gov/partnerships. ************************************************************************ The conference is expected to draw over 1,200 participants with diverse backgrounds from public health, health care, academic and research institutions, employers, technology companies, faith and advocacy organizations, government agencies, and health care consumers. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> FOR MORE INFORMATION: <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> JOIN THE CONFERENCE LISTSERV by sending an E-mail to: [log in to unmask] with the following text in the message body: SUBSCRIBE partnerships-00 YOUR NAME *********************************************************************** VISIT THE CONFERENCE WEB SITE www.health.gov/partnerships *********************************************************************** SEND US AN E-MAIL [log in to unmask] ***********************************************************************