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Annual Meeting and Expo

SAMHSA is presenting at the 137th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition in Philadelphia, PA, November 7–11, 2009. The APHA Annual Meeting is the oldest and largest gathering of health professionals in the world and is the premier public health education forum.

SAMHSA will present at a number of sessions addressing current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in the substance abuse and mental health fields. Highlights include:

Session 3001.0: Prescription Drug Misuse: A Continuing Challenge in the New Millennium
Monday, November 9, 2009, 8:30 a.m.
Applying Information on Prescription Drug Changes to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Larry A. Kroutil, M.P.H., James D. Colliver, Ph.D., and Joseph Gfroerer
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Session 3146.1: The State of the Science in Promoting Healthy Child Development: Findings From Two Recent IOM/NRC Reports
Monday, November 9, 2009, 11:10 a.m.
Implementation of the IOM Prevention Report From the Federal Perspective
A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed.


Session 3190.0: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): Cross-site Evaluation of a SAMHSA Program
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:31 p.m.
Introduction to and Overview of SAMHSA and CSAT's Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Initiative
Jack B. Stein, Ph.D., M.S.W., Jeremy Bray, Ph.D., and Susan W. Hayashi, Ph.D.


Session 4243.0: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Prevalence and Effects
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:30 p.m.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): Prevalence and Effects of Alcohol Exposure
Patricia Getty, Ph.D.


SAMHSA will also have a booth (#1125) where you can pick up resources related to its presentations. For a list of all sessions, please visit the APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition Web site (http://www.apha.org/meetings).

 
 
Related Resources
Results From the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings PDF (1.46 MB)
Eliminating Barriers for Learning: It's Part of Our Classroom CD (SMA07-4283)
Identifying and Selecting Evidence-Based Interventions: Revised Guidance Document for Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant Program PDF (412 KB)
Partnership To Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Public Education Program Manual (MS957)


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