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The conference is organized around three themes—

Risk FactorsSessions will have experts from several disciplines presenting risk factors related to diseases;
InterventionsInterventions sessions will highlight levels of community-based and population-based public health promotion and prevention initiatives;
EvaluationEvaluation sessions will discuss conceptual and methodological challenges in evaluating public health policies and health interventions—

to meet the conference objectives of:
  • Presenting research findings and successful models that illustrate achievements in, and highlight the importance of, integrating behavioral and social sciences and public health;
  • Furthering the understanding among public health specialists of the importance of behavioral and social science research in addressing public health issues;
  • Enhancing the understanding of public health perspectives, concepts, and goals among behavioral and social scientists;
  • Serving as a springboard for future multidisciplinary communication and collaboration between behavioral and social scientists and public health researchers and professionals.

For more information, please call:
Julia Silva, PhD, conference manager at (202) 336-5817
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