National Conference on Clustering of Health Events
On February 16-17, 1989, the National Conference on Clustering
of
Health Events will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Hotel
InterContinental Atlanta. This conference will provide a forum for
the
comprehensive consideration of the phenomenon of clustering events
as
it relates to public health. The purpose is to furnish public
health
workers, the media, and others with a theoretical and practical
basis
for dealing with clusters of health events such as cancers,
suicides,
infectious diseases, birth defects, or pneumoconioses.
Investigators are invited to submit abstracts of original work
concerning one or more of the following topics: public health
approaches to reports of clusters, risk perception and public
information, epidemiologic considerations in disease aggregation,
statistical considerations in the aggregation of events, and
cluster
investigations. Abstracts must be submitted on official Abstract
Reproduction Forms and postmarked by July 30, 1988. For forms or
other
comments and questions, contact either Karen Steinberg, Ph.D.,
((404)
488-4026) or Martha S. Brocato ((404) 488-4251), Center for
Environmental Health and Injury Control, Centers for Disease
Control,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
The conference, which is free and open to the public, is
sponsored
by the Centers for Disease Control, the Agency for Toxic
Substances
and Disease Registry, and the Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials.
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