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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> CDC: Weight of the Nation Planning Committee [mailto:meetings@desainc.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 28, 2011 9:44 AM<BR><B>Subject:</B> Submit your proposal for Weight of the NationT by October 2nd 3pm EST!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: yellow; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">Submit abstract no later than 3:00 PM EST, Sunday, October 2, 2011</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presents Weight of the NationT 2012, its national conference on obesity prevention and control. The theme for the 2012 conference is Moving Forward, Reversing the Trend. Conference organizers will illustrate this theme through presentations-concurrent, plenary, poster or video-that emphasize how communities; early care and education facilities; medical care facilities; workplaces; states, territories, and tribes; and schools can change nutrition and physical activity environments to prevent and control obesity. The conference will convene elected and appointed public policy makers; federal, tribal, state, local, and territorial public health practitioners; media and social marketing experts; and partners and researchers vested in obesity prevention and control. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></TD>
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<P><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050"><BR><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Call for Proposals</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; align: center" align=center><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Persons and organizations engaged in developing, implementing, and evaluating policy system and <BR>environmental strategies to address obesity are invited to submit proposals.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The proposals will be used to select track specific concurrent panelists and poster presentations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Concurrent sessions</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> will foster discussion among panelists and with the audience on the use of policy, system and environmental approaches (PSE) to promote dietary quality, increase physical activity and prevent obesity. The concurrent session tracks are: agriculture, access, and sustainability; built environment and transportation; early care and education; law and legal authorities; medical care; schools; states and communities; and workplaces. An overview of each track with instructions on proposal submissions is detailed below. <BR><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Poster sessions</SPAN></STRONG> will feature traditional and film technology formats. As only a limited number of proposals will be selected for oral presentation, other highly rated proposals may be invited as posters. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A href="http://precis.preciscentral.com/User/UserLogin.asp?Action=Admin&EventID=854d9fca&bhcp=1"><BR>Click here to submit your proposal.</A><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Proposal Submission Instructions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: yellow; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Submit online beginning Monday, August 1, 2011 and no later than 3:00 PM EST, Sunday, October 2, 2011.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P> <STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For a detailed listing of submission/track information please </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="http://www.cvent.com/d/jdqkfc/12K" target=_blank><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">click here</SPAN></STRONG></A><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">. </SPAN></STRONG><B><BR><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Please check event website at </SPAN></STRONG></B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A href="http://wwwweightofthenation.org/"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.weightofthenation.org</SPAN></STRONG></A></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> regularly for agenda updates. </SPAN></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>Adrienne Paige Mullock, MPH, CHES, RYT<BR>Public Health Educator<BR>Oregon State WIC Program<BR>800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 865<BR>Portland, Oregon 97232-2162<BR>Telephone: (971) 673-0054<BR>Fax: (971) 673-0071<BR>adrienne.p.mullock@state.or.us<BR><BR></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>