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GREETINGS
Dear Ministers, International
Organizations’ Leaders, Public
Health Leaders,
Policy Makers, Researchers and Colleagues...
It is our great pleasure to invite you
to the 12th World Congress on Public Health to be
held April 27 - May 01, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Organized by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)
(www.wfpha.org)
and hosted by the Turkish Public Health Association (TPHA) (www.t-hasak.org).
The Congress will address the enormous challenges and opportunities
for public health organizations worldwide and be an opportunity for
getting together with the various professionals and disciplines
related to Public Health, at a national and international level and
share the latest ideas and experiences in public health education,
research and practice in the wonderful environment of Istanbul,
Turkey.
The organizers invite local, national
and international public health leaders, advocates and students to
submit abstracts dealing with the major cross-cutting sub-themes.
These abstracts should demonstrate the link between public
health education, research, and practice and improved health
outcomes.
They should also showcase innovations,
practices, tools and transferable lessons from across the globe that
will help us make a decided difference in global public health. The
Abstract Submission Deadline is extended
Friday, October 17, 2008.
The Congress theme is “Making a
Difference in Global Public Health: Education, Research, and
Practice”. Sub themes have been defined by the National and
International Planning Committee. We invite you to submit abstracts
in the following general topics:
(The
2nd Call for Abstracts website)
I. Public Health Education for the 21st
Century (6 sub-themes)
II. Public Health Research & Policy
Development (19 sub-themes)
III. Public Health Practices Around the
Globe (21 sub-themes)
We would greatly appreciate if you
would share this information with your colleagues in your
organization. And we
are sincerely looking forward
to your participation.
Further information can be obtained
from the official web site of the
12th World Congress on
Public Health
www.worldpublichealth2009.org.
  
Prof.
Hikmet PEKCAN, M.D
S.M. Asib NASIM, M.D
Prof. Paulo BUSS, M.D
President of TPHA/Turkey WFPHA Immediate Past President
President of WFPHA
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