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GENERAL
INFORMATION
Please
join us for the 15th Annual Meeting
of the Society for Prevention
Research in in our nation’s
capital, Washington, D.C.. The
annual meeting will be held Wednesday,
May 30 — Friday, June 1,
2007, at the Hyatt Regency Washington.
Don't miss this opportunity to
meet and mingle with more than
700 researchers from around the
country at the premier meeting
for prevention science! If you
register by April 9, 2007, you
will receive the discounted early
registration rate.
Venue
The 15th Annual Meeting of the
Society for Prevention Research
will be held from Wednesday, May
30 – Friday, June 1, 2007.
All Annual Meeting sessions and
events will take place in the
Hyatt Regency Washington. The
hotel is located on Capitol Hill
at 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW in
the heart of Washington, D.C.
and within a short walk to all
major attractions, shopping and
commerce areas, including the
U.S. Capitol, Washington Mall,
Smithsonian Museums, Union Station
and Congressional offices.
For information on Washington,
D.C. visit the Washington, D.C.
Convention and Tourism website
at http://www.washington.org.
Meeting Objectives and
Program Overview
The Society for Prevention Research
is an international organization
focused upon the advancement of
science-based prevention programs
and policies through empirical
research. The membership of the
organization includes scientists,
practitioners, advocates, administrators,
and policy makers who are concerned
with the prevention of social,
physical and mental health problems
and the promotion of health, safety,
and well-being.
The meeting seeks to present the
latest in prevention science from
across international regions in
the areas of epidemiology, etiology,
preventive intervention trials,
demonstration projects, policy
research, natural experiments,
program evaluations, clinical
trials, prevention-related basic
research, pre-intervention studies,
efficacy and effectiveness trials,
population trials, and studies
of the diffusion/dissemination
of science-based prevention.
The Program Committee of the Society
for Prevention Research (SPR)
invites submissions for presentations
within all content areas of public
health, education, human services,
criminal justice, and medical
science. Relevant focus areas
include, but are not limited to:
health disparities, health promotion
and disease prevention, maternal
health, suicide, infant and child
health, mental health/mental disorders,
family conflict, substance abuse
and addiction (alcohol, tobacco,
illicit drugs), violence, delinquency,
crime, academic failure, dropping-out
of school, obesity, cardiovascular
disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus,
HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted
disease, unintended pregnancy,
unemployment, occupation safety,
auto crashes, unintended injury,
poverty, welfare, managed care,
and policy-based interventions.
The conference theme, “Advancing
Science-Based Prevention: Creating
Real World Solutions”, is
meant to be comprehensive.
ATTIRE
Suggested dress for the SPR meeting,
receptions, and dinner is business
casual.
NO
SMOKING POLICY
Smoking is prohibited during all
sessions and in public areas of
the hotel.
ACCESSIBILITY
Anyone requiring special administrative
assistance in order to participate
in the SPR Annual Meeting is asked
to contact the SPR Office, 703-934-4850
or email jenniferlewis@preventionresearch.org.
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Pre-conference
Workshops
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2007
Annual Meeting Program Highlights
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Special
Topic Themes for 2007
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ECPN
Events
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SPR
Cup
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SPR
Annual Minority Scholarship Dance
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Preliminary
Schedule At A Glance
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