There is a lot going on in public health in April.
April is a #publichealth extravaganza! Follow #PubHT #NPHW #NPHWchat #SM4PH #hcsm #TEDMED. Stay tuned to #HealthyChicago 4 an app release!
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Raed Mansour (@reedmonseur) March 30, 2013
Take note of these events online and offline in the next few weeks:
- April 1 – 7
National Public Health Week run by the APHA. This year’s theme is “Public Health is ROI: Saves Lives, Saves Money.” There are a lot of offline events going on throughout the nation. Follow #NPHW on Twitter to stay up-to-date.
- April 1 – 5
The Metropolitan Group is hosting a Public Health Week Chat everyday on various themes that coincide with National Public Health Week. Follow @metgroup‘s #PHweekCHAT.
- April 1
@PubHT kicks it off with a Twitter Chat on Climate Change. Follow #PubHT at 9PM ET.
- April 2
@CDCNPIN continues with its informative series of webcasts of social media for public health: Gaming & Mobile. Follow #SM4PH on Twitter at 2PM ET.
- April 3
Twitter Chat from the great folks from @PublicHealth and @NPHW. Follow#NPHWchat at 2PM ET.
- April 7 – 9
@ISIS is hosting their 6th Annual YTH Live 2013 Conference in San Francisco that brings together youth, tech and sexual health. Follow #ythlive.
- April 9
@phsocmed moderated by@jgarrow and@PHMCtweets discuss everything in public health for social media. Follow #SM4PH.
- April 16 – 19
TedMed 2013 holds one of the most significant events in health that brings together a multi-disciplinary group of innovative minds meant to share and improve health care in Washington DC. Follow #TEDMED on Twitter and across all their social media channels to stay up-to-date.
- April 23
@CDCNPIN continues with its series of webcasts of social media for public health: Facebook & Image Sharing (Instagram, Pinterest and Flikr). Follow #SM4PH on Twitter at 2PM ET.
- April 7, 14, 21, 28
#hcsm one of the liveliest weekly Twitter Chats on the latest in health communication and social media.
- April 4, 11, 18, 25
#hchlitss weekly Twitter Chat has some of the best guests and insightful chats on health communication, health literacy and social sciences.
- April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
#CPHC weekly Twitter Chat continues it’s engaging grassroots health care advocacy.
Did I miss any? Please let me know.