[H+T--Friends] PAPH: Physical Activity and Public Health Courses

Courtesy of the latest NCBW Newsletter. PAPH ANNOUNCES 2012 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH COURSES According to a Feb. 21st USCPRC announcement, "The Physical Activity and Public Health Course (PAPH), sponsored by the University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is entering its 18th year of successful training for researchers and public health practitioners. The PAPH course offerings feature an 8-day Postgraduate Course on Research Directions and Strategies and a 6-day Practitioner's Course on Community Interventions. The faculty for the courses is composed of nationally recognized experts in public health research and practice." "The Research Course serves post-doctoral personnel and is designed to develop research competencies related to physical activity and public health. The Practitioner's Course is for those professionally involved or interested in community-based initiatives to promote physical activity. Approximately 25 fellows are accepted for each course. Criteria for acceptance include educational background, experience, professional position, and potential to enhance public health research and practice. The 2012 Physical Activity and Public Health Courses will be held September 11-19, 2012 at The Lodge at the Mountain Village in Park City, Utah." For more info and to apply, go to: http://bit.ly/yvJ0O8 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109415374699&s=11987&e=001WkjCZucoxWrLgm0 vEY-z956LxE7Yu6zpNyedcIa_7kUlAjRK5TxPe4UjeJvGmaLG9v8zIccf4-9Aa17BBEI3yzx iJE8YQvNZ3PGKH68KnUg=> or contact Janna Borden at (803) 576-6050 or &lt;jsborden(a)mailbox.sc.edu&gt; Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://www.apha.org/transportation <http://www.apha.org/transportation> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.