1) NCHPAD resources for health departments: NCHPAD can provide your health department program with brochures and resources for your next educational program or conference booth display. See the NCHPAD website at www.ncpad.org for relevant factsheets (i.e., http://www.ncpad.org/content/7/Disability~Condition), videos/DVDs (i.e., http://www.ncpad.org/content/61/Video), and more. Call an Information Specialist at 800-900-8086 to receive your specialized packet of materials.
2) Get ready for National Public Health Week, April 4-10, with the theme of "Empowering Americans to Live Stronger, Longer!" See helpful factsheets for older adults, communities, and even a life expectancy calculator at http://www.ncpad.org/688/3128/2005-03-01#9, as well as tools and statewide information at http://www.ncpad.org/688/3128/2005-03-01#9.