Researchers will weigh the role of food literacy and marketing on consumers’ behavior when it comes to eating and nutrition at this two-day Institute of Medicine workshop in Washington, D.C., titled “How Do Communications and Marketing Impact Consumer Knowledge and Behavior?”  The workshop will look at the impact of such communications on food choices as well as the role of science-based messaging.

As leaders in the research and practice of digital storytelling, we established this conference to focus on innovative digital techniques to tell stories in order to improving health outcomes.

The conference brings together an array of practitioners in research, communication, digital media, storytelling, health promotion and more to share and discover tactics to promote better health outcomes across the board.

USCA is the largest AIDS-related gathering in the U.S., bringing together thousands of workers representing all sectors and every all front of the war against this disease—from case managers and physicians,to public health workers and advocates, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) and policy-makers. They come to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.

Researchers, practitioners, and policy makers focused on health in cities in the United States and worldwide. Goal is to work on urban places and health, generate novel ideas for research, and stimulate debate on policy implications.

National Rural Health Association holds two back-to-back conferences in Kansas City, Mo. The first, its 14th Rural Health Clinic Conference Sept. 29 – Sept. 30, will look at telemedicine, veterans’ health and other issues. The second, Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, focuses on Critical Access Hospitals.