April 2017
Friends,

Spring is here and so is National Public Health Week, April 3-9, 2017. Click here to find out how to participate in this week's celebration!  As the Public Health Institute in Texas, with membership in the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), we are making plans to participate in the NNPHI Annual Conference in New Orleans on May 17-19. We are very excited about our programs and the fact that we have been accepted to present both  breakout and roundtable presentations in New Orleans.  This newsletter will highlight some exciting accomplishments and work we are doing! Enjoy!  
  • La Conversación Valiosa  - Throughout the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 semesters Camille Miller, President/CEO of THI has been serving as a preceptor for Sandra I. Tovar, MSN, APRN,PPCNP-BC, AE-C and Andrya Rivera-Burrciaga, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC,  two nurses from McAllen, Texas pursuing a Doctoral of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Cick here to read more about them!
  • Mountain States Genetics Regional Collaborative - March 2017 Message from Project Directors, Kathryn Hassell, MD & Janet Thomas, MD. Click  here!
  • 5th Annual Texas Primary Care and Health Home Summit, May 11-12, 2017, San Antonio, Sheraton Gunter Hotel. Click  here for updates. Register NOW!
  • 2017 Southern Obesity Summit - Save the Date! October 1-3, 2017, Marriot Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia. Click here for more information about the 11th Annual SOS! Click here for information about the Call for Proposals!
     
  • What if there was a way you could shop for the same quality services  you already have (essential services, such as, cable, cell phone, and more), from Brand Name providers that you trust; all at great prices in a single place. And even better get some of them for free. Click here to find out more information!
     
  • Every Kid Healthy™ Week,  April 24-28 - Action for Healthy Kids ® - an annual observance created to celebrate school health and wellness achievements and recognized on the calendar of National Health Observances. Click here for more information.
     
 
Camille D. Miller
President/CEO
Texas Health Institute
Our mission is to provide leadership to improve the health of Texans and their communities through education, research, and health policy development. 

Editorial Board:
Camille D. Miller, Sherry Wilkie-Conway, Stephanie Ondrias, Carol S. Gamble 

Editors:
Sherry Wilkie-Conway, Stephanie Ondrias 

Texas Health Institute (THI) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on the development of health policy solutions to improve the lives of Texans and their communities. From acting as an honest broker and hosting unbiased health policy forums that facilitate dialogue among policymakers and other healthcare stakeholders, to creating a vision of an improved future healthcare system. The THI newsletter is a monthly publication of Texas Health Institute written to update THI Board of Trustees and Friends of Texas Health Institute. 

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