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For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 25, 2001
Contact: Terry LaMotte
(301) 650-8660 (o)
(301) 540-9539 (h)The National Institutes of Health "Share the Health"
Program Postponed
Heightened Security at NIH Postpones Popular Community Health Forum Featuring Free Health Seminars, Screenings, Wellness Workshops, Exhibits, and MoreBETHESDA, Md. - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) postponed its fourth annual "Share the Health" community health forum today. This free event, entitled Share the Health: An Exposition of Health Resources from NIH to Its Neighbors, was scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 27, 2001 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Natcher Conference Center in Building 45 on the NIH campus. Due to heightened security at all federal facilities, NIH has cancelled weekend and evening events at Building 45 until further notice.
Sponsored by the NIH Office of Community Liaison, the event was designed to promote health through the prevention of disease by showcasing what NIH has to offer the community. It featured health seminars, blood pressure and stroke screenings, wellness workshops, exhibits by NIH institutes, computer demonstrations, family-friendly activities and more.
Event organizers are working to secure a new location and date for the event and expect to hold the event in the spring of 2002. For more information, call 301-650-8660 or visit http://sharethehealth.od.nih.gov.
Included with this email is the most current information about the National Institutes of Health's upcoming community health forum, Share the
Health: An Exposition of Health Resources from NIH to Its Neighbors. The free event will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2000, on the NIH campus. Detailed information in two forms (a fact sheet and a description) is listed below.Please use the information below in any coverage that you can provide, including in newsletters, on web sites, in newspapers, in calendars, in
public service announcements, in mailings to members, etc.For more information or questions, please contact Terry LaMotte at her home office at 301-540-9539.
Thank you.
National Institutes of Health Shares Health Information With Its Neighbors on Saturday, October 21, 2000
What: Share the Health: An Exposition of Health Resources from NIH to Its Neighbors. The third annual community health forum sponsored by the NIH Office of Community Liaison features free health-related information, exhibits by NIH institutes, lectures, health screenings, computer demonstrations on how to access health information on the Internet, tours of the National Library of Medicine, dance workshops, volunteer opportunities, and activities for the entire family. Potential lecture topics include the human genome; Alzheimer's disease and caregiving; women's health; depression; teaching your child to read; learning disabilities; eye, ear, and oral health; alcoholism; health disparities research; drug abuse; and sleep deprivation.
When: Saturday, October 21, 2000 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Natcher Conference Center*, Building 45, National Institutes of Health, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland
Who: NIH Office of Community Liaison
Why: The purpose of the event is to promote health through the prevention of disease by showcasing what NIH has to offer to the
community. A wealth of information will be made available to NIH's neighbors at no cost.Contact: For more information, call Terry LaMotte or Jessica Harrison of Palladian Partners at 301-650-8660 (TTY users should call the Federal
Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339), send an e-mail to tlamotte@palladianpartners.com, or visit our Web site at http://health.info.nih.gov/forum2000.*The Natcher Conference Center is equipped with an infra-red system to accommodate those who need amplification of sound. Sign language interpretation will be provided. Individuals who require reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, should contact Terry LaMotte
via one of the methods listed above no later than October 17, 2000
Free The Lions
529 14st NW #2024
Washington, DC. 20045
202-298-0522
FAX: 202-986-2463
Mr. Lyon Mr.Lyons@FreeTheLions.org
Greater Silver Spring Chamber
of Commerce
8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 203
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-565-3777
Fax: 301-565-3377
GoVote.com - Politics,
Elections and Government
marketing@govote.com
http://www.washingtonian.com/schools/helping.html
Helping--For people looking to help out, this listing provides
local community service opportunities.
http://www.washingtonian.com/schools/volunteering.html
Volunteer Organizations--Washington-area programs and organizations
where adults and children can volunteer.
http://www.reliefnet.org/
ReliefNet--Relief Organizations and humanitarian efforts on the
Internet.
The Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Rescue Squad, Inc.
5020 Battery Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
Voice Phone: (301) 650-0077
Fax Number: (301) 656-6523
The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad provides ambulance, fire
and rescue services to the citizens of Bethesda, Chevy Chase
and surrounding communities, and operates entirely on contributions
from the community.
Tenley-Friendship Branch Library
Bethesda First Baptist Church
301-654-4159
301-656-5130
Rudy Zachry, Pastor
5033 Wilson Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
Bethesda Meeting House
301-907-4608
J.G. Adams
9400 Rockville Pike, Box 30406
Bethesda, MD 20814
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
301-986-1137
301-986-1230
Allen D. Timm
7611 Clarendon Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
First Baptist Church of
Silver Spring
301-585-5454
Barbara Williams swill@erols.com
5415 Fenton Street
Silver Spring, MD 20910
A diverse, discovering congregation; affiliated with the District
of Columbia Baptist Convention, American Baptist Churches USA,
and the Alliance of Baptists. We reserve the right to accept
everyone.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
301-654-1288
301-986-8716
Thomas M. Wells
7500 Pearl Street
Bethesda, MD 20814
Temple Hill Baptist Church
301-654-7767
J.G. Adams
9400 Rockville Pike, Box 30406
Bethesda, MD 20814
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