Events & Conferences

Eastern - includes Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and off map locales: parts of Canada, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, and the Virgin Islands.

Southern - includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

North Central - includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Mountain - Plains - Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming (also includes several Canadian provinces).

Western - includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington (and a few Pacific islands and western Canadian provinces).

**May is National Mental Health Month**

Visit HealthFinder.gov www.healthfinder.gov to download or print a 4-color desktop calendar of 2007 National Health Observances. Check back here for updates about conferences and events.

National Events & Conferences

May/June

Hawaii State PE Conference, Honolulu
May 3, 2007

New England Regional School Nurse Conference, Portsmouth, NH
May 5 - May 6

Florida School Health Association Conference, Orlando
May 14, 15, 16

Pennsylvania School Health Leadership Institute, Annville, PA
June 18-20

Character Development Center University of San Diego
June 22-23, 2007
Leadership in Character Education
Peace & Justice Center, USD, San Diego, California
Ed DeRoche, deroche@sandiego.edu, 619-260-2250

National Association of School Nurses Conference, Nashville, TN
June 28 - July 1