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Join us in our coverage of the American Public Health Association's 136th Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.

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The Opening Session will take place on Sunday, October 26, from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the San Diego Convention Center in Exhibit Hall D.

The featured speaker will be Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director of the International Institute for Society and Health, MRC Research Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London. Dr. Marmot will address "Health in an Unequal World: Report from the Commission on Social Determinants of Health."

The Closing Session will be on Wednesday, October 29, from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm at the San Diego Convention Center. This session will feature a panel of former U.S. Surgeons General as they reflect on past achievements and explore health concerns on the horizon.

• Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), Vice Chairman, Canyon Ranch, CEO, Canyon Ranch Health Division, President, Canyon Ranch Institute, Distinguished Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona
• David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., 16th Surgeon General of the United States (1998-2002), Director, Center of Excellence on Health Disparities, Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Poussaint-Satcher-Cosby Chair in Mental Health, Morehouse School of Medicine
• M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., 15th Surgeon General of the United States (1993-1994), Professor Emeritus, University of Arkansas School of Medical Science

The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. APHA has a world of public health in store for you.