On January 22, 2008, senior officials from 45 local health departments in California, as well as representatives from the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, convened to discuss how build the capacity of local health departments in California to engage in chronic disease prevention, by addressing the social determinants of health. These Proceedings are not only an effort to capture the content of this significant event in the recent history of public health in California, but also to serve as a framing document for a series of follow-up regional meetings and web-based conferences.
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