U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, M.D., will address the Association for Community Health Improvement National Conference March 16 in Atlanta. Pritpal Tamber, co-founder and CEO of Bridging Health & Community, also will speak at the closing plenary session. To register for the March 14-16 conference, click here. For more information, visit www.healthycommunities.org. ACHI is an AHA affiliate.

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