The Weekly SPHere Sept. 21, 2009
The Weekly SPHere is a weekly electronic publication for students in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. To submit items for the Sept. 28 edition of the Weekly SPHere, please send an e-mail to sphnews@umn.edu by Wednesday, Sept. 23.
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SPH Dean John Finnegan discusses student enrollment numbers in his latest column.
• Read the Dean’s column
Learn more about field experiences from SPH Career Services at an information session on Sept. 24, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Mayo 3-125. For more information, contact sphfield@umn.edu or 5-6463.
• Additional Information
Order your student business cards by Friday, Oct. 16. The cost is $12 per box and includes 100 two-color cards with each student’s personal and program-specific information. Contact Kristina Pearson at pearson@umn.edu with questions.
• Download an order form
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Student News
Melanie Nadeau, MPH candidate (Turtle Mountain Band) and Genelle Lamont, PhD candidate (Bad River Band), helped host the showing of the Emmy nominated documentary “Walking into the Unknown” during the SPH student orientation and to the Twin Cities American Indian community at the Minnesota American Indian Center.
For student-to-student communication, please consider using the SPH Student Listserv. It’s a fast and simple way to communicate with your peers. The listserv is intended only for students, not faculty or staff. Send messages to:
sph-students@lists.umn.edu.
Thank you to those who signed up to participate in the SPH Mentor Program. With a record number of students and mentors participating, we believe this will be an exciting year! Within the week, students who have registered for the SPH Mentor Program will be receiving a confirmation e-mail. This e-mail will verify the receipt of your application and include a link to register for the Mentor Kick-Off Breakfast on October 30th.
If you have any questions or do not receive the confirmation email after this week, contact phmentor@umn.edu.
Applications for the Agnes Hansen Award are due Friday, Oct. 30. This award is given to defray the costs that female graduate students incur while traveling to national or other major scientific meetings where they present the results of their research. Email questions or submit an application to RuthAnn Riel Duda at awards.xi@gwis.org.
The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars (FICRS) program is now accepting applications for clinical research training fellowships for doctoral-level U.S. students in the health professions. The one-year program is for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked, NIH-funded research centers in developing countries throughout Africa, Asia, South America, and the Caribbean.
• Read more and download an application online
Follow your classmates as they blog about life as a public health student at the University of Minnesota. Six students have agreed to share their experiences throughout the 2009-2010 school year on the Student SPHere Blog. You can subscribe to the entire blog or your favorite student blogger.
• Meet the students
• Read the blog
New Students: Did you miss the orientation on Sept. 2? The morning program of the all-school orientation is now available for viewing online.
• Watch Orientation
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School News
The Institute of Technology and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is hosting the annual IT Career Fair. The fair will occur on Sept. 22-23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Coffman Memorial Union, Great Hall. Contact SWE at swe@umn.edu or IT Career Services at ccse@umn.edu with questions.
Enter the 4th annual “It’s Global” PSA Contest for a chance to win up to $500. The deadline to enter is March 5, 2010. The top 15 PSAs will be screened and the cash prizes will be awarded on Monday, April 5. All PSAs will be showcase throughout National Public Health Week (April 5-9, 2010).
• Read more at the SPH website
• View past winners
Seeking enthusiastic and energetic participants to join the SPH in the University of Minnesota Homecoming Parade. March alongside fellow students, faculty, staff, and alumni on Friday, Oct. 9 in the evening. Joining the public health parade unit will be Dean Finnegan driving a donated ZENN car along University Avenue. Participants will receive a complimentary long-sleeved SPH Homecoming shirt.
• Space is limited, so sign up today
The Center for Public Health Preparedness announces its latest online module, Crisis Intervention During Disaster. The goal of this module is to help learners identify reactions to trauma and take appropriate and effective action to assist individuals in crisis. Participants are eligible to receive up to 0.05 CEUs (0.5 contact hours) for completion of training including pre-test, post test and evaluation.
•Register online and learn more about our Public Health Emergency Training (PHET) Series
New Group Facilitator’s Guide for Disaster in Franklin County Now Available. The simulation can be projected in a classroom setting where participants engage in a group discussion about the problems presented, learning from each other in addition to learning from the online simulation.
• Learn more about the guide
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SPH Events
Environmental Health in Iraq will occur on Sept. 21, 3:30-5 p.m., Mayo 3-125. Doctors Najm Askouri Koudhur and Asaad Al-Janabi will discuss radiologic pollution in Najaf Province, cancer prevalence in Iraq and the shortage of health surveillance, and high incidences of breast cancer in Middle Euphrates region of Iraq.
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Nurturing the Female Brain: How Biology and Culture Interact to Influence Premenstrual and Perinatal Depression will occur on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m., West Bank Office Building 364. Laura Miller, vice chair for Academic Clinical Services; director of Women's Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry; Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Hospitals will speak.
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Become a volunteer at the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic. Learn more about this exciting opportunity on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 5:30 p.m., 2-690 Moos Tower.
• Learn more about the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic online
The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota is convening an international summit on the H1N1 influenza pandemic and critical business preparedness. “Keeping the World Working During the H1N1 Pandemic: Protecting Employee Health, Critical Operations, and Customer Relations” is a two-day conference featuring a variety of pandemic response experts from public and private sectors. The conference will occur Sept. 22, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sept. 23, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Marriott City Center, 30 S. 7th St.
• Read more and register online
ERUPT: Emerging Research Underlying Public Health Trends will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Mayo 1155. SPH faculty members Bruce Alexander and Jeff Mandel will discuss their findings on asbestos iron range research.
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Beyond Health Care: New Directions to a Healthier America will occur Thursday, Sept. 24, 1:30-3 p.m., Humphrey Institute. Wilhelmine Miller, associate director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build A Healthier America, will provide an overview of the commission’s recommendations. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by the Star Tribune’s heath editor Dave Hage. For more information, call 5-2530 or email cspg@umn.edu.
American Association for the History of Nursing Conference will occur on Friday, Sept. 25 and feature Steven Berlin Johnson, a best-selling author on the intersection of science, technology, and personal experience.
• Read more and register online
SPH Career Services present Somali health and cultural awareness session on Monday Sept. 28, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Mayo D-330. SPH student Anisa Esse will discuss Somalian health needs, the refugee experience of Somali refugees, and the rich culture of this community.
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The Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety presents “Update on National Health Care Reform: A Moving Target.” Lynn Blewett, associate professor and principal investigator State Health Access Data Assistance Center, will present on Monday, Sept. 28, 2:30-4 p.m., 3-125 Mayo.
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Patterns and Correlates of Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents will be presented by Carrie Heitzler. This final presentation for the Epidemiology Ph.D., will occur on Sept. 29, 3-4 p.m., West Bank Office Building 364.
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Health Policy and Management is sponsoring a two-week dialogue on health care reform issues on Wednesday, September 30 and Wednesday, October 7, noon-1 p.m. in room D325/D327 Mayo. Faculty participants are Jean Abraham, Lynn Blewett, Bryan Dowd, Roger Feldman, Ira Moscovice, and Robert Town. School of Public Health faculty, staff, and students are welcome.
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Media Production for Public Health seminar series will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m., in 2-110 Weaver-Densford. SPH media producer Paul Bernhardt will lead a series of discussions designed for SPH students on using basic media production tools to craft and communicate effective public health messages and conduct cutting-edge research. Faculty and staff are welcome.
• Read about the program and register online
Breakfast Briefing: Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers, Risk Assessment and Fit Testing for Novel Influenza A (H1N1) will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7:30-9:30 a.m., at the University Office Plaza (2221 University Ave. S.E.). The learning activity will focus on respiratory protection and respirator fit testing for health care workers.
• More information and register online
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Other Events
Learn to access free social science and health data. The Minnesota Population Center (MPC), a developer of demographic data, will hold workshops on data training on Friday, Sept. 25, noon-1:30 p.m., at Wilson Library. The MPC provides population data to thousands of researchers, policymakers, teachers, and students. The workshops are free but limited to 30 people. E-mail training@pop.umn.edu to register.
Genetics and Religion: Prospects for Dialogue will occur on Sept. 26, 9 a.m.-5:15 p.m., Moos Tower 2nd floor lecture hall.
• Read more and register online
“Does It Matter Where You Live? Neighborhoods and Health” will occur on Sept. 28, 12:15-1:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall. The Minnesota Population Center presents an overview of the data systems available through the national health data enclave system.
• Additional information
For more events, go to the SPH Online Calendar
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