The Weekly SPHere Oct. 5, 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 Oct. 12 edition of the Weekly SPHere, please send an e-mail to sphnews@umn.edu by Wednesday, Oct. 7.
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The SPH Student Senate will hold its next general meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. in the SPHere. All SPH students are welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. The division representatives and committee chairs, as well as the roster of voting members, will be made available on the SPHSS website.
Join the SPH marching in the University of Minnesota Homecoming Parade this Friday. March alongside fellow students, faculty, staff, and alumni this 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.
• Spots are still available, sign up online
Party Planners needed for the SPH All-School Winter Reception, scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 10. Volunteers will attend three, one-hour meetings (dates and times to be determined) to discuss, plan, and execute tasks. (Volunteers will be rewarded for their time.) To volunteer, contact Nichole Axtman at 6-9303 or mart1047@umn.edu by Friday, Oct. 17.
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Student News
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
The Medical Industry Leadership Institute student association (MILIsa) board is seeking representatives from participating schools to serve as liaisons and provide perspective from their respective programs. Representatives will be expected to help plan and promote MILIsa activities, as well as dedicate a minimum of two hours per month to MILIsa during the 2009-10 academic year. Applications are due Monday, Oct. 5. To learn more, email milisa@umn.edu.
SPH apparel is on sale until noon on Oct. 23. Order forms should be returned with payment to the Student Senate Office through the mail slot in the SPHere (Mayo A150). Checks should be made payable to “University of Minnesota.” Orders can be shipped. The proceeds from the apparel sale go to support PAMOJA, the Student Senate-sponsored social event for SPH, which takes place in the spring. Consider purchasing some warm SPH gear as the winter season rolls in. E-mail sphss@umn.edu with questions.
• Order forms and photos of available apparel are on the SPHSS website
A government and law enforcement careers panel will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 12:30-2 p.m., Hubert Humphrey Center, Room 215. This event is good preparation for the Oct. 26 government job and internship fair.
• Read more online
Francophone Public Health Journal Club. A small group of students have started a public health journal club for speakers of French. Anyone who speaks French, whatever the level, is invited to join. If you are interested, contact Ben at stei0496@umn.edu.
The Minnesota Department of Health, Sage Screening Program is seeking volunteers for the televised two-day phone bank on WCCO-TV in Minneapolis on Oct. 12-13, 5-6:30 p.m. and 10-10:30 p.m. Contact Sara Hollie at sara.hollie@state.mn.us or 651-201-5638 with questions.
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) has announced openings for four new APTR fellows. These fellowships provide an opportunity to work in health promotion at the federal level in Washington, DC. The deadline is Oct. 16. Email eas@aptrweb.org with questions.
• Additional information and application package online
Become a Leader within the APHA Student Assembly. Are you looking for an opportunity to meet and network with other passionate public health students, use and enhance your leadership skills, and contribute to the American Public Health Association Student Assembly? To apply, you must be a student, a current member of APHA and the Student Assembly, and willing to commit approximately 10 to 20 hours per month to the position for one year. For more information about the 12 open positions, email Kristina Pearson at pearson@umn.edu
Travel scholarships are available for students attending the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and APHA-Student Assembly Annual Student Meeting, Nov. 7-11 in Philadelphia. Submit hard copy applications to the Student Senate office in the SPHere by 5 p.m., Oct. 1. Questions regarding the scholarship application may be directed to the SPH Student Senate at sphss@umn.edu, subject line ‘APHA Travel Scholarship.’
The American Public Health Association Student Assembly is launching a new scholarship/grant program: Advocacy on Campuses That Impacts Our Nation (ACTION). This program aims to motivate public health students to create and implement plans for raising public health advocacy on their campuses and in their communities. The top submission nationally will be granted $500 and implemented during the spring of 2010, preferably during National Public Health Week, April 7-13. The application deadline is Friday, Oct. 23. More information and application information is available from Kristina Pearson at pearson@umn.edu.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a two year postgraduate competency-based training program in public health informatics. Applications for the fellowship period beginning July 2010 are due Nov. 4 with supporting documentation due Nov. 12.
• Read more about this fellowship opportunity online
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School News
Distributing the HPV vaccine on a national scale is the subject of the September issue of Research Brief, authored by SPH professor Roger Feldman.
• Read the brief
“Overcoming Racial Disparities in Healthcare: The Role of Patient-Centeredness” will occur on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Mayo Memorial Auditorium. Lisa Cooper, Pfizer Visiting Professor in Health Literacy and a nationally renowned expert on patient-provider communication issues and overcoming barriers to equitable health care in diverse populations, will present. Email phdr@umn.edu with questions.
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SPH Events
“Drug-induced DNA Protein Crosslinks” will be presented by Colin Campbell, Monday, Oct. 5, 3:35-4:25 p.m., 1155 Mayo. Campbell is an associate professor of Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota.
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The Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health presents “Women and Health Care Reform” with Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. The lecture will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Moos Tower 2-530. For more information, contact wmhealth@umn.edu or 6-1125.
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Health Policy and Management is sponsoring a dialogue on health care reform issues on Wednesday, Oct. 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. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome.
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Media Production for Public Health will hold a seminar on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m., in 2-110 Weaver-Densford. SPH media producer Paul Bernhardt will lead a discussion designed for SPH students on using basic media production tools to craft and communicate effective public health messages and conduct cutting-edge research. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome.
• Read about the program and register online
Breakfast Briefing: Ethics in the Practice of Industrial Hygiene will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7:30-9:30 a.m., University Office Plaza (2221 University Ave SE). This presentation will assist industrial hygienists in complying with the new ABIH ethics training requirement and be of interest to safety professionals or others working closely with the industrial hygiene community.
• Read more and register online
Join a Peace Corps recruiter and SPH returned Peace Corps volunteers to share stories, learn more about the myriad of Peace Corps opportunities, and enjoy complimentary appetizers. This information session will occur on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Campus Club Bar, Fourth Floor, Coffman Union. RSVP to Eunice Abiemo at abiem001@umn.edu or 5-6463 by Friday, Oct. 23.
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Other Events
Join U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in conversation with J. Brian Atwood, dean of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, and Allen Levine, dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at Feeding the World: At Home and Abroad. The discussion will occur on Monday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., Ted Mann Concert Hall. Tickets are free but RSVP to 4-2345 or register online.
Pregnancy Care Reform: Legislative changes that could affect your practice and patients will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2:45-4:30 p.m., The Depot Minneapolis, a Renaissance Hotel, 225 Third Avenue South.
• Read more online
“The Living Organ Donor: Altruistic or Duty-Bound” will occur on Friday, Oct. 9, 12:15-1:30 p.m., 1-451 Moos Tower. Email lhoekstr@umn.edu with questions.
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The Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine presents a Tropical and Travel Medicine Seminar on Oct. 14, 6-8:30 p.m., Shriners Hospital for Children, Multipurpose Room, 2025 East River Parkway. The featured speaker is Watcharapong Piyaphanee, director of the Travel Medicine Research Unit in the Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine and Faculty of Tropical Medicine at the Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. Contact Debbie Luedtke at 6-3526 or luedt047@umn.edu for more information.
Ever wonder what it’s like to attend Medical School — minus the cost, stress, and late-night cram sessions? The Academic Health Center presents Mini Medical School on Mondays Oct. 12-Nov. 9, 6-8:30pm.
• Read more and register online
The Fall Assembly of the Network of Interdisciplinary Initiatives (NII) will occur on Monday, Oct. 19, 3-5 p.m., Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union.
• Read more about the NII
For more events, go to the SPH Online Calendar
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