The Weekly SPHere Oct. 26, 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 Nov. 2 edition of the Weekly SPHere, please send an e-mail to sphnews@umn.edu by Wednesday, Oct. 28.

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SPHere Spotlight

SPH Student Senate has grants available for students who wish to participate in professional development, event planning, faculty and student mentoring, or networking. Fill out a short grant form with the description of your proposal, what the funds would be used for, and submit to sphss@umn.edu or the SPHSS mailbox in the SPHere. Grants are available year round and funds are typically released three times annually.
• Download forms online

The next SPH Student Senate Meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 28, 5-6 p.m. in the SPHere. Learn about upcoming events, including Trick-or-Fooding. All SPH Students are welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. Contact sphss@umn.edu with questions.

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Student News

MPIRG is hosting an event on Oct. 29 to explain how health insurance pertains to current students, and what students can expect regarding health insurance after graduation. Contact Laura at perdu011@umn.edu or Sam at leex4900@umn.edu for more information on how to volunteer or attend the forum.

The SPHSS volunteer committee needs your help on Saturday, Oct. 31 to pick up non-perishable food items to be delivered to a local food shelf. Drivers, cars, and walkers are needed. Contact Laura at perdu011@umn.edu or Sam at leex4900@umn.edu for more information.

The Georgetown Public Policy Review is currently seeking submissions of academic articles for the 2010 edition based on the theme “Global Health: Disease Control, Development, and Public Health Policy.” Submissions are due Nov. 10. For complete submission requirements or questions, contact executive print editors, Rory O’Sullivan or R. Brent Wisner at gppireview@georgetown.edu.

Become a Physical, Healthy, Driven (PHD) volunteer with the YMCA. Help elementary, middle, and high school students prepare for a healthy lifestyle. Work with students to teach them about nutrition, exercise, and making healthy choices. Contact the YMCA PHD program at PHD@YMCAmpls.org for more information or to apply.

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School News

SPH apparel sales have been extended. The new deadline to submit orders and payment to the SPHere is Noon on Friday, Oct. 30. Order forms are in the SPHere and the Student Services office. Apparel samples are available in SPH Student Services (Mayo D305). Consider purchasing items to help support Pamoja, the Student Senate’s annual social event, held during the spring semester.
• Look at photos of apparel and download order form

Join the Northland Chapter of the Society of Toxicology (NLSOT) for its fall meeting, which is titled Minnesota, Mesothelioma, and Fibers: Updates and Perspectives. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Oct. 29, at the EPA laboratory in Duluth and will feature SPH professors. Contact Catherine Jacobson at cfjacobson@mmm.com with questions.

Homecoming 2009: Thank you SPH volunteers. During the U’s “Ultimate Homecoming” Oct. 4-10, the SPH participated in an open house and parade. The open house attracted thousands of spectators and many stopped by the SPH booth to see demonstrations led by SPH staff member Diane Toscano, faculty member Nancy Nachreiner, and student Ania Urban. The following Friday, SPH had a walking unit in the parade.
• Watch video of the parade
• Look at photos of the parade

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make our participation in Homecoming 2009 a success: Jessica Appert, Dawn Bazarko, Jane Braun, Sarah Brunsberg, Sung Choi, Chris Drucker, Sarah Ekerholm, Joe Finnegan, Chris Gabel, Molly Gagnon, Patricia Gannon, Dotty Gondwe, Katie Hall, Carol Hansen, Sarah Henderson, Evan Henke, Tran Huynh, Jooyeon Hwang, Siddharth Jain, Kelli Kinneberg, Katie Knutson, Cecilia Kramer, Deb Lasher, Sharad Manaktala, Dan Musser, Vicki Pearson, Jaime Preussler, Rema Ramakrishnan, Krystal Rampalli, Andrea Rice, Spencer Rudolf, Xiaoyan Sheng, Jared Shenk, Davinderjit Singh, Meghan Taylor, Ania Urban, Gavin Watt, Ming-Ta Yang, and Bignlin Yue, Michael Zambrana.

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SPH Events

Simple Health Behaviors and their Impact on Business: Health, Cost, and Productivity will occur on Monday, Oct. 26, 2:30-4 p.m., 3-125 Mayo. Nico Pronk, vice president and health science officer at JourneyWell and senior research investigator at HealthPartners Research Foundation, will present.
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U health care coverage Q & A: Learn about health services for students on campus, what is covered by insurance, and options available after graduation. Bring questions to this information session on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Moos 2-520.
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Urban Design and the Quest for a Sustainable Quality-of-Life, an ERUPT: Emerging Research Underlying Public Health Trends lecture, will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Weaver-Densford Hall 2-110. Ignacio San Martin, professor at the School of Architecture and School of Design, will speak. Lunch will be served.
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Boosting Course Evaluation Response Rates Electronically Utilizing CourseEval and U of M Grading Systems will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1-2 p.m. This webinar will be presented by Carol Francis from SPH Student Services, Barbara Smith from AHC Information Systems, and Kristina Pearson from SPH Student Services.
• Read more and register online

Exercise Makes You Fat will occur on Friday, Oct. 30, 10-11 a.m., room 364 WBOB. John Blundellm, professor of biopsychology at the University of Leeds in the UK, will lecture.
• Additional Information

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Other Events

Making Insurers Accountable: The Case for a Public Option in Health Reform will occur on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 11:15-12:30 p.m., Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Center.
• Directions for parking

MN Community Measurement (MNCM) has developed a model to collect consistent, self-reported data on patient race, ethnicity, and primary language within the ambulatory care setting. MNCM will host a day-long event on Thursday, Oct. 29, 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., StratisHealth, Bloomington, to teach this model.
• Read more and register online

A Taste of Tropical Medicine: A Global Health Volunteerism Short Prep Course will take place Nov. 6, 6:30-9:30 p.m. and Nov. 7, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Contact Dawn Bauer at bauer.dawn@mayo.edu or 507-284-4584 for more information or to register.

SPEAK OUT to End Breast Cancer will occur on Saturday, Nov. 14., noon-3:30 p.m., Hotel Sofitel Minneapolis.
• Read more and register online

The Minnesota Cancer Alliance presents the sixth annual Cancer Summit 2009: Partners in Progress on Tuesday, Nov. 17, Hotel Sofitel, Bloomington.
• Read more and register online

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