The Weekly SPHere Nov. 2, 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. 9 edition of the Weekly SPHere, please send an e-mail to sphnews@umn.edu by Wednesday, Nov. 4.
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SPH Career Services presents the second annual Field Experience Fair on Nov. 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Mayo Auditorium lobby. The fair will showcase student field experiences in local and international locations. The event is an opportunity to network with preceptors, major coordinators, and students. There will be resources for open positions, fellowships, and funding options. Lunch will be provided.
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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.
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SPH Dean John Finnegan announces a new head for the Division of Biostatistics in his bi-weekly column.
• Read Dean Finnegan's column
Join SPH colleagues at the school’s alumni and friends reception at APHA. The reception will be held in conjunction with the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting in Philadelphia, on Monday, Nov. 9. The event will be held at the Field House, located inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, location of the APHA annual meeting, from 6:30-8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is not required. If you have questions, contact Nichole Axtman at mart1047@umn.edu.
Student News
The U.S. Government Accountability Office will present on the agency and analyst and intern positions on Monday, Nov. 2, in HHH Room 205. The first is at 12:45, and the second at 6:00. No sign-up necessary. Snacks will be provided.
Representatives from the Council of State and territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) will present information about available fellowship positions from Centers for Disease Control and CSTE on Nov. 18, 9-10 a.m., location to be determined. Second and final year students are encouraged to come. Breakfast will be provided.
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Join the Food Industry Center for its Fall Student Networking Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1-5 p.m., in Coffman Memorial Union. This conference brings together University students and food industry professionals to meet each other and learn more about topics currently engaging the food industry.
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Interested in learning more about the work of the Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute (HFHL)? HFHL will host a luncheon to explain its initiatives and provide an opportunity to meet with other students on campus working and researching food and public health issues. Luncheon seating is limited. To attend, RSVP to Kristine Igo at hfhl@umn.edu.
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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
The Annual School Visit with Sr. Vice President for Health Sciences, Frank B. Cerra will occur on Monday, Nov. 23, 12-2 p.m., in the Mayo Auditorium. Faculty, staff, and students are invited.
SPH experts soon will be on the frontlines working to help developing countries better respond to emerging infectious diseases that pose a threat to human and animal health. The SPH and several other U of M schools are part of a team project called RESPOND that will implement a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cooperative agreement with funding up to $185 million. SPH associate dean for education Debra Olson (pictured) will serve as associate director for the project and SPH professor Bill Toscano as a regional lead. SPH faculty members Claudia Munoz-Zanzi and Randy Singer will also contribute to the work.
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The University of Minnesota has launched a new Master of Development Practice (MDP) degree to train professionals in international development. The interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary degree program spans seven academic units, including the SPH, and will be offered as a partnership between the Humphrey Institute and the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change. The U of M is one of only four universities in the United States to have such a program. Some of the program's required courses will be taught in the SPH by SPH faculty. This programs is viewed as an attractive dual degree opportunity for SPH students.
Sue Borowick is the new director for the Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach (CPHEO). Borowick brings over 24 years of training and management experience in both the private and public sectors. She has expertise in training needs assessment, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Her experiences with e-learning tools, methods and strategies, facilitation, project management, product development and implementation, and negotiations will enable her to contribute to CPHEO’s initiatives.
Request for Proposals: Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute has released a request for interdisciplinary research projects related to food and health. The institute will award up to one research grant of $50,000 to $100,000 in each of the following areas: food policy, prevention of obesity and chronic disease, and food safety. Criteria for funding are interdisciplinarity, innovation, potential impact, utilization of new collaborations, quality of the research proposal, and potential for future external funding. Deadline is Nov. 23. For more information, see request for proposals or email healthy foods.
The Summit of Sages: Inspiration, Innovation, and Transformation will be held Nov. 4-6 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. This summit focuses on transformative health care delivery, and six Sages or nurses who are at the forefront of a new way of providing health care.
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Health Care Reform 101 will occur on Nov. 12, 6-8 p.m., in the Mayo Auditorium with speakers, Susan Foote, SPH professor emerita; Carol Backstrom, assistant to the commissioner on health reform, Minnesota Department of Health; and Dr. Kent Bottles, president of Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. Contact Ashley Grey at grey0028@umn.edu to learn more about the event.
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SPH Events
Understanding and addressing health disparities among Alaska Natives living in rural, remote communities undergoing rapid Westernization will be presented by Andrea Bersamin on Monday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m., in WBOB 364.
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An Environmental Health Toxicology Seminar on Health Investigation into Minnesota's Taconite Industry will be presented by Jeffrey Mandel on Monday, Nov. 2, 3:35-4:25 p.m., in Mayo 1155.
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Determination of the Minimum Number of Lymph Nodes to Examine to Maximize Survival in Esophagectomy Specimens from Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: Data from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Database will presented by Shawn Groth on Friday, Nov. 6, 2-2:30 p.m., in PWB 11-157.
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The next Media Production for Public Health series seminar will occur on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 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. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome.
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Unhealthy Influences: The Impact of Advertising on the Health of Children will occur on Friday, Nov. 13, 7:30-9 a.m., in WBOB 142. SPH Dean John Finnegan will moderate as forum panelists discuss children’s exposure to messages designed to influence their health and buying preferences.
• Seating is limited, register online.
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Other Events
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., at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Contact Dawn Bauer at bauer.dawn@mayo.edu or 507-284-4584 for more information or to register.
The Midwest Worksite Health Promotion Conference will occur on Monday, Nov. 9, 7:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m., at St. Paul RiverCentre.
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SPEAK OUT to End Breast Cancer will occur on Saturday, Nov. 14., noon-3:30 p.m., at the Hotel Sofitel Minneapolis.
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The Minnesota Cancer Alliance presents the sixth annual Cancer Summit 2009: Partners in Progress on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Hotel Sofitel, Bloomington.
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Save-the-date: 2010 Legislative Briefing and Reception will occur on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the McNamara Alumni Center. President Bruininks will preview the U’s 2010 legislative request and talk about the challenges higher education faces in these trying economic times.
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