The Weekly SPHere July 16, 2007The Weekly SPHere is a weekly electronic publication for students in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. To submit items for the Weekly SPHere, please send an e-mail to SPHStudentNews@umn.edu. >Student News Student NewsAre you doing a SPH Field Experience this summer? If so, the school wants to hear from you. The upcoming issue of the SPH quarterly magazine, Advances, will feature a cover story on student summer field experiences. For students doing a summer field experience in the United States: Please send a few sentences on where you are working on what your projects are to SPHNews@umn.edu. For students doing a summer field experience internationally: Please send an email to SPHNews@umn.edu only if you have not yet been in contact with Dean’s Office staff members Kris Stouffer or Mark Engebretson regarding your field experience. The SPH mentor program needs a Student Coordinator to work 10-20 hours per week for the upcoming academic year. The work times are very flexible, and the position has an office in the SPH Dean's Office suite. The SPH Mentor Program Coordinator will be responsible for:
Pay rate is $10/hour. Does this interest you? If so, please contact Michelle Lian-Anderson, director of alumni relations and special events, at liana001@umn.edu or 612-626-553. School NewsThe SPH Center for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) has released "Disaster in Franklin County: A Public Health Simulation." In this free online training tool the learner will assume the perspective of various public health professionals responding to a natural disaster. They will make decisions on behalf of a county public health director, a public health nurse, an environmental health specialist, and other public health professionals.
SPH EventsSummer Public Health Mini-Institute: July 17-27, Bismarck, North Dakota. The Summer Public Health Mini-Institute provides students with a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a chosen field of study -- for a single course or for two weeks. Courses are designed for those practicing or studying in public health or related fields. The National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course will be held July 25-27 in the Cowles Auditorium at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute. This continuing education program focuses on the improvement of maternal and infant health through the delivery of risk-appropriate, high-quality nutrition services. The Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Health is offering a two-day conference on culture and health, featuring several nationally known speakers, on July 24-25 at the Humphrey Institute. Students, and others who have financial need, can register at a reduced fee (or free; contact Jan Pearson at pearson@epi.umn.edu). The Ninth Annual MCH Summer Institute is titled, "Addressing Health Disparities: Culture, Communications and Health." This year's Summer Institute will focus on the role of health communications in reducing health disparities. Keynote speakers and in-depth breakout sessions will focus on culture and health literacy, the implications of communications inequality, the health communication needs of specific communities of color, and new strategies to increase communication effectiveness. Important Note: This year, for the first time, we are offering this Institute in conjunction with the annual National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course. The two events will share an "overlap" day on Wednesday, July 25. For more information on go to WWW.EPI.UMN.EDU/MCH. Other EventsThe U's Center for German & European Studies will host Germany's minister of health and her delegation for a two-day trans-Atlantic forum. The American and German "Healthcare and Innovation" forum will be held on Monday, July 16 and Tuesday, July 17. SPH adjunt professor Tor Dahl will speak at WorldFuture: Fostering Hope and Vision. The conference will take place in Minneapolis July 29-31. Dahl's presentation will take place Tuesday, July 31, 12:15-1:45 and is entitled "The knowledge Economy: Peace and Prosperity through Productivity." A professional grant proposal writing workshop will be held in August at North Dakota State University. The Grant Institute's Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop will be held August 1 - 3.
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