January 9, 2008
Topics at a glance... Communicable Diseases Web Cast...Genetics of Obesity Seminar...SPHSA Student Social...EOHS Research Seminar...San Antonio Faculty Candidate Presentation...CRED Pilot Project Solicitation...Texas PH Policy Forum...SHSAAMC 2008 Conference...Occupational Health Nursing Certification...TPHA Annual Conference...SPH Events Calendar
Communicable Diseases: A National Security Issue?
Wednesday January 9, 2008,
12 - 1:15 pm, RAS E-605
Dr. Richard Stoll, Professor, Political Science, Rice University will present at a live interactive web cast event broadcast from the City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services, 8000 N. Stadium Dr., 4th Floor, Houston, TX. TPHTC is a site coordinator and will broadcast this presentation locally at UT School of Public Health. To register as a training site for this activity or view the live web cast at your individual computer, please go to www.talho.org or www.txphtrainingcenter.org. Contact Nancy Crider, Texas Public Health Training Center, at 713-500-9399. For technical assistance call 512-528-969-1512.
Children's Nutrition Research Seminar
Thursday, January 10, 2008, 8:30 am, Howland Auditorium, CNRC
Richard B. Simerly, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine and Neurobiology, Biological Sciences and Director, Saban Neuroscience Program, University of Southern California, will present, "Wired for Obesity: Genetic and Environmental Factors Impacting Hypothalamic Development." For more information contact Lejuana Himes at lhimes@gcm.tmc.edu.
SPHSA Student Social
Thursday, January 10, 2008, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Brian O'Neill's Irish Pub
5555 Morningside Drive (Rice Village)
The SPH Student Association (SPHSA) would like to welcome new and returning students to the UT School of Public Health. Remember to bring your school ID + government ID (drivers license, passport).
EOHS Research Seminar Series
Friday, January 11, 2008, 12:00-1:00 pm, RAS W102B
Thomas McHugh, PhD, will present “Understanding the impact of groundwater contamination on indoor air quality” The presentation will discuss a sampling program that provides an understanding of air and soil gas exchange within a building, developed in order to distinguish subsurface and other sources of VOCs in indoor air. Thomas McHugh, PhD, is a Vice President with GSI Environmental. Dr. McHugh has worked on a number of projects related to vapor intrusion including field investigations and model development. He has contributed to the U.S. EPA and state regulatory guidance on vapor intrusion. For additional information please contact Maria Arias at (713) 500-9266 maria.arias@uth.tmc.edu. Free Lunch for first 50 attendees!
San Antonio Faculty Candidate Presentation
Monday, January 14, 2008, 12 - 1:00 pm, via ITV from San Antonio
Thankam S. Sunil, PhD, MPH will present, "Initiation of Barriers to Prenatal Care Use Among Low Income Women in San Antonio." For more information contact Rosio Chavez at 210-562-5504.
Center for Research on Environmental Disease
Pilot Project Program 2008 Solicitation
The overall objective of the CRED is to study the mechanisms by which environmental factors may cause or influence human disease and to develop methods for early detection, prevention, and control of environmentally related diseases. Pre-proposals due 1/15/2008. Full proposals due 2/28/2008. For more information please visit the web site at http://cred.mdanderson.org. Applications and instructions may be requested via e-mail at smcgahan@mdanderson.org.
2008 Texas Public Health Policy Forum
January 17-18, 2008, Austin, Texas
The 2008 Texas Public Health Policy Forum Committee invites you and your students to submit an abstract to contribute to the program and content of a statewide forum: "Healthy Texans: Making Evidence Based Decisions for a Return on Health." Abstract submission deadline is November 1, 2007. For abstract submission guidelines and other important information please go to TPHPF Abstracts.
SHSAAMC 2008 Conference
Friday – Saturday, January 18 – 19, 2008, 8am – 5pm, The Westgate Hotel, San Diego, CA
Presented by the Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health and the Student Health Services At Academic Medical Centers, the SHSAAMC 2008 Conference is the premier conference of the student health profession. Topics discussed during the conference include: Student Assistance Programs, All Hazards Preparedness & Business Continuity Strategies for Student Health Programs, and much more! Please visit http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/default.asp?id=2061 to access the conference brochure, or contact Vickie Mason for more information: (713) 500-9451, toll free (866) 394-8700, or Vickie.L.Mason@uth.tmc.edu.
Comprehensive Occupational Health Nursing Certification Review
Sunday – Tuesday, January 27 – 29, 2008, 8am – 5pm, Radisson San Antonio Market Square
The COHN Review is a completely re-vamped 2½ day course led by Dr. Lisa Pompeii, COHN-S, and Sandra Carson, COHN-S, and will get you up to date and truly prepared for your re-certification or for your very first exam! The objective of the Review is to examine the major facets of occupational and environmental health nursing which include administrative, clinical and preventative principles in addition to issues directly related to the certification exam. CNEs have been requested. Please visit http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/default.asp?id=2061 to access the conference brochure, or contact Vickie Mason for more information: (713) 500-9451, toll free (866) 394-8700, or Vickie.L.Mason@uth.tmc.edu.
SPH Events Calendar
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