February 27, 2008
Topics at a glance...Children's Nutrition Seminar...Impact of Poverty...Whole-genome Association Studies...Followership as Part of Leadership...Positive Deviance Workshop...Evidence-Based Public Health Practice...Making the Connection Between Housing and Health...Translating Basic Research Results...TPHA Annual Conference...When Public Health Issues Escape Prison...Dioxins and Agent Orange...SWCOEH Spring Institute 2008...Healthy Homes Course...Mesenchymal Stem Cells...Evaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Trials...Radiation Protection for Lunar Operations...SPH Events Calendar
Children's Nutrition Seminar
Thursday, February 28, 2008, 8:30 am, CNRC Howland Auditorium
Sean Brosnan, DPhil, DSc, University Research Professor of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics-Nutrition, CNRC will present, "New Insights into Creatine Synthesis and Function." Light breakfast is served from 8:00-8:30 am in the Sam Houston Conference Room. For more information contact Lejuana Himes, 713-798-7164 or lhimes@bcm.tmc.edu.
Impact of Poverty, Culture, & Environment on Minority Health
Friday, February 29, 2008, 1:00 - 2:30 pm, MDACC Mays Clinic Building 1.2345
Nancy Krieger, PhD, Professor of Society, Human Development and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health will present, "Impact of Poverty, Culture & Environment on Minority Health," at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Public Health 29th Annual Minority Health Conference. The lecture is available via interactive satellite broadcast, including live telephone/e-mail/fax question and answer session. Free lunch for the first 50 participants. For more information go to www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2008 or contact Anissa J. Lewis, 713-563-4006. Sponsored by the MD Anderson Center for Research on Minority Health, Department of Health Disparities Research, and the Public Education Office.
Human Genetics Center Seminar
Monday, March 3, 2008, 3:30 pm, RAS E-505
Paul de Bakker, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School-Partners Healthcare
Center for Genetics and Genomics and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School,
Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital will present, “Whole-genome association studies of human diseases.” For more information contact Sara Barton at 713-500-9812, Sara.A.Barton@uth.tmc.edu.
MPACH Seminar Series
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008, 12-1:00 pm, RAS E-527
Dr. Kim Kehoe will present, “Attention to Followership as Part of Leadership”. Dr. Kehoe is faculty at Rice University School of Business. For additional information please contact Maria Saenz at (713) 500-9485 maria.e.saenz@uth.tmc.edu .
Positive Deviance Workshop
Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, RAS Auditorium
“From the Inside Out: Uncovering Solutions to Intractable Problems Through Positive Deviance.” Sponsored by The University of Texas Prevention Research Center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities, Memorial Hermann Clinical Innovation and Research Institute, The John P. McGovern Lecture Series. With Jerry Sternin (Director, Positive Deviance Initiative) and Curt Lindberg (President, Plexus Institute). Lunch provided for the first 50 attendees.
TPHA Pre-Conference Workshop
Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 8:30 - 11:30 am, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX
Helena VonVille, UT School of Public Health, will present, "Evidence-Based Public Health Practice: Using Research and Data to Improve Your Programs." Sponsored by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region and the Texas Public Health Training Center. Participation at this session is free, however, pre-registration is required. Register at www.charityadvantage.com/texaspha/2008AnnualConference.asp. For more information contact Helena.M.VonVille@uth.tmc.edu.
TPHA Pre-Conference Workshop
Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 9:30 - 11:30 am, Radisson Hill Country Resort, San Antonio, TX
Nancy Crider, NS, RN, UT School of Public Health and Brenda Reyes, MD, MPH, City of Houston Health and Human Services will present, "Making the Connection Between Housing and Health." Sponsored by the Texas Public Health Training Center. Seating is limited therefore pre-registration is requested at www.txphtrainingcenter.org. Participation in this session is free.
EOHS Research Seminar Series
Friday, March 7th, 2008, 12-1:00 pm, SPH 102B
Robin Fuchs-Young, PhD, will present, “Community Outreach and Education: Translating basic research results to the public.” Dr. Fuchs-Young’s presentation will focus on the experiences and impacts of her work with the COEP, particularly the translation of environmental health information and research results to the public. Robin Fuchs-Young is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Carcinogenesis, Science Park Research Division (SPRD) of the MD Anderson Cancer Center. For additional information please contact Maria Arias at (713) 500-9266 maria.arias@uth.tmc.edu or visit the EOHS Seminar Series Calendar. Free lunch for first 50 attendees.
Texas Public Health Association 83rd Annual Education Conference
March 5-7, 2008, San Antonio Texas
TPHA's 83rd Annual Education Conference, Pathways to Health: Policy, Practices & Partners will be held at the Radisson Hill Country Resort & Spa. TPHA's 2008 Public Health Presentations Committee Competition will be held in conjunction with the Annual Education Conference. For more information go to http://www.charityadvantage.com/texaspha/TPHAConferences.asp.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, RAS Auditorium
First Annual John P. McGovern Award Lecture Series for Community Contributions and Activism in Health Promotion, sponsored by the Center Health Promotion and Prevention Research. The 2008 award recipient, Mr. Ray Hill, will present “When Public Health Issues Escape Prison.” Mr. Hill is the Creator/Host/Producer of the Ray Hill’s The Prison Show which is broadcast weekly on Houston Pacifica Radio station KPFT, 90.1. He is co-founder, former board member and former general manager of Pacifica Radio and founder and original producer and host of Wilde N. Stein, one of the first regularly scheduled gay/lesbian radio shows. He is also a member of the Houston AIDS Prevention Community Planning Group representing incarcerated populations. Parking is available in TMC Garage 2. Lunch will be provided for the first 100 attendees. For additional information, please contact Peggy Tate at (713) 500-9609.
Dioxins and Agent Orange: Past, Present, and Future
Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 4:00-5:00 pm, ITV RAS 102A from Dallas Regional Campus V8.110
David Butler, PhD, will present, “Health Research on Dioxins and Agent Orange: Past, Present, and Future.” Dioxin contamination and its health effects have been studied for over 20 years in a cohort of veterans who sprayed Agent Orange. The findings of this longitudinal study lead to evidence suggesting dioxins have a causal link to cancer, diabetes mellitus, thyroid status alterations, and other disorders. The opportunity exists, once anticipated funding is obtained, for the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to fund university researchers through a variety of mechanisms. This will be discussed by Dr. Butler as well as other IOM Agent Orange and dioxin activities. For additional information please contact Maria Arias at (713) 500-9266 or maria.arias@uth.tmc.edu.
Spring Institute 2008
Monday-Thursday, March 10 - 13, 2008, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, UT School of Public Health
The Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health is pleased to present Spring Institute 2008 which offers a variety of individually-priced courses and seminars that meet various needs and interests; participants may choose as many or as few courses as needed. Topics that will be covered during the four-day Institute include Biosecurity & the Law, Biological Safety Officer Training, Compelling Data Display for EH&S, Environmental Toxicology, Healthy Homes, Industrial Hygiene Sampling, Nonviolent Intervention, Security 101.
Keynote speakers for Spring Institute 2008 include NASA Astronaut Clayton Anderson and Dr. John B. Charles, Assistant Director of Science Management at NASA. Anderson was part of the Expedition XV crew aboard the International Space Station after launching on the shuttle Atlantis in June of 2007. His research into the cardiovascular effects of space flight, particularly in weightlessness and high gravity loads, attempts to answer critical questions relating to long duration flights to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Anderson will address the Institute on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 12:00 noon in RAS W102 and Dr. Charles will address the institute on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 12:00 noon in the auditorium. Lunch will be provided for the first 50 attendees. For detailed information on courses and registration fees, please visit http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/default.aspx?id=2061 to access the PDF format brochures. Registration fees must be received by February 29, 2008; afterwards, registrations will be accepted on a space-available basis. Please contact Vickie Mason for more information or to register: Vickie.L.Mason@uth.tmc.edu.
Healthy Homes Course
March 11-12, 2008, UT School of Public Health
The Texas Public Health Training Center and the Houston Department of Health and Human Services are offering the Texas Center for Health Homes and Communities Essentials for Healthy Home Practitioners course. If you visit homes to provide health or inspection services of any type, you will benefit from the Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners course. To register go to: www.healthyhomestraining.org/upcoming.htm or www.txphtrainingcenter.org. For more information contact Nancy Crider at 713-500-9399 or Nancy.M.Crider@uth.tmc.edu.
Human Genetics Center Seminar
Monday, March 17, 2008, 3:30 pm, RAS E505
Paul Simmons, PhD, Professor and Director, Centre for Stem Cell Research at
The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine will present, “Mesenchymal Stem Cells: From Concept to Clinic.”
For more information contact Sara Barton at 713-500-9812, Sara.A.Barton@uth.tmc.edu
Human Genetics Center Seminar
Monday, March 24, 2008, 3:30 pm, RAS E505
Deborah Goldwasser, NCI Cancer Prevention Fellow, Department of Statistics at
Rice University will present, “Stochastic Modeling of Lung Cancer: An Evaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Trials.”
For more information contact Sara Barton at 713-500-9812, Sara.A.Barton@uth.tmc.edu
EOHS Research Seminar Series
Friday, April 4th, 2008, 12-1:00 pm, SPH 102B
Mary Van Baalen, BS, MS, will present “Radiation Protection for Lunar Operations”. Since radiation exposures in space differ from terrestrial exposure, radiation dose limits have been developed for spaceflight. NASA currently has a well developed and documented radiation protection program for its astronauts. This presentation will outline the current radiation protection program and describe some of the forward work necessary to safely conduct missions outside Low Earth Orbit. Mary Van Baalen, is the Radiation Health Officer at NASA/Johnson Space Center. For additional information please contact Maria Arias at (713) 500-9266 maria.arias@uth.tmc.edu or visit the EOHS Seminar Series Calendar. Free Lunch for first 50 attendees!
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