March 12, 2008
Topics at a glance...Fresh Fruit Fridays!...Library Spring Break Hours...SWCOEH Spring Institute 2008...Mesenchymal Stem Cells...Bringing Practicum Opportunities to You...Home-Based Telehealth...National Nutrition Month Film Festival...Nutrition Month Speaker...Evaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Trials...Health Fair...Public Health Field Day... Radiation Protection for Lunar Operations...SPH Events Calendar
National Nutrition Month - FRESH FRUIT FRIDAYS!
Fridays, March 7, 21, & 28, 9:30 am, RAS 9th Floor Lobby
To celebrate National Nutrition Month®, free fruit will be available on Fridays in March. The fruit will be available from 9:30 am until it’s gone. During this time, you can also participate in the Guess that Produce Contest. Near the Fresh Fruit Friday event, an odd looking fruit or vegetable will be displayed. You can enter a drawing by guessing the correct name of that odd looking produce. One winner will be selected to win a prize each Friday. So hurry up to the 9th floor (by way of the stairs of course!) for a healthy morning snack.
At the Brownsville SPH (RAHC building), fruit will be available on the same days starting at 11:00 AM in the 1st floor lobby.
SPH Library Spring Break Hours
March 8 – 16, 2008
Even with Spring Break around the corner, the Library will be open and available to you. Library hours during the Spring Break week are 8 am – 5 pm, Monday, March 10th – Friday, March 14th. We will be open from 1 pm to 6 pm on the weekends of Saturday, March 8th & 9th and Saturday, March 15th & Sunday, March 16th. We return to regular weekday hours on Monday, March 17th.
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.
El Paso Regional Campus Faculty Candidate
Monday, March 17, 2008, 11 am (MST), 12 pm (CST),
1100 N. Stanton Ground Floor (El Paso),
RAS W204 (Houston)
Angelica Herrera, MPH, PhD, Eklogg Health Scholar/Postdoctoral Fellow, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Center for Research on Minority Health, Department of Health Disparities will present, "Latino Caregiver Well-being and Health Disparities." Please contact your local ITV technician for connectivity.
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
Bringing Practicum Opportunities to You
Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, RAS W102A
Looking for a practicum? Join us on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Guest Speaker:Judith Lahai-Momoh, MPH, the Executive Director of Saving Lives Through Alternate Options (SLAO) will be here to discuss practicum opportunities. The organization provides humanitarian supportive service for victims of conflicts and natural disasters. SLAO also provides capacity building and technical assistance programs aimed at reducing health disparities in minority and low income communities in the US and Sub Saharan Africa. Sponsored by the Office of Public Health Practice and Student Affairs. Contact Brenda.E.Brown@uth.tmc.edu (713-500-9160) or Pantheia.Evans@uth.tmc.edu (713-500-9024).
Management/Health Administration Faculty Candidate in MPACH
Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 12:15 – 1:15 pm, RAS E305
Jami L. DelliFraine, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy & Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, will present, “Home-Based Telehealth: A Review and Meta-Analysis.” Regional campuses, please contact your ITV technician, if you would like to receive the ITV transmission.
National Nutrition Month® Film Festival
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, RAS Auditorium
FREE showing of King Corn, a documentary about American food and farm policy and its connection to obesity and diabetes. Other campuses - Please contact your ITV technician if you wish to receive this presentation.
National Nutrition Month Speaker
Thursday, March 20, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, RAS Auditorium
R. Sue Day, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor at the UT School of Public Health will present, "Qué Sabrosa Vida - A Community Based Nutrition Program for Mexican Americans." A light lunch will be provided for the first 50 attendees. Regional campuses should contact their ITV technician to receive the presentation.
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
Health Fair
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, RAS W102A
Come and have your BMI calculated and blood pressure and cholesterol analyzed. Lots of information will be provided and registered dietitians will be available to answer your questions. Gourmet food samples and prizes will be given away.
1st Annual Public Health Field Day
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
A day of fun, fitness and a picnic in the park for UTSPH students, faculty, staff and families. Activities include fun run/walk, relay race, team events, and activities for the kids. SEIS is seeking individual and group volunteers to host an event or activitiy. To sign up as a volunteer or to host an activitiy contact seis@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!
SPH Events Calendar
Check out lectures, seminars and other events happening at the School of Public Health
at the online Calendar of Events.
