April 18, 2007
Topics at a glance...Play Ball!...TPHTC/TALHO Grand Rounds...SPHSA Fajita Feast...CNRC Research Seminar...SEIS Lecture...Reinventing Public Health Lecture...Obesity Research Faculty Candidate Presentation...Rankings of Clinical Preventive Services Discussion...State of Tomorrow...Totally You - A Mobile Spa...Texas Women's Health Network Conference...SPH Staff Appreciation Luncheon...EOHS Research Seminar Series
Public Nuisance Needs You!
The UT School of Public Health is looking for participants (open to faculty, staff and students) to join the "Public Nuisance" (that's our team) for the 2007 UT Employee Coed Softball League. Please call Victor Cavazos at 832-640-3932 or Ben King at 713-500-9429 if you're interested. The season starts 5-14-2007.
The Texas Public Health Training Center and
The Texas Association of Local Health Officials Public Health Grand Rounds
Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 10:00 – 11:30 am, RAS- W102B
"Preparing for West Nile," presented by Mark Johnsen, PhD, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University. Dr. Johnsen will be providing an insight into the West Nile virus threat and how one can prepare for it. This event is a live interactive webcast. For additional information, please contact Sherry Falgout, Office of Special Programs, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, at 979-845-2387 or slfalgout@srph.tamhsc.edu.
Join SPHSA for Fajita Feast!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, RAS Deck
Faculty, students and staff are invited to join the School of Nursing and the SPH Student Association for fun, free food, and beverages at the last spring 2007 Deck Party.
Children's Nutrition Research Center Seminar
Thursday, April 19, 2007, 8:30 - 9:30 am, CNRC Howland Auditorium
David B. Allison, PhD, Professor & Head, Section on Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Director, Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama in Birmingham will present, "Genetics and Environmental Contributors to Obesity."
Student Epidemic Intelligence Society Lecture
Thursday, April 19, 2007, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, RAS W102A
Edward J. Wozniak, DVM, PhD, Assistant Director, Program for Animal Resources, Texas A&M Institute for Biosciences and Technology, LCDR, USPHS, Inactive Reserve Corps presents, "Animals, Pathogen Surveillance, and Zoonoses Control on Native American Reservations: An Old Problem From a New Perspective." Lunch provided for the first 50 attendees.
Reinventing Public Health
Friday, April 20, 2007, 9:30 – 1:00, RAS Auditorium
"Designing an Intersectoral Public Health System”, presented by Beth Quill, MPH, associate professor, Management Policy and Community Health, School of Public Health will discuss the implications of the framework introduced in the book, Reinventing Public Health, for transforming public health practice. Panel discussion participants: Lynda E. Frost, PhD, JD, associate director for Mental Health Policy and Law, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health; Camille Miller, president and CEO, Texas Health Institute; and Eduardo J. Sanchez, MD, MPH, director, Institute for Health Policy, UTSPH; and former commissioner of Health for the State of Texas. A reception will follow the lecture. Additional information can be found at http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/courses/envi/colloquium/reinventingpublichealth.htm
Advances in Teaching & Learning Conference
Monday, April 23, 2007 - ABSTRACT Deadline
The Advances in Teaching & Learning Conference is a professional venue to present teaching and learning scholarly activities in the health sciences. The abstract deadline has been extended to Monday, April 23, 2007. The conference is scheduled for Thursday, May 17, 2007 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, at the School of Nursing building. Go to http://atlday.shis.uth.tmc.edu to submit online. For more information contact Connie.J.Tapper@uth.tmc.edu.
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living
Obesity Research Faculty Candidate
Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 12:00 - 1:00, RAS Auditorium
Dr. Marilyn (Susie) Nanney, PhD, MPH, RD, Assistant Professor, Health Promotion and Education, University of Utah will present “Improving the school food environments: How will poverty-related factors influence school wellness policies?”
Institute for Health Policy Presents: Rankings of Clinical Preventive Services
Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 11:30 – 1:00 pm, RAS Auditorium
Ashley B. Coffield, MPA, senior fellow and former President of Partnership for Prevention will speak on “The Value of Prevention Priorities: Rankings of Clinical Preventive Services.” Comparing health care services is extremely difficult given an evidence base that is enormous, inconsistent and amorphous. Investigators from an on-going study that ranks the relative health impact and cost effectiveness of recommended clinical preventive services will discuss their unique methodology, challenges, and results. Discussion and commentary will be lead by Eduardo J. Sanchez, MD, MPH, director, Institute for Health Policy, School of Public Health. Lunch will be provided for the first 75 to attend.
State of Tomorrow
Thursday, April 26, 2007
A 13-episode documentary series of half-hour programs highlights extraordinary work, groundbreaking research
and innovative thinkers from Texas' public institutions
of higher education, including
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the School of Public Health. Airs Thursdays on PBS Channel 8 beginning April 26. For more information go to State of Tomorrow.
Totally You – A Mobile Spa
Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., RAS E635
Totally You - A Mobile Spa will be providing shoulder massage. The rate is $10 for 15 minutes. To reserve your time slot, call 713-838-1002 or e-mail massage@totallyyoumobile.com with your preferred time and telephone extension. For further information, please contact Brenda Brown at Brenda.E.Brown@uth.tmc.edu.
Texas Women's Health Network Conference
Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 12:00 - 7:00 pm, Trevisio Restaurant
"Advancing Women's Health Through Advocacy - A New Era of Collaboration." Be a voice for change. Register for the first Advancing Women's Health Conference. This regional meeting is targeted to health professionals, researchers, health and advocacy organizations, and community members interested in working collaboratively to develop recommendations for women's health policy in Texas. To register or for more information go to Women's Health Network Conference.
Annual SPH Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Thursday, May 17, 2007, 11:30 - 1:00, RAS W102A&B
Faculty and staff are invited to lunch as we honor employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and more years of service to the School of Public Health. Delicious Mexican food from Pico's Mex-Mex Restaurant sponsored by the SPH Dean's Office and the SPH Staff Organization.
EOHS Research Seminar Series
Friday, May 18th, 2007, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, RAS W102B
David Coggon, MA, PhD, will present, “Cultural Influences on Illness Attributed to Occupational and Environmental Hazards” The conventional paradigm for managing occupational risks to health entails hazard identification and characterization, assessment of exposure and risk, and controls on exposure where risks are deemed unacceptable. This model has been enormously successful, and remains so for many hazards. However, Dr. Coggon will argue that it is less apt for some of the most important work-related disorders that now confront us. David Coggon trained in medicine at Cambridge and Oxford Universities. In 1980 he joined the Medical Research Council's Environmental Epidemiology Unit at Southampton University, where he is now Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and an accredited occupational physician.
Free Lunch for first 50 attendees. For more information go to 2006-2007 EOHS Research Seminar Calendar or contact Maria Arias at (713) 500-9266 maria.arias@uth.tmc.edu.
SPH Events Calendar
Check out lectures, seminars and other events happening at the School of Public Health
at the online Calendar of Events.
