August 8, 2007
Topics at a glance...New Books in the SPH Library...Public Health Grand Rounds...CNRC Seminar...Farewell Reception for Jeanne Martin...Celebration Honoring Richard Grimes...Traffic Safety PH Fellowship Program...EHS Academy...Innovations in Health Science Education Conference...UTHSC-H Research Day 2007...Task Force on Access to Health Care in Texas...Fall Workplace Safety Seminar...SPH Events Calendar
New Books in the SPH Library
The SPH Library has added quite a few new books (http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/library/default.asp?id=2325). Some of the topics covered include: causation, self-regulation, gunpowder, clinical research protocols, infection and resistance, global health/medicine, obesity, epidemiology, and much more. Please take a look and remember—these are all available for borrowing.
Questions? Contact Helena.M.VonVille@uth.tmc.edu.
Public Health Grand Rounds
Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 12:00 - 1:15 pm, RAS E705
The Texas Public Health Training Center and the City of Houston Dept of Health and Human services and the Texas Association of Local Health Officials present: "Bringing Environmental Health Science to Joan & Joe Public: How the NIEHS Public Forum & Toxics Assistance Connects Research, Policy and Families. Presenter: John Sullivan, Co-Director, Public Forum & Toxics Assistance Sealy Center for Environmental Health & Medicine/NIEHS, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Discussant: Daniel Hoyt, Supervising Engineer, Bureau of Air Quality Control, Environmental Health Division, City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services. For additional information contact Nancy Crider, Texas Public Health Training Center, at 713-500-9399 or nancy.m.crider@uth.tmc.edu.
CNRC Seminar
Thursday, August 9, 2007, 8:30 am, CNRC Howland Auditorium
Cheryl Anderson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine will present: "Using Structural Equations in Complex Models of Parental Influence on Child Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors." For more information contact Lejuana Himes at 713-798-7164 or lhimes@bcm.tmc.edu.
Farewell Reception Honoring Jeanne Martin, PhD, RD, FADA, LD
Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 3:00 pm, RAS 1st Floor Lobby
SPH faculty, staff and students are invited to a farewell reception honoring Dr. Jeanne Martin on the occasion of her retirement from the School of Public Health. In lieu of gifts, contributions may be made to the Texas Dietetic Association Foundation in honor of Dr. Martin to establish a scholarship in her name. Please send contributions to the Jeanne B. Martin, PhD, RD, FADA, LD Endowed Scholarship Fund c/o Candy Collins, MEd, RD, TDAF Treasurer, 1231 Boardwalk, Austin, Texas 76011.
Celebration Honoring Richard M. Grimes, PhD
Friday, August 24, 2007, 5:30 - 8:00 pm, RAS 1st Floor Lobby
Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a celebration honoring Dr. Richard M. Grimes and creating the Richard M. Grimes Scholarship. A memory book will be presented to Dick at the reception, and those interested in sending their favorite (brief) memory or anecdote are asked to e-mail them to catherine.b.merriman@uth.tmc.edu by August 20th.
ASPH/NHTSA Injury Prevention, Traffic Safety PH Fellowship Program
Due September 14, 2007
ASPH announced two new fellowship opportunities this week at the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in Washington, D.C. The
training offered through this program will expand the injury prevention
workforce and provide fellows an opportunity to gain practical, first-hand experience working at a federal agency.
Students receiving their MPH or doctorate degree prior to the beginning of
the fellowship (no later than August 2007) and early career professionals
with an MPH or doctorate degrees may apply for the fellowship program.
Applicants must be affiliated with an ASPH-member graduate school of public
health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (a list of
ASPH-member schools can be accessed via the ASPH Web site at http://www.asph.org). The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or hold a visa
permitting permanent residence in the U.S. to be eligible for the
fellowship program.
Detailed program information and an application can be found on the ASPH web site at http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=752.
Questions about the program can be directed to Ms. Christy Crimmins at ccrimmins@asph.org.
EHS Academy: Environmental Health & Safety for Educational Institutions
Monday – Friday, September 24 – 28, 2007, 8am – 5pm, OCB Rio Grande Room (2.200)
College and university campuses are complex workplaces with a wide range of occupational safety and health hazards. Campus staff must manage a wide variety of regulations and guidelines administered by a myriad of different agencies. The Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health is pleased to present the EHS Academy, providing a solid foundation from which you can understand and manage your institution’s environmental health and safety issues or program. The director for the course is renowned environmental health and safety expert, Dr. Robert Emery, Executive Director for Health & Safety at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Please visit http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/default.asp?id=2061 to access the course brochure, or contact Vickie Mason for more information or to register: (713) 500-9451, toll free (866) 394-8700, or Vickie.L.Mason@uth.tmc.edu.
Innovations in Health Science Education Conference
Thursday-Friday, October 11th & 12th, 2007, Austin, TX
An annual "Innovations in Health Science Education" conference is sponsored by the six health science campuses within The University of Texas System. The meeting is held in Austin on the first or second Thursday and Friday of October. Each meeting includes nationally-recognized invited speakers together with local participants. Although organized and sponsored by the University of Texas System, all those interested in health science education are invited to attend.
This year - Themes: Communication Skills (Thursday sessions) and Education in Clinical Translational Research (Friday sessions).
Invited speakers for October 2007 included: Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Executive Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs, The University of Texas System; and Lee Taft, JD, MDiv, Connecting With Integrity. For more information go to http://www.utsystem.edu/academy/hse/conferences/conferences.htm.
UTHSC-H Research Day 2007 - SAVE THE DATE!
Friday, October 19, 2007
New Pathways to Discovery - Leaders in Innovation. Student and Postdoc Poster Sessions. Abstract Registration opens August 1, 2007. For details and registration go to UTHSC-H Research Day.
Task Force on Access to Health Care in Texas
Monday, October 22, 2007, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, UT Austin
The next meeting of the Task Force on Access to Health Care in Texas will take place in Austin , Texas on the morning of October 22, 2007. The meeting will be held at the Commons Conference Center , located on the J. J. Pickle Research Campus of The University of Texas at Austin .
The Task Force will update you on progress of its 2006 report: CODE RED: The Critical Condition of Health in Texas , including:
· An update on the 80th Legislature
· A panel discussion on Overarching Policy Considerations
· A panel discussion on the Impact on Delivery of Care
· A panel discussion on Next Steps: Where Do We Go from Here?
Each panel will present different perspectives on health care in Texas and offer the audience an opportunity to ask questions on these important topics.
This Task Force public meeting will begin with registration at 8AM, and will conclude by 12:30PM, when the Task Force members will take all issues addressed into consideration and begin their deliberations on those topics raised. More information will follow soon, but please SAVE THE DATE!!
The Role of the U.S. Public Health Service in Protecting the Nation’s Health & Safety
Fall Workplace Safety Seminar Series, Mondays, Noon to 1 pm, RAS W102B
The objective of this seminar is to familiarize students with the US Public Health Service and its unique role in protecting health and safety on both a national and international level. Guest speakers will include (1) currently practicing public health professionals who started their careers in the US PHS, (2) officers currently serving in the Corps, and (3) individuals who maintain connections with the Corps through active and inactive reserve status. Ample time will be allotted for discussion so that seminar participants possibly interested in considering careers in the US PHS can learn more about the inherent opportunities, challenges, and rewards of service in this role.
SPH Events Calendar
Check out lectures, seminars and other events happening at the School of Public Health
at the online Calendar of Events.
