February 29, 2008
News Releases
• Report: Major Shortage of Public Health Workers
CPH in the News
• Prybil: Nonprofit Health Systems Can Improve
• Merchant Comments on Projected Public Health Worker Shortage
Briefs
• UI Student Health Fair March 5
• Events Raise Awareness of Landmine Removal and Child Soldiers
• Faculty Achievement Award Nominations Due March 12
Research News
• Research Week: Center on Aging to Offer Poster Award
• Educational Sessions Sponsored by the IRB
• Pilot Grant Opportunity in Translational Research
• Obermann Center Announces Grant Opportunities for Faculty
Student News
• Gary Stewart Scholarship for Research in Public Health
• Student Opportunities Now Found at UI's "Job Connection"
New Publications
• Health and Safety Bulletin
Featured Web Site
• Leap!
News Releases
Report: Major Shortage of Public Health WorkersIowa and other states face a looming public health workforce shortage
unless immediate steps are taken to recruit and train the next
generation of public health professionals, according to a new report
by the Association of Schools of Public Health.
Read more...
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Prybil: Nonprofit Health Systems Can
Improve
(The Daily Iowan, 2/26/2008)
An article highlighting a CPH study of 210 nonprofit systems around
the
country quotes LAWRENCE PRYBIL, professor of health management and
policy and lead author on the study. "The public has a right to
know if you are meeting standards," Prybil said. "Our goal is to do
what we can to help CEOs and boards improve."
Read more...
Merchant
Comments on Projected Public Health Worker Shortage
(KGAN.com, 2/29/2008)
A story about the projected public health worker shortage
quotes JAMES MERCHANT, dean of the College of Public Health, as
saying that the report cites "an emerging crisis." This Associated
Press story appeared on multiple news
organization’s web sites including
KGAN.com and KHQA.com.
Read more...
Briefs
UI Student Health Fair March 5Planning to get in shape for spring? Start off by attending the UI
Student Health Fair. The event will include cholesterol testing,
bone-density screening, skin analysis, body-fat testing, and much
more. The fair will take place on Wednesday, March 5, from 8:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m. on the main deck of the UI Field House.
Read more...
UI Events
Raise Awareness of Landmine Removal and Child Soldiers
On March 5, the Iowa United Nations Association will host its
seventh
Night of 1000 Dinners fund-raiser for landmine removal. On March
5-6,
Angélique Kidjo, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and musician,
will visit
the University to speak about child soldiers and perform at
Hancher
Auditorium.
Read more...
Faculty
Achievement Award Nominations Due March 12
Nominations are now being accepted for the CPH Board of Advisors
2008
Award for Faculty Achievement in Community Engagement. The
deadline
for submissions is March 12.
Read more...
Research News
Research Week: Center on Aging to Offer Poster AwardAs part of Research Week 2008 (April 1-2) the Center on Aging will
give a $350 award to the best research poster and abstract on aging.
This award is separate from the College of Public Health and the
Carver College of Medicine awards. The deadline for submitting posters
is March 3.
Read more...
Educational
Sessions Sponsored by the IRB
In an effort to demystify their internal workings, the UI
Institutional Review Board and the Human Subjects Office are
sponsoring educational sessions. Check out the March and April
courses
at the IRB web site.
Read
more...
Pilot Grant
Opportunity in Translational Research
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science at the
University
of Iowa is accepting applications for pilot and feasibility grants
in
translational research. Pilot grants will be awarded up to $50,000
for
one year. For this cycle, up to four pilot grants will be
awarded.
Read more...
Obermann
Center Announces Grant Opportunities for Faculty
The Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Office of the
Vice
President for Research have announced two grant opportunities
with
April deadlines.
Read more...
Student News
Gary Stewart Scholarship for Research in Public HealthThe Association of Reproductive Health Professionals is now
offering the Gary Stewart Scholarship for Research in Public Health.
The deadline is Friday, March 21.
Read more...
Student
Opportunities Now Found at UI's "Job Connection"
All the jobs, internships, fellowships, and graduate
assistantships
that used to be listed in the CPH News Digest will now be entered
into
Job Connection, a brand new career and employment resource for
CPH
students.
Read more...
New Publications
Health and Safety BulletinThe March edition of the WORKSAFE IOWA Health and Safety Bulletin
includes the following topics: FMLA changes, Nutrition Month, the
annual summary of OSHA violations, and a history of handwashing.
Source: UI HealthWorks and WORKSAFE IOWA
Read more...
Featured Web Site
Leap!The National Geographic web site has extraordinary photos of what it
means to leap. For a historical explanation, check out their link to
"Leap Year: How the World Makes Up for Lost Time."
View photos...
Upcoming Events
College of Public Health
Deadline -- Research Week
Posters
Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and staff are all
encouraged to share their research during Research Week 2008
through a poster presentation.
Date: 3/3/2008
Time: All day event.
Associated URL:
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/newsletter/nd.asp?natNewsId=1475
Deadline -- Research Proposals for Heartland
Center
The Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety is
accepting research proposals for pilot project funding from
doctoral and postdoctoral trainees, occupational medicine
residents, junior faculty, and faculty new to the field of
occupational health and safety.
Date: 3/3/2008
Time: All day event.
Associated URL: http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/newsletter/rd.asp?rlsId=469
Contact: Karlyn Harthoorn, 335-4415, Karlyn-Harthoorn@uiowa.edu
Seminar -- "Job Search in the U.S."
The Employment Series for International Students, hosted by
International Programs, is a series of seminars aimed to
prepare
international students for the U.S. job market.
Date: 3/4/2008
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Pomerantz Career Center
Contact: Helen Jameson, 335-0335
UI Student Health Fair
Sponsored by: Health Iowa, Student Health Service
Date: 3/5/2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: UI Field House
Associated URL: http://www.uiowa.edu/~shs
Contact: Amy Fletcher, 335-8213
Workshop -- "How to Increase Consumer Awareness
of Patient Safety"
Patient safety specialists available at 3 p.m. Workshop begins
at 4:15 p.m. Sponsored by: UI Hospitals and Clinics.
Date: 3/6/2008
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Room 434, 4th Level, General Hospital
Contact: UIHC, 356-2456
Master of Public Health
MPH Seminar -- "Crafting an
Effective Cover Letter"
Presented by: Alicia Russell, Career Advisor, Pomerantz
Career Center,
and Lily French, assistant to MPH Director.
Date: 3/4/2008
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: B111 Med Labs
Contact: Lexie Just, lexie-just@uiowa.edu
Community & Behavioral Health
Seminar -- "The Long-term Health Effects
of War Trauma in Kuito, Angola"
Presented by: Nanette Barkey, assistant professor of community
and behavioral health and anthropology.
Date: 3/6/2008
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Seebohm Conference Room, 283 EMRB
Contact: Arlys Thompson, arlys-thompson@uiowa.edu
Occupational & Environmental Health
OEH Seminar Series
Date: 3/4/2008
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 123/125 IREH
Contact: Karlyn Harthoorn, karlyn-harthoorn@uiowa.edu
Epidemiology
Epi Faculty Meeting
Date: 3/4/2008
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: C225GH (Isacson Conference Room)
Contact: Kathy Colbert, kathy-colbert@uiowa.edu
Epi Seminar
Date: 3/6/2008
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: S724 GH
Contact: Kathy Colbert, kathy-colbert@uiowa.edu
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