Monday Morning News(letter)
October 12, 2015
10th Anniversary Lecture Series: Obesity in Rural America
Time: October 19, 2015- 5pm-6pm
Location: George Hall, Health Sciences Campus
Join us as special guest speaker Dr. Michael Perri, dean of the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, shares his insights Mon. Oct. 19 on "Obesity in Rural America: Addressing the Challenge of Treatment Dissemination and Implementation." The seminar, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 5:00pm in George Hall on the Health Sciences Campus. Free parking is available.
Course Information
Seminar Series- Current Topics in Epidemiology (EPID 7100)
Speaker: Negar Aliabadi, CDC
Topic: "Acute flaccid myelitis in the United States, 2014"
Date: Friday, October 16, 2015
Time: 12:20-1:10pm
Location: 235 Russell Hall (HSC)
Contact: Andreas Handel (ahandel@uga.edu)
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Seminar Series: Environmental Health
Date: Friday, October 16, 2015
Time: 12:20-1:10pm
Location: Coverdell Building
Meetings & Events
Alice Walker – Reading: “Standing in Georgia, Writing to the World” @ UGA Chapel
When: October 14 at 3:30PM
Where: UGA Chapel
Alice Walker will give a talk and read from her literary works in this keynote Delta Chair event. It is free and open to the public, and seating is general admission.
Walker is the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, for her 1982 novel The Color Purple, which also earned a National Book Award. She has written six other novels, four collections of short stories, four children’s books, and volumes of essays and poetry. Her first collection of poetry, Once, was published in 1968, followed by her first novel, The Third Life of Grange Copeland, in 1970. Throughout her public life, she has been an international activist for civil and human rights and a forceful advocate for women and girls.
There will be an additional event on October 15 at 6:30PM at Morton Theatre. Details HERE.
Safe Space
Diversity and Inclusion Certificate for Faculty and Staff
The certificate will also enable participants to get a closer look at the people, institutions and initiatives that play a key role in supporting and fostering diversity at UGA. This closer look will potentially provide faculty and staff with additional resources through which they can both build their diversity competencies and identify areas of diversity partnership across the institution.
Quarterly registration can be completed at http://www.hr.uga.edu/training .
EHS Club Meeting
Time:
October 22, 2015 - 6:30pm - 8:00pmLocation:
101 Environmental Health Science BuildingJoin us for our Environmental Health Club Meeting.
Topic: Pumpkin Carving/Composting Workshop
Future Health Promoters Club Meeting
Public Health Association
Elections
PHA will be holding our elections for the next executive board at our November meeting! If you are interested in any of the positions please consider speaking to that officer prior to running. Our contact information can be found below;
o President - Rob Hood rbh86316@uga.edu
o Vice-President - Jared Brumbeloe jbrumbe@uga.edu
o Secretary - Skarlet Velasquez skarlet@uga.edu
o Treasurer - Ryan Augustine ralph20@uga.edu
o Social & Alumni Chair - Kyle Hopwood kyleh14@uga.edu
o Service & Philanthropy Chair - Atefeh Paziraei atefehp@uga.edu
Career Announcements
Community Benefits Manager - St. Mary's Health Care System
Position Summary:
Assists St. Mary’s Health Care System in living its Mission and achieving its Vision and strategic goals through effective community benefit initiatives. Provides guidance in planning, developing, and coordinating community benefit initiatives throughout St. Mary’s Health Care System with the goal of improving the health status of our communities in a measurable way. Assists St. Mary’s ministries in aligning community benefit programs with community health improvement priorities and outcomes objectives based in community health assessments. Promotes integration of community benefit planning into strategic and financial planning processes. Facilitates sharing of best practices related to planning, funding and evaluating community benefit programs.
Manages ongoing utilization of Community Benefit Inventory for Social Accountability (CBISA) software program. Contributes to development of St. Mary's Health Care System’s advocacy priorities.
Interested applicants please go to the following website: http://www.stmarysathens.org/professionals/application and search for "Community Benefits Manager" position.
Internships/Fellowships
Community Health Worker Standards Development Internship
The intern will work with the Healthy Communities manager in the Chronic Disease Prevention Section to develop and finalize a set of voluntary standards, based on CDC recommendations and input, for Georgia community health workers. Tools such as recorded webinars and written materials will be developed for publication on the Chronic Disease Section website. The intern will assist in convening meetings with partners, developing the project plan, and carrying out activities under the project plan in support of the project goal. The intern will develop competencies, learning objectives, and training materials. Skills in reviewing existing policies related to community health workers and an awareness of cultural competence and health equity issues are required to successfully carry out the internship. About 50% time is required to be spent onsite at the Georgia Department of Public Health in Atlanta with offsite meetings and some activities able to be completed on a distance basis.
If interested, please email Nina Cleveland at ninac64@uga.edu
The Atlantis Project
GA Dept of Health/UGA CPH RTAC Data Analysis Internship
Title: RTAC Data Analysis Internship Position
Employer: The University of Georgia; College of Public Health
Academic Level: 2nd Year MPH Student
Concentration Desired: Epidemiology or Biostatistics
Stipend: $1000.00
Length of Internship: Spring 2016
We are seeking an individual who is able to learn new concepts and understand complex ideas. Additionally, applicants need to be versed in data collection including both qualitative and quantitative methods. Applicants should also have an intermediate understanding of biostatistics. Applicants should also be able to utilize statistical software including any of the following; STAT, SAS, Epi-Info7, Minitab, and R. Applicants must have demonstrated exemplary communication and organization skills and be able to coordinate with multiple organization while collecting data. Applicants should be comfortable with public speaking and presentation of data at an understandable level based upon the audience composition. Superior applicants will have demonstrated the ability to create survey tools. Experience with Survey Monkey or Qualtrics and knowledge of trauma are desired but not necessary.
Please email resume and cover letter to ninac64@uga.edu
Presidential Management Fellowships
The PMF Program is a flagship leadership development program at the entry level for advanced degree candidates.
Advanced Degree means a professional or graduate degree (e.g., master's, Ph.D., J.D.).
KEY REQUIREMENTS
• Advanced degree conferred after September 28, 2013
• Or will complete an advanced degree by August 31, 2016
• Advanced degree must be from an accredited college or university
• Complete the application, on-line assessment, & essays by the closing date
Georgia Department of Public Health Internship
The Georgia Department of Public Health is seeking MPH interns for their Spring 2016 Internships. Interns are needed in two areas: Evaluation and Performance Monitoring 1305 and Community Health Workers Standards Development. For more information, please contact Nina Cleveland at ninac64@uga.edu.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Public Health Information Dissemination (DPHID)
For more information, please contact Conne Ward-Cameron at goa4@cdc.gov or 404-498-6006
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