EpiCH Student Open House!!
On Friday, September 5, EpiCH students were invited to the 3rd Annual EpiCH Open House. It was an opportunity to meet and chat with our faculty, attend a seminar, meet fellow students, and have lunch!
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Back to School BBQ! Hosted by the School of Public Health Student Senate
On Friday, September 4 at Riverbend Plaza - the lawn area behind Coffman Union, SPH students
mingled and enjoyed a brat, burger or veggie burger. Melissa was there with her camera, and she shares them on her blog
• Melissa's blog
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EpiCH Party on the Patio!
On
Thursday, August 14, the EpiCh community joined together to celebrate the end of summer with a picnic, lawn games and fun!
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PAMOJA!
Join us for an evening of pamoja - which means "togetherness" in Swahili
On Thursday, February 7, 5:30pm, at theWeisman Art Museum
Pamoja, the SPH Student Senate's annual social - open to all SPH students, faculty and staff. Enjoy dinner, desserts, drinks, music, and great company.
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The EpiCH Winter Recognition Event! On Friday, December 14, students, staff, and faculty attended the Division's Winter Recognition Event at the Nicollet Island Pavilian for good food and fun. It was NOT the usual recognition event!
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Leftovers anyone?
EpiCH's Rich Portnoy has some extra turkey if anyone is still hungry. This Thanksgiving Portnoy roasted a 72-pound tom turkey to feed his 26 guests and to put an end to a family competition for the largest turkey.
• Read more: StarTribuneWCCO
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Public Health & Cultures - Discover VIETNAM, Dragon of Asia When: Tuesday, November 27, 11:00am - 12:30pm
All SPH faculty, staff and students were invited to presentations offered by Tran Huynh and Jooyeon Hwant on their field experiences while in Vietnam.
DISCOVER the Culture -
SAVOR the Food!
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Pride@Work Lunch & Learn Series:
Researching Gay Men's Health at the U - an Update from
HIPS* by Simon Rosser When: Thursday, Nov. 15 Noon-1 pm
Dr. Simon Rosser leads a multidisciplinary team researching gay men's sexual and mental health in the HIV/STI Intervention and Prevention Studies Program. He provided updates from the HIV/STI Intervention & Prevention Studies (HIPS*) Program, Man-to-Man Sexual Health Seminars, the Men's INTernet Studies, SexPulse, Positive Connections, Structured Interventions to Lower Alcohol-related STI/HIV Risk (SILAS), the Positive INTernet Study, and more.
Appetite and Adiposity: Re-building a Psychological Theory of Obesity When: Mon., November, 12
Presented by:Jane Wardle, PhD, Professor in Clinical Psychology and Director of the
Health Behavior Unit, University College London.
Positive Well-being, Biology, and Health
When: Tuesday, November 13
Presented by: Andrew Steptoe, DSc, British Heart Foundation Professor of Psychology,
Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London
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MN Public Health Association's Centennial Celebration When: October 25, 5:30 - 9 pm,McNamara Alumni Center
The MPHA celebrated 100 years as a contributor to the health of Minnesotans.
Will Steger, polar explorer, was the keynote speaker.
• Read more: www.mpha.net
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Community Fund Drive Results - a Wonderful Success!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Community Fund Drive events!
As a result of record turnouts at our many events, the division will be able to contribute a grand total of $853.50 to the fund!
Kick-Off - Free Ice Cream and Cookies!
Once again we went all out and got the "really good" ice cream that comes from contented cows and is made by happy students on the St. Paul campus.
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Continuous Healthy Snack box
Lots of good snacks to purchase for a good cause: $104 in donations!
2nd Annual Chili Cook-off !
This year's cook-off was an even bigger success than last year and raised an impressive $405 in donations!
After careful tabulation and decoding of chili stained ballots the winners of the 2nd annual cook-off are:
- 1st place (tie) Keryn Pasch (& Dad) & Janelle Willard
- 2nd place (tie) Jan Pearson & Kris Rhodes
- 3rd place Ginger Hughes
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Rootbeer Float Day!
A classic combination that few were able to refuse! $63 in donations were made
Bake Sale
Indulging your sweet tooth for a good cause - it doesn't get much better. Thank you to all who donated such wonderful confections. We raised $281.50 for the fund.
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Human Rights, the Burden of Disease, and Tobacco Control at the National Conference on Tobacco and Health When: Tuesday, Oct. 23, Rochester Room, Minneapolis Hilton
Human rights
and the burden of disease were discussed during a national conference on tobacco. For more information about the conference, contact Harry Lando at 4-1877 or lando001@umn.edu.
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11th Carl J. Martinson Lecture - The Elephants in the Room: Social Justice, Public Health, and Health Inequities When: Friday, September 28, 9:30-10:30am, Coffman Union Theater
Presented by Nancy Krieger, PhD, Professor in the Department of Society, Human Development and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health.
2nd Annual EpiCH Open House When: Friday, September 21, 11:30-2:00
Students stopped by for lunch and a chat with EpiCH faculty. It's a great way to get to know more about our faculty and to learn about their work.
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The Human Starvation Study: Radio documentary from American RadioWorks When: Thursday, September 20, 2007
The KNOW (91.1) public radio station aired the documentary, "Battles of Belief" on Thursday, 9/20/2007. It featured a segment reviewing the Minnesota Human Starvation Study headed by Ancel Keys.
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• Read more about Ancel Keys
• Hear the radio show
• Read more about the Documentary
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4th Annual Women’s Health Research Conference
When: September 17, 2007
Keynote address: " The Menopausal Transition: What we are Learning about Menopause and Healthy Aging" by Nancy Fugate Woods, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Washington. Other presentations included topics on breast cancer, cardiovascular health, mental health and osteoporosis as well as EpiCH Adjunct Professor Kristine E. Ensrud. Along with a poster session there was a Women’s Health Resource Fair with organizations from the University and the community.
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2007 SPH Warm-Up Week
When: Friday, Aug. 24 through Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
Warm-up week is intended to help incoming students become acquainted with SPH, the campus, and the Twin Cities.
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Fond Farewell to Frank Edwards
On Tuesday, August 21, EpiCH held a reception to wish farewell to Frank Edwards. Frank worked for EpiCH as part of the Computer Support Group for over 20 years, but due to budget constraints, his position was recently eliminated. We wish Frank the best of luck in all his future endeavors!
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Social Epidemiology Workgroup When: Thursday, July 19, 12:00-1:30pm,310 WBOB
The workgroup watched and discussed the video, "DNA: Playing God" from the Films for the Humanities and Science Collection.
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MCH Summer Institute on Addressing Health Disparities:
"Culture, Communications and Health" When: July 24-25, 2007,Hubert H. Humphrey Institute
This year's institute focused on the role of health communications in reducing health disparities affecting women, children, families and communities.
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The National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course
When: July 25-27, 2007, Cowles Auditorium, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute
This continuing education program focused on the improvement of maternal and infant health through the delivery of risk-appropriate, high-quality nutrition services.
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