New Public Health Director Postion Available

The Network for Public Health Law has launched a nationwide search for a director of its National Coordinating Center (NCC), based at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. This leadership position will help steer the course of public health law and ensure the Network’s success as a catalyst for a healthier nation.

The Network is led by the director of the National Coordinating Center, who serves as a “leader of leaders” in designing and achieving a compelling vision for the Network’s future. The director leads operations of the Network and the NCC, serves as the Network’s spokesperson and liaison with national partners, coordinates the work of five Regional Centers across the United States, and ensures consistent and effective responses to key public health law issues.

For best consideration, applications should be submitted by close of business, June 30, 2013. The full position description, application process, and application requirements can be viewed on the Network’s website.

Free Public Health Courseware

• Global Tobacco Control - Students learn about "the health and economic burden of tobacco use worldwide" and gain an understanding of tobacco addiction, regulation, trade and more.
  
• Population Change and Public Health - Learn how issues like diversity, population size and reproductive health affect general public health.
• Ethics in Public Health - Topics covered in this class include the right to health care, distribution of resources and health services, health promotion and more.
• Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health - This introductory class discusses how attitudes towards health care, as well as social and cultural issues, affect public health policies, health status and poverty.
• Personal Preparedness Planning for Public Health Workers - Public health care workers learn how to respond to acts of terrorism and natural disasters and care for themselves and their families.
• The History of Public Health - Get a history of the public health system in this course.
• STI Prevention: Using Epidemiology to Inform Policy and Program Learn how to develop effective STD prevention programs in this course, and learn about STDs themselves.

Webinar on Health Disparities in American Indian & Alaska Natives: A Historical Snapshot and Current Opportunities for AI/AN populations

Upcoming Webinar Announcement:
This Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) webinar session will highlight health disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, with a focus on strategies and challenges to achieve health equity for Tribal and Urban AI/ANs.

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
Date: September 6, 2012
Opening Remarks: Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health (Acting)
Speakers: Patricia Parker, President/CEO, Native American Management Services; Ralph Forquera, MPH, Region X Health Equity Council, Seattle Health Board, Urban Indian Health Institute
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Public Health Law News

The Network for Public Health Law is hosting the

2012 Public Health Law Conference
Practical Approaches to Critical Challenges

October 10–12, 2012
Loews Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia

Early registration at a discounted rate is open through September 12, 2012.

The conference will include several concurrent sessions focusing on different public health law topics, such as prevention and promotion at the community level, changes and challenges to public health legal infrastructure, challenges to public health authority, and others.

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Weight of the Nation Conference

Weight of the Nation Conference

May 7-9, 2012

The CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity will host the Weight of the Nation™, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The conference is designed to provide a forum to highlight progress in obesity prevention and control through policy and environmental strategies, framed around five intervention settings: early care and education; states, tribes, and communities; medical care; schools; and workplaces. The conference will feature a number of public health law-related sessions, as well as a practitioner training on public health law and policy. Find more information about the Weight of the Nation™ conference and registration.

Health Equity 3rd Annual Leadership Institute

Are you interested in health equity research?

Please consider attending the UW Collaborative Center for Health Equity’s (CCHE) 3rd annual Health Equity Leadership Institute!

SAVE THE DATES: June 10-15, 2012

Application release date: February 1st

Completed application: February 24th

HELI Scholars RSVPs needed: April 1st

In partnership with the University of Maryland School of Public Health’s Center for Health Equity, the Collaborative Center for Health Equity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers an intensive weeklong “research boot camp” focused on increasing the number of investigators, particularly minority investigators, engaged in health disparities/health equity research that are successful in tenure track academic appointments in schools of public health, medicine and other health and behavioral health science disciplines and help them in achieving research funding through the NIH.

To join the conversation or learn more click here http://www.crech.org/joomla15/images/stories/Documents/derek%20pdf%2012.19.11.pdf

Attention Public Health Students and Alumni!

Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to learn about careers in public health. The Virginia Public Health Association and its partners invite YOU to participate in our 3rd Annual Statewide Career and Internship Fair. You will be exposed to the plentiful professional opportunities in public health as well as recent advancements in health research and development. Registration is free for current students, and is required to reserve your spot.

The program will feature roundtable discussions on:
*Social networking: managing your online persona,
*Resume and portfolio development tips,
*Global and domestic public health careers,
*Combined veterinary medicine and human health tracks,
And more!

Who Should Attend
The program is designed for current undergraduates interested in careers in public health, MPH students and alumni, though others are welcome to join us as well. There will be a nominal fee for those who are not currently enrolled as students to cover the costs of lunch.

Program Fees
Registration is free for current students. All other individuals, $15 per person.

Where: The Place at Innsbrook4036-C Cox Road Glen Allen, VA 23060
When: Friday January 27, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM EST

9:30 a.m. - Registration
10:00 a.m. - Poster Display Session & Judging/Employer & Vendor Expo
11:00 a.m. - Roundtable Sessions
12:30 p.m. - Box Lunch & Networking
1:10 p.m. - Employer & Vendor Expo Ends, The Future of Public Health - Speaker to be announced.
2 p.m. - Poster Prizes Announced, Adjourn

Program Sponsors
VAPHA is proud to be sponsoring this event in partnership with the graduate public health programs at the Eastern Virginia Medical School/Old Dominion University, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and George Mason University.

Questions?
Contact VAPHA Administrator Mary Kidd, CMP at (804) 367-0860 or e-mail mary.kidd@vapha.org.

REGISTER NOW!