SPHCM Events Calendar
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Sponsored by Dean's Office, School of Public Health
Author and New York Times Reporter David Cay Johnston will speak on "Inequality, the Vast Majority, and Health." Mr. Johnston's latest book is titled Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With the Bill). He also wrote the 2004 best seller, Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and Cheat Everybody Else.
Hogness Auditorium, A-420 Health Sciences
For more information contact Holly Weese at 206-685-6643.
Sponsored by Washington Global Health Alliance
A conversation with two prominent science journalists who cover global health and are faced with the challenges of bringing a wide variety of stories to their U.S. and international audiences. This conversation, moderated by Dave Ross, Talk Show host on 710 KIRO-AM, will feature Brenda Wilson of National Public Radio and Donald G. McNeil, Jr. of The New York Times as they share their experiences in the field and disucss ways in which the complexity of global health issues are covered on radio, television, and in print and Web media.
Free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. To request disability accommodations for this event, please contact Opus Bialik at Town Hall Seattle at least 10 days in advance at opus@townhallseattle.org or 206-663-2665.
Town Hall Seattle, Great Hall, 1119 Eighth Avenue (at Seneca)
For more information contact Daren Wade.
Sponsored by Seattle CityClub
CityClub's Healthcare Series features a "Cover the Uninsured Week" Conversation with Dr. Len Nichols, Director, Health Policy Program, New America Foundation. The conversation with be moderated by Dave Ross from 710 KIRO. Registration required.
Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Avenue in Seattle
For more information contact Sara Neppl at 206-682-7395.
http://www.seattlecityclub.org/events.php#uninsured
UW Health Sciences Building, K-069
http://courses.washington.edu/phg580
Sponsored by Office of the Dean
10th ANNUAL MPH PRACTICUM RECEPTION
The reception is an opportunity to thank the site supervisors and the faculty that have encouraged and supported the students during their practicum.
Student Posters will be displayed and refreshments will be available!
7th ANNUAL CAREER FAIR
Please stop by and learn about career opportunities - held in the lobby outside of Room 316, South Campus Center
More information - Marcia Syverson, sphoss@u.washington.edu
2ND ANNUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Each year, the School of Public Health and Community Medicine (SPHCM) and the Student Public Health Association (SPHA) honor a community partner who has demonstrated exemplary support of the School's mission and its educational, research, or service goals
South Campus Center, Room 316
For more information contact Rene' Lucas at 206-685-8904.
http://depts.washington.edu/mphpract/event.html
Sponsored by Dept. of Epidemiology
"Soccer Injuries in Middle School Girls: Measuring Injuries and Risk Factors"
Melissa Schiff, MD, MPH
Associate Professor in Epidemiology
Research Interests
Dr. Schiff's primary areas of research interests are injury epidemiology and reproductive and perinatal epidemiology. A primary focus of her research is the area of sports injuries. She has focused on specific sports including soccer and gymnastics. She currently is performing a large prospective cohort study of risk factors for soccer injuries in middle school aged girls. Another focus of her research is the area of maternal health and injury. Her research has utilized the Washington State population-based birth and hospitalization databases to evaluate a variety of mechanisms of injury including motor vehicle crashes, falls, intimate partner violence, and suicide.
Teaching Interests
Dr. Schiff teaches Epi 585 "Principles of Injury Research and Prevention" during Autumn quarter.
Abstract:
Soccer is the most popular sport world-wide and is growing in popularity among female youth in the U.S. We performed a prospective cohort feasibility study to evaluate reliability of selected risk factors and compare two injury surveillance systems. Our study population was comprised of female youth soccer players 12 to 14 years of age from a youth soccer club in Seattle, Washington. Trained physical therapists assessed all soccer players at the beginning of the soccer season for hip and knee strength and jump biomechanics. We evaluated inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of these measurements. We also compared two injury surveillance systems - certified athletic trainers (ATC) attending one soccer practice per week and a weekly soccer parent email system. We will present results on our reliability study and the comparison of our injury surveillance systems at the epidemiology seminar.
Poster: http://depts.washington.edu/epidem/Epi583/05-13-08.pdf
Health Sciences K-069
For more information contact Courtney Marshall at 206-543-1065.
Sponsored by UW Department of Biostatistics
Steven Self, Ph.D., Professor of Biostatistics, UW, Co-Director and Member, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Results from the STEP Trial: How Small Amounts of Data can have a Very Large Impact
Abstract
Health Sciences Building, Room T-639
For more information contact Sandra Coke at 206-685-9496.
http://www.biostat.washington.edu/news/seminars.php?quarter=SPR08
Sponsored by Department of Pathobiology
Health Sciences Building, Room T-733
For more information contact Amy Pangilinan at (206) 543-1045.
Sponsored by NW Center for Occupational Health and Safety
University of Washington Club, UW Seattle campus
For more information contact NW Center for Occupational Health and Safety at 206-543-1069.
http://nwcenter.washington.edu
Sponsored by Department of Epidemiology
"Global Health: Context, Jobs and Academic Programs"
Stephen S. Gloyd MD, MPH, Professor of Global Health and Adjunct Proessor in Epidemiology
Health Sciences K-069
For more information contact Courtney Marshall at (206) 543-1065.
UW Health Sciences Buliding, K-069
http://courses.washington.edu/phg580
Sponsored by SPHCM & SPHA
All students, staff, faculty and their families and friends are invited to this annual event. The Dean and Chairs will be grilling salmon and kosher hotdogs. A complete taco bar will be provided, as well as a no-host bar with beer and wine. Music by our favorite latin-jazz group, Tumbao. Special activities, including a pinata, for the kids. Please join us!! Note: no dessert contest this year.
For information/driving directions to the Center for Urban Horticulture, visit: http://depts.washington.edu/urbhort/html/info/contact.html.
NHS Hall, Center for Urban Horticulture
For more information contact Marcia Syverson at 206/685-3057.
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