2015 Stephen Steward Gloyd Endowed Lecture, April 3, 5:00 p.m.

2015 Stephen Steward Gloyd Endowed Lecture: “Public Health as Social Justice: Lessons from Harlem to Harare” Featuring School of Public Health 2015 Distinguished Alumna Mary Travis Bassett, MD, MPH (’85)


Event Details
Friday, April 3, 2015
Lecture: Hogness Auditorium, Room A420, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Reception: Health Sciences Lobby, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 pm
1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195
Dr. Bassett was appointed commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in January 2014. With more than 30 years of experience in public health, she has dedicated her career to advancing health equity. After Dr. Bassett completed her medical training, she moved to Harare, Zimbabwe, where she served on the medical faculty at the University of Zimbabwe for 17 years. In that role, she developed a range of AIDS prevention interventions to address one of the world’s worst AIDS epidemics. She later served as the associate director of Health Equity at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Southern Africa Office, overseeing its Africa AIDS portfolio. She served for many years as an associate editor of the American Journal of Public Health. Dr. Bassett earned her MPH from the UW School of Public Health in 1985.

This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served.

For more information, contact Cole Bazemore at 206.685.7362 or email colebaze@uw.edu.

Global Perspectives on Reproductive Health class, Spring 2015

Global Perspectives on Reproductive Health

Spring 2015, Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00 – 4:20pm

Health Sciences Building, K-069 (located next to Rotunda Café)

The Global Perspectives on Reproductive Health is a 3 credit course open to undergraduates (GH 490 C) and graduate students (GH 590 A) in Spring quarter on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00-4:20.  The course will engage students from diverse disciplines, including public health, demography, epidemiology, policy, sociology, and medicine, in topics on global reproductive health.  The course will focus on family planning and population policy, including the following topics: male and female contraception, abortion policies, human rights, HIV/STIs, access to services, and cost-effectiveness of contraception.  This landscape course is designed to give students an overview of global reproductive health, and encourage interdisciplinary learning through active participation in lectures and discussions.  It will emphasize current issues, challenges, and strategies to improve reproductive health, with a focus on resource-limited settings.  The course is designed for a broad range of students from all schools and departments who have an interest in global reproductive health.

Alison Drake and Jennifer Unger are the course co-instructors and can be contacted at adrake2@uw.edu and junger@uw.edu for more information.

Director of Medical Education at the Office of the Surgeon General of US Army to visit UW March 10

COL Cathy Nace, MD is the Director of Medical Education at the Office of the Surgeon General of the US Army in Falls Church,Virginia. She will be speaking with UW pre-med students, her focus will be Army Medicine, Army GME/Residency Programs, Leadership, & HPSP 

Event Details

Tuesday, March 10th at 4:30 PM. 

 Location: Gould 322.

PIH ENGAGE Presents: "The Plague Fighters"

Interested in the current Ebola epidemic and global health?

Come watch a screening of Nova's "Ebola: The Plague Fighters" hosted by UW Partners in Health Engage and participate in a discussion afterwards led by Health Alliance International executive director and UW Anthropology/Global Health professor, James Pfeiffer.

Event Details
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Allen Auditorium at the University of Washington

Nova's documentary takes us back to 1995 during an Ebola outbreak in Zaire, Africa and follows medical researchers and doctors as they try to stop the virus and suggest methods for future outbreaks. We will be reflecting on the medical officials' suggestions for prevention and treatment methods in 1995 and connect the documentary to the current devastating 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak. More information on the film can be found online: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/programs/2304_ebola.html

Careers In Health Industry

Careers In Health Industry for People from All Majors

Event Details
Thursday, February 19th
4:30-6:30pm
HUB 214

When you think about a career in health care, the first thing that pops into your head might be images of doctors and nurses, but there are hundreds of other healthcare careers that don't require a medical or health-related degree.

The Career Center is hosting Careers in the Health Industry for People From All Majors. Hear from 4 employers in healthcare talk about the wide range of opportunities available in the field: Seattle Children’s Hospital,Neighborcare Health, Caradigm and UW Medicine – Harborview Medical Center & UW Medical Center. Stay for the Q&A session and informal networking following the moderated panel. No RSVP needed! Questions? Email crecruit@uw.edu.

class on "Ethical Issues in Reproductive and Genetic Technologies"

Professor de Melo-Martin is on on the faculty of Cornell Medical School and is a guest at the UW this winter.  This would be a great class for someone with a little background in philosophy and the desire to be in a small class taught by a top expert.

PHIL 401B (I. de Melo-Martin)
TTh 11:30-1:20
sln: 18529

Topic: Ethical Issues in Reproductive and Genetic Technologies.

Scientific and technological advances in the areas of reproduction and genetics give us new means to shape the lives of our offspring. We now have an unprecedented ability to control not just whether and when we have children but also to create different family arrangements and decide what children we want to have. These advances thus present us with a variety of important ethical concerns surrounding the creation and alteration of human life. In this course, we will examine questions related to the right to reproduce and what it entails, normative notions of parenthood and how such notions shape and are shaped by new technological developments, the intelligibility and moral relevance of a distinction between treatment and enhancement, and the moral permissibility of intentionally altering the genetic makeup of future generations.

Prerequisites: One previous course in philosophy or permission of instructor.
TEXT: Assigned articles

Public Affairs Internship at The Polyclinic, Winter and Spring 2015

Internship/Position Title: Public Affairs Intern

Organization: The Polyclinic

Location: The Polyclinic Broadway, 1145 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98104

Timing: 8 – 10 hours per week/Internship Duration:  January 12, 2015 – April 27, 2015 (or through the end of the Washington State legislative session if extended)

Status: Paid internship

Internship Supervisor: Tracy Corgiat, Vice President of Marketing & Development

The Polyclinic is a Seattle-based multi-specialty medical group that aims to promote the health of its patients through personalized and collaborative health care that puts the patient first. The Public Affairs Intern’s responsibilities will primarily include the identification and monitoring of relevant legislative and regulatory items during session.

Successful candidates will have an undergraduate or advanced degree in public affairs, political science, health administration or law, or be enrolled in a degree program. A health care background is not necessary, as mentorship in identifying relevant legislation and follow-up will be provided. If applicable, the clinic will complete assessment paperwork needed for the student to receive academic credit for this internship. Hours per week or quarter/semester may be adjusted from hours listed above to accommodate either credit requirements or the intern’s schedule.

Responsibilities

·         Monitor legislative and regulatory items during session

·         Coordinate awareness of relevant bills among clinic executives

·         Other duties as assigned

Skills Required:

·         Exceptional research and analytical skills

·         Ability to clearly communicate both verbally and in writing

·         Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs

·         Understanding of WA’s legislative bodies and processes

·         Knowledge of the health care industry preferred

How To Apply: Apply and submit a cover letter and resume online at https://rn11.ultipro.com/POL1003/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*6F198DA143DABB08

Application Deadline: December 20, 2014.

Pre-Health Interview Workshop, Tues. Dec 2nd, 5:30 pm

Wondering how to stand out as a candidate for medical, dental, pharmacy, or other health professional school? Join admissions deans and directors from the UW Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy, as well as current health professional students, for a panel discussion. After the panel, advisers, counselors, and health professional students will lead small-group mock interviews for interested seniors and alumni.

The panel discussion is open to everyone and anyone. Registration is required for the mock interviews, which are currently reserved for seniors and alumni, but we will open registration to everyone if space is available. Both events are free.

Panel presentation at 5:30 pm in Mary Gates Hall, Room 389

Mock interviews for health professional school applicants at 6:45 pm in Mary Gates Hall, Room 134 (Registration required for this portion of the workshop.)

Register for the mock interviews: http://careers.uw.edu/Forms/Pre-Health-Mock-Interviews

Autumn Courses: Public Health & Food

The Health Services department in the School of Public Health offers new Undergraduate Special Topics courses this Autumn quarter: 

15611

HSERV 490-A

4 Credits

MW 1000-1120

COE,NORMA

ECONOMICS TO SOLVE TODAY'S HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS

22103

HSERV 490-C

4 Credits

MW 230-420

BEZRUCHKA,STEPHEN  

A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH IN PUBLIC HEALTH

22324

HSERV 490-S

4 Credits

TTh 100-220 + various discussion sections

PETRESCU-PRAHOVA,MIRUNA

SOCIAL NETWORKS AND HEALTH

22105

HSERV 490-W

4 Credits

MW 300-420

F 230-320

HAGOPIAN,AMY & KANTER,EVAN

WAR & HEALTH: EXPLORES THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF WAR AND THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONALS IN PREVENTING WAR  

For all Public Health courses see the following website: 
http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/AUT2014/hlthsvcs.html

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The College of the Environment offers: 

Introduction to Food and the Environment

C ENV 110

Meets both Natural World and Individuals and Societies Requirements

(I&S/NW)

SLN# 11809

No prerequisites. Great for Freshmen!

Everyone eats, and all food production has environmental consequences. Discover environmental science through food production. Explore the link between the decline of civilizations and current farmer efforts to cope with changing water supply, topsoil loss, and technology. Create a food diary and find out the environmental consequences of your diet. Understand what climate change, politics, culture, biodiversity, and geography have to do with food.

See: http://depts.washington.edu/coenv/food/study/courses#cenv

FIG options:

C ENV 110 (5 credits) + CHEM 142 (5 credits) + GEN ST 199 “university Community” (2 credits)

C ENV 110 (5 credits) + ENGL 131 (5 credits) + GEN ST 199 “university Community” (2 credits)

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The Nutritional Sciences undergraduate seminar (NUTR 490) has space available for AUT 2014. The theme for autumn is Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security. For students pursuing the minor in Nutritional Sciences, this 1-credit course is required and is now offered both AUT and WIN quarters to help students meet that requirement. The seminar is also open to all UW faculty, staff, and students, so if there’s a topic you’re interested in, we hope you’ll join us! 

UW Peer Health Education Program

Do you have a passion for sexual health, mental health, or drug education?  If so, the UW Peer Health Education program may be for you!  We are currently recruiting for 2014-2015 peer health educators and welcome students from all majors and backgrounds to apply.

The Peer Health Educators are a group of student volunteers dedicated to encouraging healthier decisions by educating the UW community through presentations and other events.  This includes everything from presentations with the UW Greek community to being on Sexpert panels.

The program’s scope is focused on the most common issues related to student health:             

• healthy relationships/relationship violence
• sexual assault
• mental health/suicide intervention
• alcohol and other drugs

Here is the link to the 2014-2015 PHE application: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/tiffhou/223985.  It is due on March 7th and we will follow up the next week with further information and next steps.  There are 2 information sessions you may attend if you are interested in learning more:

• Wednesday March 5, 5:30-6:30
• Thursday March 6, 5:00-6:00

Both sessions will be located in 109 Elm Hall (located next to the West Campus Fitness Center). If you are interested in attending a session, please email Tiffany at uwphe@uw.edu with the session you are interested in.  You can also select an option in the PHE application.

Please note that spring training will take place spring quarter from 4:30-6pm on Thursdays.  This is required for all PHEs. There is also an option to receive 1-2 credits (TBD).

Please feel free to email the PHEs at any time at uwphe@uw.edu. 

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