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Moments in Leadership: Jay Blackwell

Wednesday, March 10, 10-11:30AM

Jay N. Blackwell, MADirector, Capacity Building Section, Office of Minority Health Resource Center, Department of Health & Human Services

UIC School of Public Health • 1603 W. Taylor St., Room 932 • Chicago, IL 60612

Jay holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from North Carolina Central University and a Master of Arts in Agency Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado. A North Carolina native, Mr. Blackwell resides in the Washington, D.C area. He travels extensively throughout the U.S. providing Technical Assistance workshops, training seminars and capacity building to organizations, local and state health departments and governmental grantees. His primary focus over the last five years has been with assisting communities and local stakeholders increase their professional collaborations and networking through local, regional and national venues.

A light breakfast will be served.

All are welcome! No RSVP necessary, but please alert us if you plan to bring a large group by emailing guddi@uic.edu. If you would like a certificate of completion for attending an event, please pre-register at www.publichealthlearning.com.

IPHPC courses now available for download

New registration for the IPHPC instructor led courses (those listed as PH followed by a number), is now closed. For those of you that have completed any of these courses, your online certificates of completion are still available to you. For those of you that previously registered for any courses and would like to complete them, you can do so until August 1, 2010.

IPHPC is making its course content available to those interested in using it for course development and training activities. Course components are available for download at www.midamericacphp.com . If you would like a copy of a course in SCORM compliant format, please contact us at info@midamericacphp.com .

6th Annual Rural Public Health Institute

The 6th Annual Rural Public Health Institute will be held on March 16 - 18, 2010 at the Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham, IL. Register Now!

2nd Annual Minority Health in the Midwest Conference

Second Annual

University of Illinois at Chicago

(UIC) School of Public Health

Minority Health in the Midwest Conference

February 26, 2010

Location:

UIC Student Center West

828 South Wolcott, Chicago, IL

Fees:

UIC Students are free, non UIC Students $15 and all others $20

Please call Marilyn Bingham if you have any questions, regarding payment at 312-996-6904 or e-mail syn@uic.edu

Health in the New Era: The Role of Technology in Addressing Health Inequities in the Midwest"

held in conjunction with the 31 st Annual Minority Health Conference at the UNC

This conference will highlight the work of emerging scholars and researchers from various disciplines.

Topics should reflect minority health in the Midwest:

?? Impact of technology on regional minority public health issues

?? Issues regarding access to health services in the Midwest region –rural and urban settings

?? Current issues of technology related policy, regulations and law and its impact on minority health

?? Contribution of technology to evidence based practice in reducing health inequities

?? The use of technology in addressing infectious diseases in minority communities

?? The incorporation of technology in cultural competency interventions

?? Collaborative efforts for surveillance, research and application in public health systems

?? Cost-benefit analysis of health information systems

?? Innovative perspectives applied to public health issues: rural and urban linkages

?? Influence of economic instability, outsourcing, and poverty on minority health

?? Technology and special needs populations

Please call Marilyn Bingham if you have any questions, regarding payment.

Call for Abstracts

We invite emerging scholars and researchers from all disciplines to submit an abstract related to the above theme or topic areas. Submissions that focus on issues pertinent to Midwestern communities and minority, underserved and special needs populations are especially encouraged.

Required abstract structure: title, author name(s), affiliation(s), topic (see above), background, objectives, methods, results and implications for minority health and presentation format preference (poster, oral or no preference) Maximum length: 250 words.

Please include in the subject line "Abstract for Minority Health Conference " and email abstracts to

mhmwc2010@gmail.com

Deadline: Friday, December 11, 2009

This conference is co-sponsored by the Minority Students for the Advancement of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago Urban Health Program and the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

New EMSC Online Courses: Pediatric Mild Traumatic Head Injury

Head trauma is one of the most common childhood injuries. In a 2 003 Report to Congress, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control targeted mild traumatic head injury as an under-recognized health threat nationally. In order to enhance the care of pediatric patients who present to the emergency department with mild head injuries, the Illinois EMSC program has developed the Pediatric Mild Traumatic Head Injury educational module. This education encompasses a number of topics including: appropriate assessment, management, and discharge planning, as well essential patient education. It is our hope that emergency care professionals will utilize these materials to provide optimal management rooted in evidence-based guidelines and emerging research to assure the best possible outcomes for their patients.

International Program in Occupational Health Practice

The International Program in Occupational Health Practice is specifically designed for health care providers such as physicians and nurses who provide occupational health services to employees in companies or governments around the world. This program also benefits health care professionals who provide occupational health services in other settings such as occupational health clinics, unions, or governmental agencies. Professionals who are engaged in management of occupational health services, such as technicians, engineers and managers, occupational hygienists, occupational safety professionals, and health technicians can join the program but need to be aware of its health focus. The program provides professional training for an international group of participants. It does not focus on the situation in a particular country.

The program builds on medical skills and specifically aims at improving leadership competencies for effective occupational health programs within a business environment. Often, management skills, system thinking, risk management, reporting skills, teamwork and contribution to management processes such as certifications or accident investigations are required in addition to medical skills. This program specifically addresses these company-level managerial skills and competencies so that health professionals will effectively contribute to the protection of employees and the goals of companies by preventing occupational injuries and diseases and increasing good health and human capacity.

This program is offered by the School of Public Health of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Its Great Lakes Centers for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health is a Collaborating Center in Occupational Health of the World Health Organization (WHO). For more information on the WHO Network and the Global Plan of Action, please visit http://www.who.int/occupational_health/en/ .

The program starts on 31. August 2009 and early enrolment is recommended. For detailed information on dates, enrolment, fees and discounts for individuals and institutions, companies, governments etc. and much more, please visit the sites below! Please copy and paste the link below in your browser.

http://www.uic.edu/sph/glakes/ce/IntPrg_application.html

Norbert Wagner MD PhD

Program Director