Weekly Edition – April 12, 2011

In this week’s edition

:: Search underway for Director of Denver Public Health

:: Save the date – Colorado Cancer Summit April 25, 2011

:: Overview of 28^th Annual Epidemiologic Research Exchange

:: Recap injury prevention blogs from National Public Health Week (NPHW)

:: Public Health Matters

Search underway for Director of Denver Public Health

Denver Health (DH) is seeking a senior physician executive with demonstrated excellence to be Director of Denver Public Health (DPH).  The Director oversees the clinical, community-based, core public health and research activities of DPH and reports to the CEO of DH.

DPH is a component of DH, a national model integrated academic urban safety net health care system that includes a 500 bed acute care hospital, the 911 paramedic system, eight community health centers, the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, a 100 bed non-medical detoxification center, the Rocky Mountain Center for the Medical Response to Terrorism, Mass Casualties and Epidemics, and an HMO.  The system serves 160,000 users.  DH is formally affiliated with the University of Colorado Schools of Medicine and Public Health where all faculty have full-time academic appointments.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must be Board Certified, preferably in a primary care discipline or preventive medicine and have a minimum of eight years as the director of complex organizational units.
• A Masters in Public Health or Health Administration is preferred. For more information visit: http://denverhealth.org/DHCareers/PhysicianPositions/DirectorDenverPublicHealth.aspx .

Application instructions:

• Interested candidates should submit their curriculum vitae, a letter detailing their qualifications and references to Director of Community Health Paul Melinkovich, MD, 777 Bannock Street, and MC0278, Denver, CO 80204-4507, or by email paul.melinkovich@dhha.org .

Save the date – Colorado Cancer Summit April 25, 2011

The Colorado Cancer Summit will be held on April 25, 2011 from 1pm-6:30pm and on April 26, 2011 from 8am-5pm at the Red Lion Hotel Denver Central. Keynote Speaker Tyler Norris lecturing on Creating Healthier Communities. Registration is now open.  Additional information, including sponsors and agenda, can be found online.

Overview of 28^th Annual Epidemiologic Research Exchange

Last Friday, students, faculty and community partners attended the 28^th Annual Epidemiologic Research Exchange. Once again, the exchange was a successful event thanks to the Program Committee, a poignant Keynote Speaker Spencer Beach, author of “In Case of Fire,” who candidly spoke about the role of the worker in the safety system in light of his own traumatic experiences with being severely burned in a flash fire, and the individuals who participated in the oral and poster presentations.

Michael Anthony Capello received the student award for his abstract submission: Assessing Bacteriological Contamination in Public Swimming Facilities within a Colorado Metropolitan Community. Exchange Committee Chair Jan Lowery, PhD, confirmed that the Epidemiologic Research Exchange will annually fall on the Friday of National Public Health Week (NPHW).

View photos from the exchange online | Watch a clip of Spencer Beach talking about “In Case of Fire”

Recap injury prevention blogs from National Public Health Week (NPHW)

Did you miss reading our injury prevention themed blogs related to National Public Health week (NPHW)? No problem. Simply click on any of the following themes for more information:

Safety is No Accident: Live Injury-Free…At Work, At Play, and In the Community.

Public Health Matters

Upcoming Events | View details about these events online
:: April13 – Prospective Student Information Session
:: April13 – Biostatistics and Informatics Research Seminar
:: April13  – Epidemiology Discussion Group
:: April13 – Colorado Health Economics Seminar
:: April14 – 3^rd Annual Visibly Human Symposium
:: April 20 – Department of Biostatistics & Informatics Research Seminar
:: April 20 – Epidemiology Discussion Group
:: April 21 – Global Health Lecture Series
:: April 25 – Colorado School of Public Health Seminar Series
:: April 25 – Biostatistics for Non-Statisticians
:: April 27 – Department of Biostatistics & Informatics Research Seminar
:: April 27 – Epidemiology Discussion Group
:: April 27 – Prospective Student Information Session

In the News | Visit Public Health Newsroom
:: Medical News Today  – Tackling Health Disparities Among Ethnic And Racial Minorities in USA, HHS Announces Strategies
:: Harvard School of Public Health – When It Comes to Quality, New Poll Shows Americans Give U.S. Health Care Low Grades

Public Health Job Opportunities | View details about these opportunities online
:: Grants Coordinator Fiscal Officer – Denver
:: Data Analyst/SAS Programmer/ Biostatistician – Denver
:: Summer Employment – Denver
:: Public Health Manager – Denver
:: CIP Nurse – Boulder
:: CIP Nurse – Longmont
:: CIP Nurse – Boulder
:: Project Coordinator, Patient Safety – Greenwood Village
:: Project Coordinator, Readmissions – Greenwood Village
:: Summer Research Assistant – Denver Metro
:: Postdoctoral Fellowship/Trainee – Denver Metro
:: Assistant Professor of Biostatistics – Denver Metro
:: Associate Professor/Professor of Biostatistics – Denver Metro
:: Research Coordinator – Denver Metro
:: Research Associate – Denver Metro
:: Assistant Professor – Denver Metro
:: Senior PRA – Denver Metro
:: Paid Student Intern – Denver Metro
:: Emergency Preparedness Planner – Minneapolis
:: Admissions Specialist – Denver Metro