Weekly Edition – July 26, 2011

In this week’s edition

:: CU Denver Provost announces dean finalists
:: Learn to thrive once cancer treatment is complete
:: Photos from Public Health Academy 2011 complements of MAP ERC
:: Reminder – Public Health Academy Forum this Friday
:: Public Health Matters

CU Denver Provost announces dean finalists

University of Colorado Denver Provost Roderick Nairn and the Colorado School of Public Health Dean Search Committee chaired by Vice Chancellor and Dean Richard Krugman announce that four candidates have been identified as finalists from a distinguished group of applicants. They will be visiting Colorado for interviews as soon as they can be scheduled.

The finalists are:

Susan G. Fisher, MS, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine
Director, Doctoral Program in Epidemiology
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

David C. Goff, Jr., MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Deborah Helitzer, ScD
Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Science Center
Associate Dean for Research Education|
Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine|
University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Howard Hu, MD, MPH, ScD
National Science Foundation International Endowed Department Chair and Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
University of Michigan Schools of Public Health and Medicine

Details regarding the finalists’ campus visits, interviews and open forums will be published on the CU Denver Provost website in the coming weeks http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/WhoWeAre/Chancellor/ViceChancellors/Provost.

Learn to thrive once cancer treatment is complete

Be among the first in the nation to take part in cancer survivorship research trial

University of Colorado Cancer Center is looking for cancer survivors to take part in a clinical trial of a program aimed at helping them manage their condition more effectively. The program, called “Cancer: Thriving and Surviving,” is adapted from a successful effort helping people manage other chronic conditions like diabetes.

With more than 12 million cancer survivors nationwide, researchers would like to know if programs that have proven effective in helping people manage fatigue, frustration, pain and stress might also work for managing similar issues associated with cancer.

“A cancer survivor’s journey does not end after treatment. And therapies and surgeries can have long lasting physical and emotional impact. If proven effective, ‘Cancer: Thriving and Surviving’ can help improve the quality of life for cancer survivors worldwide”, said Betsy Risendal, PhD, assistant research professor in the Colorado School of Public Health and the trial’s principal investigator.

Cancer survivors can suffer numerous long-term complications including depression, difficulty concentrating and neuropathy.

The program, the first of its kind in the country, has been adapted especially for cancer survivors. Covered topics include communication with health care providers and family members regarding a cancer diagnosis, how to improve and maintain health and problem solving. The instructors, many of whom are themselves cancer survivors, are specially trained to lead the sessions.

Continue reading here for more program details.

Photos from Public Health Academy 2011 complements of Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center (MAP ERC)

Check out photos from CSPH Public Health Academy 2011 complements of MAP ERC. Photos include a fieldtrip to an urban community farm lead by Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), as well as photos of Mountain and Plains ERC staff teaching about environmental and occupational safety with fun classroom exercises.

View Public Health Academy 2011 photos on MAP ERC’s facebook page.

Reminder – Public Health Academy Forum this Friday

Join CSPH this Friday July 29, 2011 for the Public Health Academy Forum.

Event Details
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Campus: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Location: Student Community Bridge (between Ed 2 North and Ed 2 South)
Event is open to faculty, staff, and students

For more information regarding the event, please contact Fayette Augillard at Fayette.Augillard@ucdenver.edu.

Public Health Matters

Upcoming Events | View details about these events online
:: July 26-27 – Public Health Academy
:: July 27 – Prospective Student Information Session
:: July 28-29 – Public Health Academy
:: July 29  – Public Health Academy Forum
:: August 9 – National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) Webinar Series (1/3)
:: August 10 – Prospective Student Information Session
:: August 11 – Summer Public Health Forum

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Public Health Job Opportunities | View details about these opportunities online
:: Nurse – Granby, CO
:: Director of Clinical Quality – Denver Metro
:: Director of Evaluation for Education & Training – Denver, CO
:: Biostatistician – Vail, CO
:: CACHIE Systems Administrator – Denver, CO
:: Associate Director – Boulder, CO
:: Environmental Health Specialist – Grand Junction, CO
:: Planning and Community Health – Washington, DC
:: Research Assistant – Denver Metro
:: Data Collector – Denver Metro
:: Manager of Community Programs – Denver, CO
:: NCHS Branch Chief – Hyattsville, MD
:: District Public Health Administrator – Sterling, CO
:: Project Manager I – Denver, CO
:: Project Coordinator, Readmissions – Greenwood Village, CO
:: Environmental Health Specialist – Denver Metro
:: Membership and Development Manager – Denver Metro
:: PHD Sr. Administrator – Cheyenne, WY
:: Cancer Center Student Worker, Denver Metro