Weekly Edition – January 17, 2012

 In this week’s edition

:: Associate Professor co-produces environmental health film
:: Mulloy and Witter to direct occupational medicine and environmental residency

Associate Professor co-produces environmental health film  

Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Jill Litt, PhD joined Deborah Fryer of Lila Films and the American Public Health Association to produce “American Public Health Association: Environmental Health You.”

How did we get here, where are we going? This short film presents a historical overview of public and environmental health in the United States over the past century. It’s a complex story of the interconnections between air, water, soil, food production and distribution, chemicals, population, climate change, national, state and local policy, and communities taking their health into their own hands. Learn about the success and challenges, regulations and radical changes this country has seen in the past century.

Click here to watch the video online.

Mulloy and Witter to direct occupational medicine and environmental residency

The Colorado School of Public Health and Denver Health announce the appointment of Karen B. Mulloy, DO, MSCH as director of the school’s occupational and environmental medicine residency program, along with the appointment of deputy director Roxana Witter, MD, MPH.

The residency, which is part of the school’s Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center, provides physicians training in the clinical and environmental factors of local and global workplaces.

“Employers are focusing greater attention on the connection between employee health and safety and workplace productivity,” states the school’s interim dean Judith Albino, PhD. “Connecting the school’s research and training expertise to Denver Health’s clinical leadership expands existing efforts to meet employer and employee health needs.”

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Public Health Matters

Upcoming Events | View details about these events online
:: January 17 – Spring Semester Begins | CSU
:: January 17 – Executive Council
:: January 23 – DEADLINE: Completion of Certificate Form Due for May Completion | CU, CSU, UNC
:: January 23 – DEADLINE: MPH/DrPH Application for May Graduate Due | CU, CSU, UNC
:: January 23 – Spring Semester Begins | CU
:: January 25 – Biostatistics Program Information Session
:: January 30 – Colorado School of Public Health Seminar

In the News | Visit Public Health Newsroom
:: TIME – “U.S. Obesity Rates Remain Stubbornly High”
:: KRDO.com – “Flu Season Stays Tame”
:: Escanaba Daily Press – “Staying fit and healthy this winter”

Public Health Job Opportunities | View details about these opportunities online
:: State Nurse Supervisor – Cheyenne, WY
:: EHS 1 – Leadville, CO
:: Health Services Director – Boulder, CO
:: Nurse Practitioner – Aurora, CO
:: Health Care Business Analyst – Denver Metro
:: Engagement Specialist – Greenwood Village
:: Environmental Health Land Use – Denver Metro
:: STI/HIV Statistical Analyst – Denver, CO
:: Family Resource Center Program Specialist – Denver, CO
:: Content Architect – Denver, CO
:: Environmental Health Specialist – Broomfield, CO
:: Disease Control Specialist – Broomfield, CO
:: Assistant/Associate Professor – West Chester, PA
:: Assistant Professor – Rochester, MI
:: Researcher I – Denver, CO
:: Research Projects Coordinator – Denver, CO
:: Health Center Manager – Stapleton, CO
:: OSHA – Washington, DC
:: Research Coordinator – Denver, CO
:: Biostatistician – Denver, CO
:: Statistical Research Specialist – Denver, CO
:: Statistical Analyst – Aurora, CO
:: Director – Englewood, CO
:: Research Assistants – Denver, CO
:: NP, PA, CNM – Denver Metro
:: Data Officer – Denver Metro
:: Clinical Quality Trainer – Denver Metro

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