Weekly Edition – April 24, 2012

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In this week’s edition

:: Injury control integrates violence risk intervention in health care
:: Cultural competency training providing foundation for an inclusive environment
:: MAP ERC calls for pilot project proposals

Injury control integrates violence risk intervention in health care

The Colorado Injury Control Research Center will host “Integrating Violence Risk Intervention in the Health Care Setting” with Eric J. Sigel, MD on May 11, 2012.

The center’s seminar is scheduled for 10 a.m. in Education Building 2 North Room 2303 on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Sigel is the Clinic Director of the Adolescent Medicine Clinic and Co-Director of the Eating Disorders Program at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He is currently developing a research path focused on adolescents and violence, creating a screening tool that will help to identify teens in the primary care setting who are at risk for future violence involvement. Sigel earned his medical degree in 1989 from Case Western Reserve University. He completed his Pediatric Residency in 1992 at Case Western Reserve, and his Adolescent Medicine Fellowship in 1993 at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital/Case Western Reserve. Dr. Sigel joined the faculty of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado in 1994.

To learn more about the Colorado Injury Control Research Center, visit the center at http://psy.psych.colostate.edu/CICRC/.

Cultural competency training providing foundation for an inclusive environment

The Colorado Public Health Training Center, at the Center for Public Health Practice, will host two upcoming seminars on cultural competency this June.

“Cultural Competency: The Foundation for an Inclusive Environment” is a half day, interactive workshop, participants will learn techniques on how to work effectively in multi‐cultural settings. The goal is to make clear that cultural competence is an active and ongoing process that one attempts to aspire rather than achieve.

Participants will gain skills in the following:

• To be active in the process of becoming aware of personal assumptions about human behavior, values, biases, and preconceived notions.

• To create policies and procedures that enable organizations to work effectively cross‐culturally.

• To learn to develop and incorporate culturally relevant and appropriate programs, materials and interventions.

Registration is required to attend this free seminar on either day:

To learn more about these and other upcoming training opportunities, visit the Center for Public Health Practice at http://publichealthpractice.org.

MAP ERC calls for pilot project proposals

The Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center is accepting funding proposals to research worker health, safety and productivity. The MAP ERC awards up to $10,000 grants to support pilot research projects that enhance scientific knowledge about occupational and environmental safety and health topics ranging from air sampling to agricultural injuries. The center also funds pilot research to practice projects that apply scientific knowledge to address real world problems.

Applications are being accepted now through May 1, 2012.

For a list of past projects, areas of emphasis or to download the current RFP, visit the MAP ERC online.

Public Health Matters

Upcoming Events | View details about these events online
:: April 30 – Final Exam Week | UNC
:: May 1 – Global Health Lecture Series
:: May 2 – CBH Faculty Meeting
:: May 2 – From Computer to Community: Translational Research via Sports Injury Surveillance
:: May 2 – CSPH Senate Meeting
:: May 4 – Spring Semester Ends | CSU
:: May 4 – Commencement Ceremonies | UNC
:: May 7 – Final Exam Week | CSU
:: May 7 – Grand Rounds: Sam Slishman | Substance Abuse
:: May 9 – Prospective Student Information Session
:: May 9 – Public Health Oscar Night
:: May 11 – Commencement Ceremonies | CSU
:: May 11 – Integrating Violence Risk Intervention in the Health Care Setting
:: May 11 – Public Health Forum

In the News | Visit Public Health Newsroom
:: U.S. News & World Report “On-the-Job Injuries Can Be Lethal to U.S. Teens”
:: The Atlantic “Fracking Could Cause Elevated Levels of Air Pollutants Near Gas Wells”
:: The Coloradoan “Fracking raises health concerns”

Public Health Job Opportunities | View details about these opportunities online
:: Faculty Position – Washington, D.C.
:: Senior Research Associate – Washington, D.C.
:: Research Associate – Washington, D.C.
:: Research Associate – Washington, D.C.
:: Research Assistant – Washington, D.C.
:: Data Specialist/SAS Programmer 2 – Denver Metro
:: Associate Administrator – Washington, D.C.
:: Student Assistant – University of Colorado Cancer Center
:: Director, Market and Trade Economics Division (MTED) – Washington, D.C.
:: Director, Resource and Rural Economics Division (RRED) – Washington, D.C.
:: Director, Food Economics Division (FED) – Washington, D.C.

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