OMPH STUDENT ACTIVITIES

The Oregon Master of Public Health Program believes in the importance of teamwork and camaraderie in the classroom and in our region.  The OMPH track representatives will be posting the latest activities, both fun and intellectual, that we would love for you to partake in.  Please join us!!

PUBLIC HEALTH SEMINAR SERIES

The OMPH program and the Center for Healthy Communities at OHSU sponsor a public health seminar speaker the first Friday of every month. Refreshments are provided at 11:30. Watch this site for upcoming speakers. See the seminar page for details of past events.

WHAT IS OPHA & WHY SHOULD YOU BECOME A MEMBER? A presentation on Oregon's premiere public health professional organization

Presented by Danielle Bailey, MPH, and Jessica Nischik, MPH

You’re new to the public health field and quickly approaching graduation; how do you stay on top of health legislation, continued learning opportunities, and connect with other public health professionals? The Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA)! Please join us to learn about OPHA and why your membership is important to your career and the changing landscape of public health in our state.

Danielle Bailey has worked in the disability field for over ten years and earned her MPH with an emphasis on health policy at Portland State University. Ms. Bailey is the Oregon Public Health Association Disability Section Representative.

Jessica Nischik has worked in health research for the past ten years. She earned her MPH in 2010 at Oregon State University in the Environment, Safety, and Health track with an emphasis in epidemiology. Ms. Nischikis the chairperson of OPHA’s Healthy Environment section and an OPHA Board Representative.

Sponsored by OHSU and PSU Oregon Master of Public Health program tracks and the CDC-funded Prevention Research Center, the Center for Healthy Communities at OHSU

Hosted by the OMPH Program:

Jewish Theatre Collaborative partners with NW Health Foundation & National Council for Jewish Women, Portland Section to present:

Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Well-Being

The Story of Lillian Wald

Performance & Town Hall on Public Health

Thursday | April 28, 2011 | 12:30 - 2:00pm

2nd Floor Gallery, Urban Center, 506 SW Mill Street, Portland State University

FREE OF CHARGE

ACT 1 PERFORMANCE

Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Well-Being JTC’s 45-minute, two person, biographical play about Lillian Wald. Learn how one woman, 100 years ago, in the tenements of New York, took on adversity, revolutionizing the way we approach health and well being in this country.

ACT 2 TOWN HALL

Join community representatives, health workers and activists for a conversation to broaden our understanding of public health.

Please share the event flier. More information is available on this press release.

OMPH Student Symposium

Date: Friday May 6, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM – 4 PM

Location: Corvallis, LaSelles Stewart Center

Register Now. It's Free!