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.

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.

Past presentations in this year's seminar series are archived on the Oregon Prevention Research Center webpage.

April 29, 2011

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

April 1, 2011

HEALTH REFORM 2011: State and Federal Actions and Updates

Presented by Liz Baxter, MPH, Executive Director, The Archimedes Movement

In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll, it was clear that many Americans believe that the federal health reform legislation has been repealed, while others believe that once legislation is passed all the work is complete. Legislative proposals and administrative rule making are both in play at several levels. There will be a brief overview of actions at the state and federal level with time for discussion and questions.

Liz Baxter has spent her career building bridges between complex policy initiatives and the public's ability to understand these issues. Ms. Baxter is the Executive Director of The Archimedes Movement, an Oregon-based grassroots organization working to reframe the health reform debate to move beyond the current medical model, and to be more about improving health, in addition to treating illness.

Ms. Baxter has her undergraduate degree in social work, two years of graduate study in gerontology and completed her Masters in Public Health at Portland State University.

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

March 4, 2011

PUBLIC HEALTH SEMINAR
Date: Friday March 4, 2011
Time: Noon-1:00 PM
~ refreshments provided at 11:30 AM
Location: PSU, Urban Center, Room 511
(506 SW Mill Street, Portland, Oregon 97201)

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: What Every MPH-er(and others) Should Know and Why You Should Care
A research team of PSU faculty and students from the PhD, MPH and MPA programs has recently completed a series of eight policy analysis papers for the Oregon Health Authority on issues and challenges related to the implementation of health information technology (HIT). Through this project, funded under a Medicaid Transformation Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the team has developed a number of insights about how HIT is affecting and will affect both our professional work and our personal lives. The session will offer a lively and provocative panel discussion with plenty of time for audience dialogue.

The research team includes:
SherrilGelmon, DrPH., Professor of Public Health, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, PSU
Jill Rissi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, PSU
Oliver Droppers, MS, MPH, Policy Analyst, HITOC, State of Oregon; PhD Student, PSU
AastaThielke, MPH, Research Assistant, Center for Evidence-based Policy, OHSU
Katharine Ryan, Elena Wiesenthal, Sarah Young, and David Bikman: Research Assistants and MPH/MPA students, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, PSU
Anna FoucekTresidder, MPH, PhD Student, PSU

Sponsored by the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at PSU, the OHSU and PSU Oregon Master of Public Health program tracks, and the Center for Healthy Communities, a CDC-funded Prevention Research Center at OHSU