Calendar of Events

OMPH Program and Community Events

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SAVE THE DATE and **Call for Abstracts**

The OMPH Program Student Symposium

FRIDAY May 7, 2010

The Oregon Master of Public Health Program Student Symposium will be held on Friday, May 7, 2010 at the World Trade Center in Portland. The Symposium is an event designed to provide a venue for current students to share their research, projects, and field experiences with other members of the OMPH Program and public health practitioners from around the state. The Symposium is directed by the OMPH Program Student Representatives with input from all the student body and faculty.

All students of the OMPH Program are invited to submit abstracts for an oral or poster presentation at the Symposium. Please click here to read the call for abstracts, abstract submission form and frequently asked questions flyer.

More details about the symposium agenda and registration will be posted soon!

If you have any questions please contact your student representative or Program Coordinator, Alison Schneiger at alison@oregonmph.org.

Register now for the OMPH Career Workshop!

“Student Career Management: Continuing Your Commitment - Finding Work Beyond the MPH"

In Portland: Friday, April 23, 2010 9 am-12 pm
Smith Memorial Union, Room 333
In Corvallis: April 30, 2010 12 pm-3 pm
Strand Ag Hall, Room 111

Registration is free for Oregon MPH Students, but is limited to 25 spots at each site. Priority will be given to the first 25 to register so don’t hesitate!

Register here: https://survey.oit.pdx.edu/ss/wsb.dll/s/2bfg1335

OMPH Program Public Health Seminar Series!
Held the first Friday of each month during the school year, these seminars provide a chance for all students in the OMPH Program to learn, mingle, socialize and eat! Students and faculty from all disciplines are encouraged to attend. Food & beverages are provided!

2^nd Annual Northwest Environmental Health Conference: March 5th & 6th, 2010

Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing
The Second Annual NW Environmental Conference will bring together healthcare professionals, public health practitioners and researchers, community & organizational leaders, facility managers, and students to deepen our understanding of environmental health, build knowledge of tools and resources and create a foundation for institutional and public policies that protect the health of our planet, our patients, our employees, and our community. Topics include: Built Environment & Green Spaces; Food Systems Policy; Facility Greening; Heath Impact Assessments; Nursing & Environmental Health; Global Climate Change; Chemical Policy; Child & Adolescent Health; Healthy Aging; Environmental Health Data; Healthy Equity; Advocacy; Occupational Health; Community Partnerships and MORE!

Please register online at: http://www.oeconline.org/2nd-nwehc
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Conference
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health’s 11th Conference, "Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation through Partnerships," May 12-15, 2010 in Portland, Oregon! Visit www.ccph.info for details.

Whether you are new to community-based participatory research, service-learning or community-campus partnerships and looking for basics to get started, or you've been involved for years and seeking more advanced knowledge and connections, this is one conference you will not want to miss!

National Conferences

Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care
December 6-9, Orlando, Florida
For more information go to: http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/IHIOpenSchool/

15th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference
December 9-11, 2009, Tampa, Florida
For more information go to: http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/MCHEpi/2009/AboutConference.htm

2010 Food Safety Education Conference
Hosted by the USDA and NSF, the 2010 Food Safety Education Conference theme is “Advancements in Food Safety Education: Trends, Tools and Technologies.”
Hyatt Regency: Atlanta, GA
March 23-26, 2010
www.fsis.usda.gov/Atlanta2010
Student Registration Fee is only $95 for the full event.

GH/Innovate 2010 Global Health & Innovation Conference
April 17-18, 2010, New Haven, Connecticut
For more information go to: http://www.ghinnovate.org/

Ongoing Events

Oregon Health Reform Events
http://www.healthforum.org/events
Public Health Grand Rounds http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/index.htm
OHSU Center For Women's Health Community Events
Click here for the schedule for upcoming Speaking of Women Events : http://www.ohsuwomenshealth.com/news/index.html from the OHSU Center for Women's Health.
A Birth Companion and Full Circle Doula Training Program! ICTC for offers training programs. We, as an organization are particularly interested in training women of color in this career path. For more information please visit http://www.blackmidwives.org.
3rd Thursdays of the month at OHSU, Grand Rounds lectures by the department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. http://www.ohsu.edu/public-health/news/index.shtml.
The Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association (NOVAA). For more information about NOVAA, visit their website at www.novaa.org
The 5 Million Lives Campaign: Campaign LIVE! Monthly call-in show. For more information visit The Institute for Healthcare Improvement at http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/Campaign/Campaign.htm