KU Master of Public Health Student Organization

TODAY IS WORLD AIDS DAY

2011-12-01T14:44:00.000-06:00

World AIDS Day 2011 is about "Getting to Zero".

Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS-Related Deaths.

The global HIV response is at a pivotal moment, where huge strides forward are at serious risk and current approaches are reaching their limits. Only one third of the 15 million people living with HIV and in need of life-long treatment are receiving it. New infections continue to outpace the number of people starting treatment, while the upward trend in resources suffered a serious downturn this year.

"Zero New HIV Infections" and "Zero Discrimination" are equally as likely to spark high impact events from small scale community vigils to nation wide events using the universally recognized shape of zeros and the power of light to get life and death issues the attention they deserve.

Check out UNAIDS.org to read more about World AIDS Day, and about ongoing AIDS relief efforts around the world.

World AIDS Day

2011-11-28T10:20:00.000-06:00

World AIDS Day, internationally observed on December 1st of each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.

In recognition of this day, our campus is proud to again be hosting several panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The Quilt will be on display in the School of Nursing Atrium and the Hixson Atrium from 12:00pm on Monday, November 29th to 1:00pm Thursday, December 1st. Viewing is free and open to the public.

Each day this week, the Office of Student Engagement and the KUMC Student World AIDS Group will be co-sponsoring programs with various campus organizations as we explore 30 Years of Prevention, Treatment, and Care. Lunch or dinner will be provided each day.

DATES, TIMES, AND TOPICS ARE LISTED IN THE PREVIOUS POST BELOW.

World AIDS Day - Events All Week!

2011-11-21T22:41:00.000-06:00

World AIDS Day is December 1. We have events planned Monday through Thursday all week. Come for any or all! Everyone is welcome.

Event Calendar

All Week - AIDS Memorial Quilt

     Days: Monday - Thursday
     Place: SON Atrium and Hixon Atrium
     Organized by: OSE and SWAG

Monday, November 28 - AIDS Service Organization Panel

     Reception: 5:00-5:45pm
     Panel: 6:00-7:00pm
     Candlelight Vigil: following panel
     Place: SON Atrium/Auditorium

Tuesday, November 29 - AIDS History, Myths, and Truths

     Time: 12:00-1:00pm
     Place: SON Auditorium
     Speaker: Catherine Satterwhite, PhD

Wednesday, November 30 - The Unlikely Case

     Time: 12:00-1:00pm
     Place: WHE Auditorium
     Speaker: Sharon Lee, MD

And the Band Played On (movie)

     Time: Dinner starts: 5:00pm
     Movie starts: 5:30pm
     Place: Lied Auditorium

Thursday, December 1 - The Future of Prevention and Treatment

     Time: 12:00-1:00pm
     Place: WHE Auditorium
     Speaker: Julie Banderas, PharmD

With enough money, we could get congress to agree that a horse is a vegetable.

2011-11-17T00:25:00.000-06:00

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2011/11/16/congress-says-pizza-is-a-vegetable.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=cheatsheet_afternoon&cid=newsletter%3Bemail%3Bcheatsheet_afternoon&utm_term=Cheat+Sheet

Nominate an MPH professor for the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award!

2011-11-08T20:58:00.000-06:00

I'm just copying an e-mail we all received here because I don't recognize any MPH professors in the list of previous winners. Since we all know we have some great professors in the program, we encourage you to nominate the one you think is best!

Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award

The Chancellor selects faculty members in the schools of Health Professions, Medicine, and Nursing at the

University of Kansas Medical Center to be recipients of the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award.

Faculty members with excellence in teaching while at KUMC may be nominated by a faculty colleague, student, or alumnus. Each nomination must include:

1. Nominator's letter summarizing the faculty member's

a. worthiness for receiving this award;

b. formal teaching responsibilities; and

c. voluntary additional teaching (interdepartmental, etc.), if any;

2. Nominee's curriculum vitae, indicating reception of other teaching awards, if any;

3. Copies of past formal evaluations of the nominee's teaching made by students and residents; and

4. Evaluations by faculty peers.

Additional letters in support of the nomination are not required but are recommended. A maximum of five individuals’ letters will be accepted. Nominations must be submitted by Friday, January 27, 2012, and directed to my attention, Office of Academic Affairs, 5015 Wescoe, Mail Stop 1040, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66160.

I hope you will take this opportunity to nominate a member of our faculty. Listed below are previous winners currently on faculty who are not eligible to receive it again.

Martha Barnard Michael Parmely

Gustavo Blanco Thomas Pazdernik

Wanda Bonnel Brian Petroff

Diane Boyle Janet Pierce

James Calvet Allen Rawitch

Cheng Cho Gregory Reed

Glen Cox Pamela Shaw

Ivan Damjanov Carol Smith

Winifred Dunn Peter Smith

Dianne Durham Donna Sweet

George Enders Merrill Tarr

James Fishback Cynthia Teel

Allan Fleming Kimberly Templeton

Katherine Fletcher James Thomas

Linda Frazier Anne Walling

Norberto Gonzalez Karen Wambach

Gary Gronseth Judith Warren

Edna Hamera Michael Werle

Vicki Hicks Louis Wetzel

Daniel Hinthorn Anita Wingate

Douglas Horbelt Robert Wittler

Robert Klein John Wood

Janice Loudon Douglas Wright

David Meyers Xiaoming Zhang

Garold Minns

Michael Moncure

Scott Moser

Allen B. Rawitch, Ph.D.

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

and Dean of Graduate Studies

5015 Wescoe, MS 1040

Ext. 8-1258

Seminar from the Good Samaritan Project This Thursday: How To Communicate With Patients About HIV and Sexuality

2011-11-08T10:05:00.000-06:00

Student World AIDS Group, Health Professionals for Human Rights, and Students Educating and Advocating for Diversity would like to invite you to an engaging lecture: “How to communicate with patients about HIV and sexuality.”

We will be hosting Pamela Ford,case manager, and Joseph Catrett, prevention specialist, from the Good Samaritan Project. Through a mock case management interview with a HIV patient, they will cover how to address sensitive issues concerning history of the client and sexual activity. They will also discuss resources and services available to HIV clients. If you are interested in learning more, please join us!

Date: Thursday, Nov. 10th

Time: 12pm

Where: 1027 Orr Major

Delicious lunch provided by Vietnam Cafe.

Women in Medicine Week-starring Dr. Megha Ramaswamy! (Co-sponsored by MPHSO)

2011-11-07T11:00:00.000-06:00

The American Medical Women's Association is presenting Women in Medicine Week starting today. There are lunch time speakers all week long, and we want to highlight Tuesday's lunch speaker--Dr. Megha Ramaswamy. MPHSO is co-sponsoring Tuesday's event. Please come hear Dr. Ramaswamy speak about her career this Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 1014 Orr-Major, from noon to 1:00.

*Free lunch for the first 40 people!

See you there!

(I can't make this flyer any bigger, but you will get a copy via e-mail too!)

Rethink Breast Cancer: Your Man Reminder App

2011-11-07T10:43:00.000-06:00

Check out this clever app to get women to perform monthly breast exams! Brilliant!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsyE2rCW71o

Upcoming Public Health shows on KCPT

2011-10-27T11:02:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone!

I just got the latest Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) Highlights e-mail, and there are several public health-related shows coming up that might be of interest to you...

Thursday, Oct. 27 (today!) 8 p.m.
Generation XL: Mother and Baby Health Special
"The series Generation XL looks at topics around the issue of childhood obesity and children’s health. On this episode, we’re taking it back to the womb. KCPT’s Barbra Porter sits down with local experts to guide viewers through prenatal steps to achieve a healthy pregnancy and long-term health for their child." http://kcpt.org/localproductions/generation-xl/generation-xl2-mother-and-baby-health/

Thursday, Oct. 27 (today!) 9 p.m.
Independent Lens: Lives Worth Living
"Find inspiration in Fred Fay's struggle to survive after a spinal cord injury--and his role in the disability rights movement." http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/lives-worth-living/

Sunday, Oct. 30 3:30 p.m. (KCPT2) AND Monday, Oct. 31 7:30 p.m. (KCPT2)
Under Our Skin: A Health Care Nightmare
"In the 1970s, a mysterious and deadly illness began infecting children in a small town in Connecticut. Today it's a global epidemic. A gripping tale of microbes, medicine & money, this program exposes the hidden story of Lyme disease. Following the stories of patients fighting for their lives, the film reveals with beauty and terror a natural world out of balance and a human nature all too willing to put profits before patients." http://www.underourskin.com/

Tuesday, November 1 8 p.m.
FRONTLINE: The Anthrax Files
"FRONTLINE takes a hard look at the FBI’s investigation of the country’s most notorious act of bioterrorism: the anthrax attacks of 2001."
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/anthrax-files/

Grow your hair for Locks of Love!

2011-10-20T12:12:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone!

I (Megan) am currently growing my hair out for the 4th time to donate to Locks of Love. Each of my last three haircuts have produced a long ponytail donation. It's clearly a long-term project to grow enough hair to donate, and I may be ready again by the end of spring semester or beginning of next fall semester. If anyone is interested in donating their hair around that time, I think it would be fun to go as a group of public health students and then celebrate afterward. Ideally, Locks of Love wants 10 inches, but you can give less and they will sell it and put the money toward their wigs.

If anyone is interested, let me know! :)

OCTOBER 29 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

2011-10-20T11:11:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone!

Dr. Sharon Lee and Dennis Boody at Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care are looking for volunteers to help them clean up an old house at their Quindaro location from 9-2 on Saturday, Oct. 29. They plan to turn the house into a teaching kitchen and grocery store, which is *wonderful* and very much needed in the area.

Here's more information from Dennis:

Our plan is to renovate the Greeley House for use as a food preparation/teaching kitchen and hopefully a food store. This will help us to better work with the community around food access and healthy eating issues. We are tentatively planning a work day at the Greeley house for next Saturday, October 29, from 9:00 a.m. to about 2:00 p.m. (we may be able to finish a little earlier; lunch will be provided either way).

Please e-mail Dennis at dennisboody@swbfhcs.org with any questions and to sign up to help out.

Thanks!

Healthy Lifestyle Choices from our DHHS

2011-10-19T12:23:00.001-05:00

Healthy Lifestyle Choices

MPHSO came across this article recently about Americans needing to get more exercise in their everyday routines. And it's a good shout out to our old Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius, and what she's gone on to do at the national level.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/department-of-health-and-human-services-recommends,19000/

Upcoming Fall Events

2011-10-18T13:00:00.002-05:00

A quick reminder that we do have a few fall semester events coming up that are of interest to everyone.

Joplin Clothes Drive

Joplin winter clothes drive is still going on. Just drop off any winter clothes you no longer sport in Farah's office. A pair of KU/K-State student tickets are being raffled. Dr. Stottlemire is in the lead for donations so far, but isn't in it for the tickets, so you could still win!

SWAG World AIDS Day Planning

On Wednesday, 10/19, the Student World AIDS Group will be hosting a meeting in preparation for World AIDS Day. We need to plan speakers, activities, meals, etc. Anyone interested needs to come to the Calkins Conference Room at noon. RSVP to swag@kumc.edu if you want a FREE LUNCH.

The Interrupters

MPHSO encourages everyone to see the new film The Interrupters, which is coming to the Tivoli soon. Check out the trailer for the movie - http://interrupters.kartemquin.com/.

The film documents the success of a violence prevention intervention, designed by an epidemiologist, Gary Slutkin. Read coverage of Slutkin's work - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/magazine/04health-t.html.

The film is only playing from October 21-27 at the Tivoli Theater in Westport. An advanced screening will be shown to the public on October 20 at 6:30, hosted by Aim4Peace, a local violence prevention program based out of KCMO.

National Public Health Week! Speakers and free lunch!

2011-03-31T06:00:00.006-05:00

Join the Master of Public Health Student Organization along with SEAD, PHR, SWAG, KUMC Health Policy Org and MHSA during National Public Health Week April 4th - 8th as we celebrate the diverse elements of public health.

Monday: What is Public Health? Why should I get an MPH?

Allen Greiner, MD, MPH Orr Major 1023
Lunch provided by the KUMC Department of Preventative Medicine & Public Health

Tuesday: Policy and Health: The Creation of Lexie's Law

Kim Engelman, PhD and Bryan Engelman, MBA Orr Major 1015
Lunch provided by MPHSO

Wednesday: KS Health and Medical Preparedness

Michael McNulty, KDHE in Sudler Auditorium (PH Grand Rounds)

Thursday: Environmental Health

Renee Mijal, PhD Orr Major 1015

Lunch provided by MPHSO

Friday: Diversity: LGBT Focus

Santiago Vasquez, Kansas City Anti Violence Project, Orr Major 1023

Lunch provided by SEAD, PHR and SWAG

Each day we will bring you a guest speaker from noon to 1.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first serve basis except Wednesday.

National Public Health Week Planning Meeting!!!

2011-03-04T12:34:00.002-06:00

March MPHSO Meeting!

Join us Thursday, March 10^th at 6pm at Jaywalkers!

We are planning National Public Health Week!

April 4^th – 8th

Monday: What is Public Health? Why should I get an MPH? (Kelly Gorman)

Tuesday: Public Health Policy (Elizabeth Durkin)

Wednesday: Mental Health (Joseph Pacheco & Amber Ashley)

Thursday: Environmental Health (Karissa Deculus)

Friday: Diversity w/ LGBT focus (Stephanie Grassie)

We need help with:

Speaker Introductions
Food/Lunch Set Up & Clean Up
Advertising & Promoting the Events
Promoting awareness of the new texting law(s)

If you are an individual or student organization interested in any of the topics and/or the items we need help with, please ATTEND! If you cannot make it please contact the officer in charge of the topic. (listed in parentheses).

Also, we will be voting in 2011-2012 officers in May. If you are interested in a position please attend the March and April meetings to learn more.

Question/comments: Feel free to look up any of the officers listed above in the Groupwise Address Book, or email: kumphso@gmail.com

Health Day at the Capitol!

2011-03-04T12:03:00.001-06:00

Health Day at the Capitol is coming up on March 15th!

This is a wonderful opportunity provided by the Kansas Public Health Association for students to experience activities at the state capitol, interact with legislators, and network with public health professionals from across Kansas!

MPH students are strongly encouraged to participate in this event. The MPH office will be coordinating transportation for any interested students. Please be in touch Tanya at your earliest convenience to make arrangements.

The event is free anyone and everyone is welcome to come out.

Please RSVP by March 7^th!

To save or print this notice please go to:

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Water Sanitation and Shortage: Not Just a Third World Problem

2011-02-22T13:04:00.002-06:00

Please enjoy this guest post by Maria Rainier

Water Sanitation and Shortage: Not Just a Third World Problem

Approximately one in eight people lack access to safe water.¹ Very few of these one-in-eight people are, of course, Americans. This is why we take water for granted.

Meanwhile, across the seas, over 3.5 million people die annually from preventable water-related disease. Every 20 seconds, one of these 3.5 million people is a child.

We, of course, know nothing of these people or the revolutions calling for safe access to drinking water they have led because we, the United States, use as much water in a five-minute shower as any given individual in a slum in a developing region uses in an entire day.

Those involved in the Blue Revolution like Water.org and makers of the film Blue Gold: World Water Wars suggest digging wells, donations, and educating those of us in more developed regions to stop this public health crisis. Meanwhile, most of us will sit idly by, leaving half-empty plastic water bottles at the soccer field and running the faucet when brushing our teeth.

Everyday Americans, however, are already affected by water sanitation and access.

America’s Dirty Water

Enough chemicals pollute the water many Americans drink daily to exceed recommended health guidelines as deemed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) according to the research posted on the website 24/7 Wall St.² Research by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) covered “a total of 316 contaminants in water supplied to 256 million Americans in 48,000 communities in 45 states.” Some of these contaminants aren’t even regulated by the government for consumption safety. Drinking water in Pensacola, FL, the worst city for clean water according to the research, contained over the past five years 45 of the 101 tested chemicals, including unhealthy amounts of radium-228, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, alpha particles, benzene, and lead. Other chemicals include cyanide and chloroform.

Agriculture and Water Pollution

By far one of the biggest pollutants of American rivers, lakes, and groundwater (i.e. drinking water) is agriculture. Even with the green revolution underway, many farmers and CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) do not practice organic habits, which in part allows, depending on soil properties as well as pesticide properties, for groundwater to become vulnerable to pesticide contamination.

Meanwhile, paved roads force rainwater to go straight from asphalt to sewer and ocean instead of replenishing the groundwater, leaving us with less fresh water and more water for companies in the (near) future to make money desalinizing.

Alternative Solutions Besides Bellyaching

Rather than wasting money, time, and fossil fuels (of which we’re already in short supply) on desalination plants, everyday Americans can make little changes to keep clean water in North America and respect the trials facing those less fortunate. This includes being more mindful of water consumption (i.e. taking shorter showers), using water filters instead of purchasing cases upon cases of plastic water bottles, and supporting local and organic farming practices even by shopping at farmers’ markets.

True, water shortage may never affected developed regions of the world as it does places where those millions are already dying. Still, wealthy or not, everyone needs water. This is hardly a problem the wealthy can wash away.

Bio: Maria Rainier is a freelance writer and blog junkie. She is currently a resident blogger at First in Education where she writes about education, online universities, and what an online degree means in an increasingly technological world. In her spare time, she enjoys square-foot gardening, swimming, and avoiding her laptop.

Sources Consulted

1) 1. “Water.” Water Facts. < http://water.org/learn-about-the-water-crisis/facts/>

2) 2.. “The US Cities With The Worst Water.” 24/7 Wall St. < http://247wallst.com/2011/01/31/the-us-cities-with-the-worst-water/>

3) 3. Huddleston, J.H. “How soil properties affect groundwater vulnerability to pesticide contamination.” University of California, Riverside. <http://www.pw.ucr.edu/textfiles/Soil%20Properties%20and%20Groundwater%20Contamination.pdf>

Thank You!

2011-02-15T12:50:00.000-06:00

We had a great time at Howl at the Moon! Thanks to all who came!

KUMCIO Belize Benefit Auction

2011-02-15T12:42:00.001-06:00

Global Health Service Corps

2011-02-09T12:47:00.000-06:00

Please read this message from the Global Health Service Corps.

We are reaching out to ask for your Public Health Student Organization support for a program – the Global Health Service Corps: An Unconventional Prescription for Diplomacy (www.globalhealthservicecorps.org). As you are well aware, the last decade has seen a massive surge in interest and attention for Global Health. As a Marshall Plan for Health, the GHSC would support skilled health professionals – physicians, nurses, public health professionals and others - to work in developing countries through loan forgiveness and scholarship. These corps members would be positioned in structured programs and partnerships to serve as well as to provide education, training, and capacity building efforts for long-term sustainable development. The program is designed to help harness the vast energy and interest of many health professionals to engage in global health and to align it with prescriptive programs in partnership and collaboration with the countries where we work. We believe that there is a new window of opportunity for the GHSC to become a U.S government program and to help change how we engage in diplomacy and development. The GHSC can help bolster how the United States engages the world, invests in its global health initiatives, and can help strengthen health capacity in partner countries.

We have been working with Paul Farmer and other global health leaders to lay the groundwork for Congressional legislation and are now reaching out to student and youth groups for support and endorsement of this very worthy and important cause. Please see our website for further information about the history and specifics of the program - and also to sign our petition! - http://www.globalhealthservicecorps.org/index.php/petition.

We are incredibly excited for potential of this program to have a meaningful impact on health and development around the world and look forward to your support. Please disseminate our website and petition to your members.

Thank you,
Sara Auld and Vanessa Kerry

Poverty Simulation

2011-02-09T12:40:00.001-06:00

This year students enrolled in Dr. Nollen's Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health course (PRVM 818) will be participating in a poverty simulation. A flier describing the experience is attached but, in brief, the experience is designed to help participants begin to understand what it might be like to live in a typical low-income family trying to survive from month to month. We are opening the opportunity up on a first-come, first-serve basis. The simulation will take place in the School of Nursing Atrium on Tuesday, March 8 from 1pm-4pm. If you are not enrolled in PRVM 818 with Dr. Nollen this semester but would like to participate, please email Dr. Megha Ramaswamy at mramaswamy@kumc.edu. We are excited about this opportunity and hope you can participate.

Wow, time is flying by!

2011-02-09T12:36:00.000-06:00

We apologize for not keeping up to date with the blog. We have been so busy we forgot to include this as a place to post updates! In December we had an end of semester happy hour at the Jaywalker and January we held a back to school happy at Howl at the Moon! Last semester was filled with a lot of projects and community service work! A couple of our biggest endeavors were a successful donation drive to help a local community health fair, as well as finding volunteers for the event. Many volunteers also worked with the Rosedale community promoting health at their farmer's market. We have a lot planned again this semester so please look at for details via email, Facebook, and (hopefully) here!

Upcoming MPHSO Meeting

2010-11-12T15:02:00.002-06:00

Hi everyone! Yes, it's that time again - MPHSO is having a meeting! This time the meeting will be at Jazz on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 6:30 PM. 6:30 PM is also known as "after data management class"! We'll be having appetizers, discussing our progress this semester, and our plans for the remainder of the semester and beyond. So be there or be square. (Yes, I'm a dork.)

Karisa

Volunteer December 11!!

2010-10-28T15:33:00.001-05:00

Hey MPH students,

Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity that will also help out a fellow MPH student? I'm holding a health fair in a couple of weeks - Saturday, December 11, 2010, from 11AM-2PM at Cross-Lines, a non-profit here in KCK - and I would LOVE to have volunteers help out with entertaining kids, greeting patrons and vendors, directing visitors, and post-fair cleanup. Spanish speakers are highly welcomed! I'll be eternally grateful to *anyone* who wants to come out and do some good for the community. Send me a message on FB - or at kdeculus@kumc.edu if you're interested.

-Karisa

**eta: the fair has been moved to December 11. same time, same place, different date.**

LAST WEEK FOR DONATIONS!!!

2010-10-04T12:25:00.000-05:00

We will be picking up the donation boxes and sorting them during our meeting this Thursday. Feel free to join us! Orr Major cafeteria, 6:30pm! Thank you for helping us!!!

Guest Author

2010-10-04T12:22:00.000-05:00

Smoking Hot News – Lose Your Manhood if You Smoke

The problem with some bad habits is that they are detrimental not just to those who’re addicted to them, but to the people around them too. While some cause active repercussions (like when someone who drinks and drives kills someone on the road or when an inebriated man abuses his wife physically), others like smoking are passive and tend to be harmful to bystanders and people in the nearby vicinity even if the smoker is just keeping to himself. This is why smoking becomes a social ill, one that plagues not just those who smoke, but the society they live in and the neighborhoods they frequent as well.

If you stop to think about it, you’re buying death and illness when you smoke – not only do you have to shell out money to buy your cigarettes, by smoking them and incurring momentary pleasure and satisfaction, you’re assured of a one-way ticket to hell, be it an early death or a lifetime of ill health and disease. It’s no secret that smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer; and besides this, it is responsible for conditions like high blood pressure, constriction of arteries that cause your heart and blood vessels to strain, heard disease and stroke, and emphysema (which causes the slow rotting of your lungs and brings on bronchitis and lung failure).

Besides this, it slows down your blood circulation, coats your lungs with tar, deprives your body of oxygen and causes your body to work harder because of its carbon monoxide content and blocks your blood vessels with fat deposits. It is especially harmful for pregnant and lactating mothers because the baby is affected too by the negative effects of nicotine and tar.

But what is most shocking of all and what would make most people instantly shrink back in horror is the fact that cigarettes cause impotence in men and infertility in women. Research has proved that male smokers with high blood pressure are 26 times more likely to suffer from impotence in the prime of their youth. Also, even smokers who have quit are 11 times more likely to be impotent than non smokers.

The best way to stop smoking as a social ill is to spread the news and promote the fact that smoking leads to impotence and that you cannot have sex or sustain your erection for long if you continue to go through packs of cigarettes – most men find that the shock value of losing their manhood alone is enough to spur them on to quit. And if they’re not inclined to stop, perhaps their wives and girlfriends will have more success at getting them to kick the habit.

There are people who refuse to accept the fact that smoking causes erectile dysfunction, but the very fact that cigarettes cause constriction of blood vessels and limit your blood circulation is proof enough that when you smoke, there is lower blood flow to your penis; and this automatically proves that you’re going to have trouble holding an erection and performing in bed.

So if you’re hesitating and deliberating quitting, now is the right time to do so, before you lose both your health and your manhood.

By-line:

This guest post is contributed by Paul Hench, he writes on the topic of mph degrees. http://www.mastersinpublichealth.net/
He welcomes your comments at his email id: paul.23hench@gmail.com.

Volunteer opportunity at Rosedale Farmers' Market!

2010-09-30T09:06:00.000-05:00

Hi all, volunteer opportunity this weekend at the Rosedale Farmers Market! A volunteer is needed to help with family activities this Sunday, October 3 - you can do anything from coloring sheets to water balloon ball to bubbles. Message Karisa Deculus at kdeculus@kumc.edu for details if you're interested.

FREE! 6th Annual Healthy Indoor Environments Conference

2010-09-28T23:29:00.000-05:00

FREE REGISTRATION FOR EVERYONE!!

Through new special conference sponsorships we are proud to announce that the 6th Annual Healthy Indoor Environments Conference is NOW FREE TO EVERYONE!
This year’s Conference will be held October 7 - 8, 2010, at the Overland Park Convention Center. The conference features 32 concurrent sessions, 3 keynote sessions as well as a variety of vendors, networking opportunities and preconference trainings.

To get breakfast and lunch INCLUDED for BOTH DAYS, you must register at the web site so we can get a head count to order the food. If you do not register, food will not be provided for you.

Go to the website to REGISTER NOW!

Or, you may contact:

Erica Forrest at eforrest@cmh.edu

Cultural Competency Seminar!!!

2010-09-27T12:08:00.001-05:00

2010 INMED Cross-Cultural Competency in Healthcare Symposium
Friday, October 1, 2010
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center

This is a FANTASTIC seminar about cultural competency!

See website for more details: http://www.inmed.us/cross-cultural_competency_healthcare_symposium.asp

Health Fair

2010-09-27T12:04:00.000-05:00

See below for more details on how you can help!

DONATION DRIVE!!!

2010-09-20T09:46:00.000-05:00

First meeting of 2010-2011 school year

2010-09-02T13:08:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone!

Yep, it's that time of year again - MPHSO is ready to get back into business! Our first meeting will be on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 7pm. The meeting will be in the Orr Major cafeteria. Here's what we'll be covering at the meeting:

· Fall semester event ideas

· New officer voting

· Kansas Public Health Association (KPHA) upcoming conference, membership benefits and resources

· Public Health events and opportunities around the metro area

· Free food and an opportunity to meet and mingle with your new colleagues!!!!!

Door prizes

For the epi students, Karisa will be in the epi class next week to take to the meeting everyone who wants to attend. Hope to see everyone there!

International Public Health: Real Life "Avatar" Issue

2010-07-31T09:51:00.001-05:00

Student Volunteers Needed!

2010-07-29T18:58:00.000-05:00

Hello:

I am looking for student volunteers for an exciting event that we (the KU Alzheimer & Memory Program) are doing in conjunction with the Heart of America Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. This summer, researchers from across the country are biking from California to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness for Alzheimer's Disease and the Alzheimer's Disease Breakthrough Act. Dr. Burns, director of the KU Alzheimer & Memory Program, has agreed to ride from Wichita to Kansas City, over 230 miles, to support this act. We are seeking volunteers for a petition signing event on August 23rd to help collect signatures, via iPad, in a petition to support the Breakthrough Act. Excluding myself, I need 7 volunteers to assist in gathering signatures that day, at the Barney Allis Plaza in downtown Kansas City. Volunteers will need to arrive at 9:00 a.m. for iPad training and will be done around 2:30 that day.

If you know of any students that would be interested in volunteering, they may reply directly to me at jgoodwin2@kumc.edu

More information on the Breakthrough Ride can be found here: http://www.alz.org/research/breakthroughride/overview.asp

Warm Regards,

Jami Goodwin

Research Assistant
Department of Neurology
University of Kansas Medical Center
MS 1063
2100 West 36th Avenue, Suite 110

Kansas City, KS 66160

email: jgoodwin2@kumc.edu

(913)-945-5024
(913)-945-5035-fax
http://www.kualzheimer.org/

Update!

2010-07-29T18:42:00.000-05:00

Stephanie, Elizabeth and Karisa welcomed the new 1st year medicine students at their activities fair, Monday! We were very pleased to see a strong interest in our program and student organization! It looks like we will have a very nice presence on campus this year!

Welcome to the KUMC MPH Program!

2010-07-23T10:16:00.000-05:00

Stephanie and Karisa will be welcoming the new MPH students at their orientation this afternoon! We hope everyone is enjoying their summer! There's only one month left!

Celebrate Smoke Free Kansas!

2010-06-22T12:11:00.001-05:00

We would love help distributing flyers Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday! It will also be great to have a strong MPH student presence at the event on Sunday, helping to disseminate information about the new law and smoking cessation!

Please join us!

Email kumphso@gmail.com for more details!

April is exciting for Public Health!!!

2010-03-27T22:14:00.000-05:00

Thanks so much for those of you who came out to support us at our meeting on Friday! We did an incredible job of assembling the Haiti Care Kits and they are now at Heart to Heart International for shipment to Haiti! We ended up with 9 boxes full of supplies, and about 75-80 kits!

In case you missed the meeting, here highlights of the discussion:

April 1st: Public Health Day at the Capital (8:30am-3:30pm)

Go to Topeka to visit with your legislatures and learn more about the legal process.
Email thonderick@kumc.edu for more information

April 5-9th: National Public Health Week!!!

Keep an eye out for an email invitation to help participate in community outreach presenations to area high schools and community colleges.
Email kumphso@gmail.com if you want to present to your class about public health and the Kansas Public Health Association. We will provide you with a brief 3 minute script and copies of the KPHA application for students.

April 10th: MPHSO Health Walk & KUMC Annual Street Fair

Join MPHSO and the Jahawk health admin student org in a Health Walk from 9:30am-12pm around the KUMC campus. Games, healthy snacks, and free t-shirts provided!
End the Health walk by walking to the KUMC Annual Street Fair which happens from 12pm-4pm that same afternoon!
Games, prizes, clowns, and lots of fun will be happening at the fair.
The entire KUMC and Rosedale Community is invited
MPHSO will be hosting a Nutrition booth
Email kumphso@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering at the health walk or the MPHSO booth.

April 10th: Multiple Sclerosis Walk (8:30am- finish walk)

Join other MPH students in the fight against MS
Help Ashli Owen (MPH student) fight her battle with this disease by joining her team
Click here to join her!

April 31st/ May 1st: Public Health Pow Wow

Volunteer to help out with the Annual Pow Wow held for Native American Public Health at the Johnson County Community College
Help set up, provide education/clinic assistance, and clean up
Email cdaley@kumc.edu for more information

Lots of stuff to do to Celebrate Public Health in April, so get out there and help out!

Thanks,

MPHSO Officers

March 2010 Meeting!!!

2010-03-22T10:39:00.000-05:00

Hi Everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful spring break!!!

Please join us for the March MPH Student Organization meeting!

When: Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 5:15pm

Where: Calkins Conference Center

(stairs right next to book store in Orr Major)

What: Our monthly meeting! Eat and create Haiti Care Kits!

Key Topics for this month's meeting:

- Public Health Policy Day at the Capital (April 1st)

- National Public Health Week (April 5-11)

- JAYHAWK/MPHSO/GSC pre-street fair Health Walk (April 10th 10am-12pm)

- KUMC Street Fair (April 10th 12pm-4pm)

- Creating the Haiti Care Kits!

Come enjoy salad, pizza, wings, and drinks on us while we create the Haiti Care Kits from the materials we have recieved through our donation drive! We will talk about the upcoming events while we put together the kits for Haiti!

See you then :)

Haiti Care Kit Donation Drive!!!

2010-02-12T13:15:00.000-06:00

Question: WHAT CAN YOU DO as a student to help the people of Haiti?

Answer: DONATE materials to help make Care Kits for Haitians. Purchase hygiene materials and place them in the BIG BLUE donation BOXES around campus.

The Master of Public Health Student Organization (MPHSO) & Student Governing Council (SGC) are making Care Kits to donate to Heart to Heart International for the survivors of the natural disaster in Haiti. Each care kit contains hygienic supplies that will improve the sanitation and general health of the people who receive them.

Materials Needed: New hand towels, New Washcloths, Wide tooth combs, Small bottles of shampoo, New/Individually Wrapped Toothbrushes, Travel sized toothpaste, Adhesive Bandages, Individually wrapped bars of soap, Plastic travel soap dishes, One-gallon size zipper seal bags, Used/New Scrubs (for health care workers)

Where you can donate: (Look for BIG BLUE BOXES) Stoland Lounge, Dykes Library, Kirmayer Fitness, Hospital Cafeteria, and monetary donations go to the MPH Office in Wescoe 5021 (checks made out to Heart to Heart International)

For More Information Visit:http://www.hearttoheart.org/

Also, you can email us with any questions at: kumphso@gmail.com

First Meeting of 2010!!!

2010-02-03T11:37:00.000-06:00

The MPH Student Organization would like to invite to our 1st meeting of the year!

Please join us for free appetizers and help us plan activities and events for the year. We will be discussing our efforts to assist the Haiti relief effort and other potential projects for this semester (bring your ideas).

Date and Time: FRIDAY February 5th @ 5:30 p.m.

Place: Margarita’s Downtown
2829 Southwest Blvd. Kansas City, MO

816.931.4849 (Phone)

Don’t forget: Bring your ideas and enjoy free appetizers!

Looking forward to seeing everyone!Your MPHSO Officers kumphso@gmail.com

Code Red 2010- HIV/AIDS Awareness!

2010-02-03T11:32:00.000-06:00

http://codered.eventbrite.com/

CODE RED 2010
The Millennial League Presents: Val-O-Ween
Costume or no costume, join us from 8-midnight at the Madrid Theatre in midtown to raise awareness and save lives!!

7pm - Your VIP ticket gets you access to the Be My Naughty Valentine VIP reception with entertainment by local artists Kathleen and Frenchie. Open Bar, passed appetizers and access to the VIP Bar.

8pm - Your General Admission ticket gets you into the biggest costume party of the year headlined by the Zeros, Kansas City's most recognized 80's cover band and will also feature ocal DJs NoMathmatics, your hostess for the evening Dirty Dorothy and free food and drinks all night donated by McCoy's and Clear 10 Vodka.

The Millennial League is a affiliate of the AIDS Service Foundation of Greater Kansas City, made up of members of the Millennial generation, who share in the mission to promote public education about HIV and AIDS.

For more information, please contact Millennial.League@gmail.com

All funds raised remain in Kansas City to directly assist the over 5,700 men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS locally. The AIDS Service Foundation of Greater Kansas City (ASF) equally divides funds raised among four major local AIDS service organizations: Kansas City Free Health Clinic; SAVE, Inc.; Good Samaritan Project; Hope Care Center.

Spring 2010 Back to School Bash

2010-01-13T13:40:00.000-06:00

The Master of Public Health Student Organization is excited to invite YOU to a back to school party at Howl at the Moon in the Power & Light District.

Up to 100 guests of MPHSO will be treated to a free appetizer buffet, no cover charge, and reduced price drinks from 5-8pm on Friday, January 22.

Email KUMPHSO@gmail.com to be placed on our guest list.

(Email soon! Only the first 100 students can be put on the guest list.)

When: Friday, January 22, 2010 5pm-8pm
Where: Howl at the Moon
1334 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106
Why: A good excuse to party & welcome everyone back after break!

Directions to the bar from KUMC:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=3901+Rainbow+Boulevard,+Kansas+City,+KS+66103-2937+(Ku+Medical+Center)&daddr=1334+Grand+Boulevard,+Kansas+City,+MO+64106-2907&hl=en&geocode=FXL3UwIdAFdc-iGi_fPyjatDsSm9TEsiL-7AhzHDr0Vhp6PKrQ%3BFc2WVAIdd81c-g&gl=us&mra=ls&sll=39.07766,-94.59961&sspn=0.066363,0.154324&ie=UTF8&z=13

MPHSO End of the year happy hour at Sol Cantina!

2009-12-16T15:56:00.000-06:00

You are invited to a.....
MPHSO happy hour!!!!

When: Thursday, December 17th from 5-8pm

Where: Sol Cantina
408 East 31st St. KCMO 64108

Why: To celebrate the December MPH graduates, a successful fall semester, and the holidays!

Directions to Sol Cantina from KUMC:
Head north on Rainbow Blvd/US-169 N toward W 39 Ave
Take the 3rd right onto Southwest Blvd (Entering Missouri)
Take the 2nd right onto W 31st St
Pass over Broadway, Main, and Grand and Sol Cantina is on the left!

Come join us!

This is Public Health Campaign

2009-11-09T17:25:00.000-06:00

"This is Public Health" Campaign at KUMC!

Dates: November 16th -20th
How it works...

1. Get FREE Stickers

2. Stick them on public health objects at KUMC

3. Take pictures of it

4. *Optional* Email the picture to MPHSO (kumphso@gmail.com) with a brief description of where and what it is.

(We will geo-map the picture on the Google map of public health objects!)

Learn more about the campaign at http://www.thisispublichealth.org/

Help MPHSO support public health at KUMC!

Stickers are handed out in Stoland Lounge (outside of the Bookstore) on:
-Monday, November 16th from 10am- 12pm with free treats and PH information
- Wednesday, November 18th from 10am-12pm with free treats and MPH student poster sessions

Also, email kumphso@gmail.com if you are interested in a $12 t-shirt to show that

YOU are PUBLIC HEALTH!

Open MPHSO Secretary Position

2009-11-09T17:16:00.000-06:00

Do you want to get more involved with MPHSO, are you organized and a good team worker?

****Please email kumphso@gmail.com

to apply for the MPHSO secretary position!

Unfortunately our secretary was unable to finish out the year with MPHSO and so we are in search for her replacement.

Responsibilities of the secretary:

- Type up meeting notes for each month's meeting

- Help out with officer tasks

(food for meetings, networking with MPH teachers, promoting events)

This is a great opportunity to display your leadership skills to the Preventive Medicine and Public Health faculty, staff, and students!

Work and Play!

2009-10-16T12:19:00.000-05:00

Looking for work in Public Health?

KU Employment Opportunities:

Preventive Medicine Research Assistant

https://jobs.kumc.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=363226

Research Assistant for Community Health & Development

https://jobs.ku.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1255713736390

After all of your hard work in Public Health, don't forget to play a little!

Support our colleague and professor, Dr. Marvin Stottlemire, in his theater performance!

MPHSO October Meeting!

2009-10-12T16:50:00.000-05:00

Beer, Margaritas and Public Health!!!!

2009-10-12T16:33:00.000-05:00

Mark your calendars for the 3rd annual KC Beerfest! KC Beerfest 2009
The Legends at Village West
Saturday, October 17, 2009
1 to 5 p.m. Ticket Information
$25 in advance
$30 at the door

Benefiting Charities

Kansas City Free Health ClinicThe purpose of the Kansas City Free Health Clinic is to promote health and wellness by providing quality services, at no charge, to people without access to basic care.

For more information about the Kansas City Free Health Clinic, click here.

AIDS Service Foundation of Greater Kansas CityThe mission of the AIDS Service Foundation of Greater Kansas City is promote public education about HIV infection and assist in funding organizations that provide food, shelter, medical care and other services to the diverse communities dealing with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends.

For more information about the AIDS Service Foundation of Greater Kansas City, click here.

Coalition of Hispanic Women Against Cancer,
Proceeds from the Margaritas for Mammograms event will provide
free mammograms to Latinas in need.

Friday, October 16, 2009
7:00 PM
Crowne Plaza
Lenexa-Overland Park, 12601 West 95th Street, Lenexa, KS 66215

RSVP here at eventbrite

October 2009 Public Health activities

2009-09-28T14:15:00.001-05:00

INMED Cross Cultural Competency Symposium: Friday, Oct 2

People seeking healthcare in North America are increasingly global in their make up. Some 50 million are culturally diverse and operate with understandings of health and medicine that are unfamiliar to most healthcare professionals. Nevertheless, we must effectively understand and communicate with these individuals and families to be successful in assisting them. For this very reason, INMED is offering the Cross-Crossing CulturesCultural Competency in Healthcare Symposium on October 2, 2009.

Register online at: inmed 's website

Girls in STEM learning: Wed, Sept 30 & Tues, Sept 6

Kansas City community organizations, including the University of Kansas Medical Center, are hosting a Community Conversation focusing on girls and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning. At the event, attendees will discuss how our community can help open doors and promote STEM opportunities to girls.

We are in need of recorders for the event who will write down the highlights from the discussion groups. Recorders must attend a training on Wednesday, September 30th, 5 – 9 p.m. as well as the Community
Conversation on Tuesday, October 6, 5:30 – 9 p.m. Recorders will receive dinner at both events and certification for the training. All undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to sign up. (See attached flyer)

For more details or to register as a recorder, please contact me at pbaum@kumc.edu or call, 588-1017 or my cell, 785-766-1560. For more information or to register for the Community Conversation,
More information at: girls in stem website

THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW

Requests your company at a special screening of

UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? Episode One

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Time: 3:45 pm – 5: 30 pm

Place: KU School of Law Room 104

The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film moderated by Elizabeth Leonard and Trinia Arellano.

A reception will follow.

Please RSVP to Trinia Arellano @ Trinia@ku.edu by October 1st.

For more information, please visit www.unnaturalcauses.com.

*If you would like to carpool to this even in Lawrence, Kansas please email kumphso@gmail.com to find out more!

2009 Healthy People 2020 Public Meetings

Registration Now Open

Registration for the 2009 Healthy People 2020 Public Meetings is now open. Meeting participants will be among the first to review and comment on the newly developed draft Healthy People 2020 objectives and topic areas.

October 22, 2009 - Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas University Medical Center in Battenfield Auditorium

Please email Tanya Honderick at thonderick@kumc.edu if you would like to volunteer to help out with this event! This will be a great networking opportunity for all MPH students!

Register at: the healthy people website

KUMC Alumni 5K

2009-09-23T09:22:00.000-05:00

KUMC Alumni Weekend

5K Run/Walk

DATE: October 17, 2009 @ 8:30 am

LOCATION: Roe Park
(103rd and Roe Ave)

ORGANIZED BY: KUMC Physical Therapy Class of 2011

ENTRY FEE: $25 before Oct 3
$30 after Oct 3
Student Price: $20 before Oct 3
$25 after Oct 3

*Entry fee includes T-shirt, water, snacks, and pancakes

AWARDS: Medals will go to the top three finishers in each age group

2 ways to register:

1. Online Registration available at: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1790131
2. pick up a registration form at dick's sporting goods in
olathe, Merriam, or leawood

Welcome back!!

2009-08-21T13:36:00.000-05:00

Welcome back MPH students!!!

With classes underway, it is important for you to get involved!
Please join us for our first MPHSO meeting of the year on Monday, September 14th at 7pm in the School of Nursing basement lounge- right after the public health administration class.

Come enjoy free food and get to know our current officers. Our meetings provide great ways for you to get to know your peers and to get involved in upcoming conferences and volunteer opportunities.

Until then... here is a little bit about our current MPHSO officers:

Rachel Frische, Co-President (rfrische@kumc.edu)

Rachel has a bachelor’s of arts in biology and liberal arts with a minor in chemistry from the University of Missouri-Kansas City where she was enrolled in the 6-year medical program. She is taking a hiatus from her medical doctorate to attain her MPH, which she began last June and plans to complete by December. After finishing her MD and MPH, Rachel aspires to utilize her public health and medical knowledge to become a highly effective community educator and physician at the primary care level of pediatrics and infectious disease.

Nikki Keene, Co-President (nckeene@ku.edu)

Nikki graduated from Wichita State University in 2007 with a bachelors of science in Health Services Management and Community Development. She entered into the joint MPH/PhD program at KU after undergraduate graduation. She has been working with the Work Group for Community Health and Development for two years supporting a variety of projects in Kansas and the Midwest. Projects include youth development, substance abuse prevention among adolescents, technical assistance/capacity development interventions and obesity prevention work in Nebraska. Nikki hopes to eventually work in community development to build healthy environments to reduce chronic diseases, specifically obesity.

Takela Fife, Vice-President (tfife@kumc.edu)

Crystal Boateng, Treasurer (cboateng@kumc.edu)
Crystal graduated from George Mason University in 2002 with a bachelors of science in Health Science. During her undergraduate final project she was “infected” with the Public Health bug by studying community health and working with the DC DOH. After graduation, she spent time working in clinics and with a health care reimbursement company. She knew she needed to get back in school and continue her education, so she decided to pursue her passion of public health. She is specifically passionate about community health and preventive interventions that utilize education and behavioral approaches.

Teresa Dailey, Secretary/Webmaster (tdailey@kumc.edu)
Teresa graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2005 with a degree in economics and peace studies. She spent a year in Baltimore supporting international relief and development programs with Catholic Relief Services, and two years buying food for international food aid with the US Department of Agriculture here in Kansas City. She is doing the MPH program part time and is interested in eventually working to improve international public health programs.

Community Service Ideas

2009-07-07T12:12:00.000-05:00

Hello KU MPH Students!

It's been a long time since this blog has been updated, so I thought I'd start with a post containing ideas for community service! It's a great way to be active in your community, as well as gain valuable experience in public health. Here are just a few. Feel free to post additional ideas, these are a couple places to start!

1. Jaydoc Free Clinic
Currently, the clinic is in need of Spanish translators. They may have more opportunities available in the fall, so be sure to check out their website:
http://volunteer.jaydocfreeclinic.org/
2. Medical Reserve Corps of Greater Kansas City
One of the primary goals for the Medical Reserve Corps is training volunteers so that we will be ready to respond if the need arises:
http://kcmedicalreservecorps.org/training.asp
3. KC Free Health Clinic
Volunteers are used in a variety of capacities throughout the clinic, from special projects to fundraising, development projects, front office/medical records, HIV Counseling and Testing, behaviorial health program, HIV Prevention programs, Dental services, and General Medicine services. Many of these programs would not be able to offer the volume and quality of services that they do without the assistance of volunteers:
http://www.kcfree.org/volunteer/index.html
4. Heart to Heart International
Hello everyone,We are proud to announce our 2009 health focus event, Celebrating Healthy Families! The mission of these events is to provide screening, follow‐up care, and health resources to Latino community members who are uninsured or underinsured.Attached (see below to link to attachments) you will find a summary of our 2008 event and an invitation/save the date for 2009.For those of you interested in either volunteering or providing screening(s), attached you will find the registration forms.Please let us know if you have questions. Hope to see you on October 3!Best regards,Celebrating Healthy Families planning committeeFile(s) will be available for download until 26 July 2009:Attachment: report_FINAL.pdf, 1,213.15 KB Attachment: Save the Date letter_2009.pdf, 221.31 KB Attachment: 2009 Screener_form.pdf, 119.49 KB Attachment: 2009 Volunteer Form_en.pdf, 137.53 KB
You can also visit Heart to Heart's website: http://hearttoheart.org/

Thanks for taking the time to look through these opportunities! We hope you are able to find something that uses your talents and skills to make our community a better place! Again, feel free to post any opportunities that you hear about that other MPH students might be interested in.

Thanks!

Teresa (thansen2@kumc.edu), on behalf of the MPHSO officers

Welcome to the KUMC MPHSO Blog

2008-09-13T14:38:00.000-05:00

Hello and welcome to the official blog of the Master of Public Health Student Organization at the University of Kansas - School of Medicine.

This blog is designed to be a place for information, collaboration, updates, suggestions, and much more! As you can see we're still under construction, so you'll see many changes over the next few weeks.

We hope you'll bookmark our page and check back for what events we have coming up. Public health students are eager to make a difference and we hope you'll join us in our mission. There are many exciting and fun events we coordinate each semester and joining our team is a great way to make a difference in public health. Joining MPHSO is as little or as much as you want it to be. Anyone can join (not just MPH students) and we encourage membership from a wide variety of fields, including: epidemiologists, public health officers, physicians, lawyers, MPH students, Health Policy & Law students, medical students, environmentalists, researchers, counselors and more!

For more information about the MPH degree program at the University of Kansas, please refer to the university website.

Check back soon! We'll be updating this page very regularly to keep everyone notified of upcoming events and what we've been busy doing.