October 2009 Public Health activities

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