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
Friday, November 12, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Volunteer December 11!!
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.**
**eta: the fair has been moved to December 11. same time, same place, different date.**
Monday, October 4, 2010
LAST WEEK FOR DONATIONS!!!
Guest Author
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.
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.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Volunteer opportunity at Rosedale Farmers' Market!
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.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
FREE! 6th Annual Healthy Indoor Environments Conference
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
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
Monday, September 27, 2010
Cultural Competency Seminar!!!
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
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
Monday, September 20, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
First meeting of 2010-2011 school year
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:
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!
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
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Student Volunteers Needed!
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
Jami Goodwin
Research Assistant
Department of Neurology
University of Kansas Medical Center
MS 1063
2100 West 36th Avenue, Suite 110
Department of Neurology
University of Kansas Medical Center
MS 1063
2100 West 36th Avenue, Suite 110
Kansas City, KS 66160
email: jgoodwin2@kumc.edu
Update!
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!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Welcome to the KUMC MPH Program!
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!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Celebrate Smoke Free Kansas!
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!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
April is exciting for Public Health!!!
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.
- 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.
- 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
Monday, March 22, 2010
March 2010 Meeting!!!
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 :)
Friday, February 12, 2010
Haiti Care Kit Donation Drive!!!
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
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
First Meeting of 2010!!!
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
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!
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.
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.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Spring 2010 Back to School Bash
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 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!
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:
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