Announcements
The Bodice Project: Sculptural Exhibit
West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and the Bodice Project invite you to join us February 20 - 22 in the Erickson Alumni Center Nutting Gallery for the Bodice Project Sculptural Exhibit.
Register now for HSC faculty engagement event March 1
The fourth annual HSC-wide Faculty Engagement Event will be held March 1 from 8– 2:45 p.m., at the Erickson Alumni Center.
Rural Health Interest Group Meeting - February 26, 2019
Please join us for the next Rural Health Interest Group meeting on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 from 12:00pm to 12:50pm in room 1905 HSC North. RSVP for lunch by Monday, February 18, 2019 https://icrh.wufoo.com/forms/mk8jrva0odake6/
SPH portrait session scheduled - Feb. 19
SPH faculty and staff are encouraged to stop by the HSC photo studio on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, for official portraits. Those whose last names begin with AJ should come between 9:30-10:00 am. Those whose last names begin with KZ should come between 10:00-10:30 am. The studio is located on the ground floor in G290 HSC-S. See attached map for reference.
SPH bylaws available for review - Deadline Feb. 22
The revised School of Public Health Bylaws are open for faculty and staff comment until February 22. Please review the Bylaws and provide all comments. After the comment period ends, the Bylaws Committee will review the comments. If there are minimal revisions, the next step will be to send out the final draft for a vote.
Healthy Grandfamilies training supported by Public Health students
Students in the WVU School of Public Health are helping to implement West Virginia State University's Healthy Grandfamilies program in Preston County. The program provides training and support to older citizens raising their grandchildren. Read the story in The Dominion Post.
Apply now for the Occupational Health Internship Program - Deadline Feb. 15
The Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) is a national summer program dedicated to help students learn about the field of occupational safety and health (OSH) from those most at stake: working people. Since 2004, OHIP has played a key role in training, mentoring, and inspiring a new generation of OSH professionals to prevent job injury and disease through partnerships with worker and community based organizations. A project of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC), OHIP has training sites across the country including: the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, DC, and New York City. New sites for 2019 include: Hartford (CT), Cincinnati (OH), Las Vegas, and Paducah (KY) -- other sites may be announced. Our 2018 projects included the examination of San Jose bus operators’ health perspectives on split shifts, the investigation of health and safety hazards in the meatpacking industry in Southern California, a health and safety needs assessment of New York nurses, and the identification of health and safety hazards of Puerto Rican public sector workers post-hurricane Maria.
CDC communications fellowship - Deadline Feb. 15
CDC-INFO is a branch with the communications office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC-INFO team supports the external communications channel (800 number and website) allowing members of the public, clinicians, and public health partners (such as state health department staff) to call, send emails, or order publications through CDC’s National Contact Center.
SAPH announces next meeting
The next SAPH meeting will be Friday, February 22nd from 11-12 in HSC North room 119B. Snacks will be provided!
Save the Date: SPH Graduate Awards Luncheon & Delta Omega Induction Ceremony – April 26
All SPH faculty, staff and students who are graduating in May are encouraged to mark their calendars for the School of Public Health’s Graduate Awards Luncheon & Delta Omega Induction Ceremony on Friday, April 26, 2019, from 12:30 – 2:00 pm. The event will be hosted by the Student Association of Public Health and Gamma Mu Chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society at the Erickson Alumni Center. Additional details will be shared closer to the event. Only students who are graduating in May or being inducted into Delta Omega should plan to attend the event.