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The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and its departments sponsor lectures, seminars and many other events for our faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends.

THIS WEEK:

Labbok to chair APHA International Health Section

Sunday, Nov. 8 to Wednesday, Nov. 11
Philadelphia, Pa.

The International Health Section, chaired by Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, professor of the practice of public health and director of the Carolina Breastfeeding Institute, has a full program of scientific sessions at this week's American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting.

The full schedule of scientific and business meetings is available online.

Foco to speak on healthy food culture

Monday, Nov. 9
6 to 8 p.m. - Rosneau Auditorium (133 Rosenau Hall)

The Nutrition Coalition presents Zonya Foco, RD, CHI, CSP, who will deliver a guide for creating a future food culture that embraces natural, healthy foods with conviction over convenience, citing research, health trends and advertising power. Free Kashi food samples will be provided. The event is free and open to students of all disciplines as well as faculty, staff and community members.

Kashi sponsors this event.

For more information:
Carolyn Wait, cwait@email.unc.edu

Matthews' APHA presentation time changed

Tuesday, Nov. 10
10:30 a.m. to noon - Philadelphia, Pa.

At the annual American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting, Gene Matthews, JD, senior fellow at the NC Institute for Public Health, will speak on the new policies and legislation granting state liability protection to business and non-profit entities who assist during emergencies and some of the new private/public collaborations that have resulted. His presentation time has been updated.

McVaugh to speak on the history of medicine

Tuesday, Nov. 10
5:30 to 7 p.m. - UNC Health Sciences Library, Room 527

Michael McVaugh, PhD, UNC professor emeritus of history, will present his lecture, "Arabic into Latin (Or, Why Medical Schools Got Started)." His books include Medicine Before the Plague: Practitioners and Their Patients in the Crown of Aragon and The Rational Surgery of the Middle Ages.

Toomey to speak on NC HealthNet

Wednesday, Nov. 11
7 to 8:15 p.m. - 218 Peabody Hall

Participate in an interactive discussion with Brian Toomey, CEO of Carrboro's Piedmont Health Services Inc. Come with questions and learn about the role of community clinics and N.C. HealthNet, a statewide model working to connect the uninsured and low-income earners with health services.
The Grassroots Health Alliance at Campus Y sponsors this event.

For more information:
Katie Byerly, 336-416-7370, kwbyerly@gmail.com

Bartram to speak on water access and sanitation

Wednesday, Nov. 11
Noon to 12:50 p.m. - Rosenau Auditorium (133 Rosenau Hall)

Statistics show that we are making progress in providing "adequate" water and sanitation to the people of the world, since "only" 2.4 billion people are now without sanitation and 0.8 billion are without water.

The official statistics tell a bleak picture, but reality is considerably worse when one corrects for the many more people who have unsafe or irregular access to these basic services.
Future monitoring systems for drinking water and sanitation will require an approach more differentiated than "have" or "have-not." Making such a system simple enough to resonate with policy makers - while accurate enough to be meaningful in real-world projects - is a current challenge.

For more information, contact Rebecca Lloyd at 919-966-4175, or view the listing online.

Abernethy to speak on cancer care training

Thursday, Nov. 12
4 to 5 p.m. - 123 Rosenau Hall

Amy P. Abernethy, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Medical Oncology at Duke University, will present her lecture, "The Future of Cancer Quality: The Rapid Learning Model."
The Department of Health Policy and Management and Cancer Care Quality Training Program sponsor this event.

For more information:
Kathy Cheek, 919-966-7382, kcheek@email.unc.edu

Healthy Heels presents "Thanksgiving in the Microwave"

Thursday, Nov. 12
6 to 8:30 p.m. - 241 Rosenau Hall

Healthy Heels will be teaching undergraduate students who have registered for the event how to cook a Thanksgiving meal in the microwave. The meal includes stuffing with chopped turkey, mashed sweet potatoes, green beans and pumpkin pudding for dessert. After the class, the participants will learn more about the nutritional information of the meal.

For more information or to register, contact the Office of Student Affairs at 919-966-2499.

French to speak at Triangle Health Economics Workshop

Friday, Nov. 13
1:30 p.m. - Room 150, the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Michael French, PhD, professor in University of Miami's Department of Sociology, will present his lecture, "That Instrument is Lousy! In Search of Agreement When Using Instrumental Variables Estimation in Substance Use Research."

Triangle Health Economics and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management sponsor this event.

For more information:
Marisa Domino, domino@unc.edu

HBHE to hold Practicum Day

Friday, Nov. 13
2 to 5 p.m. - Michael Hooker Research Center Lower Atrium and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Auditorium

The Department of Health Behavior and Health Education (HBHE) Practicum Day is a conference experience held annually in November. Students apply skills in poster preparation and making professional presentations.

For more information:
Meg Ellenson, ellenson@email.unc.edu