Relationships
In the professional sense, that is. I have heard for years how important relationships/networking/who you know are in life. But since starting college, and particularly since starting graduate school,...
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Environment and Health
This is an extremely random post of only slightly related thoughts. My only excuse is that it's a Friday. The environment plays an interesting role in my life. I could go on for hours about the topic....
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Grrr...
I painstaking typed out a post on my iPad the last day of APHA. And as I was saving it the app crashed. I was irritated to say the least. Too irritated to retype it and between the flight home and...
View ArticleEnvironmental Disparities
As I was driving this week I caught up on some of my NPR podcasts. One just blew me away. It was about the community, environmental pollution, and resulting health issues around the Tonawanda Coke...
View ArticleNews
How do I keep up with public health news? The number one way for me is through twitter. I have become increasingly more fascinated with twitter recently and particular it's role in...
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Mobile Health
After writing my post about twitter I got to thinking about other ways mobile devices (namely a smartphone and ipad) had changed how I consume information...particularly in the realm of health. A...
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Correlation Does Not Equal Causation
I've been posting a lot recently...must be a finals week phenomenon. But a few weeks ago I was watching an old Frontline episode about the conflict over vaccines and autism. (you can watch it here) The...
View ArticleHappy Holidays
Since I never get my snail mail cards out on time (as most of my family/friends will attest to)....why should anyone expect me to get blog cards out on time? But here they are: Courtesy of the CDC:Deck...
View ArticleHealth Maps
I love anything that gives me a visual picture. So you can bet that I looooove interactive health maps. Actually I enjoy all maps. But here are some sweet health related maps.HealthMap.orgGoogle Flu...
View ArticleJan 30-Feb 5
CPH EventsMPH Seminar - Tuesday Jan 31, 12-1 p.m., S106 CPHBCPH Open Forum - Friday Feb 3, 3:45-4:30 p.m., N110 CPHB
View ArticleMind the Science Gap
I came across this through the University of Michigan School of Public Health twitter feed. This is actually a class aimed at teaching MPH students how to translate complex scientific research into...
View ArticleFeb 6-12
A little late on this one, sorry! CBH EventsObesity hire candidate presentation - Monday Feb 6, 11 a.m., S030 CPHB CPH EventsEpi Seminar -Acute Respiratory Infections in Medical Students - Thursday Feb...
View ArticleFeb 13-19
CBH EventsCBH Alumni Series - Monday Feb 13, 4 p.m., 106A CPHBObesity Cluster Hire Candidate - Thursday Feb 16, 2:30 p.m., C217 CPHBJournal Club - Friday Feb 17, 12-1 p.m., S0125 CPHB CPH EventsMPH...
View ArticleGood Reads
It's been a busier semester than I anticipated. It's scary to think how close I am getting to being done with my MPH degree! Here are a few good reads I have stumbled upon recently and wanted to share...
View ArticleIt has a name!
Even if you've only read a couple of my posts you probably picked up on my fascination with social media and technology and how they can be integrated into public health and medicine. I came across the...
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Building Dedication
Yesterday was the dedication ceremony for the College of Public Health's new building. There were a lot of people and a very exciting atmosphere. I tweeted from the event. You can read my original...
View ArticleIowa Governor's Conference on Public Health
Last week was busy. In addition to the building dedication on Friday, many of the CBH students attended the Iowa Governor's Conference on Public Health in Ames on Tuesday and Wednesday. I generally...
View ArticleSemester Wrap-up
Another semester in the books. Before I get too deep into my week of celebration I wanted to write a quick post. Don't worry, I took a nap and checked twitter before I came back to work on this....
View ArticlePracticum
This week I started my practicum at Health Iowa at the University of Iowa Student Health Service. My main project is created a series of videos for health behaviors in college students. Since I found...
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What I've Been Watching
I will write a more in-depth post on my school/practicum in a few days. For now, I want to share these wonderful items with you all: First, I love seeing health data presented in a beautiful and...
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Transition
Although I am officially still an MPH student, this semester is turning out to be more of a transition into "real" work. As I think I mentioned in my previous post, I had to take some time off this...
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Practicum Products
The two main products that I'm developing as part of my practicum are videos and handouts. The videos are done (as of less than an hour ago!) but I'm waiting for some feedback before I deem them...
View ArticleMore fun things to look at
My practicum videos! They are all very similar in style and content. The only difference is the actual exercises done in each one. I'll probably write more about the actual creation of them later, but...
View ArticleWorld Mental Health Day
Those of you who know me know that mental health is a topic that I am passionate about, which is why I wanted to write a bit about it today. What many people don't know is how my experience with mental...
View ArticleGoodbye!
I have officially graduated and now it is time to say goodbye to this blog. I have had such a wonderful 2 1/2 years at the College of Public Health and it's bittersweet to be moving on. But this...
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