[Ghrcmail] Global Health Resource Center Mail: May 9, 2006

[Daren Wade]

May 9th, 2006

 

Newsletter Layout

-Events

-Job/Internship Announcements (no new updates)

-Funding Opportunities

-General Announcements (no new updates)

 

Events:

1.) May 10th, 2006: Annual MPH Practicum Reception and Student Career Fair

2.) May 13th, 2006: Ethnomusicology concert on May 13th to benefit New Orleans High Schools: featuring Ghanian highlife guitar and others!

3.) May 18th, 2006: Gloyd Lecture features speech by Will Foege, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

4.) May 20th, 2006: 6th Annual Documentary Film Workshop: Teaching Diversity and Cross-Cultural Understanding through Documentary Films.

5.) May 31st, 2006: UW/GTTL Annual Conference 5/31/06- Global Energy Issues  

6.) May 31st, 2006: ANTI-APARTHEID COMBATANT TURNED PEACE ACTIVIST Yazir Henri to address Seattle community

7.) June 1st, 2006: Doctors Without Borders Recruitment Evening in Salt Lake City  

8.) Sept. 29-30th, 2006: WIDER Conference on Advancing Health Equity

9.) Oct. 15-19th, 2006: Canadian Conference on International Health

10.) Oct. 17-20th, 2006: 5th National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations 

 

 

 

1.) May 10th, 2006: Annual MPH Practicum Reception and Student Career Fair

MAY 10 Annual MPH Practicum Reception and Student Career Fair.
10 3:00-5:00 316 South Campus Center
Annual MPH Practicum Reception and Student Career Fair; an opportunity to thank site supervisors and faculty who have supported MPH students during their practicum. Student posters on display. Also, human resource professionals from a variety of public-health related organizations will be available to speak with students about career/employment opportunities

 

 

2.) May 13th, 2006: Ethnomusicology concert on May 13th to benefit New Orleans High Schools: featuring Ghanian highlife guitar and others!

The music department at the University of Washington is holding its annual Ethnomusicology Student Concert this Saturday night, May 13th, at 7PM in the Brechemin Auditorium in the school of music.  Musical performances will include Scottish bagpipes, Ghanian highlife guitar, Chinese Guzheng (a plucked zither), Newar Nepalese drumming, Flamenco guitar, classic Jamaican ska, and the Balinese Gamelan Padma Sari!!!  Fundraising proceeds will go toward supplying band instruments at New Orleans high schools who were hit by Katrina.  The cover is $5.

 

 

3.) May 18th, 2006: Gloyd Lecture features speech by Will Foege, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Annual Stephen Stewart Gloyd Endowed Lecture, by William Foege, MD, MPH Dr. Foege is a Fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He directed the 
CDC's Smallpox Eradication Program and pioneered the selective targeting approach to vaccination credited with eliminating smallpox. Dr. Foege later 
was Director of the CDC, Executive Director of The Carter Center, and a Presidential Distinguished Professor of International Health at Emory University. 

MAY 18 

3:30-4:30 p

Hogness Auditorium, University of Washington

http://depts.washington.edu/genetics/courses/genet371b-aut00/public_html/hogness.html

 

 

4.) May 20th, 2006: 6th Annual Documentary Film Workshop: Teaching Diversity and Cross-Cultural Understanding through Documentary Films.

Mary Gates Hall, Room 238, UW Seattle Campus | 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

This half-day workshop will introduce educators to documentary films that can be used to teach students about cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding. This year's workshop will feature films dealing with issues for Latin American, Europe, India and the Inuit in Canada's Far North. These films provide excellent teaching "tools" for introducing critical diversity and cross-cultural issues into your classrooms today. Increasingly students learn about their world through video and film - this workshop provides an opportunity to enhance that learning to include critical social issues at the international level. Sponsor: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Outreach Centers. Contact: 206-221-6374 or canada at u.washington.edu

 

5.) May 31st, 2006: UW/GTTL Annual Conference 5/31/06- Global Energy Issues  

 

The topic for this year's annual conference is Global Energy Supplies: Scarcity, Dependency, Alternatives, and the Challenges for International Commerce. This is a timely topic, and should be a very interesting event.

The conference will be held on the UW campus in Kane Hall's Walker-Ames room on May 31st from 2:30 until 5:30, with reception. We will send out a more detailed invitation closer to the conference date. There is no attendance fee.

Thank you for your interest and support, and as always, please pardon any double-postings. We appreciate your help in spreading the word.

 

Greg Shelton, Director 
Global Trade, Transportation, and Logistics Studies (GTTL) 
313 Loew Hall, Box  352193 
University of Washington 
Seattle, Washington 98195-2193 
(206) 616-5778 
Web Address: http://depts.washington.edu/gttl/ 

 

 

6.) May 31st, 2006: ANTI-APARTHEID COMBATANT TURNED PEACE ACTIVIST Yazir Henri to address Seattle community

Anti-apartheid combatant turned peace activist and scholar, Yazir Henri will address the questions: how does one make the decision to take up arms in a political struggle?  And, once the armed struggle has ended, how does one forge a peaceful life among former enemies?  



WHO: Yazir Henri

WHEN:   7:00 pm Wednesday, May 31

WHERE: Kane Hall, Room 210, University of Washington, Seattle



This lecture is FREE and open to the public. It is part of the Veterans of Inter-communal Violence seminar series, sponsored by the Clowes Center for Conflict and Dialogue Studies and the Comparative History of Ideas Program at the University of Washington. 



DETAILS:

Yazir Henri is the co-founder and director of the Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory in Cape Town, South Africa. Since 1997, the centre has worked with former combatants, torture survivors and political prisoners. Henri joined Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Conference at age 16, when the apartheid government still held power over South Africa.  He received military training in Angola and the Soviet Union, and returned to South Africa as an MK officer, only to be imprisoned for terrorism and treason.  Henri emerged from the hands of the police, and from an ambivalent testimony before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to re-define himself as a poet, writer and peace activist. 



SERIES AND SPONSOR INFORMATION:

The Clowes Center was formed in 2004 in order to provide a forum within which students, faculty and members of our communities (both local and international) can develop projects, programs, events and research that explore specific efforts to create and sustain dialogue across social and political, and national boundaries.



This seminar will be the first in the Veterans of Inter-communal Violence series, sponsored by the Clowes Center.  These seminars will illustrate different ways that groups come to adopt violent means for change, and different ways that such people can transform their worlds towards peaceful ends.



For more information, or to schedule an interview with Mr. Henri, please contact Theron Stevenson at 206-427-2212 or at theron at u.washington.edu.

 

 

7.) June 1st, 2006: Doctors Without Borders Recruitment Evening in Salt Lake City


Put Your Ideals into Practice: Dr. Christopher Reveley in Liberia.  Please join Doctors Without Borders' aid worker, Dr. Christopher Reveley, as he shares his recent experience working as an anesthesiologist in war-torn Monrovia, Liberia. After Dr. Reveley's presentation, aid worker Molly Sweeney, RN and recruiter for the organization will be on hand to answer questions about getting involved with Doctors Without Borders'
medical humanitarian work.



RSVP (212) 847-3151 - for more information visit, www.doctorswithoutborders.org
***************************************************************
Mary Vonckx
Public Education Assistant
Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres
333 Seventh Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
ph: 212-763-5705
fax: 212-679-7016

 

 

8.) Sept. 29-30th, 2006: WIDER Conference on Advancing Health Equity

Helsinki, Finland, 29-30 September 2006

Website: http://www.wider.unu.edu/conference/conference-2006-2/conference-2006-2-announcement.htm 

Comparisons of life styles and living standards increasingly pay attention to non-income dimensions of well-being. Health in particular is recognized for both its intrinsic and instrumental value, contributing directly to an individual's level of well-being as well as indirectly via its impact on other components. Substantial and widespread improvement in health outcomes has taken place during the past century. But despite this progress many individuals suffer health deprivation, with outcomes falling far short of those commonly accepted elsewhere. This conference will bring together researchers and practitioners, from both developed and developing countries, to analyze the causes and consequences of health deprivation and inequality, to examine patterns and trends in these outcomes, to evaluate alternative policy options, and to identify future research directions.

Conference topics will include:

·          concepts and measures of health status

·          trends in health deprivation and inequality

·          causes of health deprivation and inequality 

·          link between health and income deprivations

·          labor market outcomes and health status

·          nutrition and health

·          intra-household issues in health

·          evaluating alternative health policies

The conference is intended for researchers and policymakers from the academic, government, and development communities. Participants attending WIDER development conferences typically come from a university, research institute, government department or international organization. 

Those wishing to present a paper should send a detailed abstract or a full draft of the paper (strongly preferred). Others wishing to attend, but not present a paper, should briefly explain their reason for interest in the conference topics. All applicants should submit a short CV, including their full contact address, institutional affiliation, relevant publications and professional experience, nationality, age and gender.

All applications must be received by 15 May 2006 by email to health06 at wider.unu.edu or by fax to +358-9-615-99-333.

Funding 
There is no conference fee. Travel and accommodation costs will be covered for selected conference participants subject to UN procedures. Preference will be given to funding participants from developing and transition countries, with an emphasis on policymakers and those from universities and research institutes.

Conference language 
The conference is held in English (simultaneous translation will not be available).

World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) was established in 1985. The institute undertakes multidisciplinary research and policy analysis on structural changes affecting the living conditions of the world's poorest people; provides a forum for professional interaction and the advocacy of policies leading to robust, equitable and environmentally sustainable growth; and promotes capacity strengthening and training for scholars and government officials in the field of economic and social policy making.

 

9.) Sept. 29-30th, 2006: WIDER Conference on Advancing Health Equity

 

October 15-19th, 2006, Ottawa, Canada
The Canadian Society for International Health, in partnership with the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research,

Website: http://www.csih.org/what/ccih.html 



Undoubtedly, human resources represent the most critical and precious assets in the struggle to achieve global health.  In 2006, discussions around human resources for health will dominate the international health stage as the World Health Organization dedicates both World Health Day and its annual report to the men and women who make health care happen and assure the existence and quality of the services they deliver.  This year, the Canadian Conference on International Health will offer participants the opportunity to explore the field of human resources, across all aspects of the health system, and encourage a broad, but critical, approach to the theme stressing, as always, the links between research, advocacy and action.



Call for Abstracts
-The call for abstracts includes instructions, the application form, the funding application form and the judging criteria. Please download the call for abstracts in either: 

·         MS Word 

·         Adobe PDF 

The call for abstracts deadline is May 15, 2006.
 

Contact Information:
Canadian Conference on International Health c/o Canadian Society for International Health

1 Nicholas St, Suite 1105 Ottawa, On K1N 7B7

Phone: 613 241-5785 x 326 Fax: 613 241-3845 email: conference at csih.org

 

 

 

10.) Oct. 17-20th, 2006: 5th National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations: Building the Essential Link Between Quality, Cultural Competence and Disparities Reduction

 

Oct. 17-20, 2006

Renaissance Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA

Greetings Colleagues!

Sorry to have been out of touch...I was out on a longer than planned vacation to Florida...the trip was extended due to the storm and I have spent the week trying to get back on top of things. 

 

We wanted to follow-up with you about a few items:

Discussion sheets.  We are still interested in receiving suggestions for speakers and sessions for the conference.  If you have not already done so, please submit completed sheets via fax (215-762-7840) or e-mail.  Or, feel free to just e-mail any ideas or contact information you have for speakers.  I can also make myself available by phone to discuss ideas. 

Presentation Proposals:  As you know the deadline for submission of presentation proposals is Tuesday (2/28).  Please remind those individuals whom you think would be good presenters to submit their proposals by Tuesday.  If you are planning to submit a proposal, but need a bit more time to finalize it, please e-mail us at ccconf at drexel.edu with the presentation title, presentation type (workshop, poster, preconference, etc.), a brief description of the presentation and the date that you intend to submit the final proposal.  This will help us as we begin proposal review.

Conference Publicity:  We request your assistance in publicizing the conference.  An electronic version of the Save-the-Date card is attached and we have additional print versions ready to be mailed.  We would be happy to mail cards to a list you provide or we can send you cards to be mailed.  We also have attached sample wording that may be used to publicize the conference from your website or in a newsletter.  All organizations who assist us with publicity will be recognized as Conference Partners on the conference website and in the conference program.  Significant assistance will be recognized with one complimentary registration to attend the conference. 

Local Planning Committee:  Additional local planning efforts include: 

Planning/ participating in a Pacific Northwest Best Practice Preconference Workshop 

Field trip/ site visit organization 

House share arrangements 

Assistance with continuing education units (in addition to CMEs) 

If you are interested in being involved in any of these activities, please let us know.

Thank you for your time and support.

Sincerely,

Candice

 

Job/Internship Announcements

 

1.) Deadline 5/10 UNAIDS internship--partial support provided

2.) Internship at the International Rescue Committee, Seattle

3.) FIC Employment Opportunity: Health Scientist Administrator (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

 

 

1.) Deadline 5/10 UNAIDS internship--partial support provided

UNAIDS internship-- deadline extended

The UNAIDS internship deadline has been extended to 4:00pm, May 10, 2006.To
apply, please send the following information to Jodi Charles at charlie2 at u.washington.edu  <mailto:charlie2 at u.washington.edu>
* Cover letter
* Resume or CV (please indicate work experience as full or part time)
* Names and contact information for 2-3 professional references
Please see the terms of reference below for further information, or contact Jodi if you have further questions. As part of a new partnership between UW and UNAIDS-Vietnam, we are recruiting for an Assistant Planning and Management Officer to serve a six-month
internship (June 2006-December 2006) contract at the UNAIDS office in Hanoi, Vietnam.

This is a great opportunity to work at the policy level on HIV/AIDS issues. It is open to current students in public management, public health, international development or related field.  Spring graduates may also apply.  The terms of responsibility are attached, but here are a few of the highlights.

*  This is an international development/management position.  You DO NOT need to speak Vietnamese.  The Programme is looking for a candidate with a demonstrated interest in development management and an interest in HIV/AIDS issues.

*  Responsibilities are flexible, with part of your time devoted to a project related to your field of interest (this can be a degree project or thesis) and part of your time devoted to gaining hands on experience with the daily management of a UN program.

*  UNAIDS provides a 300USD monthly housing stipend and covers the cost of your visa.

*  This is a fast-paced environment, and you are treated as an equal member of the team. You are given access to a wide range of organizations and people that might otherwise be unavailable to an intern or student researcher.

 

 

2.) Internship at the International Rescue Committee, Seattle

This International Rescue Committee position would suit a junior/senior/ grad student interested in refugee issues, non-profit work, or social work.  I am leaving this program after a year at the IRC and we are looking for a summer replacement.  Any questions? Please email seaaor at theirc.org

Max Gasteen
MAIS/MPA Candidate



Jackson School of Int'l Studies/Evans School of Public Affairs

The IRC is seeking to recruit a part-time (20 hours per week) intern over the summer months to co-manage our Affidavit of Relationship program. Hours are negotiable. Start date: May 22nd. The IRC helps people fleeing racial, religious and ethnic persecution, as
well as those uprooted by war and violence.

The IRC works internationally in conflict resolution and refugee assistance.  Domestically, we help thousands of refugees resettle in the United States every year, and our offices across the country make sure that all new arrivals receive shelter, food and clothing. We also provide recently arrived refugees with translation services, English-language instruction, job training, employment services and other counseling.

The IRC Seattle Office focuses on domestic refugee resettlement. We resettle some 500 clients every year. The majority of the people we resettle come from the Horn of Africa, Vietnam, and the former Soviet Union.

The Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) program enables resettled refugees and asylees to file for family reunification of eligible family members. Often a person is resettled in the United States without many members of their family. Every eligible refugee or asylee has the right to file for reunification with family in the United States.

The AOR program in Seattle is managed and run by interns, and overseen by a permanent staff member. Your role would be to work with the existing intern to manage and run the program. Duties involve:
* Determining eligibility for the program
* Collecting data of refugee family relationships
* Conducting interviews with our clients to complete the application
* Liaising with our New York Head Quarters about submitted applications
* Tracking cases from interview in Seattle, to review in New York to family interviews in country of residence.
* Communicating with our clients to inform of the progress of their case and any problems arising.



The role is very detail oriented. You should have a passion for working with non-profits and refugee issues, as well as proven experience in case management, project work or other relevant experience. You should have some academic or practical background in international affairs, refugee
studies, development or some other related field. You will be expected to be able to work independently, and have a mature attitude. The role is very demanding, but it is also highly rewarding. The IRC office is fun and busy atmosphere to work in.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter explaining their motivations in applying for the post, a current CV and supply the names contact details of two references. Please send all material electronically to seaaor at theirc.org, or by post to:

 

AOR Program

The International Rescue Committee

318 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104.

Application deadline: May 8th.

 

 

3.) FIC Employment Opportunity: Health Scientist Administrator (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center position
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Health Scientist Administrator (Social and Behavioral Sciences) - FIC

SALARY RANGE: 77,353.00 - 118,828.00 USD per year

OPEN PERIOD: Monday, May 01, 2006 to Friday, July 07, 2006

SERIES & GRADE: GS-0601-13/14

POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time  Permanent

PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 14

DUTY LOCATIONS: 01 vacancies - Bethesda, MD

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from US Citizens, from
current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people
eligible under special hiring authorities.
You will find full details at the USAJOBS website:
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=42500655&AVSDM=2006%2D05%2D01+00%3A01%3A02&Logo=0&q=fogarty&lid=17802&FedEmp=N&sort=rv&vw=d&brd=3876&ss=0&FedPub=Y&SUBMIT1.x=76&SUBMIT1.y=15

Funding Opportunities

 

1.) IHP Funding: 2007 National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

2.) Action research training opp/Peru

*Funding Available: 2007 National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day*

On March 10, 2006 the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Office on Women's Health sponsored the first National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls in the United States and throughout the world. In the early days of the pandemic, relatively few women were infected with HIV. Today, however, women and girls represent one of the fastest growing groups affected by HIV/AIDS.

Special funding is available to plan and implement special events for National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in 2007. Please see the attached announcement for more information.



Proposals must be received by Friday, June 2, 2006 to be considered. Please feel free to contact me with questions.

Thank you!

Renée Bouvion, MPH

Public Health Advisor
Office on Women's Health
US Department of Health and Human Services
2201 Sixth Avenue, Suite 800, MS 29
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 615-3667
Fax: (206) 615-2481
rbouvion at osophs.dhhs.gov

 

 

2.) Action research training opp/Peru

The Center for Social Well Being is now in its 5th year offering our 3 week training program with courses in ethnographic field methods and languages (Spanish and Quechua) in the Peruvian Andes.   Students will be housed at the center's rural base, an adobe lodge on an ecological ranch in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Callejón de Huaylas, 7 hours northeast of Lima. Coursework provides in-depth orientation to theory and practice in anthropological investigation that emphasizes methods in Participatory Action Research, Andean Ethnography and Ecology. Students will have the opportunity to actively engage in ongoing investigations in local agricultural communities to develop effective field research techniques, and to acquire language skills. In addition, the program provides excursions to museums, archaeological sites, glacial lakes and hot springs; optional recreational activities include hiking, mountain biking, rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, trekking, etc.  Total cost is $1,900 US dollars. This includes all in-country travel, food and accommodations at the rural center, and course materials. The program is under the direction of Applied Medical anthropologist, Patricia J. Hammer, Ph.D., and Ecologist, Flor de María Barreto Tosi.



Program dates:   August 2nd through August 22nd
For an application contact:
socialwellbeing at gmail.com
Further information available at
www.socialwellbeing.org

 

 

 

General Announcements

 

1.) Essay Contests - top prize $2,500

2.) Michelle Williams to Receive Award

3.) IHS Essay Contests for Students : $5,000 prize  

 

 

1.) Essay Contests - top prize $2,500

IHS has three essay contests for graduate and undergraduate students, on globalization, the environment and civil liberties, with a top prize of $2,500. Please consider informing students of this opportunity. The deadline is May 31, 2006

Globalization: www.aWorldConnected.org/essay
Environment : www.aBetterEarth.org/essay
Civil Liberties: www.iLiberty.org/essay

They are designed to encourage students to visit our 'Think For Yourself' websites, tools for making sense of current issues. You may also find them valuable for teaching.

Dr Nigel Ashford
Senior Program Officer
Institute for Humane Studies
nashford at gmu.edu
www.theihs.org

 

 

2.) Michelle Williams to Receive Award

Dr. Michelle Williams will be honored next Tuesday, May 9 with the Grace Hopper Award from the Seattle Girls School (SGS). She is one of two honorees, the other being Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, former astronaut and CEO of Museum of Flight.  The luncheon event will be held in the Grand Ballroom at the Seattle Westin Hotel (downtown) and begins promptly at noon.

Those interested in attending should contact kperine at seattlegirlsschool.org or call (206) 709-2228 asap as the "deadline" is passed but they are still accepting reservations. There is no set donation on the invitation but all proceeds go to SGS scholarships. They have the highest scholarship support by far of all middle schools and a wonderfully rich and diverse student body.


Ann Marie Kimball will be on a flight to DC but has reserved a table. Folks should make their own contribution but can use her name for seating. Please let me know if you are interested and thank you for getting the word out. 

 

Sincerely,

Emiko (Emi) Mizuki
Administrator, Fogarty Frameworks Grant
UW Box 357236, Epidemiology
Seattle, Washington 98195
Phone:(206) 221-7658
Fax:  (206) 221-5983

 

 

 

3.) IHS Essay Contests for Students : $5,000 prize  

I'm writing to request your help in letting students know about the $5,000 essay contests on globalization, government paternalism, and the environment sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University.

Now in our third year of sponsoring them, we've found essay contests to be a good incentive for getting students to think critically about important issues. In one of our recent globalization essay contests, follow-up surveys revealed that:

40% of respondents had changed their mind about the issue after writing their essays.
75% of respondents had read additional articles or books about the topic.



Most importantly, nearly 20% more respondents favored a more non-regulatory approach to globalization after writing their essay than before.

You would probably be interested to know that 13% of those who submitted an essay did so because of a class assignment. This is a fantastic opportunity to encourage students to develop their opinions based on research and thoughtful discussion.

Please take a moment to pass along the information below to students who would be interested.

Thank you,
Keri

Keri Anderson
Student Coordinator
Institute for Humane Studies

 

 

 

 

 

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Daren Wade, MSW
Program Manager
Global Health Resource Center
Health Sciences Administration
C-314 Health Sciences
Box 356355
206-616-1159
dwade at u.washington.edu
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