by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Oct 30, 2014 | 0 All, Enrichment Opportunities, Networking
The National Association of Health Services Executives is a great organization for health care students and professionals. Its purpose is to: …ensure greater participation of minority groups in the health field. Its basic objective is to develop and maintain a...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Oct 25, 2014 | 0 All, Careers, Networking
December 8-9, 2014, AcademyHealth and the National Institutes of Health will co-host the “7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Transforming Health Systems to Optimize Individual and Population Health.” If you are...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Oct 12, 2014 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Here is a great example of a celebrity leveraging their profile and passions to help communities. Public health professionals can have multiple roles in these types of programs, from management and evaluation to communications and health care delivery. Jennifer and...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Oct 2, 2014 | 0 All, Careers, Examples of Public Health
Health policy in elections may be changing. The consequences could open up new roles in elections for experts in health policy and politics or political analysis. Group aims to put food policy on the kitchen table. Group aims to put food policy on the table Washington...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Sep 25, 2014 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Here is an awesome site with interesting and important health research from top universities around the world: Futurity. Though the topics are not just about public health (because health is more than public health, though that can be hard to tell sometimes), they...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Sep 18, 2014 | 0 All
Looking for an accessible (as in not super technical) resource to follow what’s happening in public health? Subscribe to The Nation’s Health, a publication of the American Public Health Association. You don’t have to be a member of APHA to subscribe (.and APHA members...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Sep 5, 2014 | 0 All
Looking for a fun and informative way to engage with public health issues? Of course you are! Check out Encore! Featuring Public Health: Arts and Entertainment with a Public Health Twist. Encore! showcases arts and entertainment with connections to public health. More...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Aug 29, 2014 | 0 All
Wishing Everyone a Safe and (U.S.) Happy Labor Day Weekend! See the American Red Cross tips for rip current (as in rip tid_, beach and grilling safety. Going to be driving to a party and celebrating with alcoholic beverages? Check out AAA’s links to safe ride...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Aug 22, 2014 | 0 All, Networking
(copied directly from the APHA website: APHA Book Club) APHA Book Club On Aug. 14, 2014 APHA held its first Book Club meeting featuring Opening General Session Speaker Isabel Wilkerson’s “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Aug 15, 2014 | 0 All, Careers, Examples of Public Health, Jobs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S. is one of the premier public health institutions in the world. Its experts, leaders and staff are go-to resources for understanding and managing infectious diseases such as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever....
