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In January of 2007, PHR announced the release of
its Meet the Author! Live Web cast series. The Web
cast series has featured authors who have been published in
PHR. Following each presentation, participants are
given the opportunity to ask questions. The Web cast series
provides an opportunity for authors and participants to interact
and discuss current public health issues. Future Web casts
have been scheduled for the Spring and Fall 2009 academic
semesters.
November 30, 2009
Planning for a Pandemic – Can History Inform Action?
Howard Markel, MD, PhD George E. Wantz Professor of The History of Medicine, University of Michigan
Alexandra Stern, PhD Zina Pitcher Collegiate Professor in The History Of Medicine, University Of Michigan
Marty Cetron, MD Director of the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
The next PHR Meet the Author web cast series brings together public health historians and practitioners to connect the U.S. experience of the 1918 flu pandemic to the ongoing practice issues facing influenza preparedness planning.
The program will address cutting-edge questions including: -
How did diverse communities and local leaders respond to the 1918 flu?
- How can these responses inform contemporary planning?
- How are these lessons being applied to inform the U.S. response to H1N1?
- What are the implications for planning at the local level, both in urban and rural America?
Press Release | Web Cast Archive | Web cast Audio
September 15, 2009
Multivitamin Use in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women
Kevin Sullivan, PhD, MPH, MHA: Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Atlanta, GA. |
Dr. Kevin Sullivan of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presented his research on multivitamin use in pregnant and nonpregnant women. His article on this topic appeared in the May/June 2009 issue of Public Health Reports and is available here.
Press Release | PHR Article | Web Cast Archive
February 10, 2009
Energy and Public Health: The Challenge of Peak Petroleum
Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH, Director, National Center for Environmental Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota |
Peak oil – that idea that global petroleum production will reach a maximum and begin declining – is a reality which health and public health professionals need to start talking about. Petroleum is a finite resource. Yet we rely on readily available, affordable petroleum-based products for the daily functions of public health.
How long will supplies last? What will happen when they become less available and even more expensive? The public health community must begin a discussion of how our changing and vulnerable energy supplies will impact public health and how we can anticipate, prepare and begin to plan to meet this inevitable challenge.
Press Release | PHR Article1 | PHR Article2 | Web Cast Archive
November 3, 2008
Place Matters -- Urban Racial Disparities in Preterm Birth Rate
Surgeon General, RADM Steven Galson, MD, MPH and
Michael Kramer, PhD Candidate at Emory University |
“Place Matters—Urban Racial Disparities in Preterm Birth Rate,” was the topic and both speakers presented methods for assessing the magnitude of racial differences in preterm birth, and the determinants and impacts of this racial disparity in U.S. metropolitan areas.
Below is a link for the archived presentation in PDF format.
Due to a technical malfunction, the audio is unavailable.
Press
Release | Web Cast
Archive
September 5, 2008
One
World, One Health, One Medicine: Public Health and Veterinary
Medicine
Lonnie King, DVM; Hugh Mainzer, MS, DVM, Dipl. ACVPM;
Diane Gubernot, MPH; Laura Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP |
The Web cast speakers presented on various aspects of
veterinary medicine and public health including collaboration
between the two fields, the state of the veterinary medicine
workforce, the integrated zoonotic surveillance system and
the one health initiative.
Press
Release
| Web Cast
Archive
April 23, 2008
Childhood
Obesity: Prevention and Prevalence
RADM Steven K. Galson, MD, MPH, and
Helen Margellos-Anast, MPH of Sinai Urban Health Institute |
RADM Galson presented on the upcoming Surgeon General’s
Perspectives column that debuted in the May/June 2008
issue of Public Health Reports. Ms. Margellos-Anast
gave her presentation on her article, "Prevalence of
Obesity Among Children in Six Chicago Communities: Findings
from a Health Survey."
Press Release | PHR Article | Web Cast Archive
February 4, 2008
Beryllium: Why do OSHA Standards Remain the Same,
Even When the Science Changes?
Dr. David Michaels, Research Professor and Acting Chairman
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. |
Dr. Michaels discussed the historical context of the industry and the scientific controversy over beryllium standards and detailed implications this case study could have for policymakers.
Press Release | PHR Article | Web Cast Archive
December 3, 2007
Uranium Mining: The Intersection of Science, Politics and
Social Justice
| Dr. Richard Hornung, director, Biostatistics and Data Management Core, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. |
Dr. Hornung provided an overview of the science
behind our knowledge of adverse health effects from exposure to radon as a result of uranium mining, including the experience of Navajo miners in the US, as well as the intersection of politics and science as they relate to compensation.
Press Release | PHR Article | Web Cast Archive
September 10, 2007
The Challenge of Pandemic Flu to the Healthcare System
| Dr. Peter Levin, former dean, University at Albany School of Public Health. |
Dr. Levin addresses the impact a pandemic flu would have on the health-care system, the ethics involved with decision-making and how communication to the public about the flu will play an important role.
Press Release | PHR Article | Web Cast Archive
April 3, 2007
Building a Public Health Surveillance System for
Carbon Monoxide Poisonings: Issues and Challenges
| Ms. Judith Graber, epidemiologist, Maine Department of Health and Human Services |
February 6, 2007
A Public Health Response to Implementation of
Medicare Part D
| Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, director, Baltimore City Health Department |
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