Behavioral Brown Bag 2 Seminar Series: Health Literacy: Why it matters and how to support it

Additional Information:
http://bit.ly/1tJSqZy


Description:

Hosted by the Applied Health Behavior Research graduate program, Golfarb School of Nursing, the Clinical Research Training Center, and the Institute of Clinical & Translational Sciences

The Behavioral Brown Bag 2 Seminar Series returns for it 2014-2015 academic year on September 10, 2014.
Join us for

Health Literacy: Why it matters and how to support it

Presented by

Heather Jacobsen, MPH

Owner and CEO of ClearApple Health Writing, LLC

Noon - 1:00 pm

FLTC, Classrooms 214 A & B

For the first time, the AHBR program will be awarding CNEs (1 contact hour) to participants.

Public Good and Individual Choice Conference: Navigating the Complexities of Public Health in a Modern Society

Additional Information:
http://publichealth.wustl.edu/news/conference/2014/Pages/default.aspx

Description:
October 7, 2014
Registration: noon to 1 pm | Conference: 1 to 5:30 pm
Eric P. Newman Education Center, Medical Campus

Keynote Speaker: Ellen Wright Clayton, Vanderbilt University

Ellen Wright Clayton is an internationally respected leader in the field of law and genetics who holds appointments in both the law and medical schools at Vanderbilt, where she also co-founded the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society. She has published two books and more than 100 scholarly articles and chapters in medical journals, interdisciplinary journals, and law journals on the intersection of law, medicine, and public health.

Call for Posters

This year’s conference will focus on navigating complexities at the intersection of public good and individual choice as they pertain to a range of public health issues. We invite you to submit poster abstracts that relate to this theme. We are also accepting abstracts on general public health topics. Space is limited.

Institute for Public Health New Faculty Networking Reception

Additional Information:
http://publichealth.wustl.edu/Lists/Events/Attachments/718/9.22%20New%20Faculty%20Networking.pdf

Description:
Monday, September 22 | 4 to 6 pm
Taylor Avenue Building, 2nd Floor Atrium, Medical Campus

All faculty Interested in public health are welcome
~ Make new connections ~
~ Meet colleagues from across the university ~
~ Learn about the Institute for Public Health ~
~ Catch up with colleagues you haven’t seen in a while ~
~ Relax and enjoy drinks and refreshments ~

RSVP requested: http://bit.ly/ScholarMingle

Community Health Workers and Advancing Health Equity Webinar

Additional Information:
http://www.astho.org/t/event.aspx?eventid=10917

Description:
The New England Regional Health Equity Council and ASTHO are hosting a webinar Community Health Workers (CHWs): Part of the Solution for Advancing Health Equity; Perspectives and Initiatives from Region 1, which will discuss key partnerships and collaborations between CHWs, allies, and other stakeholders as we continue to build a regional network to facilitate sharing of CHW workforce promising practices and policy development. Speakers will discuss the history and evolution of regional collaboration on CHWs in New England; highlight the experience of one state's involvement in building support and policy for CHWs, and recommendations on how to build regional networks elsewhere.