NWCPHP Quarterly Newsletter July 2010
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| NWCPHP Quarterly Newsletter | July 2010 |
Summer Institute: 25% Group Discounts
The Summer Institute provides week-long courses designed specifically for today's public health practitioner. Whether you are looking for training in managing your team (Tools of the Trade: Practical Skills for Managers) or you are interested in research about communicating health messages via text-messaging (Health Communication) or you want to improve your understanding of community surveillance (Basic Epidemiology), the Summer Institute can provide you with the practical skills you need. The Summer Institute is August 9–13th, 2010 in Seattle, Washington. Courses include: Basic Epidemiology, Intermediate Epidemiology, Health and the Built Environment, Health Communication, Implementing Program Planning and Evaluation, Public Health Leadership and Management, and Tools of the Trade: Practical Skills for Managers. For more information, please visit us online at www.nwcphp.org/si or contact Trudy San Jose White at 206.685.2931 or sanjose@u.washington.edu
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Hot Topics In Preparedness:Upcoming webinar Tuesday, July 20, 12–1 (PST) Public health’s intended role is to protect and improve the health of everyone in our communities. In this session, Dr. Iton will look at how public health can decrease health inequities by reducing chronic disease through community-based prevention. Dr. Iton will present approaches to mapping chronic disease distribution within the community. He will offer a framework for understanding this distribution and coupling it with strong community involvement to reduce health disparities.
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NWCPHP MissionNWCPHP promotes excellence in public health by linking academia and the practice community. As part of the University of Washington School of Public Health, NWCPHP provides training, research, and evaluation for state, local, and tribal public health in six Pacific Northwest states (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming). |
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This year, the 
The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP) announces the launch of its newest online training—
Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH, MPH, will be the next dean of the University of Washington School of Public Health effective September 27, 2010. Patricia Wahl, who has served as Dean for 11 years, will be stepping down to become a biostatistics professor.
Every year, the UW School of Public Health gives each of its five departments the opportunity to select one staff member for special recognition. Congratulations to Trudy San Jose White, who is more than just NWCPHP's Administrative Coordinator.
