BPSHN Wednesday February 17, 2010

Event: “The Angry Heart: Cardiovascular Disease in the African American Community”-GBM

Date: February 19, 2010

Time: 6:30PM

Location: Ross Hall Room 643

Come out and join BPHSN in our discussion of cardiovascular disease in the African American Community

Contact: If you have any questions, comments, concerns, please contact Omotunde Sowole at drsowole@yahoo.com

Event: Minority Health Conference Volunteer Meeting

Date: February 19, 2010

Time: 5PM

Location: Ross Hall Room 561

On February 26, 2010 BPHSN will be hosting our first Minority Health Conference, which will be a satellite conference to the 31st Annual Minority Health Conference host by the Minority Student Caucus at The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Hosting a conference is a large undertaking and we would like your help. If you are interested in volunteering for the conference, our next conference meeting of the semester will be on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 5PM. The meeting will be in room 561 of Ross Hall

Please RSVP as soon as possible for this meeting by contacting Katrina Byrd at kbyrd4@gwmail.gwu.edu

Furthermore, Ms. Byrd asks that you contact her even if you are interested in helping with the conference but are unable to make the interest meeting.

Event: Minority Health Conference

Date: February

26, 2010

Time: 10:30AM-4PM

Location: Media and Public Affairs Building Room 310

805 21^st NW Washington, DC 20052

On February 26, 2010 we will host our first Minority Health Conference, which will be a satellite conference to the 31st Annual Minority Health Conference hosted by the Minority Student Caucus at The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Contact: If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or would like to volunteer for the event please contact Katrina Byrd at kbyrd4@gwmail.gwu.edu

Fellowship: Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program

Deadline: March 30, 2010

Sponsor: Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and The Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The ASPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program offers global health training opportunities for recent MPH and doctoral level graduates of ASPH-member, accredited schools of public health.

The purpose of the Fellowship program is to enhance the practice-based training of SPH graduates who have a keen interest in global health. Fellowship assignments will emphasize a variety of training areas such as global surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, epidemiology, strategic information and program management, thereby accelerating the fellows’ careers as future leaders in global public health.

Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible for this program, applicants must have received their Master or Doctoral degree prior to the beginning of the Fellowship (no later than August 2010), or within the last five years (no earlier than May 2005). Graduate degrees must come from an ASPH member graduate school of public health (see a list here) accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). All applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold a visa permitting permanent residence (“Green Card”) in the U.S. to be eligible for the fellowship program.

To Apply Click on the following link: https://fellowships.asph.org/programs/details.cfm?programID=%21%260%20%20%0A

Contact: If you have any questions, comments, concerns, please contact ASPH Graduate Training Programs at trainingprograms@asph.org

Internship: News Reporter Training Program

Deadline: March 30, 2010

Sponsor: Minorities in Broadcasting Training Program

The goal of the program is the development of writing, editing, producing and reporting skills for News Reporter Trainees. News Management Trainees will have had previous experience in any professional working environment. They will be taught leadership skills to help recruit, teach and motivate news people; problem-solving techniques; interpersonal skills and ways to deal with career and management issues. TV/Film Production trainees will work in a variety of entry-level positions and gain valuable hand-on experience.

For more information and application details please visit www.theBroadcaster.com / select the link TRAINEE INFO

Event: Stories of Healing: A Playback Theatre Workshop

Date: February 20, 2010

Time: 10:30AM-12PM

Sponsor: Emergence Community Arts Collective (ECAC)

Location: 733 Euclid St. NW Washington, DC 20001.

In-Her-Light Workshop of the African American Women’s Resource Center presents: Stories of Healing: A Playback Theatre Workshop. Have Fun. Get inspired. Connect with others.

Playback Theatre is an original form of improvisational theatre in which a participant tells a moment or story from their life, chooses the actors to play the different roles, and then all those present watch the enactment, as the story “comes to life” with artistic shape and nuance.

In this workshop you will:

• Learn basic Playback techniques
• Receive training material outlining Playback structure and tools
• Trust your instincts and creative impulses
• Enhance your empathy, intuition and group trust
• Watch your story re-enacted
• Serve others by re-enacting their stories.

Cost: Free

Contact: For more information please contact The African American Women’s Resource Center (www.aawrc.org), Cassandra Burton, at 202-332-6561 or cassandraburton@aawrc.org.