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Simmons College Names Renowned Public Health Leader and Academician as New President; Susan C. Scrimshaw, Internationally Respected Public Health Scholar and Dean of the University of Illinois School of Public Health, Takes Reins July 1: BOSTON -- The Simmons College Board of Trustees today announced the appointment of Susan C. Scrimshaw, an internationally respected public health scholar and dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago UIC, as the next Simmons president.; Tags: public health, University of Illinois; Research articles 2005-12-20
The University of Texas School of Public Health Selects Xythos for Medical Research Collaboration; Leading NIH Funded Institution Addresses Content Security Challenge and Advances Research: PHILADELPHIA -- Xythos Software, a leading developer of basic content services software, today announced that The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston is deploying its software in the first phase of a multi million-dollar project that includes web collaboration. Part of a state-funded public health training initiative,...; Tags: medical research, public health, University of Texas, Web; Research articles 2006-05-16
Observing Health and Safety at Work: Regardless of size, all businesses have a legal responsibility to protect the health and safety of their employees and visitors to their workplaces and offices, and a range of federal and state laws exist to ensure that responsibility is met. This article explains the main steps you must take for...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Recruitment & Selection, chemicals, compliance, health care, HIPAA, Human Resources, job, medical record, OSHA, public health, storage, Web, Web site, worker, workplace, BNET Editorial; Articles 2007-06-26
New Yale Center Focuses on Public Health: To ensure that the public health workforce in Connecticut is able to mount a swift, coordinated response to disasters, acts of terrorism and disease outbreaks, the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale EPH will use a $4.5 million, five-yTo ensure that the public health workforce in Connecticut...; Tags: public health, Yale University; Research articles 2006-02-01
First FDA-Cleared Respirators for General Public Use in Public Health Medical Emergencies Now Available from 3M: ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Consumers concerned about an influenza outbreak can breathe a little easier: 3M has just released two new NIOSH N95 respirators for use by the general public in public health medical emergencies.; Tags: 3M Co., public health; Research articles 2008-05-16

University of Maryland opens public health school: The University of Maryland on Wednesday formally launched its School of Public Health, which will train students to understand and confront health problems ranging from HIV infection to obesity. The school at the College Park campus also will concentrate on turning public health research into public policy and programs that...; Tags: public health, University of Maryland; Research articles 2007-09-27
Robinson Kelly Project Called National Model; Risk Communications Review for Pa. Department of Health Cited by RAND Corporation: HARRISBURG, Pa. -- An assessment of the Pennsylvania Department of Health's ability to communicate effectively during major public health crises recently was named one of "12 Exemplary Practices in Public Health Preparedness" by the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization and think tank based in Santa Monica, California. RAND reviewed...; Tags: public health, RAND Corp.; Research articles 2005-07-28
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to Study New Investigational Outpatient Procedure for Asthma: MADISON, Wis. -- UW School of Medicine and Public Health set to begin the AIR2 Clinical Trial to study a treatment that may revolutionize traditional asthma care; Tags: public health, University of Wisconsin; Research articles 2006-03-13
Greg Sinaiko, Founder of The Coding Source, Receives Inaugural EMPH Entrepreneur Award From UCLA School of Public Health: Gregory Sinaiko, founder and CEO of The Coding Source, was honored last week as the inaugural recipient of the EMPH Entrepreneur Award, a new annual award that recognizes a member of the UCLA School of Public Health's Executive Master of Public Health EMPH Program for her/his innovation and foresight in...; Tags: health care, public health, University of California at Los Angeles; Research articles 2008-05-28
The University of Pittsburgh School of Law.(News in Brief): The University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pittsburgh, PA) has launched the "Journal of Environmental and Public Health Law," an annual journal whose goal is to provide a forum for the discussion of legal issues relating to environmental a The University of Pittsburgh School of Law...; Tags: public health, University of Pittsburgh; Research articles 2007-01-01
Crisis in Myanmar Relief Camps: Mass Exodus Sets Stage for Public Health Emergency: - Hundreds of thousands of homeless forced to migrate north for aid; Tags: public health; Research articles 2008-05-11
Global diseases, disasters spur new major at Tulane University: Tulane University will offer an undergraduate public health major in the fall 2005 semester in response to emerging infectious diseases and natural disasters dominating global public health issues.; Tags: public health, Tulane University; Research articles 2005-02-21
Steelworkers Union Alerts Commercial Users of DuPont Teflon(R)-Related Chemical about 'Duty to Warn' Customers of Possible Harm.: PITTSBURGH, August 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Citing growing public health concerns, the United Steelworkers USW union has informed major carpet cleaning retailers and wholesalers, fast food chains, and major retail clothing companies that they may have PITTSBURGH, August 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ...; Tags: DuPont Co., public health; Research articles 2005-08-09
MAYOR MIKE Crusader.(Briefs)(Michael Bloomberg)(Brief article): New Yorkers know that Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg right is really a Democrat at heart. They regularly witness his left-leaning side in his administration's public health crusades, his affordable-housing rhetoric and the city's campaign again New Yorkers know that Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg right is ...; Tags: Bloomberg L.P., public health; Research articles 2006-10-09
Will the August 20, 2003 decision of the WTO provide adequate protection for patent holders rights and is diversion still a threat to the pharmaceutical industry?: On August 20, 2003 World Trade Organization WTO member governments broke their deadlock (1) over intellectual property protection and public health, resulting in an international agreement. (2) The new agreement, titled "Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health," allows any member country...; Tags: public health, pharmaceutical company, diversion, World Trade Organization; Research articles 2005-07-01
American Public Health Assn. Scores Members of Congress on Public Health Congressional Record: WASHINGTON, March 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Public Health Association APHA today released its annual congressional record, which measures how members of Congress voted on legislation that is important to public health. WASHINGTON, March 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Public Health Association APHA today released its annual congressional...; Tags: public health, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2006-03-01
HHS Secretary Thompson Forges Partnership With America's Nurses To Enhance Public Health Preparedness: WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today signed a Memorandum of Understanding MOU with the American Nurses Association ANA to enhance public health preparedness efforts in the event of a public health emergency or WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson...; Tags: partnership, public health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Research articles 2002-09-30
APHA Praises the House for Rejecting Labor-HHS Conference Report, Urges Congress to Improve Public Health Funding: WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Public Health Association today praised the U.S. House of Representatives for rejecting the fiscal year 2006 Labor-Health and Human Services Conference Report, which threatened to substantially harm publWASHINGTON, Nov. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Public Health Association today praised the U.S....; Tags: public health, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2005-11-17
IBM, Public Health Groups Form Global Pandemic Initiative: IBM and over twenty major worldwide public health institutions, including the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, today announced the Global Pandemic Initiative, a collaborative effort to help stem the spread of infectious diseases.; Tags: IBM Corp., public health; Research articles 2006-05-15
Congress Must Increase Funding for Public Health Says American Public Health Association: WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Our nation's public health system faces continued rising demands -- protecting against bioterrorism, emerging infections such as West Nile virus and SARS and an increasing chronic disease burden -- yet remains woefullWASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Our nation's public health system faces continued...; Tags: public health, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2004-02-04