Society of Public Health Students

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Society of Public Health Students

• 2ND General Meeting
• September 26, 2006
• WEL 2.312

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Welcome New SPHSers!!

• Who are we?
• Officer Introductions
• Where can you find us?
• http//studentorgs.utexas.edu/publichealth/

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Currents Events in Public Healthwww.worldhealthne
ws.harvard.edu

• E-Coli in Spinach
• Center of E-Coli Outbreak Is Also Center of
  Anxiety
• Malaria
• Hopes Over New Malaria Treatment
• Traffic Safety
• 18 Wheels and Countless Danger
• (Dallas Morning News)
• Mental Health
• California Suicide Rate a Concern for State
  University

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Upcoming Events at The University of Texas at
Austin

• I received the following email
• Kerri Noonan is awesome!!!

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Upcoming Events at The University of Texas at
Austin

• I received the following email
• Kerri Noonan is awesome!!!
• Sept 27, 2006
• LBJ School
• 500 800 pm

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Graduate School Update

• Schools of Public Health Application Service
• www.sophas.org ( Indicate Using Common
  Application)

• Boston University School of Public Health    
• Columbia University Mailman School of Public
  Health
• Emory University Rollins School of Public
  Health    (Top 10)
• George Washington University School of Public
  Health and Health Services    
• Harvard School of Public Health   (Top 10)
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• New York Medical College School of Public Health
• Texas AM School of Rural Public Health    
• Tulane University School of Public Health and
  Tropical Medicine    
• University at Albany SUNY School of Public
  Health    
• University of Alabama at Birmingham School of
  Public Health  
• University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman
  College of Public Health    
• University of California at Berkeley School of
  Public Health
• University of California at Los Angeles School of
  Public Health   
• University of Michigan School of Public Health
• University of Minnesota School of Public
  Health   (Top 10))
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  School of Public Health
• University of North Texas Health Science Center
  School of Public Health
• University of Oklahoma College of Public
  Health    

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Treasurer/Secretary

• Treasury
• Pay Dues Please!
• 15 Dues
• 10 Tee Shirt (design on next slide)
• 20 Dues and Tee Shirt
• Fundraising
• Secretary
• List serve

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Tee-Shirts

• New Tee-Shirt Design! Thanks, Issac!

• 10.00/shirt
• Get One! (There is a sheet floating around)

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Tabling/SPHS Publicity

• WE NEED YOU!
• Volunteers to Table
• Volunteers to Post Flyers
• Dorms, Library, etc.
• Ideas???

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SPHS Outreach

• Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services
  Department
• Communicable Disease Unit
• El Buen Samaritano
• _______________________
• Contact
• Rosalyn rozsr_at_mail.utexas.edu
• Matt mashore_at_mail.utexas.edu

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First SPHS Social Event!!!

• Susan B. Komen, Race for the Cure
• Join the SPHS Team!
• http//www.komenaustin.org/site/PageServer
• Sunday November 5, 2006 ( 7 am)
• Fundraising Opportunities
• Added Bonus
• You will get to meet my Mom!!
• She is pretty awesome

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Contact Information

• Matt Goldshore - President
• mashore_at_mail.utexas.edu
• Michelle Solomon - Vice President
• mlsolomon07_at_mail.utexas.edu
• CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE
• http//studentorgs.utexas.edu/publichealth

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Announcements

• Anybody? Anybody? Anything?
• How was your summer?
• How was your 11-12 class?
• What can SPHS do for you?
• How cool is SPHS?
• How cool are all of you for being interested in
  Public Health!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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International Health Update

• Which of the following ten countries have the
  greatest number of deaths due to HIV/AIDS?
• South Africa Zimbabwe
• Ethiopia Mozambique
• India Tanzania Nigeria Kenya
• Zambia Dem. Rep. of the Congo

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International Health Update

• Which of the following ten countries have the
  greatest number of deaths in 2003 due to
  HIV/AIDS?
• 1. South Africa 4. Zimbabwe
• 7. Ethiopia 8. Mozambique
• 2. India 5. Tanzania
• 3. Nigeria 6. Kenya
• 10. Zambia 9. Dem. Rep. of the Congo

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Public Health Raffle

• What is the first and second most common
  opportunistic infections in third world countries
  that leads to death amongst HIV/AIDS patients?
• Email Matt at mashore_at_mail.utexas.edu to win!

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Public Health AustinDavid Lurie, MBA

• Director
• Austin/Travis Health and Human Services Department