30 Public Health Matters http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/ School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota "Public Health Matters", "School of Public Health", "University of Minnesota" Special public health video programs, featuring University of Minnesota students, faculty members, and guests. en Copyright 2008 Mon, 05 May 2008 15:45:28 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33.uthink http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/images/phmatters-144.jpg Public Health Matters from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/ 144 144 Health no School of Public Health at the University of MInnesota enge@umn.edu Working to prevent the spread of infectious diseases Pete RaynorProperly-functioning airborne infection isolation rooms (AIIRs) help to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in health care facilities.

That's according to a study led by Pete Raynor, an environmental health professor at the University of Minnesota.

The need for effective AIIRs in hospitals has taken on greater urgency with increased awareness of the threats of bioterrorism and pandemic influenza.

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But in Raynor's study, measurements of the pressure in AIIRs indicated that only 32 percent achieved the recommended pressure.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2008/05/working_to_prevent_the_spread.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2008/05/working_to_prevent_the_spread.html Mon, 05 May 2008 15:45:28 -0600 Student Research Project: The Lowry Hill Tunnel Girard GriggsGirard Griggs, a master's student in environmental health sciences, is studying pollution levels in the Lowry Hill tunnel, a quarter-mile-long tunnel on I-94 in Minneapolis.

Griggs says that the project is a "perfect application for utilizing our knowledge that we derive at the school, but also apply it to something that makes a difference in our community."

• Watch and listen to Griggs

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2008/03/student_research_project_the_l.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2008/03/student_research_project_the_l.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:11:09 -0600 Blood Donor Pool Shrinking Bill RileyEstimates of the number of Americans eligible to donate blood are off by as much as one-third, according to new research from the University of Minnesota.

Bill Riley, professor of health policy, was one of the lead researchers.

• Watch and listen as Bill Riley explains

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2008/02/blood_donor_pool_shrinking.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2008/02/blood_donor_pool_shrinking.html Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:21:41 -0600 Minnesota: The Place to Be Minnesota, home to the diverse and thriving Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul, unparalleled natural beauty, rich cultural offerings, a Big Ten University, and a top-ranked School of Public Health.

Come along and see why the University of Minnesota School of Public Health may be just the place for you.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/11/minnesota_the_place_to_be.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/11/minnesota_the_place_to_be.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:18:59 -0600 'My Life' Featuring Thuy Doan Thuy DoanThuy Doan, born in Vietnam, is seeking an MPH in Environmental Health Sciences, with an emphasis in infectious diseases. She plans to return to Vietnam next year to complete her field experience.

Thuy also works in multicultural recruitment services for the School of Public Health.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/10/my_life_featuring_thuy_doan.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/10/my_life_featuring_thuy_doan.html Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:25:58 -0600 'My Life' Featuring Mira Grice Mira GriceMira Grice is working on her dissertation as she seeks her Ph.D. in environmental health sciences. She's also working with bald eagles as a volunteer with the University of Minnesota Raptor Center.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/09/my_life_featuring_mira_grice.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/09/my_life_featuring_mira_grice.html Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:32:59 -0600 "My Life" Featuring Quintin Williams Quintin Williams movieQuintin is a Ph.D. student from Illinois studying occupational injury prevention.

Learn what life is like for this former factory worker as he attends class, volunteers with inner city high school students, and spends time with classmates at a multicultural student dinner.

• Watch Quintin in My Life

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/06/my_life_featuring_quintin_will.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/06/my_life_featuring_quintin_will.html Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:00:24 -0600 My Life: Kate Downing Kate DowningKate, a native of Montreal, Canada, is a health policy student seeking an M.P.H. She's also a student recruiter in our school's Office of Student Affairs. Watch Kate in My Life and see what a typical day is life for this public health student at the University of Minnesota.


• Watch "My Life" Featuring Kate Downing

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/04/my_life_kate_downing.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/04/my_life_kate_downing.html Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:17:43 -0600 Public Health Service watch now

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/03/public_health_service.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/03/public_health_service.html Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:14:10 -0600 Kenya DVM/MPH students Mindy Rostal and Alina Evans describe their research project in Kenya on the Rift Valley Fever virus. A paper they co-authored with others, "Prevalence of antibodies against Rift Valley fever virus in Kenya wildlife," has just been accepted in Infection and Epidemiology.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/03/kenya.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/03/kenya.html Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:11:14 -0600 It's Global. It's Global.
Juried Public Health Film Making Competition

watch all 17 entries

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/03/its_global.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/03/its_global.html Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:00:00 -0600 "My Life" Featuring Michael Golden Michael Golden
Michael is a public health student seeking a master's degree in community health education.

Learn what a typical day is like for Michael by watching "My Life."

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/03/my_life_featuring_michael_gold.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/03/my_life_featuring_michael_gold.html Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:01:06 -0600 Prevention Rx for a Healthier Minnesota John Finnegan
Effective community and individual prevention initiatives can improve the health of Minnesotans while helping to control health costs. That's the message of a television program that aired on Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) on Feb. 25. The program can be watched now on Public Health Planet from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

The program features health experts and advocates from leading Minnesota academic, health, and business organizations, including Dr. Larry An, Dr. Mary Story and Dr. John Finnegan (pictured above), all with the University of Minnesota.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/03/prevention_rx_for_a_healthier_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2007/03/prevention_rx_for_a_healthier_1.html Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:39:10 -0600 RA and TA panel discussion. Download file
Graduate Students in the School of Public Health discuss RA and TA posistions. 12/4/06, University of Minnesota.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/12/ra_and_ta_panel_discussion.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/12/ra_and_ta_panel_discussion.html Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:50:38 -0600 SPHO Fieldwork Panel Presentation Graduate Students in the School of Public Health discuss their fieldwork experiences, specifically within the World Health Organization.

10/31/06, University of Minnesota

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/12/spho_feildwork_panel_presentat_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/12/spho_feildwork_panel_presentat_1.html Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:19:19 -0600 SPHO Fieldwork Panel Presentation Graduate students in the School of Public Health discuss their fieldwork experiences.

10/31/06, University of Minnesota

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/12/spho_feildwork_panel_presentat.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/12/spho_feildwork_panel_presentat.html Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:08:34 -0600 My Life: Featuring Dominique Lopez-Stickney Learn what life is like for a University of Minnesota public health student.

In this first episode of My Life, Dominique, a public health nutrition student, presents to her class, conducts phone surveys for a research project, mentors a 10-year-old girl, and volunteers at the Twin Cities Marathon.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/11/my_life_featuring_dominique_lo_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/11/my_life_featuring_dominique_lo_1.html Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:19:54 -0600 Community Partners Listen/watch on the Web now

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/10/community_partners.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/10/community_partners.html Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:10:00 -0600 Imperfect Control This short video illustrates the imperfect control problem in industrial and occupational health.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/09/imperfect_control.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/09/imperfect_control.html Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:00:01 -0600 Degrees of Freedom This short video illustrates the degrees of freedom problem in industrial and occupational health.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/09/degrees_of_freedom.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/09/degrees_of_freedom.html Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:00:00 -0600 Why Prepare? Dan Johnson-Powers, University of Minnesota Department of Emergency Management, produced for Minnesota Emergency Readiness Education and Training (MERET).

See also: Emergency Preparedness at the University of Minnesota.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/09/why_prepare.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/09/why_prepare.html Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:00:00 -0600 SPH at the State Fair: How many calories in this meal? Listen/watch this on the Web now (2:35)
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SPH staff asked 73 fair-goers to estimate how many calories were in a meal, using rubber food props:

4 oz hamburger patty 306 calories
hamburger bun 120 calories
90 grams french fries 300 calories
16 oz. soda, no ice 200 calories
1 cup ice cream 289 calories
1215 total calories

Listen to/watch all 73 responses

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/08/sph_at_the_state_fair_how_many.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/08/sph_at_the_state_fair_how_many.html Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:00:00 -0600 SPH at the Minnesota State Fair: a prospective student and an alumna Watch/hear this on the Web now


TT 2:35 (m:ss)

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/08/sph_at_the_minnesota_state_fai_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/08/sph_at_the_minnesota_state_fai_1.html Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:00:00 -0600 SPH at the Minnesota State Fair: Bob Bruininks Listen/watch this on the Web now

Bob Bruininks, President of the University of Minnesota

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/08/sph_at_the_minnesota_state_fai.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/08/sph_at_the_minnesota_state_fai.html Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:00:00 -0600 SPH at the Minnesota State Fair: Dianne Mandernach Listen/watch this on the Web now

Dianne Mandernach, Minnesota Commissioner of Health

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/08/minnesota_state_fair_dianne_ma.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/sphprograms/2006/08/minnesota_state_fair_dianne_ma.html Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:00:00 -0600 Seven Countries Study Listen/watch this on the Web now

This short video, edited from Dr. Henry Blackburn's footage of the Seven Countries Study, was created for a Web site devoted to the history of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology: www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi.

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