AAPHP News - 2000, Issue 2
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AAPHP news is produced whenever several items of interest to members accumulate. This news letter is sent to all members for whom we have valid email addresses. Please send any items of interest, comments, constructive suggestions or email address changes to the editor (Virginia M. Dato MD MPH) at aaphp@iname.com. Membership information is available at the American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) website is at http://www.aaphp.org.
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News Items
1. AAPHP Web site enhanced
2. PSR is giving AAPHP one free
registration to the upcoming Drinking Water and Disease Conference. See Item
2 below for more information if you would like to attend this conference.
3. Position Announcement - Full-time faculty
position - Associate Medical Director of the Health Department - City of
Milwaukee and Medical College of Wisconsin See Item 3 below
4. From ATPM NEWS Models that work competition - See Item
4 below.
5. From NACCHO Job listings - Commissioner of
Health, Weschester County, application deadline 2/1/2000 See Item 5 below:
Item 1 - Additions
to web pages - submitted by Kim Buttery MD MPH.
I have just added web links to some additional useful education sites on our web
pages and also in the useful links to medical sites I have added a link to the
ACIP statement on Immunization Recommendations for 2000, which include the
rationale for the change to IPV for the US. I have also added a link under the
medical sites, for the CDC plan to prevent Emerging Infectious Diseases as well
as the streaming video presentation. In case you do not have the streaming video
player I have placed a link to the site to download Real-Player Plus 7.0 basic,
Free. Try it, you may like it. You will need this download if you want to watch
the Preventive Medicine grand rounds which will be available next Friday. Use
the Grand Round link in the educational section of useful links.
Remember that I will not know all the good sites that would be useful to our members, students of public health, and potential members visiting our site. To keep it improving please send me the links to any useful sites you find, so I can share them with our members and visitors. About 20% of the current sites have been contributed by members.
Item 2 If you would like the complimentary registration that is being allocated to AAPHP please send your request (name, address, phone number, reason for request) to aaphp@iname.com. This is limited to AAPHP Members and any one receiving the complementary registration would be expected to write an article for our bulletin. The Meeting is entitled "Drinking Water and Disease: What Every Health Care Provider Should Know". The conference, which is jointly sponsored by CDC and ATSDR, will be held in the Washington DC area on Friday, March 10, 2000. Additional information and on-line registration (do not use if you are trying for this one complimentary registration) are available on PSR's web site, http://www.psr.org, or you can call PSR at 202-898-0150.
Item 3 Submitted by member Seth Foldy, MD
PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
The Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Preventive Medicine and the City
of Milwaukee Health Department jointly seek an individual for a new full-time
faculty position as an Associate Medical Director of the Health Department and
as an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine
actively and jointly conducting research and education in public health and
preventive medicine.
The Milwaukee Health Department is a progressive, dynamic organization with significant programs in all areas of public health including communicable disease control, maternal-child health, environmental health, laboratory services, health promotion and disease prevention. The department has a strong community health outcomes orientation with an emphasis on the measurement and improvement of community health status. This includes renewed emphasis on community-based collaborations, interdisciplinary teams, program evaluation and increasing use of geographic information systems. Department staff and programs are nationally recognized for leadership in many areas including lead poisoning prevention, communicable disease surveillance, violence prevention, and the detection and control of waterborne pathogens.
The successful candidate will work well in a culturally-diverse, interdisciplinary setting and enjoy team innovation from design through evaluation. S/he will join the Health Commissioner/Medical Director and an additional part-time Associate Medical Director in serving the needs of the entire department with the division of work assignments determined by professional expertise or interest. This individual will supervise the work of preventive medicine residents within the department and the Milwaukee community, will produce peer-reviewed research of general public health interest, and will teach in the MPH Degree Programs of the Medical College of Wisconsin. The Medical College of Wisconsin is the independent private college located on the 248 acre, park-like campus of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center that traces its history to 1893. MCW has over 3600 faculty and staff and about 1500 students, including over 400 in the MPH Programs. MCW dedicates itself to leadership and excellence in education, research, patient care and service.
Interested individuals may request additional information or may send a
letter of interest and a curriculum vitae to:
William W. Greaves, MD, MSPH;
Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin,
8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
The Medical College of Wisconsin is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer M/F/D/V
Item 4 From ATPM News Now! - No. 112
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),
Bureau of Primary Health Care announces the fourth "Models that Work"
Competition. This is an integral part of the "Models that Work"
Campaign which is designed to identify and promote the replication and
adaptation of effective community-based approaches for delivering primary and
preventive health care to underserved and vulnerable populations. Models that
Work 2000 will identify five innovative, culturally competent models of service
delivery that are effective in increasing access to primary health care and
positively impacting on disparities in health within their communities.
Additionally, Models that Work 2000 will recognize two models in a Women's
Health category.
For assistance or information on nomination criteria and/or application
materials, visit the website at http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/mtw/mtw.htm
The deadline for nominations is Friday March 17,
Item 5. Job
Specification at: http://www.co.westchester.ny.us/personnel/jobspecs/county/C/COMMISSIONEROFHEALTH.pdf
The contact information on the NACCHO job listings form is
Harold N Adel, MD, MPH, Commissioner, Westchester County Department of Health
145 Huguenot Street, 8th Floor, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone 914-637-4720 fax 914-637-4703
January 25, 2000