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Continuing Education, School of Public Health, University at Albany, in cooperation with the New York State Department of Health is providing a number of opportunities for training and continuing education for the public health workforce in New York State. This includes receiving satellite broadcasts on public health topics.

Broadcasts may be offered at any or all of the following sites in the Albany, NY area. Only the School of Public Health site is open to the public.
SPH = School of Public Health
For directions to the School of Public Health, click here
Participants are asked to preregister via e-mail to lbachner@albany.edu or by phone at 518-402-0339

DOH = NYS Dept. of Health, Empire State Plaza (14th floor), Albany
CEH = Center for Environmental Health, NYS Dept. of Health, Troy

Upcoming Broadcasts

Date

Topic
February 27
2:00 - 3:30 pm
“Health and the Built Environment:
The Effects of Where We Live, Work and Play”
26th Annual Univ. of North Carolina School of
Public Health Minority Health Conf.

March 11
12:00 - 3:30 pm
Emerging Issues in Water Utility Operations (AWWA Teleconference)
March 18
9:00 - 10:00 am
Potable Water: A Public Health Issue (T2B2)
April 15
9:00 - 10:00 am
Emergency and Risk Communication (T2B2)
May 20
9:00 - 10:00 am
Asthma and Children (T2B2)
June 17
9:00 - 10:00 am
Obesity and Children (T2B2)
July 15
9:00 - 10:00 am
Type 2 Diabetes and Children (T2B2)


Previous Broadcasts
2003


Date

Topic
January 29
Maternal Mortality: Obstetric Emergencies &
Reproductive Risks Associated with Chronic Disease

January 23
Promoting Physical Activity among People with Arthritis
January 31
Wired Communities: Putting the e in Public Health
February 27
Preconception Care (Women's Health Grand Rounds)
February 28
25th Annual Minority Health Conference The Evolution Of Health Policy:
Influences, Interpretations, And Implications

March 27
Colorectal Cancer(Women's Health Grand Rounds)
March 27
Healthy Homes
March 28
HIPAA Privacy Rule: Enhancing or Harming the Public’s Health

April 4

Preventing Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

April 23

Bioterrorism in America Today

May 29

Hot Topics in Emergency Preparedness
Lessons Learned from SARS, West Nile Virus, and Anthrax

June 4

Cross-Cultural Communication in Health Care: Building Organizational Capacity

June 9

9th Annual Summer Public Health Research Institute &
Videoconference on Minority Health

June 11

9th Annual Summer Public Health Research Institute &
Videoconference on Minority Health

June 18

Cancer Treatment Updates: Highlights from ASCO 2003

June 19

National Asthma Conference

June 26

Adult Immunization Update

June 27

Arthritis Management: Rural and Urban Opportunities

July 9

Toxins as Biological Weapons and Terrorism Agents

July 10

Eliminating Health Disparities

August 5

Breastfeeding Grand Rounds: Breast Milk
and Breastfeeding for the NICU Infant

August 21

Immunization Update 2003

Sept. 18

Managing Rodents and Mosquitos through Integrated Pest Management

Oct. 21

Folic Acid Update for Health Care Professionals

Nov. 13

Folic Acid Update for Pharmacists

Last update: Feb. 23, 2004

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