1st Group of Paper Presentations

Today, the very first group of NDSU MPH students delivered their presentations as a component of the MPH requirements. They were fantastic! It is obvious that all of them are going to be exceptional public health professionals.

From the left: Saurav Dahal, Nick Cain Jr., Erin Loeb, Kelsey Folkert and Jordyn Wallenborn

Dr. Warne (back center) with his first group of graduates

North Dakota Compass: ASK A RESEARCHER

Fargo-Moorhead American Indian Community-Sponsored Health Needs Assessment

The following is an excerpt from the full interview of Assistant Professor, Donna Grandbois, published in the November 2013 North Dakota Compass. The full interview can be found here.

Q:  What is the Fargo-Moorhead American Indian Community-Sponsored Health Needs Assessment?
In response to the lack of sufficient data to determine the unmet needs of urban Indian families in the Fargo-Moorhead Metro area, I, as Principal Investigator, and Jaclynn Wallette, as Co-investigator, in collaboration with the Native community, approached the Fargo Native American City Commission to request funding to conduct the needs assessment survey. The Commission granted the funds to conduct the survey, which was a part of the larger survey conducted by the Greater Fargo-Moorhead Community Health Needs Assessment Collaborative. In an effort to build community capacity, six members of the Native community are now IRB certified by NDSU, enabling the community to replicate a needs assessment survey at their discretion.  

Donna Grandbois is an assistant professor of nursing at NDSU. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Nation, Belcourt, ND and is one of the three core faculty in the Master of Public Health American Indian Specialization. She addresses questions relating to the Fargo-Moorhead American Indian Community-Sponsored Health Needs Assessment.

NDSU @ the APHA's 141st Annual Meeting in Boston

On the Closing Panel: APHA Blog (http://aphaannualmeeting.blogspot.com/)

Donna Grandbois presenting her research

NDSU's first booth at an APHA conference!

Closing Panel

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Closing session challenges public health workers to ‘move this nation forward’ 

(see full article here)

As he sat on the panel of speakers at the Closing Session of this year’s APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Donald Warne told a story.

Three sisters were walking along the river, when they saw a group of babies in the water. One sister jumped in to save the babies. 

One sister said, “We need to teach these babies to swim.”

The third sister kept walking up the river. When the others called to her, she said, “I’m going to find out who’s throwing these babies in the water and I’m going to stop them.”

He paused. 

“That’s public health.
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American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month



November Is American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month

From the Aleutian Islands to the Florida Everglades, American Indians and Alaska Natives have contributed immensely to our country's heritage. During National Native American Heritage Month, we commemorate their enduring achievements and reaffirm the vital role American Indians and Alaska Natives play in enriching the character of our Nation.
For more information, see the White House, Presidential Proclamation National Native American Heritage Month, 2011.

I will be the keynote presenter at the AI/AN Heritage Month event at CDC in Atlanta on November 12.

More good PR for our MPH Program!

 

 

Professor Mary Larson Asked to Speak at Harvard CME Course

   The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine is currently running courses through Harvard Medical School's Continuing Medical Education Program and NDSU's own Professor Mary Larson has been invited to speak at the "Lifestyle Medicine: Tools for Promoting Healthy Change" course on Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21, 2014, in the Simches Auditorium at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. 
   This course will provide the knowledge, skills and tools for healthcare professionals to effectively and efficiently promote healthy lifestyle changes in their patients. Experts in Lifestyle Medicine, exercise prescription, wellness coaching, and living a connected life will facilitate this highly interactive and patient centered-activity.
   Attendees will participate in a combination of lectures, group discussion and experiential education to gain confidence with the clinical practice of Lifestyle Medicine. State of the art tools and skills, including how to set up and manage a Lifestyle Medicine practice, to understand this practice as true healthcare reform, and to counsel patients to improve their overall lifestyle, including stress management, diet, and exercise will be presented.
 
Congratulations to Mary Larson!

Formal Letter of Invitation to the APHA Conference

Dr. Warne to be on the Closing Panel for the APHA Annual Conference in Boston

The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition attracts more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. APHA has a world of public health in store for you! 

This will be a good opportunity to highlight what we are doing at NDSU on a national stage with several thousand participants!

141st Annual Meeting and Exposition November 2-6, 2013 Boston, MA