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[H+T--Friends] AUTO: Susan Herbel is out of the office (returning 10/02/2012)

by Susan Herbel

I am out of the office until 10/02/2012. I will be away from the office until October 2 with intermittant access to email. Please call my cell if you want to reach me. 202.494.5539 Note: This is an automated response to your message "Re: [H+T--Friends] TRB workshop help" sent on 9/26/2012 3:33:25 PM. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] AUTO: Susan Herbel is out of the office (returning 10/02/2012)

by Susan Herbel

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] STEP Transportation and Health Webinar Rescheduled for October 23, 2012

by sarah.mashburn.ctr＠dot.gov

STEP Transportation and Health Webinar Rescheduled for October 23, 2012 The FHWA's Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Program's Transportation and Health webinar will now be held on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 from 2:00-3:30 p.m., Eastern Time. During the webinar, speakers will discuss planning research initiatives that are planned or underway that are related to transportation and health. Speakers include representatives from FHWA, the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Puget Sound Regional Council, the San Diego Association of Governments, and Sacramento Area Council of Governments. They will address research underway and highlight case studies and best practices for taking a holistic approach to health in the transportation planning process. To register, please visit: https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.a… For more information on this webinar or to suggest topics for future webinars, please contact Sarah Mashburn at 202-366-6515 or Sarah.Mashburn.ctr(a)dot.gov<mailto:Sarah.Mashburn.ctr@dot.gov> or Fred Bowers at 202-366-2374 or Frederick.bowers(a)dot.gov<mailto:Frederick.bowers@dot.gov> . Sarah Mashburn, Contractor U.S. DOT FHWA 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE East Tower, Room E74-441 Washington, DC 20590 202-366-6515 sarah.mashburn.ctr(a)dot.gov<mailto:sarah.mashburn.ctr@dot.gov> www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/step/index.htm<https://lima.themedianetwork.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=hSlPLwOgs0K0Hb_6VYG4HdjDx…>

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] Webinar of Interest

by Ed Christopher

Transportation and Health Webinar - Rescheduled for October 23, 2012 at 2 PM Eastern Time The purpose of this message is to announce that the webinar on Transportation Planning and Health has been rescheduled. It will now take place on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 from 2 - 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time. The webinar will feature research initiatives planned or underway that are related to transportation planning and health. This webinar may be of interest Speakers include representatives from FHWA, the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Puget Sound Regional Council, the San Diego Association of Governments, and Sacramento Area Council of Governments. They will discuss research underway and highlight case studies and best practices for taking a holistic approach to health in the transportation planning process. To register, please visit: https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.a… For more information on this webinar please contact Sarah Mashburn at 202-366-6515 or sarah.mashburn.ctr(a)dot.gov. -- Ed Christopher FHWA Resource Center Planning Team 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (C)

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] Global Health Equity Scholars fellowship - Open for Applications!

by Phyllis Orrick

Hi all, Please note: December 14, 2012 Deadline for 2013-2014 Global Health Equity Scholars Fellowship The 2013-2014 GHES application round is now open! The Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) program provides a one-year research training fellowship opportunities in global health at top-ranked, NIH-funded centers abroad. This program brings together a consortium that includes the University of California, Berkeley, Florida International University, Stanford University, and Yale University. This program supports a one-year mentored research fellowship for young faculty, postdoctoral fellows and advanced PhD and professional school students to study slum-related health topics/challenges. Fellows will spend eight to ten months in low-resource settings at one of the ten program project sites. The research topics can range from infectious diseases to non-communicable chronicle diseases, environmental health, mental health, urban planning, engineering, education, and others. This fellowship is designed for citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and is open to applicants affiliated with the U.S. institutions of the consortium. Low- and middle-income country scholars who work at a pre-approved fellowship international site are also eligible. Application deadline is December 14th, 2012. For more information, see http://ghes.berkeley.edu or contact Melaine Delcroix (program coordinator) at mdelcroix(a)berkeley.edu. -- Phyllis Orrick Communications Director Safe Transportation Research and Education Center<http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu/> (SafeTREC) University of California Transportation Center <http://www.uctc.net/> (UCTC) Institute for Urban and Regional Development <http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu/> (IURD) California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages<http://catsip.berkeley.edu/> (CATSIP) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#!/transsafe> @californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#!/CaliforniaUTC> @IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#!/IURDBerkeley> @trbhealth <https://twitter.com/#!/trbhealth>

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] UC Berkeley 3yr MPH/MCP degree program open house Oct. 1

by Phyllis Orrick

Hello, Transportation Research Board Health and Transportation Subcommittee friends, I am passing on an announcement that may be of interest. Phyllis Please visit this url to learn more about Berkeley's revised 3-year concurrent Master in City Planning and Master of Public Health (MCP/MPH) degree program, http://dcrp.ced.berkeley.edu/programs/concurrent/mcp-mph. We are interested in reaching-out to those thinking about applying, students already enrolled and considering adding a degree, new faculty affiliates, and employers looking for highly motivated and qualified students. The program trains students to work on urban health equity issues in both domestic and international settings. We will hear from current and past students of the program, including one of the very first graduates of the dual degree program, Dan Lindheim. Where: 305 Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley When: October 1st, 5:30 - 8pm Reception to follow. Please forward widely to your networks. RSVP to Miriam Zuk, mzuk(a)berkeley.edu. Thanks! ******************************************** Jason Corburn, PhD, MCP Associate Professor School of Public Health & Department of City & Regional Planning Director, Center for Global Healthy Cities Co-Director, Center for Global Metropolitan Studies UC Berkeley 410c Wurster Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-1850 jcorburn(a)berkeley.edu 510-643-4790 (ph) 510-642-1641 (fax) www.jasoncorburn.com -- Phyllis Orrick Communications Director Safe Transportation Research and Education Center<http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu/> (SafeTREC) University of California Transportation Center <http://www.uctc.net/> (UCTC) Institute for Urban and Regional Development <http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu/> (IURD) California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages<http://catsip.berkeley.edu/> (CATSIP) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#!/transsafe> @californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#!/CaliforniaUTC> @IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#!/IURDBerkeley> @trbhealth <https://twitter.com/#!/trbhealth>

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] AUTO: Dan Wu is out of the office (returning 09/24/2012)

by Dan Wu

I am out of the office until 09/24/2012. Note: This is an automated response to your message "[H+T--Friends] GSA preconference workshop - place and health" sent on 9/21/2012 8:27:19 AM. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] GSA preconference workshop - place and health

by Yen, Irene

[apologies for cross-postings] Please note the opportunity to register for the pre-conference workshop that will take place Wed Nov. 14th: Aging and Place: Neighborhoods and health in a world growing older The challenge for our time is to create and maintain environments that support people to age in place successfully. Most research has focused on the main effects of neighborhood characteristics; few studies of older adults have considered race/ethnicity. This workshop will bring together experts including behavioral scientists, health researchers, urban planners, and architects to address these gaps and to stimulate new research. The workshop will be divided into three sections: 1) neighborhood mechanisms for health; 2) minority aging; and 3) implications for service and policy. Each section will be followed by facilitated discussion. Sponsored by the National Institute of Aging. In partnership with the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, Epidemiology of Aging, and the Physical Environments & Aging Interest Groups. More information about agenda, and registration available at: http://publichealth.drexel.edu/agingandplace. Irene H. Yen, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco Associate Director, Experiential Learning, Health & Society Pathway 3333 California Street, Suite 335 Box 0856 San Francisco, CA 94143-0856 [for FedEx - use 94118] (415) 502 8291 (fax) http://dgim.ucsf.edu/about/yen.html ****************************************************************** EMAIL ADDRESS: irene.yen(a)ucsf.edu ******************************************************************

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] Article: Link Between Lack of Walkability and Diabetes

by Eloisa Raynault

A new article on this link may be of interest to you and your networks: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2012/09/alarmingly-strong-link -between-diabetes-and-walkability/3326/ "Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences examined data from more than one million residents of Toronto and concluded that people who lived in less walkable neighborhoods were significantly more likely over time to develop diabetes. The effect was particularly strong for immigrants to the city, many of whom live with a high-risk combination of genetic predisposition to diabetes, poverty and poor walkability. In the most startling finding, the study found that a new immigrant in a less walkable neighborhood was more than 50 percent more likely to develop diabetes than a long-term resident of Toronto living in one of the most walkable areas, regardless of neighborhood income. The study looked at just about everyone in Toronto aged 30-64 - the population experiencing the most rapid rise of diabetes incidence - and singled out those who did not have diabetes as of March 31, 2005. The study followed these people over the next five years: in all, 1,239,262 of them, including 214,882 who appeared to be recent immigrants based on registration in the province's healthcare plan. By March of 2010, 58,544 of these people had developed diabetes. And the walkability of the communities in which they lived turned out to be closely linked to that outcome (given the complex factors that affect health, the researchers acknowledge that they can't definitively say this relationship is directly causal)." (shorter URL: http://goo.gl/FgYwW) (study URL: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2012/08/24/dc12-0777.abst ract)

13 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] Rajiv Bhatia/DPH/SFGOV is out of the office.

by Rajiv Bhatia

I will be out of the office starting 09/14/2012 and will not return until 09/24/2012. For urgent issues, please contact karen yu at karen.yu(a)sfdph.org or ana carcamo at ana.carcamo(a)sfdph.org

13 years, 6 months

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