Friday, July 30, 2010

New Address

The New Address for this Blog:

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The 8th Annual Disparities in Health in America Workshop

The 8th Annual Disparities in Health in America Workshop: Celebrating Social Entrepreneurs Working Toward Social Justice.  This year the workshop will start of Monday, June 21, 2010 through June 26, 2010.  Starting with a session on the Media and Health Disparities moderated by Mr. George Strait, formerly of ABC News and now Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs at the FDA and ending on Saturday with the morning session on Health, Health Policy and Health Disparities moderated by Dr. Leonard Zwelling, 2008 - 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Fellow with representatives from the 2008 – 2009 cohort of Robert Wood Johnson Fellows and an afternoon session on Health, the Environment & Health Disparities moderated by Dr. Armin Weinberg.  In between are session packed with national and international speakers as well as a special day for Kellogg Health Scholars, both current and alumn

Monday, April 26, 2010

Associate Professor Tenure Track Faculty Position available

The Division of Social and Behavioral Medicine within the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center is seeking to recruit tenure-track faculty at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Candidates with demonstrated research interest in the areas of health promotion, applied or dissemination research are encouraged to apply. Of particular interest are individuals with research experience in behavior change in such areas as maternal child health, nutrition or physical activity, tobacco, alcohol and other substance use or abuse.

Successful candidates are expected to make significant contributions to scholarship in their fields, attract extramural support, demonstrate excellence in teaching, and expand partnerships within the university and the community. All applicants must hold a doctoral degree in a field of social or behavioral science with a strong emphasis on research design and statistical methods with an established record of publications in peer-reviewed journals and a demonstrated ability to secure extramural funding.

For more information about the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, please visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/cpm.
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