BU's Undergraduate Public Health Association (UPHA)

Public Health Brigades Info Session

bupublichealth — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:57:53 +0000

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES INFO SESSION
Monday, January 23, at 7:30pm – SAR 104

Want to help decrease life threatening diseases in under resourced
communities? Would you like to travel to beautiful Central America to
celebrate the end of finals week? Join Boston University’s Public
Health Brigade to Honduras to help families improve their home
infrastructure to combat diseases. During the one-week brigade,
students have the opportunity to work side-by-side with families to
build eco-stoves, latrines, concrete floors, and water storage units.
Stop by our info session and join us on our brigade this May. Speaking
Spanish is not mandatory and translators will be provided during brigade.
If you cannot attend this meeting but would still like to learn about
the program, please contact us at publichealthbrigade.bu@gmail.com
publichealthbrigade.bu@gmail.com>

Public Health Brigades is a program of the international nonprofit,
Global Brigades <http://www.globalbrigades.org/>, the world’s largest
student-led global health and sustainable development organization.
In 2010, more than 4,000 volunteers from 160 GB university chapters in
North America and Europe traveled to provide health and economic
development solutions to more than 50,000 beneficiaries through our
teams in Panama and Honduras.

Updates on Vikramasila Foundation’s “Dental Hygiene and Nutritional Health Campaign”

bupublichealth — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:45:26 +0000

To All,

I wanted to thank everyone involved for their support and time working with the Vikramasila Foundation’s “Dental Hygiene and Nutritional Health Campaign”. The campaign was incredibly successful. With the money donated through BU and private sponsors we were able to provide each student at the Pema Ts’al School mouthwash, floss, toothpaste, and a toothbrush with more supplies in storage to last approximately for another 6-9 months. A dentist came to the school and also assessed the condition of the children’s teeth. The Vikramasila Foundation, through private sponsors, is providing the money for dental cleaning, tooth extractions, and fluoride treatments for the children at a discounted rate which will ultimately be free to the students. Each student was also given a nutritional education packet and dental health brochures along with a lecture with the local dentist.

I thank everyone for their contributions, especially the members of UPHA who helped organize the fundraising.

Best,
Chloe Sakow

Stress Buddy Event

bupublichealth — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:23:22 +0000

eeling the pressure of finals? Come spend an hour with UPHA at a Stress Buddy session! A Student Health Ambassador will be joining us to discuss the physiology of stress and share some relaxation and stress prevention techniques. Following the session, you’ll be invited to participate in a follow-up survey which enters you into a raffle to win massages, yoga classes, iPads, and more.

The Stress Buddy Event will take place on Wednesday, December 7th from 7pm-8:30pm in CAS228. Be sure to join us next week to relax a bit before finals begin. We hope to see everyone there!

Thanks!

Volunteer Abroad

bupublichealth — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:22:07 +0000

We are writing to share with you a unique volunteer abroad opportunity for your students/colleagues for the 2012 summer with AYUDA (American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad, Inc.). This opportunity is distinctive because of our commitment to empowering our volunteers to become agents of change through a combining an intensive training that begins the moment a volunteer is accepted into our program with an impactful in-country experience.

Below is more information on AYUDA and our programs for this summer. We would be grateful if you could forward it on to students/relevant faculty that might be interested in this sort of opportunity. Please be advised that applications are due February 1st, 2012.

Maria Velasquez Volunteer Coordinator
AYUDA
tel: (703) 527-3860 email: mvelasquez@ayudainc.net
skype: maria.velasquez25

VISIT US web: www.ayudainc.net facebook: ayudainc twitter: @ayudainc
EMPOWERING YOUTH TO SERVE AS AGENTS OF CHANGE IN DIABETES COMMUNITIES ABROAD
Juntos Somos Más Fuertes! Together We Are Stronger!

Volunteer in Tanzania

bupublichealth — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:19:51 +0000

Support for International Change
www.sichange.org

SIC is dedicated to limiting the impact of
HIV/AIDS in underserved communities and
training future leaders in global health and
development.

Learn More about SIC’s volunteer
Programs at these Info Sessions:

Tuesday, November 8th, 1:00 – 1:50
Monday, December 5th, 5:00 – 5:50

BU School of Public Health
Crosstown Building, CT462
801 Massachusetts Ave

Volunteer with us in Tanzania
and…

Teach educational seminars
about HIV/AIDS prevention and
reproductive health to students
and community groups in rural
villages.

Learn about lesson planning,
community assessment, and
program coordination from an
established organization.

Homestays – Live with a
Tanzanian host family, learn to
speak Kiswahili.

The Business of Being Born

bupublichealth — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:37:04 +0000

UNDERGRADUATE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Free movie screening

The Business of Being Born
SAR room 300
Nov 9th
7:00pm – 9:00pm

• Find out how businesses effect birth in America
• Snacks and refreshments provided

Job Opportunity

bupublichealth — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:33:45 +0000

Seeking a strongly qualified undergraduate to assist a professor with work in the areas of health and human rights, bioethics, and health law. Specific project(s) relating to survivors of torture and refugee trauma, medicine and the Holocaust, and complementary and alternative medicine. Medline experience and strong computer skills preferred.

Work Study required. 10-15 hours/week (depending on Work Study Award Amount). Located at the School of Public Health. STARTING SPRING 2012. Please submit resume to kskolas@bu.edu.

Over-Diagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health

bupublichealth — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:55:26 +0000

2011 William J. Bicknell Lectureship in Public Health

Friday, October 28, 2011
670 Albany Street, first floor auditorium
Boston University Medical Campus

8:30 a.m. continental breakfast
9 a.m. to noon, lecture and panel discussion
Free and open to the public

Questions: kara@bu.edu

Over the past several decades, enthusiasm for early diagnosis has grown, engaging many physicians in a systematic search for abnormalities in people who are well. While most consider only the potential benefits, in this talk Dr. Welch exposes the often-ignored harm: over-diagnosis.

The William J. Bicknell Lectureship in Public Health at the Boston University School of Public Health is named in honor of William J. Bicknell, chair emeritus and professor of international health at Boston University School of Public Health and professor of sociomedical sciences and community medicine at Boston University School of Medicine.

Upcoming Meetings

bupublichealth — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:13:13 +0000

Hey everyone, we will be having an e-board meeting Monday, October 3 at 5 PM in the GSU Backcourt. All are welcome to attend and help give input and learn more about how UPHA works.

Additionally, there will be a second informational meeting on Thursday, October 6 at 6 PM. This is an opportunity to sign up for volunteer opportunities and also a brainstorming session for new events. We will also provide information on the undergraduate public health programs with a professor from the School of Public Health, Sophie Godley. Please join us!

Volunteer Opportunity: Cradles to Crayons

bupublichealth — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:36:30 +0000

If you are free on October 18th, 19th, 20th or 21st between 10am-12pm OR 1pm-3pm, the Community Service Center needs you! We are looking for students to volunteer at Cradles to Crayons as part of a united service effort with Northeastern, Harvard, Boston College, MIT & Wellesley. Cradles to Crayons is an organization that works to provide low-income and homeless children with the materials they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn, and valued. Volunteer work at the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory will involve inspecting donated books, sorting and testing toys, matching outfits, and preparing personalized packages for children in the community that C2C provides for.

This is a rewarding opportunity to not only volunteer and meet other BU students, but to meet students from other colleges as well. This is a 2 hour time commitment at the Giving Factory. Alumni and Graduate Students are also encouraged to participate (Transportation is estimated to be a half hour each way). Students will travel together to Cradles to Crayons by MBTA Bus. Please sign up for any dates that work for your schedule!

Click here to register for the event online! There will also be a sign-up table in the GSU link October 3^rd-7^th.

Please email eventscsc@gmail.com or call the Community Service Center at 617-353-4710 with any questions regarding this volunteer opportunity.