2016 Archive
July 14, 2016
Prescription Drug Abuse a Decade into the Epidemic: Lessons learned in Tennessee
July 14, 2016
Dr. Robert Pack
Professor of Community and Behavioral Health, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Public Health at East Tennessee State University, and Director of the new ETSU Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment.
This event is co-sponsored by the WVU Injury Control Research Center and WVCTSI.
Presenter: Dr. Robert Pack, Professor of Community and Behavioral Health, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Public Health at East Tennessee State University, and Director of the new ETSU Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment.
This event is co-sponsored by the WVU Injury Control Research Center and WVCTSI.
March 4, 2016
How Agricultural Policies Affect Nutrition
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Presenters: John E. Courtney, PhD, Executive Officer of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
Sarah Ohlhorst, MS, RD, Director of Government Relations
February 17, 2016
Food Access: A Dialogues Between Research Groups (Food Politics)
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This event featured different groups and researchers working on food access in West Virginia.
Panelists:
- Kirstin McCartney, MPH, Rd, LD - WVU Extension and the WV Food and Farm Coalition
- Daniel Eades, MS - WVU Extension
- Bradley Wilson, PhD and Joshua Lohnes, MA - WV Foodlink
- Lauri Andress, PhD - WVU School of Public Health
February 12, 2016
Transgender Veterans and Suicide Risk in the Veterans Health Administration
The Delta Omega Annual Sponsored Speaker
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February 12, 2016
Sponsored by Delta Omega.
John R. Blosnich, PhD, MPH
Research Health Scientist, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion,
Pittsburgh, PA
Presenter: John R. Blosnich, PhD, MPH
Research Health Scientist, Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Blosnich will discuss reasons for the high prevalence of transgender Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration and describe suicidal risk and suicide mortality among transgender VHA veterans.
Acknowledgement
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP27882 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Centers for $855,000.00. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.