News and Announcements - PBHL Newsletter September 24, 2021

The goal of the Student Leaders in Public Health program is to enhance the public health workforce in the Rocky Mountain region, specifically in rural and under-served communities and populations, by supporting students conducting applied health projects and providing opportunities for mentoring and professional development. During the 2021–22 academic year, the RMPHTC will award 27 students $3,500 in financial support to assist with public health field placements and faculty-student collaborative projects. The deadline to apply is December 15, 2021. Questions? Contact Olivia Jolly, MPH, Practice‐Based Learning Manager at Olivia.jolly@cuanschutz.edu

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The EURēCA! Grant Program (formerly UROP) is a competitive grant program managed by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities. EURēCA Grants support original student-driven research, creative, and other scholarly activities under the mentorship of a CU Denver | Anschutz faculty mentor. Grants of $500 are administered each October and February to be used on project supplies, conference and workshop registration, and/or travel costs. The deadline to apply is October 8, 2021.

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Friday, October 15 & Friday, October 22: The Sustaining Behavior Change Conference grows from the belief that limitations in our ability to help people make lasting changes in their health-related behaviors is one of the greatest challenges to the well-being of our population. Whether it is adopting healthy eating and physical activity habits, or curtailing the use of unhealthy substances or behaviors, people seem able to initiate behavior change, but a range of forces typically lead to a return of previous behaviors.

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PBHL students are welcome to join any of the colloquium talks being offered in the department’s PhD program this fall. Upcoming talks:

• Sept 24 2:30pm, Zoom: Population Health: Looking Under the Skin and Down the Street - Adam Lippert, PhD, University of Colorado Denver, Department of Sociology. Please contact HBSAdminSupport@ucdenver.edu for the Zoom meeting information.
• Oct 8, 2:30pm, North Classroom 1130: Community Disaster Recovery: Moving from Vulnerability to Resilience - Daserai A. Crow, PhD, University of Colorado Denver, school of Public Affairs.
• Oct 15, 2:30pm, North Classroom 1130: Legal Epidemiology as a Tool for Mapping Structural Stigma - Daniel Goldberg, JD, PhD, Universtiy of Colorado Anschutz, Center for Bioethics and Humanities.

• Sept 28, 3:30pm, Zoom: Fireside Chat with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, acclaimed pediatrician, scientist, activist, and author of “What the Eyes Don’t See,” a story about uncovering the Flint Water Crisis and leading recovery efforts. The event will discuss public health issues that adversely affect underrepresented and underserved communities within the United States and locally. Register online.