School of Health and Human Services Blog

Please visit the link below to view information about the upcoming Wireless Health Conferences in October 2011. http://www.wirelesshealth2011.org/

The Association of Healthcare Professionals was organized by students of National University. Please view the newsletter at: http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d807911cefdeccd7aae2fcf16&id=7ed8f772a1&e=11c14970b1 .

Please read the article below about the use of the iPad as a teaching tool in the classroom: http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/07/26/teaching-with-the-ipad-and-angry-birds.aspx

Book Chapter published by Marie M. La Fargue, MPH The book "Public Leadership" has been published. You may view further information at https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=17148 . Appointment to Los Angeles County Committee Marie La Fargue, MPH was appointed in July 2011 as a member of the Los Angeles County Commission for Women's Health Committee. As part of this vital committee for the Commission, Marie will work closely with Ruth Creary, PhD, Chair, to integrate the Komen African American Breast Health Initiative--Circle of Promise efforts--as well as other key county wide initiatives that focus on women from diverse groups into the the Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timeline (SMART) goals for 2012. The Health Committee of the Los Angeles County Commission for Women serves under the auspices of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Who's Who in America 2012 Marie M. La Fargue, MPH was selected for inclusion in the...

We are pleased to announce that Ms. Peggy Mata has recently joined SHHS and the Department of Nursing as the full time faculty member at the Rancho Bernardo campus Ms. Mata earned an AS in Nursing from Maric College, BS in Nursing from the University of Phoenix and an MS in Nursing from the University of Phoenix. Ms. Mata has 12 years of clinical nursing experience in the Sharp Health System, San Diego, Naval Medical Center San Diego and VA Medical Center in La Jolla. In addition to her clinical experience, Ms. Mata was a Lead Instructor in medical-surgical nursing at Azusa Pacific University for the past five years, Clinical Instructor at Grossmont Community College for the past five years and has one year as Lead Instructor in medical-surgical nursing at Maric College. Ms. Mata will have an office at the Rancho Bernardo campus.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Karen Garman has recently joined SHHS and the Department of Community Health as the full time Program Lead for the Master of Healthcare Administration degree program. Dr. Garman earned BS in Business Administration and Communication Arts from LaSalle University, an M.Ed. in Instructional Design and Media from Temple University, an MA in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a EdD from the University of Southern California in Adult Higher and Professional Education. She has 24 years of experience in various positions within higher education, including both faculty and administrative positions. Most recently Dr. Garman was President of Healthcare Education, Leadership and Performance, Inc., (San Diego, CA). Previously she served as Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine for 15 years; Co-Director, UCSD School of Medicine Center for Applied Research ...

The California-Nevada Public Health Training Center invites your staff to attend a free training entitled “Health Disparities, Health Equity, and Social Determinants of Health” on Thursday, August 4th from 1-5pm. This training is designed to provide evidence on health disparities, identify their determinants, and discuss the challenges for achieving health equity. Topics will include definitions of health disparities and health equity, goals of Healthy People 2020, social determinants and how they impact health, strategies for achieving health equity, and roles of the public health workforce in eliminating disparities and achieving health equity. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. For more information and to register online, please click on the link below and follow the instructions: https://canvphtc.sdsu.edu/Trainings/default.asp?ID=4136800254 To register for this training, simply click the “Register” box at the top of the page, then click the “Submit” button at the bottom and...