Rhode Island is neither a road nor an island (oh, how I miss Mike Meyers-SNL characters. If reference is not clear, just smile & nod & take this intro as a foray to "discussion topics")
Random things of interest in the news:
--> NY Times today, "Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy?":
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/magazine/16epidemiology-t.html?ex=1347595200&en=ce44128eb0042a76&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalinkn=ce44128eb0042a76&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
AKA What epidemiology does & does not tell us. Though I want to write a comment about social determinants of health!
--> Public Health Certification
http://www.nbphe.org/
My favorite part, The registration fee is based on when you register for the exam: $300 August 15 – October 15, 2007 $350 October 16 – December 31, 2007 $400 January 1 – April 30, 2008. Meaning we should get on it NOW to save $50.
Ok, so nothing in the news about this, I'm just really curious how it's going to impact us as professionals. I tried searching for negative press about it (key words including 'controvery,' 'debate' 'concerns' but nada. Anyone else heard stuff?)
--> Public policy, Russia style
"Skip work, make babies, governor says"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070912/od_nm/russia_sex_odd_dc;_ylt=Ak0UbFVmQrfRhdswN1xe.IkSH9EA
--> Public health, China style (water sanitation)
Chicken chokes after testing the water
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070910/od_nm/china_safety_chicken_odd_dc;_ylt=AgSFeHgR526f9XWpXYiduAcSH9EA
And last two links not to mean anything negative or mocking about other countries. Just random things that made me chuckle but then think about more serious things. Which is all I can ask for in life.
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Skip work, make babies day is my birthday (June 12th) :)
Also, that NYT article is good. It's nice to see some of this stuff being written about for the general public, and fairly well at that.
C
Again, I was accidentaly signed in as Marc. This is Caitlin....argh.
C
BTW, are you guys all going to sign up for that public health certificate test? I guess I don't really understand much about what impact it will have on us...
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