Friday, January 21, 2022 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Central Time) |
Seminar sessions are FREE, and open to all!
This event will be held online, via our UTHealth Webex webinar platform.
Prevention and Control of Areca Nut Consumption in the Mainland United States
Irene Tami-Maury, DrPH
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences Department
School of Public Health
UTHealth Houston
Dr. Irene Tami-Maury is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She also holds an adjunct appointment at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and at The University of Texas School of Dentistry in Houston. Her research interests lie in two specific areas: 1) Cancer prevention and control in vulnerable populations, including sexual and gender minority groups, as well as people living with HIV/AIDS; and 2) eHealth/mHealth research and e-learning/training for health care providers and lay health workers in developing countries and underserved areas of the US.
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The Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (EOHS) Research Seminar Series presents information on current research topics and emerging issues in EOHS.
Seminars are presented by UTHealth School of Public Health faculty, doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows or external esteemed guest lecturers. Seminars are scheduled on a biweekly basis, on alternate Fridays at noon.
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Safety Professionals, Industrial Hygienists, Epidemiologists, Graduate Students and other public health professionals.
The objective of the series is to identify and discuss new methods, advances and current topics in environmental and occupational health science research and apply current knowledge and key assumptions in environmental health sciences and other areas to advance the development of the field.
Learning Outcome(s): At the completion of this series of lectures the Physician, Registered Nurse, Safety Professionals, Industrial Hygienists, Epidemiologists, Graduate Students and other public health professionals will be able to (1) recognize an environmental and/or occupational health problem; (2) identify new methods, advances and current research in the environmental and occupational health science; (3) discuss research outcomes; (4) consider application of major research findings; and (5) apply lessons learned to public health practices and patient care.
Seminars are offered over the course of the 2021-2022 year.
Please regularly check the training calendar for updated seminar registration page availability and information at http://bit.ly/swcoehce2
Fall 2021
September 17, 2021
October 1, 2021
October 15, 2021
October 29, 2021
November 5, 2021
November 19, 2021
Spring 2022
January 21, 2022
February 4, 2022
February 18, 2022
March 4, 2022
March 25, 2022
April 8, 2022
Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
Outreach Program
1200 Pressler St., RAS W1014
Houston, TX 77030
Your Best Response to a Changing World!
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) supports research, education and outreach in occupational and environmental health. The SWCOEH is housed within the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences of the UTHealth School of Public Health.
The SWCOEH was established in 1977 as a NIOSH-funded Education and Research Center (ERC), now one of 18 ERCs in the nation. In 1985, the SWCOEH became a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health.
Visit www.SWCOEH.org to learn more about our graduate-level education in environmental and occupational health, research and continuing education and outreach programs.