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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.