Global Mental Health is now a permanent course that is cross listed in Global Health, Psychology, and the Jackson School of International Studies. We will be meeting Spring quarter on Mondays from 12:30 to 3:20 at the South Campus Center. We still have spots open under the Global Health (in the time schedules 2/23 as GH 456/556) and Jackson School course numbers.

GH 456/556;PSYCH 448 B;JSIS 478 D (3 credits):
Global Mental Health

This course is designed for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students interested in pursuing work at the crossroads of the Health Sciences (e.g. Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Public Health) and the Social Sciences (e.g. Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, Area Studies) Read more

<strong>HSERV 507:</strong> Health Communication and Social Marketing.<strong>Offered Spring, 2013</strong><strong>Mondays 2:00‐4:50pm</strong>Learn to develop, implement, and evaluate health messagesworking with clients on a real‐world problem. The course is taught by Linda Ko, PhD and Hendrika Meischke, PhD, in the departmentof Health Services.
<strong>For more information</strong>, contact Linda: Lko@fhcrc.org. 206.667.7182

ANTH/NURS 562. Wednesdays 9:30-12:20, South Campus Center 322. Spring Quarter.

Clinically Applied Anthropology is designed for health science graduate students as well as graduate students from other professional schools and from academic departments. The seminar format of Clinically Applied Anthropology will include the examination of selected publications in medical anthropology to understand the data, theory, and methods used by anthropologists to investigate and analyze health-related behaviors. Anthropologists who specialize in various culture areas (e.g., Indonesia, Oceania, Africa) will be invited for guest presentations. This information will be related to national and international health care issues to explore whether anthropological insight offers solutions and new approaches. Specific topics will range widely depending on student interests and availability of articles. Topics will include cultural variations in illness beliefs and illness behavior (e.g., culture-bound syndromes, meanings of cancer or diabetes), types of healing practices (e.g., shamans, medicine people), and chronic illness and death.

The Career Center at the University of Washington presents Career Launch Workshop, a targeted 5-hour workshop specifically for graduates and alumni that focuses on developing job search skills, including developing resumes, cover letters, how to effectively search for a job and how to interview successfully.

When: Thursday, April 4th, 2013, 10:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. (Lunch provided!)
Where: The HUB – Room 214

For more information and online registration for the workshop, go to: http://careers.uw.edu/Career-Launch-Workshop

The cost for the workshop is $35 for non-UWAA members and $30 for current UWAA members.
THIS WORKSHOP FEE IS $35 for CURRENTLY ENROLLED UW STUDENTS. Unlike other one-hour workshops and services offered by Career Center, it is not free for current students.

 

Wednesday, February 27, 5-6:30 PM in Research Commons 2/3, please join us for to increase our individual and collective skills to respond with compassion effectively to racial microaggressions

Are there specific situations in class, practicum or elsewhere in your life when you heard or experienced racial microaggressions, did not respond, and later wished you had engaged with the speaker? What inhibited you from responding? More importantly, what skills and mindsets would strengthen your confidence and commitment to respond to racial microaggressions?

Bring specific examples from your life. We’ll mutually explore practical strategies to interrupt racial microaggressions. Leave with an increased commitment and skills to interrupt racial microaggressions.

This session is for any SSW community member wanting to strengthen skills to interrupt racial microaggressions. Read more

Next week, February 25-March 1 , is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The theme this year is: “Everybody knows somebody.” In recognition of this event, the Sizeism and Weightism Advocacy Group (SWAG) is promoting several events. These events are open to everyone!

1. Throughout the week, on the ground floor, there will be an EATING DISORDERS AWARENESS AFFIRMATION POSTER BOARD posted in the hallway with various positive food/body/person affirmations. Please visit this board, and take an affirmation for yourself and a friend. Feel free to write your own affirmations and post them for others to see. Read more

Chris Grumm will be on campus Thursday, Feb 28 at 7 pm in SSW Room 305 for a discussion on the Gender Lens 3.0. This is open to the public, is free of charge and will be a fascinating talk and Q&A session. This event is cosponsored by the SSW Women’s Group, and we hope to see you there! Read more

The following courses are being offered in spring quarter by visiting scholars in Arctic studies/law/indigenous rights/resource development. Class size is limited for this one-time opportunity! Please find a poster with additional information attached.

Business in the Arctic – Working with Law and Policy in Resource Development (3 credits), Thursdays, 1:30-4:20 p.m Read more

Register now for the Rural Health Class or CONJOINT 515, 1 credit elective, SNL 12368

Topics include:

• Health issues facing rural America
• Rural life and practice
• Interdisciplinary care teams in rural practice
• Cultural competency and the face of rural America

Class activities include a field trip to Ellensburg, WA and several on-campus classes with presenters and panels. Enrollment is open to students from all health science graduate programs. For an add code or more information, contact course coordinator, Lauren Henricksen at lhenric@uw.edu.

UW’s 12th Annual Pre-Health Conference is happening on March 2nd 9AM-5PM in Johnson Hall!

THEME: “[In]Equality in Healthcare”

When: Saturday, March 2nd 9AM- 5PM (on site registration starting at 8:15 AM)

Where: Johnson Hall, with expo booths and lunch in Mary Gates Hall

Who: Open to public – ANY student interested in ANY discipline of health sciences.

What: Workshops on health disparities/social determinants of health, current health issues, professional development, hands on/skills workshops, and professional student panels.

Every year this conference helps to cultivate, educate and inspire the next generation of culturally competent health professionals

Register now: prehealthconference2013.brownpapertickets.com
FB event page and more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/291234857670324

Are you interested in learning more about end-of-life care? And have you ever wondered about how culture affects the way patients and their families approach the difficult decisions that need to be made near the end of life?

If so, consider attending the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association’s next event – a multidisciplinary panel on end-of-life issues among Asian Americans (just one example: some Asian American families may prefer to shield an elderly parent from news of a terminal diagnosis). We have a great multidisciplinary group of panelists lined up to share their experiences and take your questions Read more

ASUW Queer Student Commission presents…

The 11th ANNUAL UW DRAG COMPETITION

Hosted by ALEKSA MANILA & GAYSHA STARR!!!
Featuring on- and off-campus performers!

Witness the fierceness of ASUW Queer Student Commission’s annual drag show! Come help us celebrate how we do gender expression and fluidity as our competing and showcasing acts WERK* the Meany Hall stage!

This year’s drag show is a UW-competition-community-showcase mashup! We wanted to open up a free, all-ages, 1200-seat venue to folks whose access to drag events are limited (because of 21+ venues, entrance fees, etc.). Acts consisting entirely of UW students are entered as competitors. Community drag performers will be showcasing alongside UW competitors. Read more

An Informal Conversation about Interdisciplinary Teaching on Environmental Issues
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
5:00-6:30 PM
Program on the Environment Commons, Wallace Hall (ACC) 012

Free to attend. Please register: https://catalyst.uw.edu/catalyst/chooser/8e26df625254cb816e49042c1ac6462e

How big is your data? And can your students grok it?

In an era when datasets are mushrooming, the cloud is ever expanding, and environmental science is in dire need of multidisciplinary, real world information to document and address global change; how do we bring students to the party? Read more

For more information and to register, visit http://portfolio.du.edu/pedagogy_of_privilege or email privilege.conference@du.edu.

BEYOND HB1079 invites you to participate by attending the conference or through the many volunteer opportunities offered.

BEYOND HB 1079 CONFERENCE is a student-run conference that provides support to undocumented students, their parents and educators with awareness, empowerment and resources in the greater Seattle area. As the first of its kind in Washington State the conference has as a goal to provide a space for the advancing of educational opportunities for all students regardless of citizenship. In 2012 the first year of the conference, 200 attendees had the opportunity to participate in workshops, panels and open discussions. Due to the overwhelming success of last year we are expecting to increase the attendees’ capacity to 400 in 2013 Read more

1098T Student Tax class

DATES/TIMES – February classes:
Feb. 21st, 2013
Section I: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Section II: 3pm – 4pm

Feb. 27, 2013
Section I: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Section II: 2pm – 3pm

(All sections contain identical information) Read more

For those of you interested in health and bioethics, this course down in the School of Medicine has been one that our students have consistently enjoyed. This course is approved as a substitution for Soc W 506. Please let Helene know if you have any questions about it at tigiba@uw.edu.

BH 527
Wed/Fri 1:30-2:50
HSB Rm E-214
Instructors: Erika Blacksher, PhDeb2010@uw.edu & Helene Starks, PhDtigiba@uw.edu Read more

UW TOBACCO STUDIES PROGRAM – COURSES & OPPORTUNITIES
Visit our website: http://depts.washington.edu/tobacco/

COURSES (see TSP website for syllabi)
HSERV 558: Tobacco & Public Health
This 1-3 credit course is offered in Spring quarter and is open to graduate students in all health and social sciences as well as public policy. This seminar style course offers a comprehensive overview of the history, health effects, policy, prevention and treatment of tobacco use, including Read more

Congratulations, Huskies! UW is the #1 Peace Corps School in the Nation!

Seniors: Apply Now for Late 2013 and Early 2014 Assignments
Make a difference in your life and in the lives of others.

Apply by February 28 for the best opportunity to match your skills to remaining assignment openings for 2013 and for priority consideration for assignments departing in early 2014.
Peace Corps volunteers work in education and English/ESL teaching; agriculture, forestry and environment; public health and HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention; community economic development; and youth in development. We look for applicants educated and skilled in these fields to fill thousands of available opportunities. Read more

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