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Sheana Bull is the new chair for the Department of Community and Behavioral Health at the Colorado School of Public Health, effective April 15. As a professor of Community and Behavioral Health, Bull has focused on the development and testing of behavioral interventions for health promotion using technology. She is involved in maternal, child and [...]

Mary Rupp, instructor, Kraemer Family Library at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University Archives/Digital Repository Coordinator, recently passed the certified archivist exam and is now a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists. … Tim Byers, associate dean for public health practice at the Colorado School of Public Health, served as chair of [...]

They’re popping up in front yards, at community events and in front of city halls. They’re spinning statewide as the country recognizes Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month throughout April. They’re pinwheels, the centerpiece of the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign. The pinwheel represents Colorado’s efforts to change the way our state thinks about prevention, focusing on [...]

Gregory Tung, Colorado School of Public Health assistant professor of Health Systems, Management and Policy, was named the new senior editor for Injury Prevention Editor’s Blog. Published by BMJ Group, Injury Prevention is an international peer-reviewed journal. The journal features articles on the science, policy and public health practice of injury prevention. The Editor’s Blog [...]

Colorado School of Public Health Associate Dean Judith Albino has been awarded the Distinguished Psychologist in Management Award for 2013 by the Society of Psychologists in Management (SPIM).  Albino received the award Feb. 22 during the SPIM midwinter conference in Arizona.  In her invited address, she spoke to the group on the topic of “Leadership [...]

John Kittelson, who spearheaded the effort to open a dedicated center for biostatistical consultation at the university, has elected to step down as director of the Colorado Biostatistics Consortium (CBC). Kittelson, professor of biostatistics in the Colorado School of Public Health, also served as director of the Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) core of [...]

A new training program to help stem the epidemic of opioid prescription-related overdoses and unintentional deaths has won the endorsement of the Colorado Medical Society and COPIC, a medical malpractice provider. The program, offered by the Colorado School of Public Health, is an online course that gives Colorado health care providers guidelines on managing patients [...]

Lori A. Crane, professor and currently chair of the Department of Community and Behavioral Health at the Colorado School of Public Health, will become the new associate dean for Academic Affairs effective March 1. Crane will fill the role previously held by Jack Barnette, professor of biostatistics. “Lori has a long and distinguished career of [...]

Lisa Simpson has been named the recipient of the prestigious Chancellor’s John J. Conger Lectureship and Visiting Professorship. She will be at Children’s Hospital Colorado and the Anschutz Medical campus March 7-8. Simpson is the president and chief executive officer for AcademyHealth, the leading national organization serving the fields of health services and policy research [...]

It’s been said that “planning is everything.” At the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, that couldn’t be more true, as plans abound for the campus as a whole as well as the schools and colleges. Much progress was made in 2012 on a new Anschutz Medical Campus Master Plan, and the plan is targeted [...]

Mary Coussons-Read, a professor and administrator with appointments at the University of Colorado Denver and the Colorado School of Public Health, on Tuesday was named UCCS provost. Coussons-Read, 45, associate vice chancellor for research, professor of psychology and professor of community and behavioral health at CU Denver, was selected following a national search. She will [...]

Jacqueline (Jackie) Jones, associate professor in the College of Nursing’s Division of Informatics, Health Systems & Leadership, recently visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta for the annual meeting of the Health Aging Research Network (HAN), which is part of the CDC. Jones is the only HAN member from the college [...]

The annual recognition goes to faculty members who demonstrate exemplary performance in research or creative work, a record of excellence in classroom teaching and supervision of individual learning.

Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has formed a partnership with the Colorado School of Public Health to develop a program designed to improve the health of Colorado businesses, workers and their families. The partnership includes a gift of $500,000 for the first year of what is expected to be a multi-year [...]

The Colorado School of Public Health and Pinnacol Assurance are taking a significant step in addressing the rising rates of death from opioid pain relievers by creating training that focuses on safe prescribing practices and intervention strategies to improve physicians’ understanding of the best practices that help prevent the health risks and issues associated with [...]

Colorado School of Public Health Professor of Epidemiology Carol Runyan recently was named one of the 20 leaders and visionaries who have had a transformative effect on the field of violence and injury prevention over the twenty-year history of the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). Runyan will [...]

Associate Dean Judith Albino, Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Denver, has been named to a four-year term on the Caring for Colorado Foundation Board of Directors by Gov. John Hickenlooper. As a new appointee, Albino contributes a unique perspective of public health to a board that is composed of other [...]

The maternal and child health division within the Colorado School of Public Health’s Center for Global Health was designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Center for Promoting Family and Child Health. The division, which is a partnership between Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is one [...]

The United States is on course for a comprehensive food safety system for the 21st century, but bureaucratic and financial hurdles remain, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., said Monday. DeGette, who represents Colorado’s First Congressional District, spoke about “From Farm to Fork: Protecting Our Nation’s Food Supply” at the Anschutz Medical Campus. About 60 people [...]

Allison Kempe, M.D., MPH, professor at the School of Medicine and Colorado School of Public Health, will receive the Big Shot of the Year award from the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition (CCIC). The honor will be presented at the nonprofit’s annual SOUP! (Shots Offer Unrivaled Protection) on April 26. “The CCIC Executive Committee chose to [...]

Louis Anthony Cox Jr., Ph.D., a clinical professor at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Denver, recently was elected to the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) distinguished membership association. Cox was one of 66 United States professionals and 10 foreign associates elected in 2012. Election to the NAE is among [...]

The gripping wonder of a snapshot in time – and the sobering moral freight that often comes with it – took the spotlight during a recent presentation at the Anschutz Medical Campus. “Moral Dilemmas in Documentary Photography,” hosted by professor Daniel Teitelbaum, M.D., was an Arts in Medicine program, part of the Arts and Humanities [...]

Tasha Fingerlin, associate professor of epidemiology, will be the master’s and Ph.D. epidemiology program director for the Colorado School of Public Health beginning Jan. 1. As director, Fingerlin will oversee a program that currently enrolls five master of science and 15 doctoral students. Fingerlin replaces outgoing director, professor and Assistant Dean Dana Dabelea. Dabelea served [...]

Biostatistics and informatics faculty at the Colorado School of Public Health Samantha MaWhinney, Sc.D., and Amanda Allshouse, M.S., are among the authors recognized by the HIV Medicine Association for publishing one of the year’s most critical articles in HIV medicine. Their article “Sex, race and geographic region influence clinical outcomes following primary HIV-1 infection,” originally [...]

Tim. E. Byers was elected first vice president of the American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization. Eleven new officers were elected to the volunteer 2011-2012 National Board of Directors during a recent meeting. Byers is the associate director at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, the associate dean for the Public Health [...]

Ned Calonge, M.D., president and CEO of The Colorado Trust, recently was elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences. Calonge teaches epidemiology, biostatistics and research methods at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Colorado School of Public Health. Election to the IOM is [...]

Patrick O’Rourke, chief litigation attorney for the University of Colorado, is one of three finalists for a justice seat on the Colorado Supreme Court. The Supreme Court Nominating Commission recently provided Gov. John Hickenlooper with the names of finalists O’Rourke, of Highlands Ranch; Brian Boatright, Arvada; and Frederick Martinez, Castle Pines. The governor has until [...]

Yearly physicals and vitamin supplements aren’t top priorities for most men. In fact, for many men, PSA stands for “patient-stimulated anxiety” not prostate-specific antigen, a common prostate cancer screening test conducted during yearly physicals, jokes E. David Crawford, M.D., investigator at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. Yet, last week’s news about vitamin E safety [...]

Community, academic, legislative and economic partners are invited to attend this year’s Latino Research and Policy Center Summit, “Working Together to Improve Education, Health and Justice for Colorado Latinos,” Sept. 29-30 at the PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur St., Denver. The free event opens at 5 p.m. Thursday; the opening address will be given by [...]

What do you get when you ask a high school sophomore, “What is public health?” If the sophomore was one of the recent high school students selected to participate in the Public Health Academy, you will likely be amazed by the response. Her answer will incorporate a working knowledge of the five core areas of [...]