Upcoming Events
October 30, 2009
Older Return Migrants in Mexico: A burden to the Mexico health system?
Clinical Education Centrer at Brackenridge, room C1.111, 12:15-2:15
Dr. Rebeca Wong, Director of the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization Collaborating Center on Aging and Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, will discuss her latest research that examines the health of migrants returning to Mexico from the U.S. and their abiity to access and afford health care as they live out their old age.
Dr. Rebeca Wong, Director of the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization Collaborating Center on Aging and Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, will discuss her latest research that examines the health of migrants returning to Mexico from the U.S. and their abiity to access and afford health care as they live out their old age.
November 20, 2009
NCP Choices
Clinical Education Centrer at Brackenridge, room C1.111, 12:15-2:15
Child support can be one of the most important sources of income in assisting single parent households to escape from poverty. Many non-Custodial Parents are unable to meet their financial obligations, however, due to unemployment or underemployment. CHASP will host Dr. Daniel Schroeder of the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources to present findings from his evaluation of the NCP Choices Program that provides employment services linked to enhanced child support monitoring to low-income non-custodial parents (NCPs) who have fallen behind on their child support payments.
Child support can be one of the most important sources of income in assisting single parent households to escape from poverty. Many non-Custodial Parents are unable to meet their financial obligations, however, due to unemployment or underemployment. CHASP will host Dr. Daniel Schroeder of the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources to present findings from his evaluation of the NCP Choices Program that provides employment services linked to enhanced child support monitoring to low-income non-custodial parents (NCPs) who have fallen behind on their child support payments.
January 29, 2009
At the Crossroads: Pre-Hospital Emergency Health Services & Transportation
Clinical Education Center at Brackenridge, room C1.111, 12:15-2:15
In 2006, the Institute of Medicine released Emergency Medical Services at The Crossroads, reporting the state of EMS (ambulance) systems over the 40 years of their formal existence. CHASP will host EMS system expert Dave Williams to walk you through the development and evolution of modern ambulance systems and present his ideas about how EMS services are uniquely positioned at the crossroads of public health, public safety, and health care. He will also present often preventable issues that are placing lives and health at risk every day; especially in the case of a disaster or epidemic like H1N1.
In 2006, the Institute of Medicine released Emergency Medical Services at The Crossroads, reporting the state of EMS (ambulance) systems over the 40 years of their formal existence. CHASP will host EMS system expert Dave Williams to walk you through the development and evolution of modern ambulance systems and present his ideas about how EMS services are uniquely positioned at the crossroads of public health, public safety, and health care. He will also present often preventable issues that are placing lives and health at risk every day; especially in the case of a disaster or epidemic like H1N1.
February 23, 2009
Focus on CHASP Research: Ben Sasse
Clinical Education Center at Brackenridge, room C1.115 (PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE), 12:15-2:15
CHASP proudly will host our own Research Associate and LBJ Professor Ben Sasse, former U.S. assistant secretary of health and human services, present his latest research on healthcare in America.
CHASP proudly will host our own Research Associate and LBJ Professor Ben Sasse, former U.S. assistant secretary of health and human services, present his latest research on healthcare in America.
March 12, 2009
Juvenile Justice in Texas: Successes and Challenges
Clinical Education Center at Brackenridge, room C1.111, 12:15-2:15
Please join us as Vicki Spriggs, Executive Director of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC), provides an overview of the state agency that establishes standards and provides funds, training, and technical assistance for the 168 juvenile probation office in Texas, and insight into how the Texas Juvenile Justice System works.
Please join us as Vicki Spriggs, Executive Director of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC), provides an overview of the state agency that establishes standards and provides funds, training, and technical assistance for the 168 juvenile probation office in Texas, and insight into how the Texas Juvenile Justice System works.
April 29, 2009
Preventing Obesity: System, Environmental and Policy Changes at the Community and State Levels
Clinical Education Center at Brackenridge, room C1.111, 12:15-2:15
Did you know that four of the 10 most obese cities in the U.S. are in Texas? Join Dr. Adolfo Valadez, Assistant Commissioner for Prevention and Preparedness Services at the Department of State Health Services, as he discusses systemic changes that will impact the obesity epidemic in Texas.
Did you know that four of the 10 most obese cities in the U.S. are in Texas? Join Dr. Adolfo Valadez, Assistant Commissioner for Prevention and Preparedness Services at the Department of State Health Services, as he discusses systemic changes that will impact the obesity epidemic in Texas.
Contact Robin Pearson to RSVP for any CHASP colloquium, or to suggest speakers and topics for our colloquia series.
For past events, please visit our event archive.
