From Editors
CHPAMS Monthly is an e-newsletter from the China Health Policy and Management Society (CHPAMS). The Newsletter serves as a communication platform to provide updates and activities related to CHPAMS and information of potential interest for CHPAMS members.
CHPAMS Activities and Announcement
1. CHPAMS will host its 4th Jump-Start Your Career in October
Title: Careers in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS)
Date & Time: October 22, Thursday, 9 – 11 PM (U.S. Eastern Time)
Speakers:
· National Institute of Health (NIH)
Xinzhuan Su, Ph.D. Senior Investigator and Chief
(Dr. Su nominated Dr. Youyou Tu for the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
XinzhiZhang, MD Ph.D. Program Director
Cuilin Zhang, Ph.D. Senior Investigator
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Zhuo (Adam) Chen, Ph.D., Senior Economist
Zheng (Jane) Li, Ph.D. Lead Environmental Health Scientist
· Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Lan Liang, Ph.D. Economist
· Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Sai Ma, Ph.D., Social Scientist
Limin Cai, Ph.D. Economist
· Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Yueqin (Jenny) Zhao, Ph.D. Mathematical Statistician
Jing Xu, Ph.D. Visiting Scientist
Access Information:
WebEx Online (www.webex.com)
Meeting number: 196 070 475
Password: This meeting does not require a password
Telephone Call-in (Optional): +1-415-655-0001 (US TOLL)
Access Code: 196 070 475
2. CHPAMS Conference Reception at American Public Health Association 2016 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL (October 31~November 4)
CHPAMS is pleased to host a reception at APHA 2016 meeting for its members.
Date and Time: November 1 (Sunday) at 6:30 PM
Location: MingHin Cuisine
Address: 2168 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
To attend, please contact Dr. Ce Shang (cshang@uic.edu).
3. "Members' Corner" section aims to feature and promote the accomplishments from our members. If you have new publications or awards that would like to share with peer members, please let us know at newsletter@chpams.org.
Jobs
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Public Health
Department of Health Promotion & Policy
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Deadline: November 2, 2015
[Location: Amherst, MA]
Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Columbia, SC]
Please submit your application via e-mail to:
Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior
Moffitt Cancer Center
University of South Florida
Deadline: November 16, 2015
[Location: Tampa, FL]
Research Assistant Professor in Obesity and Behavioral Economics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Blacksburg, VA]
Counseling and Educational Psychology Department
School of Education
Indiana University
Deadline: October 1, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled
[Location: Bloomington, IN]
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Health Promotion and Aging with Ethnic Minorities
Division of Community Health Sciences
School of Public Health
University of Illinois at Chicago
Deadline: December 1, 2015
[Location: Chicago, IL]
Assistant, Associate or Full Professor
Family and Community Medicine
Arizona Health Sciences Center
University of Arizona
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Tucson, AZ]
Assistant or Associate Professor in Applied Microeconomics
Department of Public Administration & Policy
University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Deadline: December 1, 2015
[Location: Albany, NY]
Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure-track or Tenured)
Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice
Brown University School of Public Health
Deadline: November 1, 2015
[Location: Providence, RI]
School of Public Health
Zhongshan University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Guangzhou, China]
Medical Officer/Epidemiologist, GS-601/602-15
or Commissioned Corps Equivalent (US Citizen only)
Center for Global Health
Division of Global Health Protection
Workforce and Institute Development Branch (proposed)
Field Epidemiology Training Program
Deadline: October 23, 2015
[Location: Beijing, China]
Assistant Professor in Public Health
Department of Health Sciences
Florida Gulf Coast University
Deadline: November 4, 2015
[Location: Fort Myers, FL]
Assistant Professor in Epidemiology
Department of Health Sciences
Florida Gulf Coast University
Deadline: November 4, 2015
[Location: Fort Myers, FL]
Scholarships & Fellowships
Interdisciplinary Pre and Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Brown University
Deadline: October 15, 2015
[Location: Providence, RI]
Health Care Cost Institute
Deadline: October 17, 2015
[Location: Washington, DC]
Postdoctoral One Health Research Fellow - Infectious Disease Epidemiologist
Duke Kunshan University
Deadline: Open until filled
[Location: Kunshan, China]
Conferences
The 9th China Health Technology Assessment Forum
Conference Dates: 10.31 - 11.1, 2015
Location: Shanghai, China
The 16th International Conference
University of North Florida
Abstract Submission Deadline: December 20, 2015
Conference Dates: February 19-20, 2016
Location: Jacksonville, FL
The 6th Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists
Abstract Submission Deadline: December 1, 2015
Conference Dates: June 12-15, 2016
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Research Update
Changwei Li, Tingting Liu, Wenjie Sun, Lang Wu and Zhi-Yong Zou. Prevalence and risk factors of arthritis in a middle-aged and older Chinese population: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Rheumatology. 2015, April
Juanjuan Gui , Zhifang Liu , Tianfang Zhang, Qihang Hua, Zhenggang Jiang, Bin Chen, Hua Gu , Huakun Lv , Changzheng Dong. Epidemiological Characteristics and Spatial-Temporal Clusters of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Zhejiang Province, China, 2008-2012. Plos One. 2015, September
Xiaohua Ye, Sidong Chen, Zhenjiang Yao, Yanhui Gao, Ya Xu, Shudong Zhou, Zhengwei Zhu, Liang Wang and Yi Yang. Smoking behaviors before and after implementation of a smoke-free legislation in Guangzhou, China. BMC Public Health. 2015, September
Zhidong Liu, Guoyong Ding, Ying Zhang, Xin Xu, Qiyong Liu and Baofa Jiang. Analysis of Risk and Burden of Dysentery Associated with Floods from 2004 to 2010 in Nanning, China. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2015, August
Li Li, Changli Wan, Ru Ding, Yi Liu, Jue Chen, Zonggui Wu, Chun Liang, Zhiqing He and Chengzhong Li. Mental distress among Liberian medical staff working at the China Ebola Treatment Unit: a cross sectional study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2015, September
Geoffrey T Fong, Genevieve Sansone, Mi Yan, Lorraine Craig, Anne C K Quah, Yuan Jiang. Evaluation of smoke-free policies in seven cities in China: longitudinal findings from the ITC China Project (2007–2012). Tobacco Control. 2015, September
Nan Zhang, Laia Bécares and Tarani Chandola. Does the timing of parental migration matter for child growth? A life course study on left-behind children in rural China. BMC Public Health. 2015, September
Huiwen Xu, Weijun Zhang, Xiaohua Wang, Jiaqi Yuan, Xinfeng Tang, Yi Yin, Shengfa Zhang, Huixuan Zhou, Zhiyong Qu and Donghua Tian. Prevalence and influence factors of suicidal ideation among females and males in Northwestern urban China: a population-based epidemiological study. BMC Public Health. 2015, September
Lavinia Lin, Katherine B. Brown, Brian J. Hall, Fan Yu, Jingqi Yang, Jason Wang, et al. Overcoming barriers to health-care access: A qualitative study among African migrants in Guangzhou, China. Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice. 2015, September