July-August 2010
*Gulf Oil Spill Presents Unique Challenges for Epidemiologists Seeking To Understand Health Effects
A collective sigh of relief may have been heard around the world when the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was finally capped, however, no relief is in sight for the researchers struggling with how best to assess the potential health effects from the spill. For one thing, very little is known about the long-term health effects from spills that could guide research planning, according to Louisiana State University School of Public Health’s, Ed Trapido who is on the front lines of trying to organize studies of the affected populations. more...
*Enhanced Data Set From The National Health Interview Survey Covering Multiple Years Now Available Free of Charge
The Minnesota Population Center and the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota have just released an enhanced version of their Integrated Health Interview Series (IHIS) which is a more user-friendly version of the public use data sets from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). That survey is the principal source of information on the health of the US population and typically covers 100,000 persons in 45,000 households each year. more...
* Epidemiology Department Chairs and Directors Form Council to Share Information and Learn From Their Experiences
The chairpersons of epidemiology departments and programs have formed an autonomous Council of Epidemiology Chairs and Directors to discuss the challenges being faced in successfully managing epidemiology programs. The idea for the organization emerged at the 2008 American College of Epidemiology (ACE) meeting in Tucson, AZ, and the first official meeting of the group was held at last year’s ACE meeting in Washington, DC. more...
*-Reprinted from PR Web August 25, 2010
Frank C. Garland, 1950-2010, Partner in Discovery of Vitamin D and Cancer Link
Dr. Frank Garland, Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California San Diego and Technical Director of the Naval Health Research Center passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 17 at UCSD Thornton Hospital after contending with a nearly year-long illness with high optimism and courage. more...
* Epidemiologists Recommend How Best To Approach The Study Of Health Effects From Oil Spills
Just as we were completing the article on the challenges of studying the health effects from the Gulf oil spill, an editorial appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine which identified potentially useful practices for studying the health effects among the 50,000 workers and others exposed during the Gulf oil spill, it was stimulated by reviewing a report in the same issue of the journal on the results of a study of the health effects of the Prestige oil tanker spill in 2002. This event polluted coastline and beaches on the Spanish and French coasts and created health problems for clean up workers. more...
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