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2008

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, Aug/Sept, October, November, December

 

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June Headlines

• Sherman James Gives SER Presidential Address on Epidemiologic Research and Societal Health - Meeting Theme Is On “Social Determinants of Health”
• David Williams Gives John Cassel Memorial Lecture Detailing The Dramatic Impact of Race/Social Environment On Health - “We Know Enough To Take Action,” Says Speaker
• How Should Epidemiologists Respond To Critics? - Topic Is The Subject Of A Symposium On First Day of the SER Conference
• Barbara Kress (aka Barbara Bernier), Managing Editor of The Epidemiology Monitor, Dies At Age 63
• New Editor at Oxford University Press Describes The State Of Book Publishing In Epidemiology Today
• Editor’s Picks - Selections from EpiMonday at www.epimonitor.net

 

May Headlines

• George Davey Smith Gives Invited Lecture On “Chance, Choice, and Collective Risk: Why We Need More Impersonal Medicine”
• Multiple Summer Training Programs and Courses Are Available In Epidemiology This Summer
• Davey Smith Not Alone In Sounding The Alarm About An Excessive Focus On Individual Level Risk Factors—Recent Papers Have Issued Similar Warnings
• More Reading On The Tension Between An Individual and Population Level Focus in Epidemiology
• Editor’s Picks - Selections from EpiMonday at www.epimonitor.net

April Headlines

• St Louis University’s Ross Brownson Gives Langmuir Lecture At CDC On Physical Activity And Public Health
• New Zealand Mother Commissions Artwork To Commemorate Epidemiologic Research On Fenoterol She Believes Saved Her Daughter’s Life
• The State of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) In The US and Europe Is Measured From Selected Case Studies Effectiveness Still An Issue For The New Discipline
• Editor’s Picks - Selections from EpiMonday at www.epimonitor.net

March Headlines

• An Interview With Co-Author Ken Rothman On Publication Of Modern Epidemiology, 3rd Edition
• Nancy Krieger Gives UNC Keynote Lecture On Racism and Health
• Documentary Film Series “Unnatural Causes” Will Highlight The Social Factors In Health And Seek To Reframe The Discussion About US Health Reform
• Producers of Unnatural Causes Highlight 10 Things To Know About Health

February Headlines

• WHO/Bloomberg Report On Global Tobacco Epidemic Intended To Serve As A Catalyst And Roadmap To Prevent Millions Of Deaths
• International Epidemiological Association’s World Congress of Epidemiology To Be Held Jointly With Brazilian Congress In September 2008
• Former Research Epidemiologist Becomes Report Editor, Peer Reviewer, and Peer Consultant on Research Design and Analysis
• Editor’s Picks—Selections From EpiMonday at www.epimonitor.net

 

January Headlines

• *Gary Taubes Speaks At Berkeley And Seeks To Shift Thinking About Causes of Obesity

  Critical Assessment of Epidemiology Appears No Less Harsh

  *Top Ten Epidemiology Interest Stories in 2007

  *Reader Submits Information On Another Free Program For Data Analysis

  EPIDAT: Software for epidemiologic analysis of tabulated data

  by: Soly Santiago Perez

  *Forthcoming Epidemiology and Public Health Books in 2008*

  *Top Ten “Editor’s Quotes Of The Week” In 2007