Announcements
Novo Nordisk Foundation Professorship of Global Public Health with
Emphasis on Prevention of Chronic Diseases
Announcement posted 4/3/08
University of Copenhagen, The Centre for International Health (CISU), is
seeking expressions of interest from highly qualified candidates for a
5-year Novo Nordisk Foundation Professorship of Global Public Health with
Emphasis on Prevention of Chronic Diseases. The selected candidate would be
responsible for designing and carrying out collaborative research in middle-
and low-income countries with the aim to increase the knowledge and
understanding of chronic diseases, to test and evaluate innovative primary
prevention strategies, and to increase awareness of this rapidly growing
problem. The selected candidate would also be expected to take on related
teaching and capacity-building activities as needed both in Copenhagen and
selected middle- and low-income countries.
While chronic diseases have long been the main causes of mortality and
morbidity in high-income countries, recent evidence from the World Health
Organization and the World Bank indicates that the prevalence of these
diseases is growing at an alarming rate. Indeed, it is projected that by 2015,
more than half of all deaths, even in low-income countries, will be because of
chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart
disease, and cancer. Yet we know very little about the epidemiology of
chronic diseases in this part of the world and even less about effective
strategies to prevent them. Because the impact on both individuals and
society in these countries will be extensive, work must be
initiated to address these problems. With a grant from the Novo Nordisk
Foundation, CISU is seeking to become a global center of excellence in the
primary prevention of chronic diseases in developing countries. The Novo
Nordisk Foundation Professor is expected to lead the activities needed to
achieve this goal. The position carries with it an endowment of
approximately U.S.$2 million, which may be used to hire additional center
staff and fund research and capacity building.
The selected candidate will have an extensive publication record related
to primary prevention of chronic diseases, preferably in developing
countries.
Interested candidates should send a brief letter of interest and their
CVs to the chair of the search committee, Professor Ib Bygbjerg, by e-mail:
i.bygbjerg@pubhealth.ku.dk and cc: likj@sund.ku.dk.
Letters of interest will be treated with full confidentiality. Further
information about the position, including salaries, benefits, etc., may be
obtained by contacting Professor Ib Bygbjerg. For further information about
University of Copenhagen and CISU see: www.ku.dk/english/.
Dr J. Nell Brownstein Named PCD Science Editor Fellow
Announcement posted 3/15/08
Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) has named Dr J. Nell
Brownstein as the second PCD Science Editor Fellow. Dr Brownstein
received her PhD in environmental physiology from the University of
California at Santa Barbara, followed by a National Institutes of Health
postdoctoral research fellowship at the Louisiana State University School of
Medicine in New Orleans. She is a health scientist and education specialist
in the Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP), and her
research expertise includes quantitative and qualitative methods and
conducting systematic reviews.
Dr Brownstein serves as guest editor overseeing publication of the April
2008 PCD issue focusing on heart disease and stroke prevention. The
articles reflect the efforts of DHDSP programs and partners, including: 1)
prevention as well as detection and treatment of the risk factors and
conditions that contribute to heart disease and stroke, such as high blood
pressure and high blood cholesterol; 2) early identification of stroke and
heart attack; 3) systems of care that directly impact heart disease and
stroke; and 4) crosscutting tools and resources for program planning,
implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
The purpose of the PCD Science Editor Fellowship is to train CDC
scientists in the oversight of scientific journals, monographs, special
journal issue publications, and other multiauthor materials. It is designed
for midcareer professionals with previous experience in lead author and
scientific peer reviewer roles.
Chronic Disease Indicators Web Site Now Available
Announcement posted 1/30/08
The Chronic Disease Indicators (CDI) Web site is now available at
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/cdi. CDI is a crosscutting set of 90 indicators that
were developed by consensus and that allow states and territories to
uniformly define, collect, and report chronic disease data that are
important to public health practice and are available at the state level.
The indicators are provided in the following seven categories: physical
activity and nutrition, tobacco and alcohol use, cancer, cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, overarching conditions, and other diseases and risk
factors. Users can generate a profile of indicator data for any state,
compare data across states and to national data, and download results to a
spreadsheet.
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