The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed that sewage from the City of Uniontown sewage system has been and is overflowing to Cottonwood Creek. Cottonwood Creek flows into Prairie Creek and from there, on to the Black Warrior River above Demopolis.

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has issued an administrative order to the City of Uniontown as a result of a sewage overflow occurring from the city’s spray irrigation field into nearby Freetown Creek. Freetown Creek flows into Chilatchee Creek and continues on to flow to the Alabama River near Alberta, AL.

The Alabama Department of Public Health has denied an application for license submitted by Ochata Management, L.L.C., of Birmingham to operate an abortion or reproductive center.

Doctoral candidates whose dissertation projects focus on clinical or translational research can apply for a NIH-funded Pre-doctoral Training Program (TL1 Award) online. Apply by May 7.

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Please join the UAB School of Public Health in congratulating Drs. Affuso, Cutter, Michael and Sen as this year's recipients of the 2011 Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship!

The award, now in its fifth year, recognizes exceptional faculty mentorship and demonstrates that UAB is a university that values the commitment to excellence in mentorship that is exhibited by its faculty, says Bryan Noe, Ph.D., dean of The Graduate School.

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The Pueblo City-County Health Department on Monday named its first Public Health Champion, honoring Dr. Jarvis Ryals for his service to the department and public safety campaigns. The retired neurologist received the award as part of the department’s Public Health Week activities. Dr. Christine Nevin-Woods, executive director of the department, said the award would be given annually.

“This award is presented to Dr. Ryals for his many contributions in support of public health over the past 30 years,” Nevin-Woods said.

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April marks the one-year anniversary of the launching of the Health and Human Services Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities by achieving Health Equity. "Health Equity Can’t Wait. ACT NOW in your Community" is the theme for the 2012 National Minority Health Month observance.

Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural SOPH Wicked Competition which was held Thursday, April 5th. Special thanks to the judges and mentors for the teams!

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Professional staff of the Bureau of Health Provider Standards, Alabama Department of Public Health, have performed a comprehensive investigation of New Woman All Women Health Care in Birmingham in response to a complaint received in January 2012.

As of March 29, 2012, only one case of hepatitis A has been identified in Tuscaloosa County in a single food handler. According to Dr. Donald Williamson, State Health Officer, “At this time, no additional cases have been identified. I want to thank the owner and managers of the McDonald’s at 2000 McFarland Blvd. for sending the food handler home as soon as they knew he was sick."

Customers of McDonald’s, located at 2000 McFarland Blvd, Northport may have been exposed to heptitis A virus through an infected employee. If you visited this McDonald’s any time on March 14, 2012, or during breakfast hours on March 16, 2012, please contact your health care provider as soon as possible.

Congratulations to the following students who are the winners of UAB SOPH Delta Omega Poster Session.

Rank 1: Divvy K Upadhyay (HCOP) – “Giving back to the community: Dissemination of results in a community based participatory research study on Diabetes in Alabama"

Rank 2: Matthew Loop (BST) - "Air particulate matter and cognitive decline: a prospective cohort study"

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The Alabama Department of Public Health encourages persons who were involved in some aspect of the cleanup after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion to enroll in a study that will look at possible health effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Men over 40 are invited to take 10 minutes to have a free prostate cancer screening on Saturday, March 31, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Pike County Health Department, 900 S. Franklin Drive, Troy.

More than $1 million is spent each hour to market tobacco products in this country--and 99 percent of all new smokers are youth and young adults who are enticed by this marketing. In Alabama, surveys indicate that an estimated 18.6 percent of high school students smoke and 10,000 Alabama youth under 18 become new daily smokers each year.

Prescription drug abuse exists throughout the state. The Alabama Department of Public Health joins the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in warning the public about the deadly epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse and the rise in drug-related injuries and deaths.

Annually the School recognizes a member of the faculty who has distinguished himself or herself in honoring the vision of the School through demonstrative efforts and accomplishments in public health service. Such service is that which significantly contributes to the promotion, protection or enhancement of the health of people through policy or systems development, direct intervention or community education means. Public health service activities may include technical assistance, program development, advocacy, education or leadership.

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The UAB School of Public Health annually recognizes a member of the staff who has distinguished himself or herself in honoring the vision of the School through demonstrative efforts and accomplishments in public health service. Such service significantly contributes to the promotion, protection or enhancement of the public’s health through a variety of means.

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The UAB School of Public Health annually recognizes a member of the faculty whose research has made significant contributions to the health of the nation. The contribution(s) should bring national or international recognition and honor to the School and could be a single achievement or a series of accomplishments.

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Dr. Martha Wingate has been nominate by Max Michael and selected to participate in the Alabama Leadership Initiative to be held in Montgomery on Wednesday, April 11th and Thursday, April 12th.

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