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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Deadline May 30, 2014. 2014 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards
Internship Opportunities: WMATA. May 12-August 22, 2014. Washington, D.C.
The summer months are
rapidly approaching and students are searching for summer employment.
The WMATA 2014 Summer College Intern Program (SCIP) is scheduled
to run from May 12, 2014 thru August 22, 2014. We will offer
approximately 30 internship opportunities across the Authority. Internships
will be minimally offered in the following areas:
§ Engineering
§ Police/Emergency
Management
§ Accounting
§ Bus
Operations
§ Rail
Operations
§ Marketing
§ Government
Relations
§ Urban
Planning & Development
§ Information Technology
§ Human Resources
§ Elevator/Escalator,
and
§ Access
Services
The WMATA SCIP
requirements are:
§ Matriculation at an accredited college or university, with the
student minimally being a rising college sophomore
§ Major or area of concentration must be aligned with the academic
and functional requirements of the position for which the student has applied
§ Minimum cumulative 2.8 GPA
§ Additional departmental or functional requirements may apply per
internship
All internship
opportunities will be posted and available tomorrow, April 3, 2014 through
Saturday, April 5, 2014 for online applications via the WMATA Careers website
at www.WMATA.com/Careers.
Due to historically high
volume of applications received for the limited number of internship
opportunities, the Office of Talent Acquisition reserves the right to take down
the postings at any time without notice.
All
parties who wish to be considered for an internship opportunity with WMATA must apply online. If you know a college student who's interested in the transit
industry and is seeking a paid internship for the summer, please direct him/her
to apply online at our Careers website at www.WMATA.com/Careers.
If you have any
questions, please contact:
Andrea Johnson
Talent Acquisition
Supervisor
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, a Federal
contractor, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Training Opportunity: August 11-22, 2014. Translational Health Disparities Course
2014
NIMHD Translational Health Disparities Course
Integrating
Principles of Science, Practice and Policy in Health Disparities Research
The National Institute on
Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will again host a course on the
science of health disparities this summer. The course will take place on the
campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, from August
11, 2014 to August 22, 2014.
This two-week intensive course
will provide specialized instruction on the concepts, principles, methods, and
applications of health disparities science, practice, and policy. It will also
integrate principles and practice of community engagement. Nationally and
internationally recognized experts in health disparities science will lead
individual sessions.
Cost: The
course is free, but admission is competitive and daily attendance is mandatory.
Participants are responsible for transportation, room and board.
How to Apply: Submit
an application via the NIMHD website at www.nimhd.nih.gov from
April 14, 2014 to May 22, 2014. Applications will only be accepted online.
All application materials,
including recommendation letters, must be submitted electronically by 11:59
p.m. EST on May 22, 2014 for consideration.
Application Information: The
following comprises the application packet:
Completed online application must
include:
- Relevant professional
experience (250 word limit);
- Educational history including
honors and awards (250 word limit);
- Essay describing interest in
the course and how it will contribute to work/future career goals in the
area of health disparities (350 word limit); and
- Letter of recommendation
addressing in concrete and specific terms strengths, personal qualities,
and relevance of course for career trajectory (350 word limit).
**Once the
applicant submits the application, it will generate an automatic e-mail to the
applicant’s reference, requesting a recommendation. An application is not
complete until the reference submits the letter of recommendation.
Course Information
• Applicants will be notified if
they have been accepted, waitlisted, or rejected by June 25, 2014.
• The course overview and
syllabus will be on the NIMHD website by mid-April.
Course Contact
• For additional information, contact the course planning
committee at NIMHDHealthDC@mail.nih.gov.
Funding Opportunities: Homeland Security University Programs
http://www.hsuniversityprograms.org/index.cfm/about/
Homeland Security University Programs
Homeland Security University Programs
- DHS Funding Opportunity Announcement for Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (proposals due July 3)
- DHS Funding Opportunity Announcement for a Center of Excellence for Borders, Trade and Immigration Research (proposals due July 3)
- START Seeks Junior Researcher/Project Manager in Risk Communication & Resilience (deadline Mar 25)
- ZADD co-lead FAZD seeks an Epidemiologist for Research Scientist position
- DHS Releases New Long Range Broad Agency Announcement
- DHS Scientific Leadership Award Announcement for Minority Serving Institutions (proposals due May 5)
- CREATE Post-doc position
- Postdoc Position at MIREES Stevens Institute of Technology
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Apr 14-17, 2014. First African Ministers of Health Conference Jointly Convened by the African Union Commission and the World Health Organisation
Apr.14.2014 - Apr.17.2014First African Ministers of Health Conference Jointly Convened by the African Union Commission and the World Health Organisation
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MEDIA ADVISORY
FIRST AFRICAN MINISTERS OF HEALTH CONFERENCE JOINTLY CONVENED BY THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
INVITATION TO THE MEDIA
When: 14 – 17 April 2014
Where: Luanda, Republic of Angola
Who: African Union Commission (AUC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
OBJECTIVES : The key objective of the meeting is to provide an important forum for Member States, UN Agencies, Development Partners and other Stakeholders to discuss, among other the followings;
i. Universal Health Coverage in Africa: from concept to action;
ii. African Medicines Agency: setting milestones to establish a centralized regulatory system for medical products;
iii. Non-communicable diseases in Africa: policies and strategies to address risk factors;
iv. Prevention of maternal and child mortality: review of the plan of action;
v. Establishment of an African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention;
vi. Accountability mechanisms to assess the implementation of declarations and other commitments made by African Ministers of Health.
ii. African Medicines Agency: setting milestones to establish a centralized regulatory system for medical products;
iii. Non-communicable diseases in Africa: policies and strategies to address risk factors;
iv. Prevention of maternal and child mortality: review of the plan of action;
v. Establishment of an African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention;
vi. Accountability mechanisms to assess the implementation of declarations and other commitments made by African Ministers of Health.
Participants: African Ministers in charge of health, development actors, private sector, NGOs and UN agencies will attend the meeting
Background:
Throughout their many years of partnership, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have continuously explored ways to reinforce their collaboration and with theaim of obtaining better growth and development outcomesfor populations across Africa.
Guided by their respective legal and political instruments, and in the scope of their collaboration agreement, the two institutions decided to jointly organize biannual meetings of African Ministers of Health. These meetings should create opportunities for deliberation and decision-making on the critical health issues thataffect populations inAfrican countries, and on which political and public health authorities are requested to intervene in a strategic and efficient manner.
The need and desire by African countries was reinforced at the 6th Ordinary Session of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Health held in Addis Ababa in April 2013 and was also reiterated by the 22nd Ordinary Session of the African Union Heads of State and Government Summitheld in Addis Ababa January 2014.
For media inquiries and requests please contact:
Wurie Bah, AUC
email:bahw@africa-union.org
email:bahw@africa-union.org
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