CASE 2016 (Backup)

CASE 2016 has ended and we want to thank all the participants again for their contributions and presence. Hoping that we all took with us some new information and future relationships. Welcome to CASE series 3 in June 2017!

Schedule

 


Spatial Analysis Tools

Hello Homer CASE’ers!

For our Wednesday session, please download and install SatScan from http://www.satscan.org/ Before you install you need to create an account!

 

Download tutorial data from: Cancer Registry data:http://www.satscan.org/datasets/nyscancer/NYS_Cancer.zip

http://www.satscan.org/datasets/nyscancer/NYSCancerDataDictionary.pdf

 

Birth Registry data:

http://www.satscan.org/datasets/nysbirthdefect/Birth_defects.zip

http://www.satscan.org/datasets/nysbirthdefect/BirthDefectsFile-DataDictionary.pdf

 

Unzip it to a location you can later find!

 

Download Google Earth (the free version)https://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html

 

If you have a smartphone or a tablet, download ArGIS Collectorhttp://doc.arcgis.com/en/collector/

 


News 2016 Homer

Lectures and pictures

Please use this link to add pictures and lectures from CASE in Home

Facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1543069782668121/

 

Blog with info and pictures

https://sherileeharper.com/2016/08/08/collaborative-arctic-summer-school-in-epidemiology-case-alaska-2016/

 


CASE 2016

Registration is closed

  • When: June 27. – July 1. 2016
  • Where: Alaska
  • Reg­is­tra­tion dead­line:  March 1, 2016 
    (Russian participants must apply before January 15, 2016 in order to secure visas)

Who may apply:

Preferably PhD students from Canada, USA, Russia or Norway, but Master students from the same countries could also be considered.

The main goal is to prepare young scientists for particular challenges related to conducting science in the High North. Other goals are to create an arena where these young scientists may interact with senior scientists who are experienced in High North issues, in addition to building networks with other international students that have similar challenges. Throughout the week, senior scientists will be available to supervise on specific requests the students might have.

The main topics of the course will be human health related to environmental impacts, lifestyle choices, food security, climate change and practical statistical methods.

Venue

The venue for the summer school is Land's End Resort on Homer’s Spit on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula.

Expenditures

The summer school is free of charge and includes accomodation and meals. Participants will also be alotted a maximum amount for airfare (dependent on country of origin). Any extra expenses while travelling, such as hotels, taxi or meals will not be covered. Please contact your countries representative for booking and details

Lecturers

Torkjel M. Sandanger, Associate Professor
Workplace: UiT - Arctic University of Norway
Email: torkjel.sandanger@uit.no

Erik Eik Anda, Associate Professor
Workplace: UiT, the Arctic University of Norway
Email: erik.anda@uit.no

Philippe Amstislavski, Associate Professor
Workplace: The University of Alaska Anchorage
Email: pamstislavski@alaska.edu

Rhonda Johnson, Professor
Workplace: University of Alaska-Anchorage Department of Health Sciences
Email: rhonda.Johnson@uaa.alaska.edu

Kue Young, Professor
Workplace: University of Alberta. School of Public Health
Email: kue.young@ualberta.ca

Yury Sumarokov

Workplace: Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk

Email: sioury@mail.ru

Linda Chamberlain, PhD MPH, Founding Director
Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project
Email: linda.chamberlain@alaska.gov

Andrea Fenaughty, PhD
Deputy Section Chief
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Alaska Division of Public Health

Tormod Brenn, Associate Professor
Workplace: UiT - The Arctic Univerity of Norway
Email: tormod.brenn@uit.no

Jennifer M. Lincoln, Interim Deputy Director
Western States Division
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Email: jlincoln@cdc.gov

Tom Hennessy, Director of CDC Arctic Investigations Program, Anchorage, Alaska

Email: tbh0@cdc.gov

Andy Gilman
Workplace: UiT - Arctic University of Norway/University of Ottowa
Email: andygilman48@gmail.com

  

Therese Nøst, PostDoc
Workplace: UiT - Arctic University of Norway
Email: therese.h.nost@uit.no

Travel Claim

"The summer school is free of charge and includes accomodation and meals. Participants will also be alotted a maximum amount for airfare (dependent on country of origin). Any extra expenses while travelling, such as hotels, taxi or meals will not be covered."

Travel claim and substinence form

Account information

Please remember the following:

1. Copy of passport

2. Travel claim

3. Account information

4. Receipts 

5. Information if other sponsosrs were involved

6. Remember to sign

7. Scan everything and send to: egil.a.thomassen@uit.no

8. Remember to label the email proerly with names on attachments and reference to the CASE summer school

Participants 2016

List and contact information for students and staff participating in CASE 2016

Last Name

First Name

E-mail contact

Mobile phone #

Degree program

Research topic/area

Institution

Emergency contact name

Phone #

Jones

Jen

jjones14@uoguelph.ca

PhD

Governance of the extractives sector and Indigenous health and wellbeing

University of Guelph

Anda

Erik

erik.anda@uit.no

Epidemiology

Reproductive Health

UiT

Brenn

Tormod

tormod.brenn@uit.no

Biostatistics

Longitudinal studies

UiT

Case

Samantha

scase@cdc.gov

MPH (from UAA)

Occupational Safety

NIOSH

Cueva

Katie

kcueva@alaska.edu

ScD in Public Health Nutrition and ScD in Social and Behavioral Sciences

CBPAR work with Alaska Native and American Indian communities to prevent chronic disease and support wellness

Harvard Chan

da Silva

Marisa

marisa.e.silva@uit.no

Epidemiology

Wieght change and cancer

UiT

Day

Lindsay

lday02@uoguelph.ca

MSc Epidemiology

EcoHealth/Water/Inuit Traditional Knowledge

U of Guelph

Edwards

Alexandra

aeedwards@uaa.alaska.edu

MPH

alcohol use, FASDs, methods

University of Alaska Anchorage

Jareid

Mie Linnea

mie.jareid@uit.no

Epidemiology

Cancer risk and detection

UiT

Johnson

Barbara

bajohnson20@alaska.edu

Ms Resource and Applied Economics

Economics

UAF

Keweeva Muzamir

Walusimbi

muzamir4real@yahoo.com

Master student

Injury prevention of children below 16 years of age

NSMU

Kunavina

Karina

kunavina.karina@mail.ru

Master student

Oral health in elderly people living in Arkhangelsk (North-West Russia)

NSMU

Manore

Anna

amanore@mail.uoguelph.ca

MSc

Foodborne illness (retail and traditional foods)

University of Guelph

Markov

Vladimir

dnkarh@gmail.com

Master student

Validity of statistical information about external causes of death

NSMU

Naseribafrouei

Ali

ali.naseribafrouei@uit.no

Epidemiology

SAMINOR

UiT

Nøst

Therese Haugdahl

therese.h.nost@uit.no

Epidemiology

Environmental exposures

UiT

Rastokin

Ilya

ilya.rastokin@gmail.com

Master student

Epidemiology, Neurology

NSMU

Roik

Elena

roik.elena@gmail.com

PhD  student

Cervical cancer screening/epidemiology

NSMU/UiT

Siri

Susanna Ragnhild Andersdatter

srs022@uit.no

Epidemiology

Cardiovascular diseases and sosioeconomic status

UiT

Steele

Vivienne

vivienne@uoguelph.ca

MSc Epidemiology

Access to maternal health care services for Indigenous populations in rural communities

University of Guelph

Stilidi

Mykhaylo

mykhailo.stilidi@uit.no

Epidemiology

Cardiovascular diseases in Russia

UiT

Weber

Laura Jane (LJ)

weberl@uoguelph.ca

PhD-Epidemiology & International Development Studies

Place and Health/Perinatal Healthcare in the North

University of Guelph

WRIGHT

CARLEE

carlee@uoguelph.ca

MSc Epidemiology

 Drinking water

University of Guelph

Contact

Norway
Erik Anda Eik 
Email: erik.anda@uit.no

Alaska
Rhonda Johnson
Email: rhonda.Johnson@uaa.alaska.edu

Canada
Kue Young
Email: kue.young@ualberta.ca

Russia
Yury Sumarokov
Email: sioury@mail.ru

 

 



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