SYNERGY ONLINE: Bulletins and News Briefs from The Canadian Society for International Health [log in to unmask] ================================================================== JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ------------------ Brown University, Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Program invites applications for a two year (renewable, pending funding) resident appointment at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor (Research). Duties involve some undergraduate and graduate teaching combined with research, policy, and public service-related activities. Candidates should have Ph.D. in a social science and a strong commitment to interdisciplinary work. Research and teaching should address current Program priorities: the linkages between hunger and other global issues (population), conflict, environment, poverty): the future of diets in particular national settings; human rights to food; and hunger and development policy. Appointments begin July 1, 1995. Applications will be accepted through February 15, 1995. Applicants are invited to submit a description of background and research interests, a curriculum vitae, and names of three references for Assistant Professor and five references for Associate Professor position to: Ellen Messer, Director Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Program Brown University, Box 1831, Providence, RI 02912 U.S.A. ---------------------------------------------------- Ecole d' t en sant publique du 5 au 30 Juin 1995 ---------------------------------------------------- Pr c d e d'une semaine d'observation du syst me de sant du Qu bec. Date limite d'inscription : 1er avril 1995. Cette premi re cole d' t montr alaise en sant publique s'adresse des administrateurs et des professionnels du domaine de la sant , poss dant un niveau de formation quivalent un premier cycle universitaire et une exp rience professionnelle. Elle vise fournir sous forme intensive aux participants l'occasion d'am liorer leur pratique en d veloppant des connaissances, des outils et des habilet s dans des domaines prioritaires de la gestion et de la sant publique. Possibilit de 3 cr dits d'enseignement par session pour les participants qui s'inscriraient ult rieurement un dipl me ou une ma trise du secteur de la sant publique, sous r serve d'une valuation formelle. Nombre de places limit par session : 20 participants Deux s ries de sessions de quarante-cinq (45) heures chacune sont offertes au choix des participants. Information: Beno t Gaumer ou Francine Morin Th or t T l phone: (514) 343-7937 T l copieur: (514) 343-2448 Universit de Montr al Facult de m decine Secteur de la sant publique ----------------- HOW MANY ROADS? ----------------- A Conference on Regionalization & Decentralization in Health Care Health reform initiatives in Canada are widespread. Among the variety of approaches to reform regionalization and decentralization have taken on a pivotal role in most provincial reform efforts. In conjuction with the Canadian Medical Association, Queen's University is organizing its third Health Policy Conference, "How many roads...?": Regionalization and Decentralization in Health Care. To provide an ideal opportunity to evaluate the different "roads taken" within Canada and internationally in health care region- alization and decentralization and to focus on and question the value of these various approaches to health reform. At Queen's University in the beautiful and historic city of Kingston, Ontario. June 14-16th, 1995. For more information please contact: Shelley Pilon, School of Policy Studies Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6 Ph: (613) 545-6485 Fax: (613) 545-2135 ================================================================== SYNERGY ONLINE is an online update to _SYNERGY_, the quarterly newsletter of the Canadian Society for International Health. For more information contact [log in to unmask] ==================================================================