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Michigan State University Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health seeking Chair!

https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37454205/chair-charles-stewart-mott-department-of-public-health/

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Call for Papers: “Slow Mobility, Environment and Health” in Social Science and Medicine (https://www.editorialmanager.com/ssm/default2.aspx)

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Postdoctoral Scholar Opportunity @UIUC, HEROP Lab

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Healthy Regions & Policies Lab (Dept of Geography & Geographic Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) to work on a new project to advance health equity with improved social determinant of health (SDOH) … Continue reading

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Health Data Visualization Contest 2023!

Health Data Visualization Contest The Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG) is pleased to announce the fourth year of the Health Data VisualizationContest. The past award information can be found here. This year we will offer monetary awards for winners. The contest deadline is Wednesday, March 1st 2023. Winners … Continue reading

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Call for nominations for HMGSG Board 2023-2024!

The AAG Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG) is seeking nominations for the following positions for the 2023-2024 Board: – 1 Vice-Chair – 2 At-Large Board Members – 2 Graduate Student Members The Vice-Chair serves a one-year term and … Continue reading

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Submit accomplishments for HMGSG Newsletter 2023!!

Hello HMGSG! We’re collecting HMGSG members’ newsworthy accomplishments for inclusion in our 2023 HMGSG Newsletter!  Generally, people submit awards, grants, papers, or other fun or interesting achievements from the past year (March 2022 to February 2023).  This is a great … Continue reading

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Postdoctoral Associate in Place Effects on Health at the University of Utah

See attached flyer! Qualifications/Responsibilities: Applicants must have their doctoral degree in epidemiology, sociology, geography, economics, or a related field by the start of the position. Expertise in areas of social, structural, and/or geographical determinants of health is strongly preferred, as … Continue reading

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The Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG) of the AAG wants a new logo!

We invite submissions to a special logo Design Competition. Prizes will be awarded for the 1st ($250) 2nd ($100) and 3rd ($50) place entries. Submission Details Eligibility Review Questions or Concerns?

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The Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group presents its 2022 Speaker Series

On behalf of HMGSG, I am excited to announce our first set of talks part of our Speaker Series. Please Join us on Wednesday , October 26th at 1 PM EST . We will hear from Dr Debs Ghosh (University … Continue reading

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Mentoring Event

Dear HMGSG members, The board would like to provide mentoring opportunities to students at the AAG virtual conference.  Faculty, industry employees, or senior PhD students will help students in topics for graduate school, jobs, and research related to health and … Continue reading

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