Akhter challenges new grads to be leaders

Mohammed Akhter, MD, former executive director of the American Public Health Association, urged SPH graduates to aspire to leadership in their new careers. "Relationships are the currency of the future," he said, and called upon them to focus on collaboration and to consider non-traditional alliances to fulfill public health's worldwide
mission.

Akhter stressed the principles of fairness, equity, social justice and human rights as a "compass" by which to set a course of action.

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South America MPH Program Flourishes

Fifty-six students pursuing the master of public health degree in Public Health Practice or Maternal and Child Health comprise the Universidad Peruana Unión Class of 2005 in Peru. The program is one of two in South America, one in Peru and one in Chile, that are affiliated with Loma Linda University School of Public Health.

This Peruvian boy is proud of his pet llama.

Most of the students are physicians, nurses or dietitians. Many are being sponsored by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).

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Study to look at eggs, lutein and DHA

The health relationships of egg consumption to omega-3 essential fats and serum lutein is the object of a new SPH study.

Omega-3 essential oils become exotic abstract art under the microscope.

Omega-3 fatty acids, known to reduce the potential for heart attack and stroke, may be insufficient in diets that don't include fish. Lutein, believed to protect critical eye structures, comes from many of the same dietary sources.

The study will examine how eggs, especially those fortified with these nutrients, may offer a reasonable substitute for seafood.

Photomicrograph courtesy of Michael Davidson, Molecular Expressions, Florida State University

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Golden Gate Gathering

SPH alumni, faculty and staff, are invited to a reception at APHA in San Francisco on Monday, November 17, 2003, from 6:30-8:00 in the evening at the Westin St. Francis Hotel (Victorian Room). Light hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served. Please R.S.V.P. by October 30. Call 1 (800) 422-4558, press "5", ask for Dr. Teri Tamayose, or send an email to sphinfo@llu.edu.