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ZUZANA BIC, Dr.P.H., MUDr.
Doctor of Public Health/Health Promotion and Education Preventive Care Specialist
Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention,
Public Health Program, College of Health Sciences University of California, Irvine
101 Theory,Suite 257 Irvine, California, 926987-3957
Phone: 949-824-3216 / 949-854-9365 Fax: 949-824-0529
E-mail: [email protected]
OBJECTIVES
Lecturer SOE, Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention Consultant in the areas of lifestyle medicine for prevention, treatment and total wellness, which includes nutrition, exercise and stress management
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Doctor of Public Health in Health Promotion & Education, Preventive Care Specialist.
Expert in the prevention of headaches, migraines, and other chronic diseases.
Extensive skill in individual consultations combining the influence of stress, exercise, nutrition, and other lifestyle factors in promoting health and preventing diseases.
Well-versed in developing and delivering lectures on a wide range of health-related topics for health professionals and the community.
Extensive interest and research experience in studying the impact of lifestyle medicine on cancer prevention, aging, and other chronic diseases.
Experience in developing and implementing wellness programs designed to meet a wide spectrum of health issues.
Highly skilled in promotion of programs and services, motivation of clients/patients, and health intervention on individual basis.
Skilled in coordination and evaluation of wellness programs using state-of-the tools; specialist in lifestyle risk assessments.
Strong inter-personal communication skills and ability to instruct and interact effectively with individuals in a corporate setting.
EDUCATION
1980 MUDr. Doctor of Medicine, Charles University, Medical School, Prague, Czech Republic (Public Health and Medicine)
1997 Dr.P.H. Doctor of Public Health, Preventive Care – Lifestyle Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, School of Public Health, Preventive Care (Public Health, Promotion & Education, Preventive Care Specialist)
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
1980 MUDr., state examination, Prague, Czech Republic
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1998 Certified Preventive Care Specialist (American Board of Preventive Care), DPC-00800.
PREDOCTORAL AND POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING (FOR DR.P.H.)
1992–1996 Clinical experience in various preventive care programs/individuals and groups (nutritional medicine, stress management, relaxing techniques, dependency, weight management, smoking cessation, body composition measurements, exercise and fitness testing):
St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA
Hoag Hospital, Newport Behavioral Health, Newport Beach, CA
Beaver Medical Clinic, Inc., Redlands, CA
Loma Linda University, Center for Health Promotion and Education, Loma Linda, CA
Family Practice Office, Irvine and Tustin, CA
Loma Linda Medical Group, Sun City, CA
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
1980–1983 Candidate of Science, Institute of Hygiene & Epidemiology, Prague, Czech Republic 1998-2002 Assistant Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Preventive Care & Integrative Lifestyle
Management, University of California, Irvine, The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Orange, CA
2002-2006 Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Medicine - Hematology/Oncology, University of California, The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Orange, California
2001-2005 Lecturer in the Kinesiology & Health Promotion Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
2005-present Lecturer PSOE, Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health Program, College of Health Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
2008-present Director of the Student Experience in Public Health, Public Health Program, College of Health Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1994–1998 Preventive Care Specialist, Family Medical office, Medical Plaza, Irvine, CA 1995 Leading ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated
Disorders) Support Group, organized by New Directions for Women, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA
1996–1998 Preventive Care Specialist, Family Medical office, Medical Plaza, Tustin, CA 1998-1999 Lecturer for “Lifestyle for Living” (a program for prostate cancer prevention),
Newport Beach, CA 1999-2001 Preventive Care Specialist, Director and Founder of Preventive Care & Lifestyle
Medicine Clinic, Tustin, CA 1998-present Member and temporary lecturer for CMESN (Continuing Medical Education
Speakers Network), Santa Ana, CA 1998-2006 Member of Clinical Trial Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee (CTPRMC),
University of California, Irvine, CA 1999-2007 Member of Professional Advisory Board, The Wellness Community, Orange County,
CA 2001-2005 Lecturer for Kinesiology & Health Promotion Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
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2001-2003 Member of Medical Content Panel and Advisors, and host of “Lifestyles with Dr. Bic”, Sun Integrative Health, Newport Beach, CA, www.sunintegrativehealth.com 2001- present Founder of Lifestyle Medicine over the Phone Clinic - Lifestyle Medicine Programs & Consultations Services, Irvine, CA, LFM program phone: 949-854-9365 2002 - 2007 Member of Professional Advisory Board, The Wellness Community, CA 2002 - 2003 Founder of Tour De Health program for cancer patients, Wellness Community Orange County, CA 2005 - 2007 Founder and Lecturer “Food for Thought” program for cancer patients, Wellness Community Orange County, CA 2005-present Temporary lecturer only for online classes, Kinesiology & Health Promotion Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA AWARDS AND HONORS
2002 Certificate of appreciation for dedication and commitment to the education of medical students, UCI 2007 Certificate of appreciation for support and involvement in with UCI residents, staff, students of Arroyo Vista Team, UCI 2006 Nutrition Network Award for dedication and support for students and families in the Santa Ana Unified School District community 2008 Award- Lecturer of the year 2008 at UCI 2008 PHA received Anteater Award: Most Outstanding Academic Organization at the 2008 under my Advisor-ship for UCI PHA (Public Health Association) 2008 Network for a Healthy California Award for dedication and support to healthier living for students and families in the Santa Ana Unified School District Community 2009 Award – 2009 Outstanding Professor at UCI, School of Health Sciences
2009 Excellence in teaching recognized by Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, UCI 2009 “Who’s Who in America” in 2010 in 64th Edition 2009 UCI Anthology book, year 2008-2009 2009 IHA Health Literacy Award Nominee – for published material “Educating instead of Medicating in Public Health” by Zuzana Bic, Dr.P.H.,MUDr. and
Ramon P.Oblepias Llamas,B.S 2009 Awards for students under my supervision/co-supervision:
Honors and Awards Ceremony, 2009, School of Social Ecology, Department of Public Health, 2009, Special recognition for my two PubHlth 199 students: Leya Worchester (“What is Public Health”, UROP), Henna Zaidi (“Winning at work”, UROP)
EDITORSHIP FOR PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
1995–1998 Editor in Chief, Preventive Care Forum, Journal of the Preventive Care Association 1999-2001 Editor and founder of Integrated Lifestyle Management Forum, a bi-monthly
newsletter for patients SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Bic Z., Blix G.G., Hopp H.P., Leslie F.M., Schell M.J.: Influence of low dietary fat intake on incidence and severity of migraine headache, presented at the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of The American Association for the Study of Headache, San Diego, CA, 1996.
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Bic Z., Blix G.G., Hopp H.P., Leslie F.M., Schell M.J.: Influence of low dietary fat intake on incidence and severity of migraine headache (abstract), Headache Journal, Volume 36, Number 4, April 1996.
Bic Z.: The influence of low dietary fat intake on incidence and severity of migraine headache. Dissertation, UMI Dissertation Services, A Bell & Howell Company, 1997.
Bic Z., Blix G.G., Hopp H.P., Leslie F.M.: In search of the ideal treatment for migraine headache. Medical Hypotheses. 50,1-7, January 1998.
Bic Z., Blix G.G., Hopp H.P., Leslie F.M., Schell M.J.: The influence of a low-fat diet on incidence and severity of migraine headaches. Journal of Women‟s Health & Gender-Based Medicine, Vol. 8, Issue 5, June, 1999.
OTHER PUBLISHED ARTICLES ABOUT MY MIGRAINE HEADACHE RESEARCH
Prevention Magazine, Health Front section (September, 1996)
Family Practice News, Canada (July, 1996)
International Medical News Group USA: in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology (August/September, 1996)
Modern Medicine (August, 1996)
Ladies‟ Home Journal (December, 1996)
www.pmrclinic.com/migraines – (1996)
Health & Psychology – www.lhj.com (1996)
The Chronicle of Neurology and Psychiatry, Canada (winter, 1997)
New Women (January, 1997)
Men‟s Health (March, 1997)
Preventive Care Forum – Journal of the American Preventive Care Association, Vol.6, No.2, (winter 1996–1997)
Glamour (June, 1997)
Better Homes and Gardens (December, 1997)
APD Adventist Press Service, News Bulletin, (February, 1998)
Clinical Pearls News (July, 1998)
Loma Linda University, Medical Newspaper Today (January, 1998)
Scope News, Loma Linda University, (Summer, 1998)
Women‟s Health Today (book edited by Sari Harrar, Prevention, Rodale Press, 1998)
Bollettino informazzione Avventista – www.avventisti.org/news/(Italy, 2/1998)
Health News DrKoop.com (August, 1999)
Elder Corner, A place for Seniors on the Web – www.eldercorner.com/healthcenter/news (August, 1999)
Self (September, 1999)
New Women (October ,1999)
Mednews, UCI, (fall, 1999)
Allure (November, 1999)
Prevention (December 1999)
First for Women (December 1999)
New Living (December, 1999)
The Medical Tribune News Services on the Web (December, 1999)
Tipsheet-News & Features from the UCI, Irvine – www.communications.uci.edu/tips/ (1999)
Healthy Update Newsletter – www.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthyupdate/ (1999)
www.RealAge.com: “Low-fat diet for migraine? (1999)
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President‟s Report – A report on discoveries and achievements at the UCI, CA, Volume 9, Number 2, www.ucop.edu/ucophome/pres (September, 1999)
MAF Newsletter Report, Center for Current Research Report, WellnessWeb for Headaches, www.docguide.com (September, 1999)
Progress Brings Hope, UCI newsletter, (winter 1999-2000)
UCI Journal, (winter 2000)
New University, UC Irvine (January,2000)
Fitness (May 2000)
McCall (June, 2000)
Life and Health (summer 2000)
CBS Health-Watch – www.CBSHealthWatch.com (June 2000)
Reader‟s Digest (fall-winter, 2000)
Redbook (October, 2000)
Walking (December, 2000)
Health & Nutrition – www.monksofadoration.org/hn/healtnt24.htn (2000)
Health Press – www.healthpress.com (2000)
Loma Linda University: Report 1996-2000 (2000)
WholeHealthMD.com (2001)
Bottom Line Personal (2002) Women‟s Day, 6/21/2005, Title: “Food and Exercise Rx: Feel Better without
Medication, Headaches and Migraines” msn.com, msn health and fitness 6/1/2005, Title: Managing migraines: A Big Fat
Headache? Interviewed and quoted by New University, published Monday, October 29,
2007, page 4
BOOKS
Bic Z and Bic F.L.: “No More Headaches, No More Migraines,” Avery/Penguin Putnam, Inc., 1999; a practical self-help guide for managing headaches and migraines.
Reader Comments: John McDougall, M.D., best-selling author and a creator of the nationally
renowned diet and exercise program, author of The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss and The McDougall Program for Women: “The book, No More Headaches, No More Migraines, offers the first approach every sufferer of headaches should take, and most will very quickly find they are not incurably ill.”
Julian Whitaker, M.D., founder of Whitaker Wellness Institute, Newport Beach, California, a well-known advocate of the complementary medicine, author of Reversing Diabetes, The Memory Solution, and editor of the popular Health and Healing Newsletter: “The book, No More Headaches, No More Migraines, is the greatest alternative medicine book for patients to read to help relieve from their headaches. I truly enjoy reading the book.”
Bic Z and Bic F.L..: “Headaches: Prevention Using a Lifestyle Approach”, a home-study course for continuing education for health care professionals, published by INR, Biomed Inc., Concord, CA, 2002.
Bic Z. & Oblepias Llamas R.P.: Educating instead of Medicating in Public Health, University Readers, textbook, published September, 2007
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Ad hoc service as reviewer of manuscripts and referee of proposals Book chapters review: Drugs and Society, 9th edition, by Glen R. Hanson, Peter
J. Venturelli and Anette E. Fleckenstein, jbpub.com , publisher, May 2007
APPEARENCES ON RADIO AND TV SHOWS
1998 In search of the ideal treatment for migraine headache, AWR Radio Show, Network Seven News #35, and Online Audio Program
1999 No more headaches, no more migraines, KABC TV Channel 5, the 5 O‟clock News
No more headaches, no more migraines, KFWB Radio show, Los Angeles, CA No more headaches, no more migraines, AMA Radio, Chicago, IL, interviewed
by Bruce Dixon No more headaches, no more migraines, as a guest for Total Nutrition News,
Radio show, Minneapolis, MN No more headaches, no more migraines, as a guest in “Natural living with Gary
Null” Radio show, New York, NY 2000 No more headaches, no more migraines, CKNW Radio show, Canada 2002 No more headaches, no more migraines, KUCI 88.9 FM, Radio show, Irvine,
California
Handling headaches, LA Times Festival of Health & Fitness, KABC (790), ESPN (1110), Radio Disney (710)
LECTURES FOR POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS OR MEDICAL STUDENTS AT UCI
1998 – 1999 How vegetarian diet protect against cancer Does physical inactivity increases the risk for cancer? Phytochemicals – protective effects against cancer The relationship between stress and the development of the cancer Minerals and cancer Vitamins and cancer Foods with anticancer activity 1999 – 2000 Breast cancer and soy intake Melatonin and cancer Flavonoids and cancer Prostate cancer and soy intake Monoterpenes and cancer 2000 – 2001 The role of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in cancer prevention and treatment The role of vitamin E, vitamin D, lycopene, selenium and zinc in prostate cancer The role of quercetin, saw palmetto, MCP/citrus flavonoids, genisten and
curcumin in prostate cancer The role of stress/stress reduction in immune system for cancer prevention and
treatment The role of exercise in cancer fatigue and in immune system for cancer
prevention and treatment
The role of green tea and fungi (shiitake, maitake, reishi) for cancer prevention and treatment
2001 – 2002 Diets and dietary prevention of diseases
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2002 – 2003 2004
Lifestyle medicine & immune system
Benefits of probiotics for cancer prevention and during cancer treatment.
Lifestyle medicine approach for decreasing nausea and vomiting in cancer patients during their treatment.
The role of vitamin C in cancer.
Cancer protective phytochemicals.
Frequently asked questions by my patients according to the alternative medicine and cancer.
Exercise and cancer
Green tea and cancer
Different forms of mind/body exercise and cancer.
LECTURES FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION SPEAKERS NETWORK
1998 Eating disorders Nutrition and cancer Medical complications of eating disorders Obesity: healthy weight management 1999 Reversing headaches: a new approach towards headache treatment and
prevention Nutrition in cancer Nutrition and cancer Dietary soy intake and breast cancer Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and lifestyle medicine 2000 Cancer and diet Soy intake and breast cancer What‟s new in preventive medicine The fountain of youth – biology and human aging A lifestyle approach to treating migraine headaches Nutrition in children Nutrition and cancer Application of lifestyle medicine in breast and prostate cancer Cancer prevention strategies
Application of lifestyle medicine in cancer prevention and treatment Alternative medicine in pregnancy
Good nutrition: moral and ethical responsibilities of physicians 2001 Nutritional benefits for cancer prevention
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Smoking cessation
Prostate cancer & complementary medicine
Immune response syndromes
2002 Antioxidants, vitamins and immune system
2003 Evidence-based lifestyle medicine: hair loss
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2004 2005 -2006 2007-2009
Good nutrition: moral and ethical responsibilities of physicians
Are there benefits of vegetarian diet?
Use of glucosamine and chondroitin for arthritis
Headaches: Evidences Based Lifestyle Medicine
Diets and cognitive function
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Fountain of Youth: Typical Versus Normal Aging
The role of nutrition in a healthy lifestyle
Are there health benefits in a vegetarian diet
Antioxidants in cancer prevention
Eating disorders
Health and wellness Issues in the Aging
Role of Nutrition in Modern Lifestyle
Hair Loss prevention and Treatment – Evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine
Nutrition in Pregnancy
Migraine headaches and children
Wellness and Lifestyle Medicine
INVITED LECTURES
1995 Benefits of vegetarian diet, and behavioral effects of food. Part of the “Simple Steps to a Healthier You” program, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA
Parkinson’s diseases and nutrition, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA Dietary influences on stress management, Hoag Hospital, Newport
Behavioral Health, Newport Beach, CA 1996 Lecture series for Smoking Cessation Program, Beaver Medical Clinic, Inc.,
Redlands, CA Lecture series for Stress Management Program, Beaver Medical Clinic, Inc.,
Redlands, CA 1998 Introduction to lifestyle medicine, The Wanda J. Cobb Chautauqua, High
Priority of Orange County & UCI, Irvine, CA Eating disorders, Kaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park, CA Nutrition and cancer, Kaiser Permanente of Panorama City, CA Medical complications of eating disorders, John F. Kennedy Memorial
Hospital, Indio, CA Obesity: healthy weight management, Northridge Hospital Medical Center,
Northridge, CA 1999 Reversing headache: a new approach towards headache treatment and
prevention, 67th Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Nutrition in cancer, Community Memorial Hospital of San Buena Ventura, CA Nutrition and cancer, Long Beach Community Hospital, Long Beach, CA Bi-weekly lectures for Lifestyle for Living Program at YMCA centers, Newport
Beach, Fullerton, CA
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Introduction to preventive care & lifestyle medicine, High Priority of Orange County, Irvine, CA
Lifestyle for health, YMCA, Newport Beach, CA Monthly lectures for Lifestyle for Health Series, Chao Family Comprehensive
Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA Monthly lectures for Lifestyle for Health Series- continues, Chao Family
Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA Soy intake and breast cancer, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center,
UCI, Orange, CA Dietary soy intake and breast cancer. Lecture for the Program: Cancer 2000 –
Progress and Challenges, Victor Valley Hospital, Victorville, CA Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and lifestyle medicine. Lecture for the
Program: Cancer 2000 – Progress and Challenges, Victorville, CA Lifestyle medicine for healthy aging. Rancho Senior Center, Irvine, CA Integrated lifestyle management for anxiety, depression, insomnia
prevention and treatment. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
Lifestyle medicine and breast cancer. Lecture for the Breast Cancer Awareness Event – Western Medical Center, Tustin, CA
Introduction to integrated lifestyle management for cancer prevention and treatment. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
Lifestyle medicine (nutrition and exercise) for ovarian cancer prevention and treatment. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, UCI Medical Center, Orange, CA No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Orange,
CA No more headaches, no more migraines, Faculty & Staff Program, UCI, Main
Campus, Irvine, CA Fibromyalgia and integrated lifestyle management, UCI, Internet series of
UCI-DOCS 2000 Lifestyle for health: introduction to integrated lifestyle management for
cancer prevention and treatment. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, Centralized Mother‟s Market, Costa Mesa, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, Charter 100, Orange County Chapter, Corona Del Mar, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CA
Breast cancer & lifestyle medicine, Western Medical Center, Tustin, CA No more headaches, no more migraines, Center Club- Executive Women‟s
Council, Costa Mesa, CA Cancer and diet, West Hills Hospital & Medical Center, West Hills, CA No more headaches, no more migraines, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer
Center, UCI, Orange, CA Alter your lifestyle and diet to slow down your aging, UCI lectures at
Border‟s bookstore, Orange, CA Integrated lifestyle management for fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue
prevention and treatment. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
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Integrated lifestyle management and breast cancer. Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
Soy intake and breast cancer, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Market
Place, Tustin What’s new in preventive medicine, Community & Mission Hospitals,
Huntington Park, CA I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. National Fatigue Awareness Day.
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA Introduction of lifestyle medicine for melanoma. Chao Family
Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA Stress and cancer – the role of stress in the immune system in cancer
prevention and treatment and how to develop a taste for less stress. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Irvine Hall, UCI, Irvine, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Palm Desert, CA
Food with anticancer activity, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Huntington Beach, CA
Introduction to alternative medicine. Rossmoor Regency – Senior Center, Laguna Hills, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Aliso Viejo, CA
The fountain of youth – biology and human aging. Evidence Based Alternative Medicine Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
A lifestyle approach to treating migraine headaches. Evidence Based Alternative Medicine Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
No more headaches, no more migraines, Border‟s Bookstore, Brea Plaza, Brea, CA
Nutrition in children. Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center, Fountain Valley, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Irvine, CA
Application of lifestyle medicine in cancer prevention and treatment. Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, Inglewood, CA
The fountain of youth – biology and human aging. Nassrin‟s White Rose Skin Care Center, Irvine, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, Just Browsing Books – bookstore, Lake Arrowhead, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Temecula, CA
Nutrition and cancer. Citrus Valley Medical Center, West Covina, CA No more headaches, no more migraines, Barnes & Noble Bookstore,
Anchorage, AK
Application of lifestyle medicine in breast and prostate cancer. Kaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park, CA
Cancer prevention strategies. Kaiser Permanente, Bellflower, CA
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Alternative medicine in pregnancy. Coastal Communities Hospital, Santa Ana, CA
Fountain of youth – biology & human aging. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
What are preventive care specialists and how they provide integrated lifestyle management. Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, Loma Linda, CA
Good nutrition: moral and ethical responsibility of physicians. St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA
Lifestyle therapy for cancer-related fatigue. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
2001 Nutritional benefits for cancer prevention. Torrance Memorial Medical
Center, Torrance, CA Cancer and nutrition. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI,
Orange, CA
Smoking cessation. Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center, Orange, CA No more headaches, no more migraines. UCI, Orange, CA Chronic fatigue syndrome. Loma Vista Community Memorial Hospital,
Ventura, CA
Prostate Cancer & Complementary Medicine. Daniel Freeman Hospital, Inglewood, CA
How to reduce cancer-related fatigue. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department Irvine, CA
Advances in alternative medicine. Oasis Senior Center, UCI Senior Health Program, Corona del Mar, CA
Cancer & nutrition. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI, Orange, CA
Prostate cancer & lifestyle medicine. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
Breast cancer & lifestyle medicine. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Long Beach, CA
Is smoking an addiction? Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
The fountain of youth? Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
Cancer & exercise: can I avoid cancer if I exercise every day? Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
Lifestyle medicine and healthy pregnancy. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
Immune response syndromes. Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA
2002 Cancer & stress: is there a connection? Wild Oats Store, Community
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Education Department, Irvine, CA
Lifestyle medicine for better mood. Wild Oats Store, Community Education
Department, Irvine, CA
Diets and dietary prevention of diseases. Part of the selective course in complementary and alternative medicine. Susan Samueli Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, UCI, Irvine, CA
Community education: health series for chronic disease prevention and treatment. The role of lifestyle medicine: nutrition, physical activity, stress reduction. Spring Semester, 8 sessions. Irvine Adult School, Irvine Unified School District, CA
School health education for teachers and administrators: No more headaches, no more migraines. West end partnership of middle schools symposium, Upland Junior High School, Upland, CA
School health education for teachers and administrators: Improving immune system. West end partnership of middle schools symposium, Upland Junior High School, Upland, CA
Women’s health today: No more headaches, no more migraines. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
Women’s health today: Breast cancer & lifestyle medicine. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
Women’s health today: Is osteoporosis preventable? Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
Nutrition/exercise & immune system. Part of the Living Well Program/ Integrative Medicine. UCI Extension, Irvine, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines. San Diego Booksellers Association‟s 14th annual book fair. San Diego, CA
Nutrition & immune system. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
A lifestyle approach to treating migraine headaches. Loma Linda Lifestyle Program, Drayson Center, Loma Linda, CA
No more headaches, no more migraines. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
Walk this way for cancer protection. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
The fountain of youth. Wild Oats Store, Community Education Department, Irvine, CA
Handling Headaches. Los Angeles Times Festival of Health & Fitness. The weekend of wellness at USC. USC, University Park campus, CA.
Evidence-based nutritional medicine. Tamkin symposium, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education Task Force, UCI, CA
2003
Evidence-based lifestyle medicine: Hair loss, causes and treatment. White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Evidence-based lifestyle medicine: Hair loss. Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
Lifestyle Medicine, The Wanda J. Cobb and the Susan G. Komen Breast Health Symposium, Irvine, CA
Frankly speaking about lung cancer: Tour de Fitness program, The wellness community, Orange County, CA
Are there benefits to vegetarian diet? Northridge Hospital Medical Center,
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Van Nuys, CA
Good nutrition: Moral and Ethical Responsibilities for physicians. Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA
Use of Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Arthritis. Antelope Valley Hospital, Lancaster, CA
Medical Complications of Eating Disorders, Laguna Beach Adventist Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
2004 2005-2006 2007-2008 2009
Headaches: Evidences Based Lifestyle Medicine, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
Diets and Cognitive Function, Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park, Baldwin Park, CA
Headache: Evaluation and Management, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio, CA
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Fountain of Youth: Typical versus Normal Aging, Antelope Valley Hospital, Lancaster, Ca 93534
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio, CA 92201
Fountain of Youth: Typical versus normal Aging, Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center, Tarzana, CA 91356
Migraines in Children, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Health and wellness Issues in the Aging, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio, CA
Eating disorders, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Salinas, CA
Nutrition in Pregnancy, Kaiser Permanente Bellflower, Bellflower, CA 90706
Role of Nutrition in Modern Lifestyle, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90505
Hair Loss prevention and Treatment – Evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine, RW Bliss Army Health Center, Ft.Huacuca, Arizona, sponsored by Tuscon Hospital Medical Education Program, Tuscon, Arizona
Are There Health Benefits in a Vegetarian Diet? Valley Presbyterian Medical Cnter, Van Nuys, CA
Antioxidants and cancer prevention, St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA
Overview of eating disorders, Center for Healthy Communities, Los Angeles, CA
Wellness/Lifestyle Medicine and Healthy Aging, Monterey Park Hospital, Monterey Park, CA
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Educating instead of Medicating in Public Health, invited as “Distinguished Guest Lecture Series”, Saddleback College Emeritus Institute, CA
UCI - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE TEACHING, TEACHING MATERIALS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES __________________________________________________________________________________
1. TEACHING
E 172: Introduction to Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Winter 2005
E 254: Seminar in Environmental Health, Winter 2005
E 100: Human Health Parameters, Spring 2005
E 100: Drug abuse and its Prevention, Spring 2005
E 7/PubHlth1: Principles of Public Health, Fall 2005
E 100: American Diet and Food Policy, Fall 2006
E 9/ PublHlth 2: Case Studies in Public Health Practicum, Winter 2006
E 172: Introduction to Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Winter 2006
E 100: Drug abuse and its Prevention, Spring 2006
E 100: Public Health Communication, Spring 2006
PubHlth 1: Principles of Public Health, Fall 2006
E 100: American Diet and Food Policy. Fall 2006
PublHlth 1: Principles of Public Health, Winter 2007
PubHlth 2: Case Studies in Public Health Practicum, Winter 2007
E 172: Introduction to Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Winter 2007
PubHlth 2; Case studies in public Health Practicum, spring 2007
PubHlth 148: Drug abuse and its prevention, spring 2007
PubHlth 147: Public Health Communication, spring 2007
PubHlth 1: principles of Public Health, Fall 2007
PubHlth 120: American Diet and Food policy, Fall 2007
Uni Stu 3: Freshman Seminar, Fall 2007
Uni Stu 197 A U teach Tut B Politics in Public Health, Fall 2007
PubHlth 1: Principles of Public Health, Winter 2008
PubHlth 2: Case Studies in Public Health Practicum, Winter 2008
PubHlth 121: Introduction to Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Winter 2008
Uni Stu 3: Freshman Seminar, Winter 2008
PubHlth 2; Case studies in public Health Practicum, spring 2008
PubHlth 148: Drug abuse and its prevention, spring 2008
PubHlth 147: Public Health Communication, spring 2008
Uni Stu 3: Freshman Seminar, Spring 2008
Uni Stu 7 (U teach) Seminar, Politics in Public Health, spring 2008
Summer 2008 - UCI travel study program in Switzerland: PubHlth 1 and Pubhlth 147
Summer 2008 – UCI Freshman Summer Start program: “Healthy Living on College
Campus”
PubHlth 1: Principles of Public Health, Fall 2008
PubHlth 120: American Diet and Food policy, Fall 2008
Uni Stu 3: Freshman seminar, Fall 2008
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PubHlth 1 Principles of Public Health, winter 2009
PubHlth 2 Case studies in Public Health, winter 2009
PubHlth 121: Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine, winter 2008
Uni Stu 3: Freshman seminar, winter 2008
PubHlth 2: spring 2009
PubHlth 148: spring 2009
PubHlth 148: spring 2009
Uni Stu 3: Freshman seminar, spring 2009
Summer 2009- UCI travel study program in Costa Rica: PubHlth 1 and PubHlth 121
Summer 2009 – UCI Freshman Summer Start program: “Healthy Living on College Campus”
PubHlth 1: fall 2009
PubHlth 120: Nutrition and Global Health, fall 2009
Each quarter from 2006 - one or two PubHlth 198: Directed Studies in cooperation with the community and with the topics: “All for Health and Health for All, “What is Public Health?”, “Preventing Smoking before Starting” , “Corporate Health – The new challenge for Public Health”
Each quarter from 2005 – PubHlth 199 Independent Studies
NUMBER OF UNDERGRADUATES SUPERVISED IN RESEARCH PROJECTS AT UCI (E.G., HONORS COURSES, UROP , 199'S.)
2005/2006 HONOR & UROP (presentation): supervision of SE Honor and UROP student: Jenny Paek, topic: Examination of the perception of Double Eyelid Beauty Among Asian Americans, presented at the 13th annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2006
2006 ID SURE: supervision - grant recipient: Jeannine Stepanian, topic: An exploration of how stigma influences post-exposure prophylaxis policies in the US.
2006/2007 HONOR & UROP (presentation): supervision of SE Honor and UROP student: Marie Grace Trinidad, topic: Evaluating the Efficacy of Hygiene Improvement Frameworks using existing cultural beliefs.
2007 UROP: supervision student Ileisha Sanders, topic: Relationship between health literacy and culture at UCI Irvine.
2008 ID SURE: supervision – grant recipient: Henna Zaidi, topic: Corporate Wellness Guideliness: Managing Diabetes for a healthy workplace
2007/2008 HONOR: supervision of SE Honor student: Yeli Mui, topic: Impact evaluation of obesity intervention programs in Montebello Unified School District (MUSD) versus Santa Ana Unified District (SAUSD)
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2008/2009 HONOR& UROP (presentation): co-supervision of SE Honor and UROP student: Andrea Johnson, topic: Socio-cultural differences and adherence
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to medical regimens for hypertension.
2009 UROP (poster and presentation): co-supervision: Student‟s Public Health Association (group), topic: What is public health?: A study on Public Health Literacy and Intervention.
2009 UROP (poster and presentation): supervision (group of students): The American Diabetes Association‟s Winning at work: Detecting, Preventing, and Managing Diabetes for a Healthy Workplace: A corporate Wellness Program implemented at the Santa Ana /orange County Double Tree Hotel.
2009 UROP (poster and presentation): supervision of UROP student Ambreen Basria, topic: Comparisons between Horseback Riding therapy and Dolphin Assisted Therapy.
2009 UROP (poster): supervision (group of students) topic: Improving oral hygiene (based on research in PH 199 Lifestyle medicine and oral health.
2009/2010 grant received UROP: supervision (group of students), topic: Can public health education, with focuses on physical activity, nutrition, stress management and coping with financial burden, increase the health literacy, health awareness and improve the quality of life among adolescents and young adult cancer population?
2009/2010 UROP sent submission – pending: supervision (group of students), topic: Does Competition have an effect on employee health promotion programs?
2009/2010 Faculty Engagement Mentor - a new UCI program, (community
based research project) sent submission – pending: topic: Employee Health
Promotion Programs – student Farzad Alikozai and groups of PH 198 students,
co-supervision (Dr. Timberlake)
Supervision in SE/PubHlth 199 Special studies at UCI: Winter 2006
Student: Kea S., topic: “Dietary Supplements from disease perspectives and from Public Health Law perspectives”
Student: Kim J. topic: “Medicine within art, music, dance and writing” Spring 2006
Student: Middleton A., topic: “The Effects of Nutrition, Exercise, and Stress on Immune System Function”.
Fall 2006:
Student: Ngo C., topic: „Functional Medicine – from Public Health Perspectives”.
Winter 2007:
Student: Neece J.: topic: Macular Degeneration - from Public Health Perspectives (pwp presentation)
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Student: Hong J., topic: “Occupational therapy – from Public Health Perspectives, examples -children with ADD, ADHD (pwp presentation)
Spring 2007
Student: Namedova N. topic: “A pressing issue of antimicrobial resistance” (sent for publication-“The First Post”)
Student: Singh T., topic: “Phytochemicals and food” Fall 2007:
Student: Niknafs N., topic: “Chilean Healthcare System and Public Health Cases”
Student: Kuo F., topic: “Meditation -from Public Health Perspectives”
Student: Dang D. topic: “Correlation between lung cancer and the Brazilian Culture”
Student: Rokov B.topic: “Emergency contraceptive pill: the Chilean Case”
Student: Osman S. topic: HIV/AIDS in Sudan and National Budget”. Winter 2008:
Student: Tran L. topic: “ Green Pharmacy”
Student: Dang D. topic: “Correlation Between Lung Cancer And the Brazilian Culture
Student: Rosenstein I. topic: “Case Study Examination of Water Fluoridation: Benefits, Safety, and Effectiveness
Spring 2008:
Student: Ahad F. topic: “Smoking & the Effects of Secondhand Smoking”
Student: Farzad A. topic: “Population Policy and Reducing Fertility
Student: Basria A. topic: “Benefits of Hippotherapy in Individuals with Cerebral Palsy”
Student: Cruz R. topic: “Autism in other countries”
Student: Dang D. topic: Alternative Medicine across Continents: A New Direction for Public Health
Student: Jong B. topic: "Nutrition and daily oral hygiene are two key factors to keep in mind
for keeping your teeth and gums healthy"
Student: Mikhail M. topic: “Drop of Hope” program for and in in Bolivia, winter/Spring 2008
Student: Pham C. topic: “Oncology: Adolescents and their Challenges”
Student: Saiya A. topic: “Diarrhea and Malaria” and “Living with HIV/AIDS” winter/spring 2008 (in cooperation with wellness program at Uganda, will be presented in September 2008)
Student: Tan D. topic:“Global birth defects due to diet, culture and the environment in the developing world”
Student: Yi A. topic: “Shamanism and Its Effects on the Psychological Mind”
PH 198:15 students in cooperation with Santa Ana unified School district, Topic: “All
for Health and Health for All”
PH 198: 5 students in cooperation community and Orange County PH, Topic:
Preventing Smoking before Starting
Fall 2008:
PH 198: 22 students in cooperation with Santa Ana Unified School District, high schools: Topic: What is public Health? Collection of the research information, and preparing the program.
Student Sinhg G. topic: The environmental health Crisis of the Ganges river in Northern India
Students Shaikh M., Nguyen M., Gutierrez B., Bhakta A., Rubel M., Pham N. , He W. topic: Improvement of quality of life for cancer patients in cooperation with Director of Oncology Services, UCI - Dr. Sender and Erin Kent (PhDc.).
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Students: Albay J., Barnabe K., Niknafs N., topic: Pycnogenol and tension type of headache, literature, biomarkers.
Students: Alikozai F., Rojo V., Fernandez M. topic: Corporate health – a new challenge for public health, sent application for UROP.
Student Mikhail M. topic: Drops of hope (public health research and development a project for drinking water through Lifestraw in Bolivia)
Student:Haddon-Bloomfield A. topic: Linking BMI and overall health of University of California Irvine College students
Student: Ahad F. topic: The Worldwide Epidemic of Obesity
Student: Dang A. topic: Exposure Assessment of Pesticide Use and Childhood Cancers, in cooperation with Dr. Sender, and Erin Kent, PhDc.)
Winter 2009:
PH 198: 8 students in cooperation with Santa Ana Unified School District, high schools: Topic: What is public Health? (application of the 6 weeks education on public health)
PH 198: 12 students, topic: Corporate Health ( preparing survey, evaluation and
application on a “company” assessment – in cooperation with nurses at Chao Family
Comprehensive Cancer Center)
Students: Bublik I., Chang W., Farr N., Giang K., Hassan N., Jagtiani T., King C.,
Lakhia A., Ong Y., Osoteo R., Pineda M., Wan T., Truong H. , Le P.topic: Lifestyle Medicine and oral health (Global Dental Brigades - Project Honduras). Students‟ trip to Honduras for summer 2009.
Students: Worchester L., Sobhawongse V., Saryan M., Nguyen A., Margallo E., Jaafari T., Contrera S., topic: What is Public Health? Leadership skills in the program, research data collection and evaluation, in cooperation with PH 198 and with Santa Ana School District.
Students: Albay J., Rubel M., Vidal M., Ong J., Phan M. topic: Pycnogenol and tension type of headache continues – research - proposal for the company and proposal for IRB.
Students: Fernandez M., Alikozai F., Rojo V. topic: Corporate health – application in Double Tree hotel, collection and evaluation of the research data.
Students: Khoobiyari N., Nguyen M., Gutierrez B., Pham N.,Shaikh M. topic: Can public health education, with focuses on physical activity, nutrition, stress management and coping with financial burden, increase the health literacy, health awareness and improve the quality of life among adolescents and young adult cancer population?
Student: Mikhail M. topic: Drops of Hope, data evaluations from Bolivia.
Student: Johnson A. topic: Sociocultural differences and adherence to medical regimens for hypertension. Research survey and data evaluations.
Student: Ahad F. topic: Solving our Energy Crisis by converting from Nuclear Energy to Renewable Energy.
Student: Singh G. The environmental health Crisis of the Ganges river in Northern India – continues research and practical application of the research into the program, contact NGO.
Spring 2009:
PH 198: 16 students, topic: Corporate Health (preparing health promotion and
education, providing intervention for 6 weeks and survey/evaluation for employee
(nurses) at Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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PH 198; 12 students, topic: Preventing Smoking before Starting, research,
development of presentations and administering presentations to the community , in
cooperation with NCADD-OCC/Community Alliance Network and Orange County
Tobacco Use prevention Program.
Student: Ahad F. topic: Insomnia
Students: Albay J., Ong J., Vidal M., Rubel M., Phan M., Osoteo, R. topic: Pycnogenol and tension type of headache continues – research – development of survey, research the methodology, education materials for the intervention, development of formal consent for IRB.
Students: Alikoza F., Fernandez M., Rojo V., Corporate health – application in Double Tree hotel, research data analysis, discussions, final version submission to UROP and UROP journal.
Student Mikhail M.: Continues on Drops of Hope program and Dengue fever prevention research and implementation for Paraguay, for winter 2009.
Students: Bublik I., Chang W., Farr N., Giang, K., Hassan N., Jagtiani T., King C., Ong Y., Pineda M., Truong H., Wan T., Le P. topic: Lifestyle Medicine and oral health (Global Dental Brigades -Project Honduras) Second Draft of the manual. Trip to Honduras, June 2009.
Students: Contrera S., Jaafari T.,Nguyen A.,Margallo E., Worchester L., Sobhawongse V., topic: What is Public Health? Research data analysis, in cooperation with PH 198 and with Santa Ana School District. Report for SAUSD.
Students: Gutierrez B., Khobiyari N., Nguyen M., Shaikh M., Phan N. topic: Can public health education, with focuses on physical activity, nutrition, stress management and coping with financial burden, increase the health literacy, health awareness and improve the quality of life among adolescents and young adult cancer population? Final version for submission to UROP.
Student: Johnson A., topic: Socio-cultural differences and adherence to medical regimens for hypertension. Research data analysis, discussions and final version.
Student: Singh G. topic: The environmental health Crisis of the Ganges river in Northern India – continues research and practical application of the research into the program. Final version of the program and submission to NGO.
Students: Lakhia A., Saryan A. topic: What was the research during the last 10 years on alternative medicine for headaches?
Summer 2009: summer II PH 199:
Student Ahad F. topic: Public Health 3600– research.
Fall 2009:
PH 198: 15 students topic: Corporate Health, research on importance of the corporate
health, survey, evaluation on employee health.
Students: Pompielar R., Rana G., Alikoza F, Siddiqui H., Nguyen L. topic: Does Competition have an effect on employee health promotion programs?
Students: Mikhail M., Sarayan A., Lomotan F., Baghdikian Ch., Jagtiani T., Zhang Y.,
Yavari S., Wang H., Pham D., Ong J., topic: research on Dengue Fever, primary,
secondary, tertiary prevention, health promotion and education program for
Paraquay trip in December 2009.
Student Ahad F. topic: Perception of risk for diabetes II among Latino population
Students: Pham N., Nguyen M., Khoobiyari N., Heidari O., topic: Can public health education, with focuses on physical activity, nutrition, stress management and
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coping with financial burden, increase the health literacy, health awareness and improve the quality of life among adolescents and young adult cancer population? Working on IRB submission and health promotion materials for the intervention.
Students: Ngyuen K., Girgis A., Farr N., Chou R., Patel K., Afkhamirad S. topic: Lifestyle Medicine and oral health (Global Dental Brigades -Project Honduras) Final version of the manual.
2. Educational and Service Activities at UCI and for community
UCI Campus and School:
Volunteer Faculty at Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, 1998–2006 (lectures for Fellows in Oncology)
Director of Student Experience in Public Health Practice from 2007- present
Participated in a UCI support for “Framework program for Global Health”, September 2007
UCI Center for International Education (CIE) - Faculty liaison for study abroad (serve from winter 2008 - present), helping evaluate sites and syllabi for public health students
Served on the SPOP Panel (Student-parent-orientation program), August, 2008
Participating in Faculty Fair and Panel Events, 2007, 2008
Speaker at the Freshman Start Program 2008 and 2009
Participate in College-wide and school-wide review and interdisciplinary programs (Academic Program Review, UCI, College of Health Sciences, Public Health), 2009
Participating, supporting and attending UROP symposiums from 2006-2009
Speaker at the “Focus the Nation”, UCI, 2008
Speaker at “ASUCI Professor Luncheon”, 2008
Participation at “New UCI faculty and small seminar program”, 2009
Faculty advisor to the (PHA) Public Health Students Association at UCI, starting 2006- present
Advising members of Flying Samaritans on their trip to Mexico (PH perspectives), November 2005
Presence in Commencement for Public Health 2008
Presence in Commencement for Public Health 2009
Participation in 2009 MPH Orientation
Advising members of Global Dental brigade on their trip to Honduras, 2008 (draft of manual attached)
Inviting Guest Speakers for PH classes and submitting Guest Speakers for 2010 for PH Seminar ( attached)
Speaker on topic ”Educating instead of medicating in PH”, Campus Village, 2009
Speaker at Students‟ Public Health Meeting, (PHA) 2009
Speaker at Students‟ Public Health Meeting, (PHA) 2008
The Flying Samaritans, 7th Annual Benefit Banquet, 2008
Attending “ faculty coffee hour” for Honor program students, (thank you letter attached)
Alpha Epsilon Delta Annual Banquet, 2008
Phi beta Sorority, The Greek women of UCI, 2009 Scholarship Banquet - Recognize my excellence in teaching, 2009
Speaker at Campus Village program, 2008
Speaker at Arroyo Vista Housing meeting, 2007
Speaker at Kappa Alpha Theta Apple Polishing, November 2007
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UCI Summer Session Travel study UCI program, June 2007/2008, travel to Switzerland to organize the visits to WHO, United Nation and ICRC for Public health students for summer 2008.
UCI Summer Session Travel study UCI program, September 2009, travel to Prague, Czech Republic, to organize the visits and guest speakers from National Institute of Health, to WHO, United Nation and ICRC for Public health students for summer 2008.
Speaker at Campus wide Honors program, 2007
Participation in S.T.A.R.T. (GAS, Great American Smokeout) 2007
Students‟ Public Health Meeting, (PHA) 2007, Support students in attending START – 4th annual UCI Great American Smokeout
New Public Health Students Welcome (part of Social Ecology welcome reception), September, 2007
Faculty Fair (for undecided/undeclared graduates), February 2007
Advising and participation of PHA in organizing Pfitzer‟s Milestone in Public Health exhibits with PHA banquet, 2007
Campus Honors Day, March 2006
Arroyo Vista Public Health Program, (“Dinner with Professor Bic”), 2006
Speaker at Students‟ Public Health Meeting, (PHA) 2006
Speaker at Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Phi Epsilon Apple Polishing, November 2006
Table Talk at Mesa Court, (talking to first year students about PH), May 2006
Social Ecology Career Day, February 2006
Annual Social Ecology Dean‟s Welcome, September 2006
Social Ecology Career Panel, April 2005 Community:
Monthly Presentations at the Wellness Community (cancer support group), Orange County; title series: “Food for Thought”, 2005-2007
Advised UCI students‟ presentations on health literacy at Santa Ana School District, “All for Health and Health for All” program (PubHlth 198 ) in cooperation with Santa Ana School District, elementary schools, Spring 2007- Winter 2008 and Spring 2008
“What is Public Health?” program for high schools ( PubHlth 198 and PubHlth 199) in cooperation Santa Ana School District, high schools, Fall 2008 and Winter 2009.
“Corporate health – the future challenge for Public Health” program for employee Double tree hotel and Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (PubHlth 199 and PubHlth 198), Fall 2008, Winter 2009, Spring 2009, Fall 2009 in cooperation with American Diabetic Association (ADA), American Heart Association (AHA)
“Preventing Smoking before Starting” program on smoking prevention, second hand smoke, benefits of not smoking to the community – boys and girls club, college students, after school centers (PubHlth 198), Spring 2008, Spring 2009 in cooperation of NCADD-OC/Community Alliance Network and Orange County Tobacco use prevention Program
3. Teaching Materials for UCI:
Developed 4 new courses for Public Health Program.
1. E 100: Human Health Parameters
2. E 100/Pubhlth 147: Drug Abuse and its Prevention
3. E 100/pubHlth 120: American Diet and Food Policy
4. E 100.PubHlth 148: Public Health Communication
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Developed and updated syllabi for 4 courses for Public Health
Program.
1. E 7/PubHlth 1: Principles of Public Health
2. E 9/PubHlth 2: Case Studies in Public Health practice
3. E 254: Topics in Environmental Health Promotion and Education
4. E 172/PubHlth 121: Introduction to Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
Please note: PubHlth 147, PubHlth 148, PubHlth 120, PubHlth 121,
PubHlth 1, PubHlth 2 were accepted and given catalog numbers for
2007.
Developed a new topic and syllabus for PubHlth 198 Directed Studies,
“All for Health and Health for All”, in cooperation with Santa Ana
Unified School District, Network for a Healthy California (former
Nutritional Network), program supported by State Government.
Developed a syllabus for class UNI Stu 3 Freshman Seminar: Educating
Instead of Medicating in Public Health,, “How to think healthy and
increase the level of health literacy”
Developed a new topic and syllabus for PubHlth 198 Directed Studies,
“Preventing Smoking before Starting”
Developed a new topic and syllabus for PubHlth 198 Directed Studies,
“Corporate Health – a future challenge for Public Health”
Updated syllabus for the 4-weeks summer program in Switzerland
(Summer Session Travel-Study, 2008), PubHlth 1 and PubHlth 147
Developed materials for 3 lectures - Guest Speaker for PubHlth 119
Epidemiology of Drug Use and Misuse, 2007: 1. Pharmacology of drug
classes, 2. Comorbidities, 3. School-based approaches for prevention
Developed a syllabus and 2 hours course materials for “Freshman
Summer Start program: “Healthy Living on College Campus” – summer
2008 and summer 2009”
Updated syllabus for the 5-weeks summer program in Costa Rica
(Summer Session Travel-Study, 2009), PubHlth 1 and PubHlth 121
Update syllabus for former PubHlth 120 American Diet and Food policy
– changed to PubHlth 120 Nutrition and Global Health
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Co-authored: Lifestyle Medicine and Oral Health – The Honduras
Project Manual (unpublished, will be submitted to National Global
Brigade organization, December 2009) (students’ contributors, results
from teaching and advising PubHlth 199)”
Co-authored: Public Health 360o –
students to students in public health
(will be submitted to publishing at University Readers, December 2009),
co-author and students’ contributors, will be used for additional readings
for PubHlth 148 Public Health Communication in spring 2010
Updated syllabus for the 5-weeks summer program in Prague, Czech
Republic (Summer Session Travel-Study, 2010), PubHlth 1 and
PubHlth 148
Co-athored textbook: “Educating instead of Medicating in Public Health”,
University Readers, published September, 2007, Co-authors: Zuzana Bic, Dr.P.H., MUDr., Ramon P.Oblepias Llamas, B.S (UCI Alumni 2006)
UCI RESEARCH
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Co-PI: Zuzana Bic Dr.P.H.,MUDr. Title: The influence of Pycnogenol TM on the Incidence and Severity of Chronic Tension Type of Headache (CTH). (Sponsor, Pycnogenol, Horphag Research, LTD. Status: pending
ONGOING DEVELOPMENT ______________________________________________________________________________________
“Corporate Health – The future Challenge for Public Health”, in the process for
2010, co-author.
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
1. Study the impact and application of lifestyle medicine (nutritional medicine, exercise, stress management) on slowing the process of aging and developing of other chronic diseases, for example, headaches, diabetes II, cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, depression.
2. Study the application of the lifestyle medicine on cancer. The long-term goal will be to establish lifestyle medicine to be a part of the standard treatment for cancer patients.
3. Study of the possible correlation between the long-term history of migraine headache (its lifestyle trigger factors) and development of chronic diseases.
4. Develop health literacy programs for the K-12 curriculum and the general public.
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5. Lifestyle interventions and health literacy on a global health level 6. Corporate Health – the future challenge of public health. The development and
application of corporate health programs and portfolios for CEO and their employee.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1980–1983 Member, Czech Medical Society of J.E. Purkinje 1991–present Member, American Preventive Care Association 1995–present Professional Member, American College of Sports Medicine 1995–1998 Member, National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders 1998–present Member, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCI 1999- 2007 Member of Professional Advisory Board, The Wellness Community, Orange County,
CA 2002-present Professional Member, American Botanical Council
2002-2006 Member of Clinical Trial Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee (CTPRMC), University of California, Irvine, CA,
2004-present Founding and Associate Member, The American College of Lifestyle Medicine, LLU
2009-present Nominated and selected for a position on Community Leadership Board for 2010: American Diabetes Association, Orange County
2009-present Nominated for the position at the board of directors – representing Dr.P.H.
for 2010-2012 at American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM)
(pending)
LANGUAGES
English, Czech, Polish, Slovak, German, Russian
