Great threads of discussion on the HEDIR regarding the role of Health Education. Read through and feel free to comment. “Watson, Tyler” Feb 17 01:02PM -0700 ^ Hello my fellow compassionate service workers… I have been thinking seriously the last few weeks about something and I would like your input. Healthcare costs are continuing to [...]
The Role of Health Education

Weathering Las Cruces Weather
Last summer when interviewing for this position I hopped off the plane with the temperatures near 100 (of course it was a ‘dry’ heat). Folks in Las Cruces jokingly asked what I thought of the weather (what they didn’t know was that I left Carbondale and it was 98 degrees with humidity nearing 80%–we call [...]
Greetings from Las Cruces
Greetings from Las Cruces, NM. It’s Sunday morning, around 9:00 am and I’m sitting at a coffee house near campus. It’s bright sunny and about 50 degrees, with highs expected to be in the mid 60s. This has been a hell of a month…I can’t tell you when I’ve had a month with such highs [...]
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all of my HEDIR friends… 2011 is finally here. 2010, like all years, had some ups and downs. We saw Becky Smith retire (good for her) and replaced with Mal Goldsmith (good choice); we’ve seen unification efforts by leaders of AAHE moving forward (still a lot to do); we’re starting to [...]
Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction to Health Disparities in the U.S.

HEDIR Bookstore
- Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (9th Edition)
- Essentials of Environmental Health (Essential Public Health)
- Street Science: Community Knowledge and Environmental Health Justice (Urban and Industrial Environments)
- Study Guide to Accompany Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective


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