Xiaoheng Wang and Wangxi Hai are conducting their trainings with the California Public Health Department from

       March 15, 2010 to September 15, 2010.  They are preparing to attend the University of California Berkeley summer

       session classes; in the mean time they are actively participating meetings/conferences, workshops and seminars either

       on the Public Health Department Richmond campus where they have their work stations, or on other locations

       inside/outside of California.  On May 12-15, 2010, Xiaoheng and Wangxi will attend the annual WREN (Western

       Region Epidemiology Network) conference in Ashland, Oregon and on June 6-10 they will attend the CSTE (the

       Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Annual Conference) in Portland, Oregon.

• Case Study

       Like the previous trainees, Xiaoheng and Wangxi study the CDC epidemiology cases with Dr. Daniel Smith.  So far

       they have studied influenza A (H5N1) in Humans: Surveillance System Enhancement'; 'Vinyl Chloride and Cancer';

       they plan to go through all our seven CDC epidemiology cases during the 6 months training.  

• Weekly Meetings                                                                              

       Dr. Rick Kreutzer and Lixia Zhang meet with our trainees weekly to discuss the training activities, check on their

       progresses, help with their summary activity reports and technical paper writing.  Dr. Kreutzer also gives the trainees

       lectures on the US government, the California State government, the legislative processes, and the budget process.

                                              Activity  Summary Report 

        Xiaoheng Wang         First Week in America          Activities in Week 2         Visit San Francisco Chinatown

                                           Activity Report 4

        Wangxi Hai                Travel to America            American Culture English Class        The Courage of Snails

                                            EHIB Branch Retreat       Hiking in Tilden Park                       Week of April 5-11

                                            Dinner in an American Family

• English Learning                                        

       English Proficiency Training is also a focus of our training plans. Our trainees work closely with the staffs in

       Environmental Health Investigations Branch, they have chances to talk in English with co-works.  On Sundays,  both

       Xiaoheng and Wangxi go to the Berkeley First Presbyterian Church to attend the English/Culture class. Currently, 

       they are attending the advanced English classes in Albany Adult School Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from  

       10:00am to 12 noon each week;  We also provide private English lessons for them if they need. 

• Culture Exchange                         

       Our training program also support the culture exchange activities for our trainees in order to help them understand the

       American culture.  Our trainees have visited Napa Valley Wineries, Calistoga Petrified Forest, San Francisco China

       Town, Ashland, Mont Shasta, Muir Woods, Point Reyes National Seashore.  They also hiked 6 miles in Mont

       Tamalpais State Park, that was the first and longest hiking trip in their lives.   

       Please visit Current Trainee Event Photos  and enjoy the beautiful pictures .

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