This week isNational Public Health Week and we have some historical reminders, a live webinar, seminars/talks, course updates for the fall, online resources, and calls for action.
History: To date, the world has eradicated only one infectious human disease, smallpox, and one animal disease, rinderpest. After decades of work, we’re closer than ever to eradicating polio, too. Prevention keeps the rest of the communicable diseases at bay. And that requires strong public health systems, access to medical and preventive care and individual responsibility. But as advances in communicable disease are made, our work on chronic and environmental induced illness needs more attention. Clean air, water, and land are important for healthy food and living environments. Urban environmental health continues to create challenges in the face of increased globalization and migration. See the series of talks, courses, seminars, and online resources to make this work come alive.
Seminar on the Power of Art Therapy: April 9: 12-2:00pm. Rm 205 55 W 13th This seminar is part of the disrupting injustice seminar series organized by graduate students in the Psychology program. Join clinical psychologist Rachel Cohen, the founder and executive director of Common Threads, an organization that works with women in post-conflict and refugee situations to help them recover from the psychological consequences of sexual and gender-based violence. Common Threads provides a space for women to sew their stories onto cloth as a way of making their journey towards greater personal empowerment.
NYAM Authors Night Blaming Mothers: American Law and the Risks to Children’s Health. April 10 6-7:00pm Event Details and Free RSVP and April 18 Ebola: Clinical Patterns and Public Health Concerns. Event Details and Free but must register
Live WebinarEpidemics Going Viral: Innovation vs. Nature.Friday April 27, 8am- 12:45pm Bill Gates, the Massachusetts Medical Society and the New England Journal of Medicine host a free live web event for a scientific and creative exploration of this complex challenge. As an online participant, you have the opportunity to contribute your professional comments through moderated question-and-answer sessions. Link to Register
Taking Action: Take action and #SpeakForHealth to support the work of public health officials to prevent disease and protect us from future disease epidemics. Also take advantage of the National Environmental Health PlayBook Investing in a Robust Environmental Health System, which has a webinar, report, and case examples focused on clean air, water, food and housing.
Fall Courses: As registration is upon note, please note the courses that connect to public health being offered this fall
LSCI 2840 Science and Politics of Infectious Diseases M/W 10:00am-11:40am (4 credits) CRN 7737
LSCI 2300 Introduction to Urban Environmental Health T/R 6-7:40pm (4 credits) CRN 7739
LHIS 3091 Science, Technology, Medicine & Society T/R 1:50mp- 3:30pm ( 4 credits) CRN 6215
LPSY3513 Health Psychology M/W 8-9:40am (4 credits) CRN 7664
LPSY 3775 Culture Ethnicity & Mental Health T/R 1:50pm- 3:30pm (4 credits) CRN 5315
NFDS 2701 Food and the Human Body M 4-5:50pm ( 3 credits) CRN 3535
NFDS3220 Food Environments, Health and Social Justice (online 3 credits) CRN 4748
NFDS 3714 Food and the Environment M/W 1:50pm- 3:30pm ( 4 credits) CRN 4928
