The recent pandemic has created a confluence of uncertainty, social isolation, and disruptions in services and supports important to children. The nature and extent of the mental health impact on this age group depends on pre-existing vulnerabilities, contextual issues related to their COVID experiences, and the effectiveness of response efforts. In this interactive, virtual webinar, risks and protective factors will be identified, and effective strategies for promoting recovery from pandemic related distress will be explored using a developmental lens, and a social-ecological framework. Whenever possible, child and parent narratives will be used to illustrate concepts.
Event Information
This is event is scheduled for May 19, 2021 from 12-1pm ET.
The Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, is pleased to announce the National Summit on the Health of Women: Innovating to Optimize Treatments. This virtual, interactive educational forum and community building event to be held June 17, 2021, will convene an engaged multi-stakeholder group of experts across the bioscience ecosystem, sharing and celebrating recent progress in research to improve the health of women as well as point to unmet needs and opportunities to collaborate to advance new treatments for diseases affecting women. The event will promote impactful discussions on gender equity in medicine, further advancing the health of women through innovative and translational research.
Register for the National Summit to:
Take an up-close look to research that will drive and transform healthcare for women
Learn and connect with women’s health leaders from academia, NIH, biopharma industry, innovators, and regulators
Engage with Sex- and Gender- Precision Medicine community
Women comprise the majority of the global health workforce, but women in leadership at global health institutions are still in the minority. Please join Women in Global Health – Georgia, USA, for a panel event to hear from three accomplished female global health leaders as they share their own experiences building a distinguished career in international development. The event will feature panelists Paige Alexander, CEO of The Carter Center; Gloria Steele, Acting Administrator of USAID; and Christa Capozzola, Director of the CDC Office of Financial Resources. Mark Mioduski, Principal and Director of Cornerstone Government Affairs (CGA), will moderate the event.
Event Information
This live panel will take place on Thursday, May 13th from 12:00 – 1:00PM EST
With the pressure of pandemic politics, we are seeing an impact on the public health workforce including burnout and an exodus of public health workers. During the worst pandemic in over a century, we also saw the devastating impact of politics on public health. This webinar will explore how politics made the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic more difficult, and the long-term impact on the public health workforce.
Course evaluations are now open for full-term classes this semester. Please be sure to complete course evaluations for all of your spring classes. Your constructive feedback on your experience in each RSPH course is appreciated and reviewed to assist in future course planning.
Here is a linkto additional information and answers to Frequently Asked Questions about course evaluations and our new course evaluation tool, Evaluation Kit.
Exposure to stressors (including social, financial and environmental ones) may lead to the development of chronic diseases through negative behavioral (i.e., dysfunctional eating behaviors) and physiological (i.e., allostatic load) adaptations to stress. This is important to Latinxs in the US and in Puerto Rico given that they are disproportionately exposed to stressors and bear a high burden of chronic diseases. Thus, stress may be an important factor to study among Latinxs as it may render them to greater metabolic disadvantage and risk of diseases. However, Latinxs in the US and in Puerto Rico have remained largely understudied in research.
This seminar will present the interrelationship between stress, dysfunctional eating behaviors, physiological adaptations to stress, and chronic diseases in different Latinx populations in the US and in Puerto Rico. It will also highlight novel pathways between stress and health in these minority groups.
The UC Berkeley Center of Excellence in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) would like to invite you to our Policy and Advocacy Event on Tuesday, April 20th from 5:30-6:30 pm (PT), followed by a networking session afterwards until 7pm.
We will have panelists who span the MCAH policy space (government, nonprofit, law, etc.) discussing their career journeys and experiences in advocating for evidence-based MCAH policies.
Join us for a conversation on both skills and knowledge that are needed to work in MCAH policy and advance health equity.
Panelists
Dean Michael Lu, The Director of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 2012-17
Lisa Asare, Assistant Commissioner for Family Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health
Loren Hampton, UC Hastings Law Student (class of 2022) and Legal Intern at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (UC Berkeley MCAH Alum ’19)
Lili Farhang, Co-Director of Human Impact Partners
How to Register
If you are interested in attending, click here to register. You will receive a confirmation with the Zoom details once you register.
During this webinar, we will focus on helping public health professionals develop tools needed to enhance their self-care and overall wellness. Approaching wellness from a holistic perspective, participants will leave with actionable items to develop a plan for self-care. The objective is to increase the investment in their personal wellness and self-care while becoming an example for those they serve. This webinar will teach them how to relieve the stresses they face in healthy ways and help them identify mental health resources and natural supports.
The Emory COVID-19 Response Collaborative (ECRC) is highlighting the work of Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) students in ECRC projects with state and local health departments in Georgia.
Each student will have 20 minutes for their presentation time block – 10 minutes for presentations and 10 minutes for Q&A. There will be 3 Zoom rooms attendees can choose from for each session and everything will be recorded in case you aren’t able to get to all the sessions you would like! Presentations cover topics related to: Racial and Social Disparities, Death/Survival Rates, and Impact on Communities and Programs.
Event Information
Please join on Tuesday, April 20th from 12-1 PM EST to learn about their hard work.
Registration is required to attend this event, click here to register!
A panel of Rollins alumni of color will discuss their career path and work experiences in the field of public health. This conversation will center on navigating the professional environment as a person of color. Topics will include finding the right workplace culture and navigating difficult conversations. After registering you will receive a welcome email with the Zoom link, pass code and link to a survey. Please make sure you complete the survey.
Event Information
Date/Time: April 12th, 12:00-1:00PM EST
Click here to register for the event on Handshake!
Alumni Panel Bios
Archna Patel is a Certified Health Education Specialist and holds a Master of Public Health degree (under BSHE now BSHES) from Emory University’10. For several years, Ms. Patel contracted with CDC working on various research projects. In 2019, Ms. Patel rejoined Emory University to continue working with the MEW (Managing Epilepsy Well) Network. She works with Dr. Cam Escoffery to deliver the HOBSCOTCH program, a problem-solving, memory program for people with epilepsy.
Mujaahida Shakur received her MPH from Emory University in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education. Mujaahida is a Health Specialist at the National Institute on Aging through the Presidential Management Fellowship program. She manages projects that support NIA’s National Strategy for the Recruitment and Participation in Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Clinical Research, including building community support to increase enrollment of minority and underserved participants.
Vanessa Da Costa is Certified in Public Health (CPH). She holds an MPH in Global Epidemiology from the Emory University’18. She currently works as a Data Analysis Advisor at U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Vanessa is also the Founder and CEO of Chilombo Global Career Services LLC, focused on bridging the gap between accessing and landing public health opportunities, especially for Black students and early-mid career professionals, due to the additional barriers they face.
Dr. Raphael Coleman is a nationally-award-winning public health practitioner-scholar who leads the Alice! Health Promotion Unit of Columbia Health at Columbia University. He is also an adjunct assistant professor at Tulane University and City University of New York. He is co-owner of Pracademics LLC, which works with organizations and individuals to cultivate systems-level change by identifying areas of change, and developing and implementing anti-oppressive strategies within organizational cultures and structures.
Mercilla Ryan-Harris received her MPH in Health Policy and Management at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. As an Atlanta native with a passion for improving the overall health of the black community through prevention and improving the health care delivery system, Mercilla co-founded BLKHLTH. BLKHLTH’s goal is to critically engage and challenge racism and its impact on Black health. This is done through workshops and trainings, practice-based consulting, community health events, and digital media.
EGDRC Seminar - Ancestry-related Differences in Insulin Secretory Rate and Insulin Sensitivity February 25, 2025 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Guest Lecture; Zoom
Online Location: ZoomEvent Type: Guest LectureSeries: EGDRC Seminar SeriesSpeaker: Darko Stefanovski, PhDContact Name: Wendy GillContact Email: wggill@emory.eduRoom Location: RRR_R809Link: https://tinyurl.com/DarkoStefanovskiA talk by Darko Stefanovski, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Pediatrics, Section Chief of Population Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Seminar February 27, 2025 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Series
Event Type: Seminar SeriesSeries: Biostatistics and Bioinformatics SeminarSpeaker: F. DuBois Bowman, PhDContact Name: Mercedes LewisContact Email: mercedes.christina.lewis@emory.eduRoom Location: CNR_1000 Richard M. Levinson PhD ClassroomExcellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Humphrey NoonTime Seminar Series February 27, 2025 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Seminar Series; zoom.us…
Online Location: https://zoom.us/J/95658300925Event Type: Seminar SeriesSeries: Humphrey NoonTime Seminar SeriesSpeaker: Humphrey FellowsContact Name: Deirdre RussellContact Email: dwruss2@emory.eduRoom Location: RRR_R809Link: https://zoom.us/J/95658300925the Humphrey Fellowship, a Fulbright Exchange Program proudly present a series of presentations from around the world.Participants may join via zoom or in person Pizza will be provided.
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