Past Events

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The Black History of Cannabis: Panel Discussion hosted by Tauhid Chappell

Monday, February 13, 2023

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Online via Zoom
- Everyone
The panel will be discussing the history of cannabis from the Black perspective on cannabis in ancient history, American history and modern history and how it relates to the current state of legalization and medicalization of cannabis across the country and specifically in the region.
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UHC Weekly Forum: Jourdyn Lawrence, PhD, MSPH and Alex Quistberg, PhD, MPH

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

The UHC Weekly Forum is held both virtually and in person at 3600 Market Street, 7th Floor, Room 709. No RSVP is necessary to join in person. To join virtually, please email uhc@drexel.edu.
- Everyone
Jourdyn Lawrence, PhD, MSPH presents Contributing to the Public Health Case for Reparations

Alex Quistberg, PhD, MPH presents Climate Change, Built Environment and Health in Informal Settlements in Colombia
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MERHG Colloquium: Community Engagement in Public Health Survey Modernization Efforts

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 132 or Online
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Daniel López-Cevallos, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Health Equity in the Department of Health Promotion and Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, will present an overview of recent public health survey modernization efforts in Oregon, focused on the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance Survey and the Student Health Survey (formerly Oregon Healthy Teens).
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Professional Development Series: Interview Like a Boss

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Online via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
Whether conducted in-person, virtually or via phone, interviews are a time to tell your story while clearly conveying your skills, interest and overall fit for a specific position and organization.
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Environmental and Occupational Health Journal Club

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall Room 640 & Zoom
- Graduate Students
Interested in learning more on research related to work environments for correctional workers in the US and recommendations for improvements?
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Maternal and Child Health Office Hours: Faculty & Partner Meet & Greet

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Online via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
Students are invited to meet faculty and local partners with MCH research interests to learn more about their work and discuss potential student projects, including projects for ILEs.
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UHC Invited Speaker Series: Dr. Dayna A. Johnson

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 132 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
The Drexel Urban Health Collaborative is thrilled to host Dr. Dayna A. Johnson as our first invited speaker of 2023. Dr. Johnson, a sleep epidemiologist researching sleep health disparities, will present “Understanding and Addressing Sleep and Cardiovascular Inequities.”
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TEP February Clothing & Hygiene Supply Drive

Beginning February 1, 2023

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

Nesbitt Hall
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
The Dornsife Undergraduate Student Government Organization, Circle K International, and CHP Club recently partnered with Drexel Students for Sensible Drug Policy and other community organizations to host a Clothing and Hygiene Supply Drive for "The Everywhere Project," a harm reduction nonprofit expanding the reach of food, clothing, clean syringes, naloxone & overdose reversal training, fentanyl testing strips, and safer use supplies in Philly.
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Making the Invisible, Visible: Race, Racism, and Health Data

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Online
- Everyone
The webinar is a part of the DIÁLOGOS SALURBAL and will bring together activists, academics, decision-makers, and representatives of social movements from Latin American countries to discuss the use, availability, and barriers to collecting race and ethnicity data in national census, health information systems, and vital statistics and the implications this has for documenting racial/ethnic health inequities in the region.
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The Psychological and Social Impact of Prenatal Genetic Testing on Parents

Monday, January 30, 2023

7:00 PM-8:00 PM

Online via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Join the MCH Student Organization (MCHSO) and the MCH Program for a virtual MCH Journal Club where we will discuss the psychological and social impact of prenatal genetic testing on parents.
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