Past Events

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Strategies to Advance Health Equity for Street-Connected Children and Youth in Kenya

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Online via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
Join the MCH Student Organization in a virtual MCH Journal Club discussion about strategies to advance health equity for street-connected children and youth in Kenya.
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Virtual Accepted Students Reception

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Online
- Graduate Students
Congratulations on your acceptance to the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health!
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Dornsife COVID-19 Journal Club Discussion

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Online via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Join the Dornsife COVID-19 Journal Club for a discussion on “Display and Perception of Risk: Analysis of Decision Support System: Display and its Impact on Perceived Clinical Risk of Sepsis-induced Health Deterioration."
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Staying Connected with Dornsife After Graduation

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

12:00 PM-12:30 PM

Online via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Alumni
Although your classes are wrapping up, your life as a Dragon alumni is just beginning!
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Identifying Research and Training Needs to Advance Maternal Health Policy and Equity

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

12:00 PM-2:30 PM

Online
- Everyone
The 2021 Drexel MCH Symposium will highlight innovations in policy and practice to address maternal mortality and to identify data, research, and training needs. The symposium is grounded in the need to amplify existing, and identify new, solutions to address persistent inequities in maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. The event will include a call to action to increase awareness of and advocate for policies to improve maternal health and pregnancy outcomes. This event will engage policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and students focused on maternal and child health equity.
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Geospatial Needs for Environmental Justice

Friday, May 21, 2021

11:00 AM-5:30 PM

Online
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Geographical sorting of populations by race, ethnicity, income, education, political attitudes, and other factors are significant contributors to disparities in individual and social exposure to environmental toxins and risks.
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Climate Year Speaker Series: Infrastructure + Health: The Impacts of COVID/Climate on Transportation

Thursday, May 20, 2021

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Online via Zoom
- Everyone
Join us for a Drexel Climate Year Speaker Series event.
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Dornsife COVID-19 Journal Club Discussion

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Online via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Join the Dornsife COVID-19 Journal Club for a discussion of the paper “Association of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy With Neonatal Outcomes” by Mikael Norman and colleagues from the Karolinska Institute.
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Shout Gladi Gladi - Film Screening & Discussion

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

6:30 PM-8:30 PM

Online
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
The screening will be held via Zoom and will be preceded by a brief MCHSO general body meeting to learn more about student MCH interests and ideas for future MCHSO events.
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Dornsife COVID-19 Journal Club Discussion

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Online via Zoom
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Join the Dornsife COVID-19 Journal Club for a discussion of the paper “Practical considerations for measuring the effective reproductive number, Rt” by Katelyn M. Gostic, PhD, and colleagues from the University of Chicago.
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