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SeneGambia Informational Meeting

Thursday, February 18, 2016

5:00 PM-12:00 AM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Graduate Students
Are you interested in studying global health in Sub-Saharan Africa this summer?

On Thursday, February 18th at 5pm in Nesbitt Hall on the 7th Floor, we will be having have our annual SeneGambia informational meeting. Learn more information about summer 2016 PBHL 708 course that culminates in a faculty-led field experience to Senegal and The Gambia. The theme of this 6-credit graduate course is on maternal and child health, as well as healthcare infrastructure.

The course begins online with site and theme specific training, required readings, a pre-departure orientation, as well as global health ethics and cross-cultural training assignments. Students will then travel as a class to West Africa for the 2-3 week field experience to complete a daily itinerary of site visits and be mentored through the overall field experience by the course instructors in collaboration with preceptors from partnering NGOs, international agencies, and the Ministry of Health.

All travel expenses for the field experience to West Africa—including airfare and lodging—are included in the Drexel tuition for this course (and students may be eligible to use their financial aid).

To find out more information on how this experience can fit your individual plan of study and to register, contact Stephanie Johnson at snj22@drexel.edu.
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Protecting Children in Pennsylvania: Programs and Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
The Southeast Regional Director for the Department of Human Services and the Program Director for SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect) will be presenting on "Protecting Children in Pennsylvania: Programs and Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect."
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Smart Water Models: Research at the Interface of Environmental Health and Engineering Sciences

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 620
- Everyone
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health welcomes Mark Weir, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at Temple University.
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Protecting Children in Pennsylvania: Programs and Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
The Southeast Regional Director for the Department of Human Services and the Program Director for SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect) will be presenting on "Protecting Children in Pennsylvania: Programs and Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect."
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Use of Literature Review in Public Health/Scientific Writing

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Nesbitt Ruth
- Graduate Students
In this workshop created specifically for public health students, Professors Dan Driscoll and Vincent Williams will be facilitating the use of a literature review as it pertains to Public Health and Scientific Writing, including the purpose of a literature review in these fields, understanding the rhetorical function of literature review, and comparing literature reviews from different disciplines. During the session, examples of peer-reviewed literature reviews in these fields will be distributed, and students will engage in an activity with the provided materials. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, February 17th, from 12-1:30pm in Nesbitt Hall, Ruth Auditorium.
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Developing and Testing Synergistic Strategies to Reduce the AIDS Epidemic Among Young Black MSM

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 320
- Everyone
Dr. Richard Crosby is the Good Samaritan Endowed Professor in the Department of Health Behavior at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. He has received numerous federal grants designated for HIV prevention research. He is also Director of the Rural Cancer Prevention Center (RCPC) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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State Policies for Reducing Opioid Use and Misuse in the Medicare Population

Monday, February 15, 2016

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Sarah Axeen is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at USC's Sol Price School of Public Health. Her research is focused on understanding drivers of and evaluating solutions to the growing problem of opioid use and abuse in the U.S. Her talk will discuss the impact of state laws aimed at reducing improper opioid utilization.
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Population Health Spotlight: Levering the role of higher education anchor institutions

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Nesbitt Hall Ruth Auditorium
- Everyone
Speaker: Hortensia Amaro is Dean's Professor, Social Work and Preventive Medicine and Associate Vice Provost, Community Research Initiatives at the University of Southern California. Dr. Amaro’s research has focused on alcohol and drug use and addiction among adolescents and adults; the development and testing of behavioral interventions for HIV/AIDS prevention; substance abuse and mental health treatment for Latina and African American women and incarcerated men; alcohol and drug use among college populations; and behavioral interventions for HIV medications adherence. Dr. Amaro has served on the editorial board of the American Journal of Public Health and other leading publications, and on several Institute of Medicine committees.
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A Two-Way Street: Guidance for Preceptors Engaging Students in Public Health Practice

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Online
- Faculty
- Alumni
This webinar is for public health professionals interested in hosting a practicum student for the first time or for current preceptors looking for additional guidance.
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Urban Health Collaborative Research Seminar: Jon Zelner, PhD, MSW

Friday, February 5, 2016

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 320
- Everyone
Please join us for the next Urban Health Collaborative Research Seminar:
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