Past Events

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Community Health & Prevention Educational Forums

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

Nesbitt Hall 7th Floor Seminar Room
- Graduate Students
Tuesday, October 27, 2014 – Dr. Karla Wagner, Assistant Professor
The School of Community Health Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno
Research: Overdose Education
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Grand Rounds Speaker: Public Health Dean Ana Diez Roux

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Ruth Auditorium 3215 Market Street
- Graduate Students
- Prospective Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Alumni
The Grand Rounds Lecture Series is an exciting series of talks and discussions concerning local, national and international issues in public health practice and research. Previous speakers have included the Massachusetts’ Secretary of Health & Human Services, officials from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the Philadelphia Health Commissioner. These lectures provide an excellent opportunity for the Philadelphia community to keep informed and share insights about public health and medicine in a collegial atmosphere. CPH credits are available.

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EPI & BIOSTAT Research Seminar: Scarlett Bellamy, ScD

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719, 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
Bio: Dr. Bellamy’s research interests are focused on the methodological issues related to the design and analysis of cluster-randomized trials. She is particularly interested in applying this methodology to community-based research projects and to projects which address health disparities for a variety of clinical and behavioral health outcomes. Currently, her collaborative projects include studies of women's reproductive health, HIV behavioral risk reduction for African Americans, as well as mental health issues of the elderly. Dr. Bellamy earned her masters and doctorate in biostatistics at Harvard University. Since 2011, she has been a professor of biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) School of Medicine. She is also a Senior Scholar at UPenn Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB).
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EOH Research Seminar

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, 7th Floor 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Alumni
Join the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Drexel University School of Public Health for their bi-weekly research seminars. Brown bag lunch from 12-1PM in Nesbitt Hall 7^th Floor Seminar Room.
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Visiting Scholar: Creating a Global Tobacco Packing Surveillance Study

Monday, May 4, 2015

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

School of Public Health, Nesbitt Hall 3215 Market Street 1st Floor - Room 132
- Everyone
Please RSVP to Kyong Park
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Alumni Weekend Happy and Healthy Hour

Friday, May 1, 2015

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

coZara at Chestnut Square 3200 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Graduate Students
- Alumni
The School of Public Health invites its alumni and students to celebrate Alumni Weekend with a Happy & Healthy Hour at CoZara (32nd and Chestnut Streets) on Friday, May 1, 2015 from 6-8 PM.
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First Friday Art Exhibit Opening, featuring "Beyond the Wall" by Philadelphia Mural Arts

Friday, May 1, 2015

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall Connelly Collaboratory 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
The Philadelphia Mural Arts Restorative Justice program is shining a light on the rapid growth of the prison population problem through the Beyond the Wall series. A selection of murals related to public health will be on display in the Nesbitt Hall Connelly Collaboratory this Spring, in partnership with the School of Public Health.
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Maternal and Child Health Student Research Meeting

Friday, May 1, 2015

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall 7th Floor
- Everyone
The Maternal and Child Health Working Group (MCHWG) at the Drexel University School of Public Health is a multidisciplinary group of academics, clinicians and policy makers who strive to improve the health of women and children through education and research.
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Discussion about Race, Police, Protests, and Media

Thursday, April 30, 2015

2:15 PM-12:00 AM

Nesbitt Hall 1st Floor Connelly Collaboratory
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Description: This student-led discussion will focus on race, police, protests, and media.
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Sugar-sweetened Beverages Tax in Mexico: Implementation, Expected Impact and Current Challenges

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall 33rd and Market Street Room 719, 7th Floor Conference Room
- Everyone
Mexico is a world leader in obesity and diabetes. Focalized and population-wide programs have been implemented to reduce excess weight but their impact has been limited, leading to the discussion of new and potentially more effective public health interventions. Structural interventions, such as financial disincentives, aim to sustainably change the environment in which persons live, facilitating healthier decisions. In January 2014 the Mexican Government implemented a 1-peso-per-liter tax to industrialized sugar sweetened beverages, in an attempt to disincentivize consumption and reduce their important caloric contribution to the Mexican diet.
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