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Virtual Session - Exploring Student Life and Campus Resources

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Online
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
Join us for this virtual session to learn about student life and the numerous campus resources available to you as a student at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health. Staff and current students will be on hand to answer any questions you may have before classes begin in the fall.
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Virtual Session — Exploring the First Year Practical Experiences

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Online
- Graduate Students
Join us for this virtual session to learn more about a key component of the MPH curriculum — the applied practical experience.
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DrPH Thesis Defense: Suzanne Grossman

Monday, July 15, 2019

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
From Around the World to Around the Corner: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of How Public Libraries Can Influence the Health of Immigrants
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Admitted Students Online Chat

Thursday, July 11, 2019

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Online
- Prospective Students
Join us for this online chat to connect with Program Managers, current students, and Admissions staff.
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Urban Health Summer Institute - GIS for Urban Health

Sunday, June 30, 2019

9:00 AM-4:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
Please note this course takes place over three days (Friday 1:30-5:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 9:00am-4:30pm). The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to assess or evaluate urban health challenges, and potential solutions, with a focus on the Philadelphia context. Students are expected to have some prior experience with GIS and be familiar with acquiring spatial data, data management, symbolizing features and making maps, and data coordinate and projection systems.
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Urban Health Summer Institute - Crisis and Risk Communication in Urban Health

Sunday, June 30, 2019

9:00 AM-4:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
Please note this course takes place over 3 days. (Friday 1:30-5:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 9:00am-4:30pm) The way information is communicated can make the difference between a successful or failed response in a public health disaster. Combining theory and practice, this course places an emphasis on the core principles of crisis and risk communication, examines how various audiences perceive and react to risk, and emphasizes the important role of effective communication before, during, and following a disaster. Through a series of readings, interactive lectures, case studies, and activities, students will learn how to better understand and communicate with communities affected by a crisis.
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Urban Health Summer Institute - Introduction to Health Impact Assessment for Urban Health

Sunday, June 30, 2019

9:00 AM-4:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
Please note this course takes place over three days (Friday 1:30-5:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 9:00am-4:30pm). Health Impact Assessment has been proposed by the World Health Organization as a key tool for health in all policies and has been widely used in the urban context. The course will describe the methods and utility of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in urban areas. The steps for completing HIA will be learned through practical exercises.
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The Impact of Restrictive Abortion Laws on the Rights to Health and Life

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 751
- Everyone
The department of Community Health and Prevention presents speaker Nina Yi Sun, JD, senior fellow at Stanford University.
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Urban Health Summer Institute - Community-Based Participatory Research

June 24, 2019 through June 28, 2019

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an orientation to research that begins with community research interests and seeks to use the knowledge gained to inform action for community health improvements and social change. Although this approach to research is widely adopted in urban health and generally familiar to both community-based organizations and researchers, many still struggle with the lack of knowledge or experience with applying practical CBPR approaches to a pressing community health issue or potential research partnership.
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Urban Health Summer Institute - Introduction to Bayesian Analysis for Public and Urban Health

June 24, 2019 through June 28, 2019

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
Bayesian methods combine information from various sources and are increasingly used in biomedical and public health settings to accommodate complex data and produce readily interpretable output. This course will introduce students to Bayesian methods, emphasizing the basic methodological framework, real-world applications, and practical computing. Special consideration will be given to methods for spatial data analysis.
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