Penn Public Health

10/21/2020

Tomorrow at 12pm EST! Join Penn Public Health, PA State Representative Morgan Cephas of the 192nd Legislative District, and Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier of the 3rd District for a conversation about the upcoming election, the importance of voting, and how structural racism has impacted voting rights. RSVP @ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/structural-racism-the-ultimate-social-determinant-of-health-tickets-124699634965

06/02/2020

02/03/2020

Our February 13th Seminar registration is open! Join us at 12pm with Dr. Lyle Ungar, Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania, to talk about “Understanding Health Behaviors Using Social Media Language Data"
Registration Required: https://drungar.eventbrite.com

11/18/2019

Our December 16th Seminar registration is open! Join us at 12pm with Dr. Anand Parekh, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Chief Medical Advisor, to talk about “A Prevention First Approach to Data-Informed Health Policy”

Registration Required: https://drparekh.eventbrite.com

10/09/2019

Start your Monday off right and join Penn Public Health and for our Weekly Wellness Walk on October 14th!

Register here: http://bit.ly/311y6HB

10/08/2019

Are you concerned about Va**ng? Please join us on Wednesday, October 30th for a Penn Public Health Seminar entitled "Piecing Together the Data on Va**ng: What is the Current State?” Our distinguished speakers will discuss the varying research and data on va**ng as a ni****ne replacement, health implications of e-cigarette use, and what local health departments are doing to address this epidemic through surveillance and policy.

RSVP at: https://va**ngseminar.eventbrite.com

10/01/2019

The first Wellness Walk of October is almost here! Join us this Friday at 12:00pm to walk and talk about health literacy with Aman Kaur!

Register here: http://bit.ly/2mljLY4

04/08/2019

Be sure to register for the upcoming Community Scholars Symposium: "The Intersection of Community, Academia, and Grantmaking" on April 26th!

Register Here:

This Community Scholars symposium offers exposure to developing, pitching, and sustaining innovative project ideas that utilize community-academic partnerships. Participants will: 1. Gain insights into the approaches of developing and sustaining successful community academic partnerships. 2. Learn f...

03/18/2019

Be sure to register for the next seminar event: “What's public health got to do with it? The impact of diet and the microbiome on health and disease” with Gary Wu, MD, Ferdinand G. Weisbrod Professor in Gastroenterology on March 28th!

Register Here:

What's public health got to do with it? The impact of diet and the microbiome on health and disease. The rapidly increasing incidence of inflammatory and metabolic diseases has had many wondering whether this is being driven by changes in our environment, including the industrialization of our food....

01/28/2019

Be sure to register for the next seminar event: “Crisis at the Border: The Effects of Trauma and Stress on Migrant Children and Families” with Colleen Kraft, the immediate past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics on February 21st!

Register here:

Crisis at the Border: The effects of trauma and stress on migrant children and families Thousands of migrant children have been separated from their families at the US-Mexico border, creating a public health emergency with both immediate and long-term ramifications. Join the Center for Public Health...

12/14/2018

Penn MPH alum, Sydney Axson, along with other researchers at Penn Nursing and the Annenberg School found that an immersive Narcan training video is as effective as in-person simulation trainings. Learn more at bit.ly/2LdJYje