Public Health is not only Critical in Pandemics: Learn from Public Health Week April 6-9



Learn from nine live, virtual talks April 6-9 on preventing other infections and suicide; promoting breastfeeding; addressing healthy aging during COVID-19, opioid use in pregnancy, health communication with diverse populations, environmental lead in Rochester, and sustainability in industry; and journeying from nursing to public health.



These are all part of Nazareth College's Public Health Week, organized by public health faculty.



Registration required online.



Details:


Nazareth College Public Health Week 2020 (Virtual)

MONDAY, APRIL 6

• 1:30 p.m. Jed Metzger: Public Health Approaches to Address Suicide


• 4 p.m. Nick Gerbino '17: The Show Must Go On - Local Public Health Delivery During Pandemics

• 7 p.m. Tom Caprio '96: Healthy Aging and COVID-19


TUESDAY, APRIL 7

• 1:30 p.m Michele Burtner: Breastfeeding in the Public Health Context


• 4 p.m. Paul Updike: Effect of the Opioid Epidemic on the Pregnant Mother and Baby



WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8


• 1:30 p.m. Belsie Gonzalez: Health Communication with Diverse Populations


• 4 p.m. Hannah Kisselburgh '12: My Journey from Naz Grad to MPH and CDC


THURSDAY, APRIL 9

• 1:30 p.m. Padmini Das: The Environmental Lead Story in Rochester


• 3 p.m. Dave Sheldon: Sustainability as a Core Value of Industry - The Chobani Story

Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.

Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.

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