National Public Health Week Events @ UCLA
April 7-14, 2008, has been designated National Public Health Week by the American Public Health Association. The students of the UCLA School of Public Health have planned a week of activities designed to celebrate and promote the study and practice of public health. Activities and events are open to the public.
Continue reading this post for a list of events, or download the National Public Health Week 2008 flyer as a PDF.
Monday, April 7th / Theme: Global Health Disparities
Lecture Presentation: “Health Effects of International Tobacco Use”
Dr. Virginia C. Li, Community Health Sciences
Time: 12-12:45 PM
Location: 5th Floor, Rm 53-105 CHS (Community Health Sciences Building)
Public Health Student Presentations and Research Poster Session
Time: 4-6 PM. Light refreshments will be provided
Location: 1st Floor, Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium
Movie Screening: Mini-presentation of Michael Moore’s “Sicko.” You may have seen it before . . . but never like this!
Time: 5-7 PM, Light refreshments will be provided
Location: 6th Floor, Rm 63-105 CHS
Panel Discussion: (Moderator) Dr. Roberta Malmgren, Epidemiology
(Panel): Associate Dean Gerald Kominski; Dr. Deborah Glik, Community Health Sciences, Dr. Walter Zelman, Health Sciences
Tuesday, April 8th / Theme: Health Policy
Lecture: “Health Care Problems & the Presidential Candidates’ Healthcare Proposals”
Dr. E. Richard Brown, Founder & Director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Time: 12-12:45 PM
Location: 5th Floor, Rm 53-105 CHS
Wheel of Disaster: Activities put on by the Center for Public Health and Disaster
Time: 2-4 PM
Location: 1st Floor, Rm 16-059 CHS
Wednesday, April 9th / Theme: Global Warming
Lecture Presentation: “Climate Change”
Dr. Arthur M. Winer, Environmental Health Services
Time: 12-12:45 PM
Location: 5th Floor, Rm 53-105 CHS
Special Environmental Health Presentation
Time: 5-7 PM
Location: Neuropsychiatric Building Auditorium, Rm C8-183
