Celebrate National Public Health Week with the Penn Community!
April 6-12, 2009
Stomp Out Stigma Run (Sat, 4/4/09)
Active Minds is the only organization working to utilize the student voice to change the conversation about mental health on college campuses. Take a run around campus with the Penn Active Minds group and join in on the conversation to change stigmas related to mental health. Costumes and team participation is encouraged! Registration is $10 and proceeds will benefit a local organization. Please check the website for more details on how to register: http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/actminds/.
Blood Drive (Mon, 4/6/09 @ 9am - 2pm)
Location: Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall [3417 Spruce St]
Giving blood saves lives. Sign up for a time online at www.penn.givesblood.org or just show up between 9:00am and 2:00pm. Sponsored by Penn American Red Cross.
**Perinatal Depression and “A History of Birth” (Mon, 4/6/09 @ 5pm)
Location: Civic House Living Room [3914 Locust Walk]
Representatives from the Maternity Care Coalition and Dr. Ruth Wilf will speak together on reproductive health. Karen Pollack and Katja Pigur from the Maternity Care Coalition will discuss the impact of perinatal depression on child development and the risks and symptoms associated with it. Dr. Wilf, an accomplished midwife and childbirth activist, will show two short films and speak to the history of birth. Co-sponsored by Philadelphia Alliance for Labor Support. Please RSVP to attend.
HIV Screening (Tue, 4/7/09 @ 12pm - 4pm)
Location: Golkin Room, Houston Hall [3417 Spruce St]
Philly AIDS Awareness will hold an HIV screening with the assistance of Philadelphia FIGHT, a comprehensive AIDS service organization providing primary care, consumer education, advocacy and research on potential treatments and vaccines. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, HIV affects 16,000 Philadelphians, and many people do not know their status. Do you know your status? Contact lizmongol@gmail.com for more information.
**Geographic Information Systems and Public Health (Tue, 4/7/09 @ 4pm)
Location: Civic House Living Room [3914 Locust Walk]
This presentation will look at how the advancement of GIS mapping influences the field of public health. There will be presentations by Bridging the Gap interns, who worked on a presentation for Philadelphia FIGHT and from Dr. Amy Hillier (Assistant Professor in City and Regional Planning, School of Design), who will share her research on food access. Please RSVP to attend.
Service Opportunity: Children’s Eye Screening (Wed, 4/8/09 @ 8:30am- 11am)
Location: Civic House [3914 Locust Walk]
FocusFirst is an organization that was created to address the need for proper vision care among low-income children aged 6 months to 5 years. Our screening method, which uses a photorefractive camera to take a picture of the children’s eyes, is able to detect such conditions as nearsightedness, amblyopia, and even cataracts. Focus First will perform eye screenings for pre-school children at the Brightside Academy Early Care & Education [4047 Lancaster Ave.]. All are welcome to join us! No training is required. Space is limited; please RSVP to focusfirstphilly@gmail.com!
**APHA 101 (Wed, 4/8/09 @ 12pm)
Location: Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall [3417 Spruce St]
Overwhelmed by the American Public Health Association (APHA)? Want to be prepared before attending this year’s conference in Philadelphia? Come and listen to Dr. Walter Tsou, former Philadelphia Health Commissioner and APHA President (2005), as he breaks down the structure and functions of the APHA and gives students and health professionals the inside scoop on how to become involved. Please RSVP to attend.
**Public Health in Philadelphia & How to Get Involved (Thu, 4/9/09 @ 4pm)
Location: Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall [3417 Spruce St]
You have a public health background, or maybe areconsidering a degree in public health, but then what? What does it mean to work in public health in Philadelphia? Come join a lively panel and hear from professionals throughout the public health field as they discuss their work and career paths. Guests include Carol Rogers from the Philadelphia Health Department, Wendy Voet, the Managing Director of the Center for Public Health Initiatives, Allegra Gordon from Public Health Management Corp, Janice Lewis of the Environmental Protection Agency and Giang Nguyen from the Department of Family Medicine. Please RSVP to attend.
Student Health Fair (Fri, 4/10/09)
Location: Locust Walk
Student health groups will line Locust Walk and the College Green raising awareness about public health and providing information on important health issues facing the Penn community. Co-sponsored by Student Nurses at Penn (SNAP).
Walk Against Hunger (Sat, 4/11/09 @ 9:30am)
Location:
Eakins Oval [26th St. and the Parkway]
The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger will be holding their annual walk against hunger around Philadelphia. It is a six-mile walk that kicks off at Eakins Oval, opposite the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visit http://www.hungerwalk.org/ for more information.
Unnatural Causes Pt VII - "Collateral Damage" (Wed, 4/15/09 @ 12pm-3pm)
Location: Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium [3401 Spruce St]
The Center for Public Health Initiatives will be showing the final episode of the seven-part series, Unnatural Causes, a PBS documentary series that explores health equity. Rachel Poulain, MPH (Unnatural Causes Series Associate Producer & Director of Outreach, California Newsreel) and Giang Nguyen, MD MPH MSCE (UPenn Department of Family Medicine & Community Healtht) will lead a discussion following the episode, which explores how US occupation, military policy and globalization impact people's health, often in unanticipated ways. RSVP to cphi@pobox.upenn.edu.
The events of Penn's National Public Health Week are organized and sponsored by: