Penn's Center for Public Health Initiatives and the VA CHERP, in conjunction with the Philadelphia Department of Health and the Philadelphia College of Physicians, Philly Health Info., present
Exploring Health Inequalities though the PBS Series
An Interdisciplinary Speaker & Video Program at Penn for 2008-2009
All events located in Claudia Cohen Hall (formerly Logan Hall), Terrace Room
on Penn’s campus at 249 South 36th Street
To attend any event, RSVP to cphi@pobox.upenn.edu
Monday Noon - 2:30 PM |
In Sickness and In Wealth Dr. Troutman is featured in this introductory episode which looks at reasons why some US populations have poor health in the first place and how patterns of health and illness reflect underlying patterns of class and racial inequities. |
Adewale Troutman, MD, MPH, MA Director , Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness Associate Professor, University of Louisville School of Public Health. |
Monday October 20 Noon - 1:30 PM |
When the Bough Breaks An exploration of why African American women of all education and income levels have preterm labor at a rate nearly twice that of white American women. |
Jennifer Culhane, PhD, MPH Senior Investigator, Adolescent Medicine Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia and Co-PI National Children's Study and Associate Professor, Department of OB/GYN Drexel University College of Medicine |
Monday December 8 Noon - 1:30 PM |
Becoming American An examination of the Latino paradox, a term used to describe how recent Latino immigrants to the US are generally in better health than relatives who have been here for a longer time. This episode features Dr. Larson and residents of Kennett Square, PA. |
Steve Larson, MD, MPH Assistant Dean for Global Health Programs Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Sarah Paoletti, JD Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Spring 2009 Series Schedule
Wednesday January 21
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Bad Sugar Investigation of the history and rise of diabetes among Native Americans of the Pima tribe. |
Shiriki K. Kumanyika, PhD, MPH Health Promotion and Disease Prevention University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology |
Monday February 9
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Place Matters Examination of vulnerable neighborhoods and how conditions in these neighborhoods contribute to poor health among residents. |
Amy Hillier, PhD Assistant Professor, City and Regional Planning School of Design Research Associate Professor, School of Social Policy & Practice University of Pennsylvania |
Wednesday March 4
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Not Just a Paycheck A comparison of the community and individual effects of a manufacturing plant closing in the US versus Sweden. |
Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD Department of Society, Human Development, and Health |
| April Time TBD
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Collateral Damage An examination of the relationship between the U.S. and the Marshall Islands and the health consequences for the islands’ native populations.
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Speaker TBD |