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Public Health Week features series of events

April 1, 2014

The Arnold School of Public Health will observe National Public Health Week, April 7 – 13, with a series of events that are free and open to the University community and the public.

The signature event for the observance is the 2014 James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture on Friday, April 11. Dr. Donna M. Christensen, the first female to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, will be the keynote speaker.

Events will include:

Beginning, Monday, April 7: Check out the American Public Health Association podcast, “Eat Well,” featuring Dr. Sonya Jones, who is the Food and Nutrition Section. The podcast talks about nutrition and food safety in the United States, and what it takes to eat well.

Tuesday, April 8, Healthy Carolina Farmers Market: Members of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC) will be at the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market from 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The market will be held on Greene Street in front of Russell House. DSAC will be available to discuss healthy lifestyle choices and also to discuss the Wednesday, April 9, Be The Match^® Bone Marrow Donor Drive. (For anyone unable to participate in the April 9 event, information and kits will be available at the table for those who wish to become donors.)

Wednesday, April 9, Bone Marrow Donor Drive: The Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC) will hold a Be The Match^® Bone Marrow Donor Drive from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The event will be located on the first-floor Atrium in the Public Health Research Center, located at 921 Assembly St. People between the ages of 18 to 44 are encouraged to become part of the Be The Match^® Donor Registry.

The event is open to USC students, faculty and staff and members of the community. Bone marrow transplants help people with blood cancers, including leukemia and lymphoma, and other life-threatening diseases, such as Sickle Cell Disease. Minorities are encouraged to participate because the registry currently does not have enough minority donors to help those needing bone marrow transplants.

Wednesday, April 9, Connect 4 Success: “Connect 4 Success, A Night of Connecting, Networking & Mentorship” will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Room 140 of the Discovery 1 building, located at 9:15 Greene Street. The program is presented by the American Public Health Association, the S.C. Public Health Association and the Dean’s Student Advisory Council of the Arnold School.

Thursday, April 10, Dental/Oral Health Program:  The University community is invited to a program, titled “Prevent HPV, Prevent Oral Cancer,” beginning at 5 p.m. in Room 140 of the Discovery 1 building, located at 915 Greene St. The program is organized by Dr. Naveed Sadiq, a doctoral student in the Department of Health Services Policy and Management. Guest speakers will include Arnold School faculty members Dr. James Hebert and Dr. Anwar Merchant and Dr. Monique William of USC’s Student Health Center. RSVP to sadiq@email.sc.edu. Pizza and drinks to be provided.

Friday, April 11, James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture: The theme of this year’s program is “Moving Forward: Making the Affordable Care Act Work through Research, Education, and Community Engagement.” Dr. Donna M. Christensen will be the featured guest speaker, and Congressman Clyburn also will give remarks on the Affordable Care Act. The event, to be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, will begin at 9:30 a.m. and include the presentation of the James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Leadership Awards and a scientific poster session. A reception will follow the program. (See Related Article This Page.)

 

 

 

Affordable Care Act is focus of Clyburn Lecture

Dr. Donna M. Christensen, the first female physician to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, will be the featured speaker for the 2014 James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture on Friday, April 11, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

The program, which begins at 9:30 a.m., comes during National Public Health Week and is sponsored by USC's Arnold School of Public Health and Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities. It is free and open to the public. The convention center is located at 1101 Lincoln St.

The theme of the event is “Moving Forward: Making the Affordable Care Act Work through Research, Education, and Community Engagement."

The program will include the presentation of the James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Leadership Awards. A scientific poster session will focus on health disparities research. A reception will follow at the convention center.

Christensen, who is serving her ninth term, brings an impressive wealth of experience in medicine and health to the U.S. Congress. The first woman to represent an offshore territory, Christensen is the first woman delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands and is an Assistant Minority Whip in the Democratic Caucus.

She serves on the Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Subcommittees on Health, on Energy and Power, and on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade. Christensen also chairs the Congressional Black Caucus’ Health Braintrust, which oversees and advocates minority health issues nationally and internationally, and serves on numerous committees and caucuses.

A board-certified family physician, Christensen earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind., and her medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine. She interned at Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and completed her residency in family medicine at Howard University Medical Center.

Christensen began her medical career in the Virgin Islands in 1975 as an emergency room physician, and she held director posts in maternal and child health before rounding out her medical career as the Territorial Assistant Commissioner of Health and as the Acting Commissioner of Health. She maintained a private practice in family medicine until her election to Congress in 1996.

The lecture series honors Clyburn, who serves South Carolina's Sixth District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Elected in 1992, Clyburn is the Assistant Democratic Leader in the 113th Congress, the No. 3 Democrat in the House and the leadership liaison to the Appropriations Committee. He is one of the Democratic Caucus' primary liaisons to the White House.