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59 new, potential donors sign up for Be The Match® registry
April 16, 2014
Arnold School of Public Health students volunteered for the Be The Match® Bone Marrow Donor Drive, held during National Public Health Week.
The Arnold School of Public Health observed National Public Health Week, April 7 – 13, with a wide range of events, including the highly successful Be The Match® Bone Marrow Donor Drive on Wednesday.
The donor drive, organized by the Dean's Student Advisory Council (DSAC), had 59 people to sign up for the registry, which is the connection between patients searching for a cure and life-saving bone marrow donors. For those diagnosed with blood cancers such as leukemia or lymphoma, and other life-threatening diseases, such as sickle cell disease, a bone marrow transplant may be a person's best or only hope for a cure.
Exercise science student Austin Luera, who donated blood marrow in 2012 to an 8-year-old boy with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, was interviewed by Carolina News for a TV feature on his experience.
DSAC also was represented at the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market, where members distributed information on healthy eating and portion control.
Other events included "Connect4Success, A Night of Connecting, Networking & Mentorship," presented by the American Public Health Association, the S.C. Public Health Association and DSAC. The program "Prevent HPV, Prevent Oral Cancer,” featuring guest speakers Dr. James Hébert and Dr. Anwar Merchant, both from the Arnold School, and Dr. Monique Williams of USC’s Student Health Center.
The signature event for National Public Health Week was the James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The featured speakers included Dr. Tom Chandler, dean of the Arnold School of Public Health; Congressman Clyburn; Dr. Donna M. Christensen, who represents the Virgin Islands in the U.S. House of Representatives; Dr. Saundra Glover, director of the Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities; and Dr. Mahmud Khan, chair of the Department of Health Services Policy and Management.
Dr. Sonya Jones, director of the Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, was featured in the American Public Health Association podcast, "Eat Well," about nutrition and food safety in the United States and what it takes to eat well.
In honor of National Public Health Week, the Boy Scouts of America Troop 202 -- Eagle Scouts Fred Hogsett and Nick Ibarra -- chose to benefit the Cancer Prevention and Control Program and the Arnold School of Public Health at Discovery I as part of their Eagle Scout Projects. Hogsett and Troop 202 constructed four outdoor benches for Discovery I occupants to enjoy. The benches are adjacent to the beautiful grounds surrounding the building.
Ibarra constructed two picnic tables to adorn the garden area on the Koger Center/Darla Moore School of Business side of Discovery I. Their work encourages the use of our outdoor spaces through well-engineered, ADA-compliant furniture and also represents the commitment of a Scout to his community.
