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Mark your calendars for these events
The Arnold School of Public Health will have a series of major events throughout April, including:
April 8 – Relay For Life: Team Arnold School of Public Health will participate in the Relay For Life @ USC fundraiser for the American Cancer Society on Friday, April 8, at the Blatt PE Fields. An important event for the Dean's Student Advisory Council (DSAC), this year's Relay for Life event coincides with the National Public Health Week, April 4 – 11.
Volunteers are needed to participate, and the goal is to raise $1,200 from Arnold School faculty, students and staff, along with family and friends.
Click on this link to access the Relay For Life @ USC website: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=team&fr_id=32772&team_id=885119
Through this website, you can click on links to join the Arnold School team or make a donation to the cause. The donation for joining the team is $10.
To raise money, team members also:
- Will sell "Relay For Life Cupcakes" to support cancer patients and their goal to stay alive for more birthdays. The "cupcakes" are $1 each and will be displayed with your name on the first floor of the HESC building.
- Will sell luminary bags for $10 each. A luminary bag is a bag with a lighted candle placed on the track in honor or in memory of those you love who have or have had cancer. Luminary bags may be purchased online, from DSAC representatives, or the Office of Student and Alumni Services (HESC 112).
- Conduct coin wars: Each department will compete against others to collect the most change. Cans for coins will be placed in each of the Arnold School's departments.
April 22 – The 2011 Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health Lecture Series:
Obesity and genetics expert Dr. David Allison will be the guest speaker for the annual Delta Omega lecture. His talk, titled "Obesity: A Look through the Kaleidoscope," will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, in Room 114 of the Public Health Research Center on Assembly Street.
A Distinguished Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Allison is Head of the Section on Statistical Genetics and Director of the NIH-funded Clinical Nutrition Research Center. His research interests include obesity, quantitative genetics, clinical trials and statistical and research methodology.
Allison has authored more than 350 scientific publications and edited five books. His numerous honors include the 2002 Lilly Scientific Achievement Award from The Obesity Society, the 2002 Andre Mayer Award from the International Association for the Study of Obesity, and the 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the founding Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Genetics.
April 28 – 29: The fourth annual James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture will expand to two days of events and will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Courtyard, located at 630 Assembly St. in Columbia. This year's theme is "Health Equity in the 21st Century: Saving the Next Generation."
Thursday, April 28 – Panel discussion, 1 – 3 p.m.: The discussion, free and open to the public, is titled "Health Equity in the 21st Century: How Will Funding Impact Health Disparities Research, Policy and Practice?" The keynote speaker for the discussion is Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He earned his medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine and a master's degree from the Yale School of Epidemiology and Public Health. Graham serves on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School and is a visiting scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Moderator for the panel discussion is Dr. Donna M. Christensen of the U.S. Virgin Islands. She is the first female physician to serve in the U.S. Congress and the first female delegate from the Virgin Islands.
Panelists for the discussion are Dr. Marion Burton, an associate dean of the USC School of Medicine and the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Dr. Jay Moskowitz, president and CEO of Health Sciences and South Carolina; Anton Gunn, Region 4 director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Barvetta Singletary, deputy chief of staff/appropriations coordinator for the Office of U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn; Frances Ashe-Goins, acting director of the Office of Women's Health, U.S. Health and Human Services; and Dr. Francis Chesley, director of the Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations, Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality.
Dr. Bill Jenkins of the Institute for African American Research at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will deliver closing remarks.
A reception will follow the event.
Thursday, April 28 – Health Disparities Community Town Hall Meeting, 6 – 8 p.m.: The Town Hall Meeting, free and open to the public, is titled "How Will Current State and Federal Budget Cuts Impact All Health-Related Services Provided to the Next Generation?" A reception will begin at 5 p.m.
The moderator for the discussion will be Don Frierson, host of the popular radio program, "The Urban Scene," on WGCV Radio.
Panelists for the Town Hall Meeting will include Joseph Neal, S.C. House of Representatives; Stewart Conner, Office of Special Programs, S.C. Department of Mental Health; Anthony Keck, S.C. Department of Health and Human Services; Dr. Linda Bell, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control; Rozalynn Goodwin, S.C. Hospital Association; and Mary Lynne Diggs, S.C. Head Start Collaborative and Community Action Partnerships.
Closing remarks will be given by Dr. Saundra Glover, director of the Arnold School's Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities.
Friday, April 29 – Fourth Annual James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: The Clyburn Lecture will feature keynote speaker Dr. John Ruffin, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD).
U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn will deliver opening remarks.
Ruffin is regarded as a visionary in the field of minority health and health disparities. As an academician and a scientist, Ruffin has devoted his professional career to improving the health status of racial and ethnic minorities and other medically underserved groups in the United States. Ruffin earned his bachelor's degree from Dillard University, a master's degree in biology from Atlanta University, and a doctoral degree in systematic and developmental biology from Kansas State University.
Dr. Saundra Glover, director of the Arnold School's Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, will deliver closing remarks.
A reception will follow the lecture.
