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Special celebrations, events mark September calendar
USC First Lady Patricia Moore-Pastides
will have a book signing at the
Sept. 20 event, "Rock on Research,"
for the CPCP.
September 11, 2013
The Arnold School of Public Health will have several major events this month, including the 10-year celebrations of success for the Cancer Prevention and Control Program and also for the Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities.
PASOs is partnering with three Ruby Tuesday restaurant locations in the Midlands to support programs aimed at helping Latino families have better health.
The second annual Hispanic/Latino Community Forum will be held later in September.
CPCP's "Rock on Research" celebration is Sept. 20
The Cancer Prevention and Control Program will celebrate a decade of success at "Rock on Research … A Send-Off to Cancer" from 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20.
The event, which will support funding for CPCP outreach programs, will be held at the Discovery 1 building, located in USC's Innovista Research campus at the corner of Greene and Lincoln streets. Sponsors include USC's Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia's Cooking! and College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management.
The evening will include art, a Columbia's Cooking! demonstration of healthy food and eating, a silent auction, door prizes and music by the Reggie Sullivan Band and the popular Columbia DJ, Charlie Brown.
USC First Lady Patricia Moore-Pastides will be at the event and sign copies of her new book, "Greek Revival from the Garden: Growing and Cooking for Life."
Tickets are $25 and $10 for seniors, military, veterans and students.
For reservations and information, visit http://cpcp.sph.sc.edu or call 803-576-5666.
PASOs partners with Ruby Tuesday for Sept. 20 – 22 event
PASOS is teaming up with Ruby Tuesday for a "Give Back" weekend September 20 - 22.
People who eat at Ruby Tuesday's participating restaurants and take a PASOs special flyer about the event will have 20 percent of their bill donated to support PASOs' efforts to continue making Latino families strong and healthy in South Carolina.
Participating locations include Ruby Tuesday, 4600 Devine St.; Ruby Tuesday, 2504 Augusta Road, West Columbia; and Ruby Tuesday, 120 Columbiana Circle (adjacent to Columbiana Mall on Harbison Boulevard).
Since 2000, South Carolina's Latino population has increased faster than any other state in the nation. PASOs helps meet the needs of this growing population by training Community Health Care Workers to provide a bridge between area health clinics and Latinos' neighborhoods.
Community Health Care Workers teach their peers how to plan for healthy pregnancies, prevent and respond to domestic violence, use positive discipline skills with their children and recognize their rights and responsibilities in the United States.
Visit http://image.rubytuesdayrestaurants.com/lib/feb915797d6d0278/m/26/801308232013.pdf for a copy of the flyer.
Hispanic/Latino Community Forum is Sept. 26
The second annual Hispanic/Latino Community Forum will be Thursday, Sept. 26, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Richland County Public Library at 1431 Assembly St.
Topics to be addressed will include immigration laws in South Carolina and immigration reform, access to family and student support services available in local school districts and the Affordable Care Act. The forum is part of the September observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
The event is free and open to the public. Parking will be available at the library, St. Peter's Catholic Church, located at 1529 Assembly St., and at public spaces on adjacent city streets.
Sponsors include the Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities (IPEHD), the Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies and PASOs, all with the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health, and the S.C. Appleseed Legal Justice Center.
For more information, visit : http://www.sph.sc.edu/cli/word_pdf/eng_spn.pdf or call Andrea Williams, IPEHD associate director, at 803-251-6303, or Mari Borghini, Puentes project coordinator, 803-777-0943 or 803-394-8957.
Sept. 27 event highlights decade of Nutrition Center research, growth
The Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities will celebrate 10 years of success Friday, Sept. 27, that will include a discussion among the center's affiliates and friends on research; a seminar by Dr. Angela Liese, who has been the center's director since 2008, and a reception after her talk. The events will be held in Room 140 of the Discovery 1 Building. More information will be available soon on the Arnold School's Web site and also by going to http://nutritioncenter.sph.sc.edu/.
