Fighting for Your Health: Critical Conversations
Join the Joe. C. Wen School of Population & Public Health during National Public Health Week (April 7-11) to hear from UC Irvine experts and a special keynote speaker for an entire week’s worth of critical conversations about your health and the policies that may affect it.
All in-person talks will take place at the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences.
Monday, April 7 thru Thursday, April 10, 2025 | Noon to 1 p.m.
Daily hybrid (Zoom or in-person option) expert seminars on timely topics
Friday, April 11 | Noon to 1 p.m. | Reception to follow
“The Federal Fight for our Health, from the Frontlines of DC to the OC”
Featuring Mr. Anthony Wright, Executive Director for Families USA
Reception following the keynote talk to take place in the First Floor Patio behind the auditorium.
Daily Speakers:
Monday, April 7
Noon to 1 p.m.
Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, Room #1010
Population health and wellbeing before, during, and after a conflict: An example from Ukraine
Tetyana Vasylyeva, MSc, MPH, DPhil, Assistant Professor of Population Health & Disease Prevention
Tuesday, April 8
Noon to 1 p.m.
Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, Room #1010
Yes, social media & technology can be good for your mental health
Anamara Ritt-Olson, PhD, Associate Professor of Health, Society, & Behavior
Wednesday, April 9
Noon to 1 p.m.
Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, Room #2110
Public Health & fire emergencies
Nichole Quick, MD, MPH, Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Thursday, April 10
Noon to 1 p.m.
Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, Room #1010
Improving Global Cardiometabolic Health: From Neighborhood to Nutrition and Nucleotides
Simin Liu, MD, ScD, Chair and Distinguished Professor of Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Friday, April 11 | Noon to 1 p.m.
Reception: 1 to 2 p.m.
In-person attendance only at the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, Sue Gross Auditorium & Patio.
The Federal Fight for our Health, from the Frontlines of DC to the OC
Anthony Wright, Executive Director for Families USA
Health policy and program changes that threaten our care, coverage, and community health—and ways to inform and engage.
