PLEASE NOTE:
Some or all instruction for all or part of Academic Year 20-21 may be delivered remotely.
Tuition and mandatory fees have been set regardless of the method of instruction and will not be
refunded in the event instruction occurs remotely for any part of the Academic Year.
Join the Department of Health, Society and Behavior for a seminar featuring Dr. Saif Khairat, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill. Dr. Khairat will discuss role and impact of innovative informatics applications to improve health outcomes, equity, and to fill current health disparities.
In this talk, Diversity Education Officer Dr. Xavier Hernandez will provide both historical and contemporary examples of how the Asian American identity has shaped and been shaped by the history of the United States, and how these lessons highlight the growing crisis of racism as a public health issue for all people of color.
In this session, participants will explore their internal beliefs regarding race and racism. By seeking to understand things that seem to come so instinctively, so “matter-of-factly,” to our minds, we can understand 1) how to apply principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion across various contexts, and 2) how to begin promoting our own positive behavior and unlearning negative behavior.
The Program in Public Health, in partnership with the Office of Inclusive Excellence, is offering a quarterly Anti-Racism Seminar Series for Public Health...
by Maribel Cervantes-Ortega, PhD Student, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Fear, worry, and stress are normal responses to perceived or real threats, and at times when we are faced with uncertainty or the unknown. So, it is no surprise that many of us are experiencing fear through the COVID-19 pandemic.
