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2019 Vanderbilt National Public Health Week

Posted by on Friday, March 22, 2019 in Announcements .

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April 1 – 5, 2019

Join the Vanderbilt MPH Program, along with students, faculty, and staff from across the university and medical center to discuss issues important to improving health and wellness in our community and around the world.

All are welcome to attend! 

Monday, April 1

Disparities and Access to Healthy Food in Nashville

A panel of community leaders and Vanderbilt experts will discuss healthy food in Nashville and the disparities many populations face while trying to provide not only food but healthy food to their families.

Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP by March 29, 2019

  • Date: Monday, April 1
  • Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
  • Location: MPH Classroom #2600, Village at Vanderbilt, 1500 21st Avenue South

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Tuesday, April 2
Public Health Game Night

Participate in games such as Public Health Pictionary and trivia with other public health focused students across Vanderbilt University. Prizes will be awarded to the winning teams.

  • Date: Tuesday, April 2
  • Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
  • Location:MPH Classroom #2600, Village at Vanderbilt, 1500 21st Avenue South

 

Wednesday, April 3
Speak Up for Yourself: Self-Advocacy in the Public Health Workplace

This panel of public health practitioners and a trained communicator will discuss how to advocate for resources, protect your time without feeling guilty, and strategies for challenging conversations including negotiation techniques.

Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP by March 29, 2019

  • Date: Wednesday, April 3
  • Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
  • Location:MPH Classroom #2600, Village at Vanderbilt, 1500 21st Avenue South

Panelists:

Thursday, April 4
Open Table Nashville Service Activity

Open Table Nashville is a homeless outreach nonprofit that disrupts cycles of poverty, journeys with the marginalized, and provides education about issues of homeless. Volunteers will partcipate in a camp cleanup to help pick up trash and other debris.

Click here to register by March 29, 2019

  • Date: Thursday, April 4
  • Time: 1-4 p.m.

Friday, April 5
Gentrification in Nashville: The Challenges of Development, Displacement, and Public Health

Community partners leaders and Vanderbilt University faculty will discuss the public health effects populations are facing due to gentrification in Nashville and what the next steps are to improve the lives of those effected.

Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP by March 29, 2019

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