CHHS joins the American Public Health Association and organizations and individuals across the United States for National Public Health Week (NPHW) April 1-7, 2019. NPHW is committed to creating the healthiest nation and this year is focusing on healthy communities, violence prevention, rural health, technology and public health, climate change, and global health.
Join us for the events below! All events are free and open to the public, no need to RSVP.
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| April 1-5 | All day | Twitter & Instagram |
Social media contest: Submit a photo for the NPHW Photo Contest! For details, follow on Twitter: @MasonCHHS and @GMU_ESG and Instagram: @MasonCHHS and @GMU_ESG. |
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| April 1-5 |
All day |
Anywhere you want to walk! |
10 Billion Steps Challenge If you have a fitness tracker, join the CHHS MoveSpring group and have your steps counted back to January! |
CHHS MoveSpring group |
| April 1-4 |
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JC Kiosks
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Eta Sigma Gamma kiosk in the JC - Stop by to learn more about the ESG student organization. M:12-2PM (E), Tu: 3-5PM (E), W: 2-4PM (F), Th: 3-5PM (D) |
Eta Sigma Gamma website |
| April 1 | 4-7 PM |
Merten 1204 |
Bending the Arc movie Experience how a few can make a huge difference for the many. Bending the Arc is a powerful documentary about the extraordinary team of doctors and activists -- including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim and Ophelia Dahl -- whose work thirty years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all. Epic, yet intimate, the film is a compelling argument for the power of collective and personal vision and will to turn the tide of history. |
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| April 1 | 7 PM | Dewberry Hall |
Kick off National Public Health Week with Kazaxe, taught by Mason alumni! We hear It's like Zumba on steroids with even more fun dance moves! |
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| April 2 | 4-5:30 PM | JC Room C |
Data Science for Social Good - Hear from Hopkins PhD student Benjamin Ackerman talk about data science for social good. The existence of data sometimes precedes (and drives) the scientific question, and with the emergence of big data and the growth of data science as a field, this is becoming increasingly common. Ackerman will be giving an overview of three different types of data he has encountered in projects as a biostatistician, where aspects of each data source have inspired each of the respective projects. With these different data, we have been able to learn about HIV risk among transgender women in sub-saharan Africa, predict type 2 diabetes risk among underserved populations seeking care at federally qualified community health centers in the US, and develop methods to correct for measurement error in self-reported dietary outcomes collected in nutrition studies. Ackerman will highlight the range of scientific questions and potential for public health impact that can come from working as a biostatistician or data scientist in health research. |
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| April 3 | 4 PM | JC Cinema |
The Trials of Nina McCall: Sex, Surveillance, and the Decades-Long Government Plan to Imprison Promiscuous Women Scott W. Stern talk and book signing |
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