The Tulane Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health invites you to join us for….
The Fall 2018 Health, Racism, and Communication Seminar Series
This series of seminars will cover communication skills focused on the intersections of health and racism, specifically for community organizers, neighborhood groups, and public health students, professionals, faculty and researchers.
These events are free and open to the public. Recordings of the seminars will be made available on the Tulane CEMCH’s YouTube page afterward.
SAVE THE DATES!
Seminars in the Fall 2018 series are:
Thomas LaVeist, PhD
“Why We Should Continue to Study Race, But do a Better Job.”
Featuring Thomas LaVeist, PhD, Dean of Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Health Equity.
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Diboll Auditorium, 1st floor of the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
Julie Fitch, MA
“Creating Change to Support Health Equity in Healthcare Institutions”
Featuring Julie Fitch, MA, Testing and Capacity-Building Supervisor, STD/HIV Program, Louisiana Office of Public Health.
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Room 1210, 12th floor of the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
Troi Bechet, MSW
“Restorative Approaches: Finding Justice and Well-Being Through Connection.”
Featuring Troi Bechet, MSW, Founder and CEO, Center for Restorative Approaches.
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Room 1210, 12th floor of the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street,New Orleans, LA 70112
The Fall 2018 Health, Racism, and Communication Seminar Series is sponsored by the Tulane Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health, Tulane Prevention Research Center, Tulane Mary Amelia Women’s Center, and student groups Tulane Society of Young Black Public Health Professionals, Tulane African Student Association, SALUD for Latin American Communities, and SURPH: Students United for Reproductive Freedom-Public Health.
The Tulane Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number T76MC04927. Funding for this seminar was made possible in part by support from HRSA-HHS and co-sponsoring centers and groups. The views expressed in written seminar materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
