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September 20, 2017 – “LESSONS LEARNED FROM 25 YEARS OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION RESEARCH TO ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES “

LESSONS LEARNED FROM 25 YEARS OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION RESEARCH TO ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES PRESENTED BY UNMC COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH Matthew W. Kreuter, PhD, MPH Kahn Family Professor of Public Health Washington University in St. Louis Objectives: 1. Understand strategies to increase reach, effectiveness, and connections to health information and resources in low-income populations 2. Understand how basic needs influence health and behavior 3. Understand how life values influence health and behavior WHEN & WHERE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM MAURER CENTER FOR PUBLIC… Continue Reading

October 21, 2015 – “Examining the Public Health Threat of Gasoline Emissions in Urban Areas.”

College of Public Health Grand Rounds Maurer College of Public Health, 3013 October 21, 2015 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm “Examining the Public Health Threat of Gasoline Emissions in Urban Areas.” Todd C. Sneller – Administrator, Nebraska Ethanol Board and  Chair, Clean Fuels Development Coalition University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health October 21, 2015 Noon — 1:00 p.m. MCPH Room 3013 WATCH RECORDING

COPH Seminar : Leadership Speaker Series with Georges C. Benjamin, MD

Georges C. Benjamin, MD, is well known in the world of public health as a leader, practitioner and administrator. Benjamin has been the Executive Director of the American Public Health Association (APHA), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of public health professionals, since December 2002. He came to that post from his position as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Benjamin became Secretary of Health in Maryland in April 1999, following four years as its Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services…. Continue Reading