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    The Threat to Trans Rights and the Public’s Health

    • Wednesday, December 7, 2022
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    The past few years have seen the proposal and enactment of a range of laws that challenge the human rights of the LGBTQ+ community, and particularly transgender people. This calls on public health to affirm a central truth, that there can be no health without respect for the dignity and basic rights of all populations. […]
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    Centering the Health of Mothers in the Public Health Agenda

    • Monday, October 24, 2022
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    Approximately 4 million women give birth each year in the U.S. Yet, traditional public health approaches have continued to consider maternal and child health together. How do we put the needs of mothers at the heart of public health? And how do we ensure attention to the health of all persons who give birth?
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    The Resilience of Cities: Where We Work, Live, and Play

    • Wednesday, November 2, 2022
    • 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
    • In person and Online
    • Video
    Almost 80% of the US population currently live in cities. This increase in urban populations places a greater demand on city resources – housing, transportation, reliable employment. How do you build a city that is sustainable, inclusive and centered around community needs? By putting public health at the center of the planning process, cities can […]
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    Monkeypox: Old Disease, New Fears

    • Monday, August 29, 2022
    • 12:00-1:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    This program will explore the importance of stopping the spread of monkeypox without encouraging the spread of stigma. Speakers will address both the epidemiological and social challenges posed by the disease, including what we can learn from past disease outbreaks and from the COVID pandemic. As the country grapples with how best to address monkeypox, […]
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    Centering Disability in the Public Health Agenda

    • Wednesday, November 30, 2022
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    Public health aims to create conditions so that all populations flourish and live fully realized lives.  How do we ensure that we keep the concerns of persons with disabilities—visible and invisible—front and center in the public health conversation? What should be our priorities for public health to center the concerns of disabled populations in our […]
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    Challenging Public Health: Seye Abimbola

    • Tuesday, December 13, 2022
    • 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    Our Challenging Public Health series invites leading thinkers to reflect on public health, to ask what is being done well and what should be done better. This conversation features Dr. Seye Abimbola, a health systems researcher from Nigeria and a senior lecturer at the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney in Australia. […]
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    Challenging Public Health: Ian Rowe

    • Monday, November 14, 2022
    • 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    Our Challenging Public Health series invites speakers from outside of public health to reflect on public health, to ask what is being done well and what should be done better. This conversation features Ian Rowe, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and co-founder of Vertex Partnership Academies. Mr. Rowe writes extensively about education, housing […]
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    Challenging Public Health: Reverend Liz Theoharis

    • Wednesday, October 12, 2022
    • 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    Our Challenging Public Health series invites speakers from outside of public health to reflect on public health, to ask what is being done well and what should be done better. This conversation features Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Reverend Theoharis persistently fights against “economic […]
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    Abolition, Incarceration, and the Public’s Health

    • Wednesday, September 28, 2022
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    The United States is the most incarcerated nation in the world. Decades of harmful policies have led to overcrowded prisons and a broken criminal justice system, leading to prison populations that are disproportionately poor and people of color. Recently, the issue of prison reform has been gaining national attention, forcing policymakers to rethink the issue. […]
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    Towards Antiracist Academic Institutions: Next Steps

    • Monday, September 19, 2022
    • 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
    • In Person and Online
    • Video
    How can we create a more inclusive and just environment within our academic institutions? What kind of policies can be introduced to ensure that these institutions continue to uphold these ideals?  Join the conversation in person at Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street Boston, MA 02118.